Morris tribune., 1906-02-03

| that Hearst was in fact the originator
Of the idea of comforting the rate pow
er on the interstate commerce commits
sion in a bill which he introduced at a
former session of congress, and he
tainted the Democrats with the state
ment that it was generally believed
that their next candidate would be
either Hearst or Bryan. Bailey Oem.,
TeX) then got into the fray by saying
that the Democrats were willing and
eager to vote for the recommendation
Of a Republican president, which was
taken bodily from their national plat
form, and he invited Aldrich to de-
clare himself either for or against the
Roosevelt policy and the third term
boom. The Rhode Island senator,
avoiding the direct question, proceeded
to denounce the whole theory of rate
fixing, deploring the idea of destroying
competition among the railroads as
likely to result in the decentralization Of
business interests. This was accepted
as an open declaration Of war against
the administration.
Race Issue In Rate Question.
During the consideration of the Dol
liver rate bill in the senate commerce
committee the question Of the social
equality Of negroes and whites was in
jected into the controversy by the in
quiry Of southern senators as to wheth-
er the bill would prevent discrimina-
ton in passenger as well as in freight
traffic. Tillman remarked that unless
some provision was made for separate
coaches for negroes on through trains
the southern senators would never con-
sent to rate legislation.
Isle of Pines For Cuba.
The treaty with Cuba ceding to that
republic sovereignty over the Isle of
Pines, which has been pending for over
two years, was fayorably reported to
the senate. This is the senate's answer
to the recent efforts of the residents to
set up a state of their own and to ask |
for American protection.
House Passes Statehood Bill.
The Republican organization of the
house, under the leadership of Speaker
Cannon, crushed the Instruction
against the rules committee in connec-
ton with the joint statehood bill when
the rule providing for limited debate
was adopted by 1877 to 157 Only forty
three Republicans stood out against the
rule, which was backed by all the pow
er Of the administration. The Demo
Gratis all voted in opposition, and the
bill went through on schedule, Jan. %,
without hitch. It creates from the
territories of oklahoma and Indian
Territory state to be known as Okla
homa, and from the territories of Ari-
iona and New Mexico a state to be
known as Arizona The vote on final
passage was 1914 to 100. Only thirty
four Republicans voted against the bill.
House Rate Bill introduced.
With the unanimous. approval of the
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce bill representing the: adj
rate policy was intro
luced in the house, thus giving assur-
nee of its almost unanimous passage.
The bill agreed upon gives the inter
tate commerce commission authority
o determine and establish reasonable
ates, such rates to come into immedi-
tie effect and to remain in force unless
ct aside by court Although it is
noWn as the Hepburn bill, the meas
re is compromise between the Hep
urn. Townsend and several other
Measures. The rate fixing CLAUSE is
IDENTICAL with that employed in the