The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-12
Robbed Of Issue, Minority Sen.
ators Charge Surrender in
Rate Amendment.
OPENLY CONGRATULATE
ROADS FOR A VICTORY
Allison Amendment Draws Fire,
but Famous Iowan Fights
Effectively.
ATTACKS THE PRESIDENT.

ATTACKS THE PRESIDENT.
Washington, May Ex-senator Bal
lev in concluding an attack on Presi-
dent Roosevelt for his alleged surrender
on the railroad rate and tariff questions
in the senate late this afternoon said:
"Let us have no more here or thruout
He is clay and very common clay at
BY w. w. Jermane.
Washington, May 12.-The question
of whether the Allison amendment to
the rate bill indicates that the presi-
dent and his friends are standing for
broad or narrow court review, had q
field day in the senate yesterday.
Those democrats who spoke on the
question, save one, contended that the
president had surrendered to the rail.
roads, and that the Allison amendment
review that it was possible to give.
Those republicans who spoke denied
this contention and asserted that the
Allison amendment did not provide
for anything more than the house bill
already carried by implication, and that
even if the democratic contention were
true. the courts would be very slow to
try de novo any case coming up from
the interstate commission. ~
The changes were rung on this ques-
zion for several hours, and 1t was left
precisely where the senate found it at
the beginning Of the days session.
Senator Allison was in his seat all day
and during the debate made a very Wig
orous and impassioned speech, for him
in defense of his amendment against
the charge brought by Senator Rayner
Of Maryland, that under it the court
review was SO wide open that rail-
road train could be driven thru it. =
= Allison Fights, Tho III. :
It Is apparent that Senator Allison
is far from being a well man and some
Of his friends were fearful that the I'M
usual exertion in which he indnlged
might make his physical condition
worse, but it did not seem to do So.
Early In the days proceedings Sem
ator Nelson Of Minnesota pleaded with
the senate to permit the Allison amend
ments to reach a speedy vote SO that
that senator might return to his home,
but no attention was paid to this plea.
The day was almost entirely spent
In securing negative results, so far as
there were results at all, that is to
say in voting down certain amendments
the bill proposed by the democrats and
by Senator La Toilette. No afirma.
tive vote was taken on any question of
Importance.
lette brought up his substitute for sec.
ton Is Of the house bill. The effect
of the substitute was to give the com.
mission the power to originate com.
plants and to fix minimum as well
- Ft>5e ,1rfs -
was rather freely debated and then
voted down, almost the only support
La Toilette had being on the democrat
ic side Of the chamber.
Bailey Opens Battle.
! Mr.. Bailey began the onslaught OF
. the president by quoting from the pres
ident's message and speeches and com
pairing these utterances with the ALI
son amendment, which the president ha
accepted. He commended that tina
amendment placed absolutely no hmi
upon the review by the courts Of tn
commission g findings.
Mr.. Rayner followed, claiming tn.
dent had deliberately walked into
trap set for him by the railroads.
After that he had invited the repub
licans Of the senate into similar con
dition of voluntary captivity and tn
Invitation had been accepted. Durin,
Mr. Rayner's speech he mentioned Al
lison, Long and Cullom by name, an
later these gentlemen replied to him.
Mr.. Long spoke first in defense o
the Allison amendment, saying tina
Mr.. Ravner was wrong in the assel
ton that the Long amendment pre-
vided for narrow court review and tn
Allison amendment for broad review
Both amendments, he said, provided fo
the same kind Of review and that re
view did not exceed that guarantee
by the constitution.
He quoted number Of court-revie,
amendments which he said were Of tn
broad character, among them those in
troduced by Messrs. Foraker, Knox an
Lodge. These amendments sought
confer upon the courts precisely til
same duty conferred upon the commits
sion, and would lead to the retrial b
the courts Of every case coming u
from the commission.
Same as Rayner Amendment.
There was also broad court revie7
In the Esch-Townsend bill Of the las
session Of congress, this review havin
been put in at the suggestion of M
Aldrich. In order for the Alliso
amendment to provide for a broad n
view, it must contain statement cal
ing upon the courts to inquire into tn
question Of whether rate fixed by th
commission is Just and reasonable.
In its present form that amendmen
did not go beyond the original hous
bill, which was silent as to review, o
the theory that the constitutionalit
provisions would apply automatically
Mr.. Aldrich interrupted Mr.. Long I
say that, in his opinion, the Alliso
bill on the court-review question an
that the amendment simply gives 9.
preston to what everybody had though
from the beginning was in the bi
anyway.
Mr.. Allison, in his reply to Rayne
said that the Allison amendment we
substantially the same as the Raynt
amendment, and that no amount I
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