The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-15
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first by amending it SO as to ren5e-
it harmless. them by trying TO have It
committed back TO the committee and.
then In anumber of other ways BIZ n
direction. But Senator EIkins resist
ed all these efforts stoutly, saying that
such a course would postpone The mat
tier indefinitely and that then AID
there was The time and place to set
tie the mater When he has success
fully guided the bill through the maze
of opposition TO a vote it was with the
splendid result given above.
It is agreed on all hands that these
are the two most important amend
ments yet made TO the bill, and that
they greatly strengthen It sena-o-
Elkins was warmly Congratulated by
the President himself. over the SIC
cess Of the amendment, who said that
bill and one wen worth the strenuous
efforts put forth IN its behalf by the
Senator.
Senator Bailey. the Democratic floor
leader. said on the floor ofsthe Senate
in speaking Of the E1lSins amendment
that -.in the history of legislation no
greater good was ever sought 70 be
accomplished than the good which
viii be accomplished by the less than
eight lines of this amendment"
1Sna
tor Deliver. the father Of the Hepburn
bill in the Senate. said that the Sen
ator from West Virginia has intro
duced very important practical cues
ton. probably a more far reaching
and difficult question than any with
which the pending bill undertakes TO.
deal"
Other testimony from Senator'S q
similar nature could be given by
the column. but these two extracts
serve to show the trend Of thought n
the Senate on the subject Senator
Flkins feels highly gratifed that Il
should have been passed with such
overwhelming vote. He feels that is
is complete answer to those c-irics
who has jesected the amendment
This triumph of Senator Elkins VIZ.
aicates his course from the begin.
ming. and shows TO the people Of his
State and the country that he has the
public interest at heart, and was de-
termined that provisions should go
into the law which would prevent
abuses and evils that now Cypress 1a@
people.
Were it not for the fact thar Sena-
tor Elkins viii be the chairman OF che
conference committee between the
Senate and the House. which viii have
the final whipping Into shape the bill
as it win become a law, both OF thsse
amendments might yet be losc- By,
it may be depended upon THAI Seaa-
tor Elkins will stand up for them 20
the last ditch. and this practically 81
sures the faa! incorporation OF the
amendments in the completed Dill. This
will be the most formidable blow InSt
has ever been struck at the Domino
ton Of the mining interests o. West
Virginia by The railroads, and = VII
be struck through the instrumeala;itr
OF the distinguished senior Senator
from West Virginia. whose enemies
have accused him OF being railroad
Senator. And when. under 1t, the PEG
pie of the State OF West Virginia az
permitted 10 enjoy industrial freedom
again they VIII have 70 feel that JheEE
enjoy II through the unremitting e.
ersy with which Senator Ellzins H.
bored TO get his amendments inc the!
Hepburn bill
The newspapers throughout the
country are commencing the amend
raents- There is as much satisfaction
expressed over their success as there
IS that rebaters all over the country
are now being hauled into court ana
heavily fined under S!le Elhns law CT
1903
1t IS felt by these who have Fellow
ed the course os legislation here that
the incorporation OF these amend
ments IN the Hepburn bill is one OF
the greatest personal victories won by
any Senator in recent years. 1t notj
only vindicates him from the insinua.
lions OF the 1y-by-night sensational
writer's of the past four months. bat
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