Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-04-12
stone ONRATE BILL.
The Senator from Missouri Makes
Some caustic Observations.
OBJECTS TO THE LONG AMENDMENT.
says Il Leaves Jurisdiction o.
Court Unfentricted Except Dy An-
ference and Ii I'm Inter-
est Of Railroads.

washington. April 6--After trans
acting some routine business the SEN
ate took up the railroad rate meas
ure and Senator Stone. OF missouri
secured the floor.
Mr.. Stone dealt especially with the
amendment suggested by Mr.. Long
contending that It gives the railroads
all they can possibly ask for, Dut Do
fore taking up that branch OF the SUD
iect he discussed the general question
at some length, saying among other
things that as the bill stands 1T pro
yides suficiently for judicial review
Of the order Of the proposed commits
don. He stated his substantial en-
dorsement Of Mr.. Bailey's position IN
favor of the restriction of the power OF
the inferior courts in the matter OF the
SUSPENSION of the orders of the COM
mission.
Regarding the Long amendment NJ
said. that while 1t was proposed by
the senator from Kansas, the presi-
dent of the United States Is the au-
thor. Giving his version Of the origin
Of the provision, he said:
ION Sunday morning last the papers
contained an account Of meetna
at the White house Of numerous re-
publican senators for consultation
with the president and the attorney
general. 1t is reported that for some
hours they sat in solemn conclave OF
the rate bill and in due course tnf
amendment proposed by the senator
from Kansas was Matched"
He then quoted the proposed amend
| ment and proceeded:
THAT ought to be satisfactory U
the railroads. There is no need 10
making any additions to it
mo express prohibition is put upoi
the Jurisdiction Of the court agains
extending its inquiry to any liml'
r. the amendment is to be CONSIDERS
as intended to restrict the jurisdiction
Of the court, 1t can have that efIec
only by inference, on the theory tina
If a particular jurisdiction be express
" conferred by statute, the statut
shall be so constructed as to exclud
any further or additional jurisdictior
"If this we're not matter OF seriou
/ import, this performance would .
diyerting. If this amendment is to ?
adopted and incorporated in the Dill
what is all this hullabaloo which ma
vexed us so long about? While tn
hill was still pending before the inter
state commerce committee the paper
contained daily accounts OF the Dol
and implacable opposition the JUNO
senators from Iowa and Minnesot
were making to the insertion OF an
nroyision whatever for a Judicial re
view of the orders of the commission
| ana rne papers told US also OF III
pathetic, albeit defiant, dispatche
sent by the revered and, venerable ser
ator from Illinois lMr. Cullom), frol
la health resort somewhere anon
the magnolias and the orange bios
SONS of the far southland to the sci
ators from Iowa and Minnesota t
stand pat for the bill as 1t came frol
the house. Mr.. Stone referred to y
committees action in entrusting M
Tillman with the charge of the bi
and proceeded: u.
, If this amendment proposed by Il
President, through the senator fro
Kansas, contains anything the RAJ
, roads do not want, it will require IL
superfne acumen Of a lawyer as We
satile and Qbliging as the present a
torney general, and who has o. &
the amendment to point. It out,
puraufnR Bambaata.