The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
Danger of the Situation
Lies Presidents Being
Wrongly Advised.
Controversy Resolves Itself
Into a Battle Of
the Lawyers.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Now that the
White House wedding is over and out
of the way, Washington will once moro
get down to serious affairs Of state.
Next week will witness another effort
on the part Of the opposing railway
rate forces to get together in the SEN
ate committee on interstate commerce
in support Of bill which the president
will approve. .... = .ss=l.-.~-s
Until the president can be heard from
in some expression that will. indicate
whether he will consent to inserting iii
the bill something providing expressly
for court review, the opposing forces
will stand pat. The president has
never opposed court review of the com,
mission g acts, and he does not oppose:
it now. .. ~ II ztw :
Everything will depend on the work
ing Of the court review partv~of csthe;
bill. Aldrich, Elkins, Kean, Foraker
Moody, Taft, Root, Knox-none' Of
these has yet put into written form his,
court review ideas, and so there is:
nothing definite thus far to which to
talk. If proper review section is pro-
posed, sor one the president thinks is,
proper, he will approve it; otherwise
he wiki not approve. 's..-'-, g. -
49,, The Views Of Clapp. .<s.
It may be said In this connection
sbst Senators Clapp and Dolliver, who
are standing out in the senate commit
tee for the Hepburn bill as it went
thru the house, also believe in the court
review policy. The chief difference be-
tween them and the other side is that
they believe as lawyers that ample re,
view is afforded by the federal constl
tuition, and that it is unnecessary tc
provide for it specifically in the rats
law. The other side disputes. this, an!
demands some specific provision fol-
review. ~,-4 ,,@
If, In the end, the president becomes
satisfied with review section, and OK
presses wish that it be incorporates
in the bill, thus making it part O
the administration program, Clapp an
Dolliver will fall into line, altho a
present they are standing out man
fully. -..c~ 49, '-z
The president agrees with their. cor
tention in the main, and would like t
see the Hepburn bill become law. Blu
ut the same time, if a court revie'
section that Is not destructive Of tn
main purposes Of the bill can, by il
acceptance, grease the way for the bi
in the senate the president will be di
posed to accept it.. -. p !.
wedding Out Process. -.
It is thought that Moody, Taft al
Root will, some time next week, su
NIT their review opinions to the pre-
dent in writing, and that various sc
ators will do the same thing wa
this specific information before hi
the president will begin the work
wedding out and amendment until
finally reaches section that will 81
his position. This section will tn
be submitted to such men as Ia
Moody. Knox, Clapp and Dolliver a
their opinions asked concerning
Substantial unanimity among the
men will bring about the president
approval, and the lack of it will pro
ably compel him to stand by the III
burn bill.
& The senate committee, as is know
did not reach vote on the rate
at it's meeting Friday. This fact Y
due to several causes, among them >
ator Tillman's illness and Senator
lon absence from the city. The en-
cause, however, was the desire OF
president that nothing be done IN
way Of registering committee opln
until the return to Washington of Sc
tor. Knox. Knox came back yester'
afternoon, and it is believed that
will have his court review views /
pared in legislative form in a day
two. The president wanted the c
mittee to have the benefit of tt
views before rollcall, and the c
mittee, therefore, consented to ado
yesterday without a test of strength
Depending on Knox.
Knox said in his Pittsburg spe
that the right of the courts to rev
any decision Of the commission ct
neither be limited nor enlarged by I
gressional enactment. The presiden
depending upon him more than anyh
else for guidance in the present el