The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-02
SENATOR OoLL|VER
SPEAKS ON RATE BILL
Crowded GaIIerie. Greeted
Him 'When He Began
His Address.
A CLEVER INTRODUCTION
He Cites That Foraker and Elkin. 70.
merly introduced Bills Similar to
the One Pendins-Hsads
OF Sneers.


Washington. D. c., March 3.-That
the railroad rate bill will be passed by
the senate practically as it came from
the house Is an admission that the OPP
ponents Of the measure are almost
ready to make. 1t was admitted that
they cannot hope for any assistance
from the president In getting an amend
1nent for judicial review Of orders of
the Interstate Commerce commission
The president made this clear to Sem
ators Crane and Spooner. The only
hope left to the opponents of the meas
,ure Is in their amendments.
They have not definitely determined
what the party position will be toward
such an amendment. but it is admitted
that more than half of the minority IA
vor passing the bill exactly as it came
for several days has been regarded
as the one measure standing in the
way of an early adjournment Of con-
gress.
One OF the leading republican sem
ators, . member Of the steering COM
mittee, declared that 1.-The Philippine
tariff bill, the statehood bill and the San
Domingo treaty are all dead"
He qualified his statement concern
ing the statehood bill by saying that
he meant that the friends Of the bill
could not pass 1t without the Foraker
amendment providing for the sub
mission to the votes of the people OF
on the question whether they would
have joint statehood A poll of the
senate shows that if voted upon now
the Foraker amendment would win. 4S
to 40. providing the entire vote OF the
senate was cast.
Washington. D. c.. March 3.-That
interest in the railroad rate question
continues undated was made manifest
again today by the large audience
which greeted Senator Dolliver from
the senate galleries when he rose to
speak on the Dolliver-Hepburn bill.
From the first the Iowa senator has
been champion of the policy of giving
the Interstate Commerce commission
full authority. and friends OF the house
bill have expected him to take a lead
ing part In pressing for consideration
this measure. Notwithstanding 1t had
been placed in charge of another SEN
ator. his was the first speech made in
support Of the bill.
Con- pIiments and clinehes.
Senator Dolliver who spoke without.
notes began with compliments to Sena-
tor CullOm Of whom he spoke as the
rather of Interstate commerce legisla-
ton, to Nelson, author of the bill pre-,
scented to the last congress and referred
to the fact that Foraker and Elkins
had formerly introduced bills giving to
the interstate commission the same
powers conferred in the pending bill.
II do this" he said. for the double
purpose of giving credit where it is
,lue and to protect us against the sneers
that one hears in senate corridors over
the acceptance of a bill hastily forced
upon US by the other louise"
He congratulated the country that
the measure was not partisan and said
1t was fortunate mock armies We're not
to be marched forth to be set against
each other by party leaders.
The senator then outlined the bill.
ing interstate law and saying that. aft
er all, the changes were comparative
ly few.
Fortifies Present Law.
Instead of undermining the law the
bill fortifes it." he said.
He declared If the present law had
been treated with the reverence and
sanctity it deserved the American peo-
pie would have approached the subject
in frame of mind different from that
which now prevails.
He said the railroad companies were
unable to protect themselves against
fragrant abuses" of private car COM
panies under section i OF the 80" nre eS
law. He had not favored the abolition
Of these cars, but he did believe the
car companies should be regulated by
making responsible the railroad com
panies employing them.
Speaking Of the Interstate Commerce
commission, he discussed Judge Cross
cups recommendations for a specific
court, but he did not accept the the
Dry advanced for the reason that he
considered present machinery suffi-
cient for all purposes.
Defends the Commission.
He recognized the fact that 1t had
become fashionable to speak sighting
ly of the interstate commission and de-
tended that body against such attacks.
He expressed the opinion that IL
lawyers had dealt as fairly with the
commission as with the courts, the re-
suit would have been better. Dolliver
declared he did not expect q prOtracted
vendetta between the railroads and the
business community. believing that
observed by carrier and shipper alike.
He predicted that within five years
there would be boards Of arbitration
In every traffic center of the country, SO
mat appeals to the commission would
be the rule rather than the exception.
Constitutional Rights Protected.
He recognized the fact that the uues-
ton Of appeal to the courts from the
orders Of the commission was tn bat
tleground. and he declared that as the
bill stands 1t leaves the door to the
courts open for the protection Of all
constitutional rights.
He temporarily left that point and
took up the rebate question, saying he
did not agree with either Foraker or
Bacon that secret practices had been
abandoned. He did not believe the Ell
kins bill adequate for protection against
these practices.
! ''rhe difficulty about rebates Is not
in Furnishing the violators of law" he
said, but in discovering them. and we
have undertaken to amend the law SO
as to cover that defect"
TOO MUCH FAIRBANKS.