The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-16
WILL SOON REACH
RATE BILL VOTE
Long and Dreary Grind in the
Senate Is Drawing to
a Close.
BILL WILL LIKELY
PASS ON WEDNESDAY
Anti-Psss Amendment Yet Re-
mains to Be Considered
By Lawmakers.

WASHINGTON. May l5.-With the ex-
ception of the anti-pass amendment the
Senate today concluded its consideration
OF the railroad rate bill In committee OF
the whole, and as soon as that provision
shall be disposed of Will take 1t up In the
Senate, The general expectation is that
the pass question Will be disposed OF early
| tomorrow. and the general hope is that
the bill may be passed before the close
OF tomorroWS S session
Pass Question Up.
The pass question was brought TO life
again througM the instrumentalty OF a
motion made by Senator Culberson
| author OF the original provision. TO re-
consider the vote by which 1t was
! adopted. which was agreed to. A num-
Der of suggestions in the way of sub
stitutes were presented, and these will
have to be dealt with before the bill can
be reported to the Senate After 1t is re-
ported several questions VIII be re-
opened
The greater part OF the day was spent
In discussing the eighth section OF the
bill. relating to the personnel of the
Interstate Commerce commission. result
Ing IN the elimination. of the entire sec
ton and the restoration of the present
law. which provides for five commits
sioners, at salaries OF $500
Section Struck Out.
Inc adopting OF t1e amendment to the
rate bill offered by Slr Foraker, reduc-
ing the number OF commissioners TO fiVe
which followed the tabling of the Lodge
Hale amendment Increasing the number
TO nine, brought the terms OF section S
back 10 those OF the present law
and in View OF this fact Senator Clark
| (Arknnsss), moved to strike out the en-
| tire section. The motion prevailed with
out debate.
The reading of tho bill by sections was
| then completed. but the presentation OF
amendments was continued,
Among these amendments was one sug-
gestcd bY Senator Carmack, holding COM
mon carriers responsible for damage to
property In process OF transportation
| from one State. TO another when caused
by negligence. Regardless of all contracts
OF exemption. The amendment was
adopted
Senator Hopkins sought in the interest
OF the Union OIL company to secure a
modification OF tho Senate amendment
making common carriers of oil pipe lines
Tho Union company has n line across the
ISthmus OF Panama, md Senator Nor
gan had the bin so amended as TO apply
to that line or other lines on the Isthruus
Mr.. Hopkins moved TO reconsider tho
motion by which the amendment was
adopted
Morgan Charges Graft,
Speaking to the motion, Senator Nor
| gan said the concession BY the President
| for q pine line In tho canal zone had an
| oily, not TO say. nshy smell, and was
| q peculiarly pronounced case of graft
| He declared other lines had been denied
| the same privileges granted TO the Union
company, and II was "a sheer, cold usur-
| patton OF power
| In the course OF his remarks the Ala
| bama Senator announced his determlna-
| tion not to desist In his efforts to force
| Attorney Cromwell to talk further about
| canal affairs.
! After a somewhat general discussion
| tho motion rejected.
| The Senate then agreed to a motion
made bv Senator Culbcrson to reconsider
the action by which the antl-pass amend
ment was adopted.
A number OF Senators presented sub
| sttutes but mono OF them had been acted
upon when tho Senate adjourned.