The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
IHE SITUATION
MUCH BEf0GGE0. J q [ / /
The Rate Bill and the
Hepburn Bill Are
Very Much Alike.
.ARGUMENT, RUMORS
AND COMPROM
Interstate Commerce Commission
Only Has Power to Suggest
Railway Rate-1t is Doubt
full Whether the Modified
Amendment Will Be
Adopted.

ram O,,1. Regular Correspondent

etEHtW WASljlNIIOIN, -. ~, 'AN5 = - q
though repeated "authorltntire' state
,nents are being printed regarding agree
tncnts being reached Oh the rate Dlll III
the senate. as a matter Of fact, the en-
tire situation Is still very much be1ogBed.
The BILL which will pass. In the opinion
OF The best informed members OF the sen I
ate. will not be materially different from
tic Hepburn bill, which passed the liolse.
Ihc understanding OF an agrceillehs
having been reached BY the Rephpicaails u, ~
Friday night for the so-chlled Allison
amendment to the BILL. giving the Fed
oral Circuit Courts absolute jurisdiction
4 oycr appcsils from the decisions OF me
& Interstate Commerce Commission "us
afterwards thought TO have, been crroh-
Gus. and In ITS stead there was SAID 10
be an agreement to 80 modify INC re- e.
neal and review clause OF lhc Dlli as ~
limit the power Of cntoinlns the pro-
mitigation OF q rate by the com com I''ss'o''.. sa'.
Notifications Doubtful.
II is exceedingly doubtful whether tI,s
modified amendment will be adopted me
Democrats are solidly united IN favor o. o.
q Limitation Of the jurisdiction OF INC
Federal courts In tho matter OF srah.,hs
he injlnctions. but they have an IDEA
tha, the Republicans are more nearly
united against them than the punic
thinks. They rely absolutely upon sen
ator InEollctte TO stand with them IN
favor OF Limitation Of the power OF ell
ioining tile rate fixed by the commission
and they believe that Messrs. Doliivcr'
,,app and Cullom may be counted on
although not 10 the extent that reiiance
may be placed on L.tFollette. Even WIN WIN
the help OF all four of the Repupllcan u =
senators named the Democrats would would
bo powcrcss 10 effectsa material chahEse nan E
tr tho BILL Al iSass X y gS 3se . s:i III ss} }s
SIf any oll,ei'Snan in pubic lie eNcept
Senator Aldrlcf were marshalins the
forces opposed to rate regulation by the
government the Democrats would not
be so uneasy.
This General Manager OF the United
4 Stntcs, rs he has been termed. by reason
OF his being chairman the Senate .t
committee on finance. which cnrTles WIN WIN
II the position OF Republican leader OF
tt.' senate. Is so nstute, and so re-
sGurccful that Democrats never nave
much hope OF defeating any measure nc
advocates In Il Republican Senate 5g&
Aldrich and President Agree. 81
rho stories that tic President and AL
1lrch arc so much at the outs because
OF the atter.s opposition to the Hepburn
lill must be taken With handsfull or SAT-.
Thc President invited the newspaper cor
rc.nondents to the White House Friday
~ teu them that he indorsed heartily the
so.eallcd Allison amendment. which pro-
yided FOR n court review as broad AS any
ever advocated by MI. Aldrlct or, ny ;N- eA-
Senator Faulkner Of West n,fsn, ,tsres, wo
,s , me a.to.ms ~. iii, has been practi-
~ ~ ''h .,.s,,. ~ theI nature OF tile
rn,iew clause, and the powers that we're
IN he granted the courts in the premises.
~ 10 ,nronrniyablc that the attitude Of Mr..
Aldrich on this question, which the pres'- M
dent now says has been his own from t,,e the
firs, should have given offense to the
naminIstration. ...
While the rumors Of agreements and
compromises and UNDERSTANDINGS uie
thic; cnch day furnishing Il new ono,
he public should expect bill. finally,
that vii be the Hepburn bill. with sllght
mod,fica ton. And 1t should not be for
no, ,en that foy two years after the pas
saa,' or the nresent Interstate commerce
,an. he country thought, the commission
,hourht and the railroads thought the
stat,,tn rayc the commission the power
6 ~ flx railroad rates. It took a decision
~ the co,,As to establish the interpreta-
.inn' of thc law that the commission had
he mower 10 declare rate unreasonable,
~, t,,t 1,d MT have the power to fix a reas-
na,,o rotn
= nnon ,f the most favorable amendment
On whicl, the Republicans OF the Senate
on WIZ a,d = ,"h he arreed should be adopted
~, ~ ",,,,,,;s.lnr 80" Gill only have the mower
~ anns, a ,,te, The courts will form
~, ~ sVSs ,;naI rato'f living mower.
e. ca.,ta. II .1.,e Tornedo
oeEdtoI 1Aot9 80
torpedo of enormous explosive power
will be launched at me new na'ilesl.,p y,
1.-THE Constitution which IS 70 ne ne
largest nghting vessel In the wor!d, oven
before the building OF the great SNIP
is authorized Senator Hale OF % %Ma'He'
chairman Of the Senate Gomrnlttee .,t on
pcdo and when tie House naval appro-