The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-02
will \ 4!
YIELD Two Bills
WILLING TO CHANGE PHILIPPINE
TARIFF AND STATEHOOD
MEASURES FOR RATE
CONTROL.

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WASHINGTON. D, O. Feb. 2.-T7sAs a
first step in the negotiations nov I'M
der way toward q compromise between
the, President and The seaate Mt.
Roosevelt has intimated that he might
be wiling to. sacrifice thc philippine
iTarit lIill and the Statehood bill IN
their pressrt form in ,ret'Fn TOR hay
ing tho SENATE pass the Hepburn ri. rate
regulation bill in the Ahape hl Bh'tsh
| it passes lie House. uslioi. sE
The administrator, Y rs y understood
would bc willing 10 slsql Philippine
tarla blu which makes the ra!e @
duty to %. charged on si'le,. and tohae-
co fiftysyar cent. Of th3 l}ipSley rates
instead Of twenty-five per cent as as. pro
vided in the House bin The admins llt y
tration would alsp be willing to have
the ,reieEendum CLAUSE pF9posssed DS
Senator Foraker inserted in the state
hood bill to meet the objections Of t1e
txaas 81, al "a "a Iwil6 do NOT wdnt
10 he tied up to New Mexico.
In return. however the Pregdqf4l'
Will insist that, the Hepburn rq's Pll
l.be pdsg@d in Adjusts pEessr'i ION s
including the denial OF the rigis Of r.
view TO the railroads.
S35Whetlsr M concessions cffered y
he President would he snf.Gien' to
placate the Senate is a grave question.
II is almost certain some Of thellead-
ipr members OF that body viii fight
for 4 more favorable bill so long a.
they thinkathere Is a chance Of win
ming, but the desertion of Democrats
| 70 tho size 6f;,ths adpinistratioqgs epn-
times 10 have dtsquieting effect.
Prompted by the extensive interest tt
Df railroads III mining companies de-
penient upon them for transportation
facilities, Representative GFosyenor
Of ONO, has prepared an amendment
to The Hepburn billfproviding that rail-
roads shall not engage in any business
except that Of railroadlng. He will
present,it durirgthe debatemow on
Great interest centres in the proba'
BILE action Of heIHouse because of that
ibody's action i'd passing on Monday
tbe Gillespie resolution calling for in
formation between the Pennsylvania,
baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and West.
crn and Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
roads, the wide attention attracted by
Ithe complaint Of a virginia coal com.
many that the Baltimore and Ohio, by
refusing to extend a spur to its prop
critics, ruined its business, and the
case Of the Fulmer. Coal Company
which makes charges somewhat sim
mar involving the Elkins roads OF
west Virginia.
some Of the most serious complaints
81 violation Of tho Sherman Antitrust
law and the anti.rebate laws centre
around tho controlling interest Of rail
roads in other business. The govern
hcnt's case against the Harvester
trust hinges on the interest of that
corporation in switching railroad in
Chicago. Many railroads own mines
originally acquired TO furnish the
roads with. coal, but which have be-
.Cpmn favored competitors against In
dependent mines, 4
1t is not known what support TIE
.3rdsYouor amendment win have. but
,f4,1haylinject into thedebate.a highly
catroyeraial subsectsto mar. the Jap
parent uuanimity Of Republicans and
Democrats towards The s.,. Hepburn sp5. Sblh
NEGOTIATIONS FOR, ,acs
veg VIZ. y. RUSSIAN LOAN
Paris, Bankers Demand sAssaF3hce
,nct., q. the ,eqIlig1gssf ,a;o Fl
Is. speFi'Vagg1gsgts e,ii
PARIS, Feb. 2.-Informal negntts-
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