Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-16
SOUNDS EMPHATIC NOTE OF wARNIS
DOES NOT VOICE COMMITTEES SENTINEL

today continued consideration OF the rail-
road rate question by listening TO a report
on the house bill by Mr. Tillman aud TO a
speech on that measure by Mr. Nelson.
Mr. T1liman's report was read at the re-
quest OF Mr.. Aldrich, who said that he
was curious to hear the opinion OF tts
South Carolina senator
Brief attention was given TO the mes-
sage of the president transmitting the re-
port Of the secretary OF war relative to
the recent Moro battle. Mr.. Bacon spoke o.
the killing OF the Moros a slaughter
and Mr. Lodge deprecated criticism on
the facts should be made
The house resolution giving the Inter
state Commerce commission authority 20
administer oaths In connection with it's in
vestigation Of charges of discrimination
made against railroads was read and
adopted without resorting to the formally
OF requiring it's reference to committee
Mr. Stones motion directing an inquiry
into the Postoffice department rulings on
tho admission OF college publications 70
the mails as second-class matter was also
adopted.
a large number of private pension bills
and some other semi-private bills were
passed.
senator TiIIman's Report.
senator Tillman today presented to the
senate his report from the committee on
Interstate commerce on the house railroad
rate bill, which expressed his Views, but
did not pretend to speak for any other
member of the committee.
il embodied the first Gear ana concise
statement Of the difference concerning
court review features and other proposed
amendments that bad made a unanimous
report from the committee impossible.
without hesltancy the senator declared 1t
to be his belief that the bill should be
amended, but that amendments should
not be OF a character TO impair or prevent
the accomplishment of the objections
Of the legislation, which are set forth
best ho says, in the presidents message TO
congress. He emphasized the need OF re-
gardinE ,the sl'neaslire as Donpartisan, hut
predicted that the issue created will be
paramount in the next presidential elec-
tio7. As to the effect he said:
"Ttc vino are responsible for delay or
inadeo. ~. legislation will IND that when
at las M foodgates Of popular wrath
ard Ind r''qt'on arc hoisted there will have
been soTlc rne grinding done"
Mr. 1'iiionn prefaced his report by
speaking Of the peculiar circumstances
ruling the committees scrion on the house
bill, which frade it an embarrassing task
70 submit views that would be concurred
IN by the committee as a whole
Absence of Harmony.
Comenting upon the absence Of harmony
Ia the committees deliberations the report
says;
Instead OF being amended In committee,
e. a usual 80 as to command as a whole
the endorsement and support of a majority
Of tn members, the bill was brought int
the senate in a form not entirely saustaC'
tory to more than two members. Party
lines In the committe9 We're broken down
and the bill is in the senate by reason o.
the union of five members OF the minority
party and three members of the majority
party in congress who concurred in report
senators are agreed as to the general pur
pose and scope OF the bill, there are redica
monts that ought ought to be Incorporated in IT,
This lack OF harmony among the sup
porters Of the bill-it would be speaking
OF the policy involved in the bill-brlng
about the anonomalous situation in which
a member OF the minority party in congress
is put In charge IN the senate OF a proposes
legislation which Is generally Regarded
throughout the country as the cherished
scheme OF the president, with whose gen
erai policy ana principles that main1e
ie not In accord. At the same time tn
Dill Is designea 70 carry into INTO eneet ~ al
thrice reiterated demands of the part.
to which he belongs
Legislation NOnpartisan.
Emphasizing the clam that this oondi
tlon is without precedent in legislative his
tory. Mr.. Tillman says It brings int
prominence the fact that the proposed legis
lation Is nonpartisan, and for this reaso
he urged that democrats and republican
alike should bend all their energies an
lend all that is best in them to perfectin
and passing so important a piece Of legis
lation.
He declared that ''woe would be the haE
vest OF any member OF the senate o
house whose work in formulating a bi
10 regulate railroads lacks earnestness o
honesty OF purpose and who shall seek I
eelittle the question or kill the bill b
subterfuge and deception.
The bill as Il came from the house, MI
Tillman characterized as loosely worde
and capable OF differens interpretation
In thus commenting upon the bill. Nj
Tillman said he can claim to give ex
preston TO no opinion except his own Tn
object sought. he added, best can be out
lined in the language Of the presiden
IN his last annual message TO congress an
fvom this the senator quoted extensively
Essential ChanEes tn Biu.
After enumerating the essential change
from the existing laws regulating intel
state commerce, he stated that the mot
important Is found IN sectioE 10, Ia whio
power Is sought to be vested Ia the intel
state commerce commission, after a heal
ing on the complaint made 10 determlr
and prescribe what viii m its judgmeI
be the Just and reasonable and fairl
remunerative rate ito be thereafter Ol
served An such ,sases as the maximum
be charged" and 20 make an order thu
the same shall go into effect and renal
in force for three years. which ord,
shall 50 into effect thirty days aft
notice 10 the carrier and shall remain
force and be observed by the carrier al
less the same shall b. or mod
fed or set aside by g .l OF
suspended or set asid con
petent jurisdiction.
conoerning this section. Mr rllms
aid;
Around the nrst provision the mo