Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-19
Deliberations Upon il Have Been
Almost Continuous tor
Seventy Days,
LAST DAY VERY INTERESTING.
Senator Rayncr Pays His compliments
10 the President, hepioring
His Interference.


senate today al 1853 p. M, pasted the
railroad rate bin by The practically
unanltnous vote NJ n 20 2. The three
negative votes were cast By senator
Foraker Republican Of Ohio, and Nor
gan and Petus. Democrats. OF Alabama
There was somewhat larger attend
anca OF senator's than usual, but the
attendance In the galleries was Oy no
means abnormal ana there was no
manifestation OF any Kind when the re-
suit was announced. There was, now.
ever an almost general sign OF rellet
among the senators.
The bill has received more attention
from the senate and from the country
nj large than any measure that mas
boen before Congress since the repeal
Of the purchasing clause OF the ShtI-
man act IN 1893. II was reported 70 tne
senate on Feb &c, and was made the
diminished business on March IL.
From March e 20 May the bill was
nnder general discussion without llnll-
tation on the duration of speeches os
OF which were delivered. Many OF
these were prepared with great care,
ana two of them consumed more thah
days time In delivery.
senator IaFoette. the Junior sena'
DAYS. and senator Daniel Of virginia
for two days Senators Bailey, Fora
aker Lodge. Rainey. Dolltver ana oth'
ers each spoke for an entire day
For II Gays the bill has been UNI
der consideration under rule limit
ing speeches 10 Is minutes each Inc
senate has at all times been earnest
and animated. but Tor the most part
devoid OF personality as between sena-
tors, the past few days, however nav
ing called out some caustlc criticism
Of the president aud Of some newspaper
corrcspondents by Senator Bailey.
In addition to passing the Dill the
uroceedings today consisted IN conclud-
Ing the consideration of the amend
ments as such and the delivery OF
number of speeches on the bill. the
onlv amendment adopted was the one
offered yesterday by Senator Teller,
eliminating the words lin us )udg-
menr' from the power given TO tue ~
tcrstate commerce commission 10 TX
rates
RAYNER DOUBTS PRESIDENT.
AMER the senate concluded the third
rsadIng of the railroad rate Dill.
senator Raynef took the floor 10
discuss the general aspect Of the meas
ure. His speech dealt manly WIN toe
n,esident's connection with the leslsla p
lion. and was largely personal through-
out.
Mr. Ravner said that he was hrinly
nf the belief that the president woulo
again change his mind before the con-
troyersy was over ana that Tue
sneaker of the house OF representatives
uouId nominate a man on the CONFER
cnco committee who had the courage
az his convictions and who would not
wayer upon the question OF constiu,
= tional review, the president would
abandon the Allison amendment ana
"a hack again TO the Long amend
mont, the Mace he started from
He said that Addison had once made
The remark that woman VINO dellDel-
otes is lost, and that while there was
10 chance of anybody ever losing Tue
president. there was no telling u VIVID
IN the next few days some new Chand-
Ter 10 fortune and 20 fame unknown
might not get possession OF the presi'
dent and tide him over the breakwatei
OF the Allison amendment back agar
10 his original terminus. Mr., Raynei
said TINT he would not pretend t.
make any assault upon the preslden
ar pretend to charge him with sell
fish or dishonest purpose, but that the
processes of reasoning through whlcf
he reached a conclusion were 80
changenbIe that It was Impossible tt
follow him.
MARYLANpER SERIOUS.
Mr.. Rayner said he Rayner) wa
perfectly serious IN his expectation
that owing TO these peculiar fancies o
the president he would change hi
whole position Ggain unless the senate
adjourned ON him aud prevented H.
When he came 10 discuss the Allisoi
amendment. Nj, Rayner said he hest
tated to vote for the bill and hat
never supported measure OF this sor
with more reluctance, because II
thought the words contained in tn
amendment were fatal
Mr.. Rayner insisted IN the stronges
possible way that this unfortunat
amendment destroyed the efficiency O
the entire measure and that. in hi
Judgment, II 1t IS finally carried, VII
work its own ruin.
PRESIDENTS INTERFERENCE.
'I deplore the fact" said Mr. RAY
ner, ''of the presidents interference,
regret II with all my heart and | ~
I sorry for II. ie has dehllItnted an
mutilated this measure, while II ne ha
| only persisted IA his purpose a fe'
DAYS longer united senate I'M ne
sponse 10 the voice Of united peopl'
would have put upon tho statute book
n law that Rratined their expectation
and responded to the eXigencies OF III
AZ hour"
AS DOTLIVER SEES 1T.
when senator Rayner conclude
Senator Dulliyer took the floor sayin
that II he felt about the bill rs III
MIR. Rayner he would not vote for /
"1he bill Is not revolutionary on dar
gerous legislation he said, aud pr,
dlcted that 1t would have the populc
a approval
4 lie proposed to defend neither II
bill nor the president. but he wOul
ray there are millions who win n,
think less OF the chief executive {,
N bringing his party into accord I'm tt
N legislation.
Whatever may be said for or again
the president, Mr.. Deliver said, !
comes out Of the hght with every pr,
position he has advanced written
plain terms IN the statute books of n
IN United States That the bill l. "a pc
feet Response To- the presidents r
Communications ne coWended. an
then quoted those recommendations
sustain that declaration
"Whatever may be said Of the pre-,
dent" ne concluded. che viii be r.
membercd as the fearless leader VIII
without regard to personal comic
on regard for consequences. has TAX,
IN these great questions and secur,
N their enactment into law"
" TELLER's OPINION.
Senator Teller expressed the opni,
that the bill as amended hy the sena,
was much better measure than VIII
II came To the senate, tie expressed Z
greet that there had been an effort
give the bill partisan coloring, al
u denied the right Of the president
rall senators or members tu the Will
aud