Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-03-14
RAILROAD RATE DEBATE WILL
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
The Morning Journal Bureau,
1929 Pennsylvania Avenue, n. w
Washington, ID. c.. Mar. TO-

Ine Morning journal bureau,
1929 Pennsylvania Avenue, n. w
Washington, ID. c.. Mar. 10.
This week. and probably several
weeks hereafter the senate win de-
vote itself TO the consideration of the
railroad rate regulation question.
The Hepburn bill, which was passed
by the house without any opportunity
being offered for amendment, and
hashiehi was reported from the senate
| lcommittee by q combination of DEM
ocrats and republicans. also without
chance Of amendment is now the un-
| finished business of the senate. That
means that 1t is to be taken up for
! discussion every afternoon until dis
| posed of
It has been said that when 1t was
before the house four out of every five
members believed that II should be
amended. Because, however of the
agreement of the committee not to ac-
| Icept any amendments, they voted for
/ it i'm the hope and expectation that
! the senate would make changes they
/ believed TO be necessary However
! that may be. IL is certain that there Is
! scarcely senator who does not think
| that amendments are required. ami
/ the result OF this feeling will be that
! the measure will be given It's final
shape on the floor of the senate.
How long the debate will last is
uncertain, but the prediction has been
made that the final vote may not be
had before the first of April.
There are but two vital issues. one
is whether the courts shall be given
broad or CONSTRUCTED powers of review
Of decisions made by the interstate
commerce commission the other
] hot "A n M
on appeal the rate fixed by the com
mission shall be suspended or shall re-
main In force.
If it were not for the fact that bic
constitutional questions are involved
upon which senators love TO talk the
debate might not be prolonged. AS II
is the debate promises to be q battle
royal. In which all the big guns, a!
we'll as those of smaller caliber, vii
be brought into action.
The probabilities are that in the fin
al solution it will be found that ther,
has been written into the bill al
amendment providing for a broat
court review and allowing a rate tixet
by the interstate commerce commission
TO remain I'm effect pending the cour
proceedings. through "A provision re
, quiring the railroads TO deposit wifi
the courts a bond or cash sufficient [,
cover the difference between the orig
nal rate Of which complaint wa
, made, and the lower rate fixed by tn
| commission. the money to be paid T.
the shipper or returned TO the rail
road, according to the verdict of tn
court.
II Is known that a number of dem
ocrats will insist that proper provislo
be made to protect the constitutions
, privileges OF the railroads by givin
ample opportunity for appeal to tn
, courts. With this assistance, and !
= view of the fact that President Roosf
velts position is not very differet
from that of Senator Knox. the 50
Il called conservative, the republican
- count their fight as already won.
on Wednesday morning Senate
:. Stone Of Missouri win call up his rei
y oluton instrueting the postofflce con
: mittee to inquire into the eorrectnel
: of the position OF the postoffice d.
. partment I'm excluding college public'
tions from the mails as second-cla
: matter. on Saturday, eulogies
s. memory of the late Senator Orvil
y Hitchcock Plat OF Connecticut, vi
II be delivered.