The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08

mileage to clerks" paid Mr.. Hals.
That is what intend to do replied
Mr.. Hansbrough.
Later Mr.. Hansbrough modified his
amendment, emitting the mileage to clerks
feature. MIR. Lodge oontended that the
existing statutes, II enforced, would be
more effective In preventing passes than
the Foraker amendment MIR. McCumber
asked II II were not true that the railroads
running out Of San Francisco had violated
existing law in carrying people free after the
recent earthquake and fire and subjected
themselves TO penalties that would break
them up.
Mr.. .dallinger, who had the floor, replied
The Hansbrough amendment was voted
down.
An amendment was proposed by MIR
Morgan OF Alabama to the Foraker amend
ment so as to permit railroads 20 extend
relief In the form Of free transportation In
case OF great public calamity, such az
earthquakes and fires.
Mr.. Culberson of Texas proposed a Sub
stitute to MIR. Foraker's amendment.
Mr.. Foraker declared that Mr.. Cumbersome
amendment would permit discrimination
in the quality Of transportation furnished
whites from that which was given to col
ored passengers He would not require
whites and oolored to ride In the same
coaches. but would require equally good
commentator Tor DOtn.
Mr.. Bacon objected to the Foraker amend
ment. He said the pass question and the
Jim Grow" car question we're two separate
matters and ought to be considered sop
arately.
Mr.. Tillman favored the Foraker amend
ment.
! He had not expected the race question
TO beL injected into the debate, but he wanted
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
control the matter. Most Of the railroads
are owned in the North" said Mr.. Tillman,
and l don't wan the Northern capitalists
to discriminate against our Southern me-
groes." Laughter.
A roll call was demanded on the sub
stitute proposed by Senator Culberson, and
it was adopted by a vote of 3s to 35. The
substitute was as follows:
That no carrier engaged In interstate COM
merce shall directly or indirectly issue or
give a free ticket. free pass or free transporta-
ton to any person except to the officers,
agents. employees and attorneys exclusively
In the service Of the carrier issuing the same.
or to ministers OF religions. inmates OF hos
pitfalls, eleemosynary or charitable instltu-
tions. Any carrier violating this provision
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor
and shall for each offence pay the United
States a penalty of not less than 500 nor
more than 81, 900.
Mr.. Elkins then proposed his amendment
pTOTlDllinB IdiiTOduS anu CDllHlOu CdTTl6T5
from engaging in business in competition
with shippers over its lines Of road. The
amendment was aimed at railroads engaged
in the coal business.
Mr.. Bailey called attention to the wording
Of the amendment and expressed the opinion
that Congress had no power to control the
coal business in any way. The only power
Congress had in the matter was to regulate
interstate commerce, and while it could
deny participation in the interstate COM
meroe or regulate commerce, it could not
control the coal business in a State. He
suggested hat the wording be changed
to provide that any carrier engaged in the
coal or other business should not be per-
mitted to gag in interstate commerce.
Mr.. Clapp suggested a form Of substitute,
and other substitutes were offered by
Messrs. Beveridge, Clay, McLaurin and
Lodge.
1t was agreed to nave all amendments
printed and the Senate thereupon went
into executive session, and will resume
consideration of the bill tomorrow.