Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-12
ATTACKED BY BAILEY
The President Criticised by the
Texas Senator.
He is ACCUSED OF QUITTING
Derided for Alacrity in Yielding His
Position.
RATE BILL UNDER DISCUSSION
Mr.. Aldrich Insists Upon Observance
Of the Senate Rule Regarding
Length Of Speeches.
RATE BILL UNDER DISCUSSION

AhO oCHdtC dedln lOudy LOOK I'D the rail-
road rate bill and Immediately entered upon
the consideration Of the remaining Allison
amendments relating to the jurisdiction OF
the federal courts over the orders Of the
interstate commerce coA1mission The first
OF these pertained to the venue of courts,
and provided that in cases where two or
more carriers were affected the venue
should be in the district where either has
its principal Office To this Senator Rayner
onered as an amendment provision in the
language of the Long amendment limiting
injunction proceedings to cases in which
the carrier alleges a violation of tho ffth
amendment to the constitution or sets up
that the commission has exceeded its iurts-
diction
Speaking to his amendment Mr. Ravnsr
said that the Long amendment was limited
TO two points. while he contended that the
ALLISON provision opened up the entire case
IN the courts. His was the constitut,onai
review, Whiie the other was practically
without limitation.
Aldrtch Insists on the Rule
Ihe Maryland senator was cut off before
ne had finished, Senator Aldrich insisting
upon the enforcement Of the rule limiting
the duration of speeches
The senator from Rhode Island seems to
Dc IN great hurry now to rush this mat
ter through" said Mr.. Rayner but he was
not so anxious to proceed four or FIVE
weeks ago will see that he doesn't crowd
the matter SO fast and 1 will find an oppor-
tunity tc explain this point"
senator Long said that the amendment
oHered by Mr.. Rayner was not his proyi-
sion, put even If 1t We're the whole subject
wouia De covered by the amendment re,a-
i've 10 ln1unctions to be offered later by
Mr.. Allison.
Mr. Carter defended the President against
the attacks on him, saying that mo one
FAMILIAR with the President would char
him with cowardice, for his record for co,,r
age is certainly unexcelled." The demo-
cratic party, he said was a party OF mega
usm and nothing more. He declared that
pect OF action. and he charged Mr. Rayner
and Mr.. Bailey with having in all their
congressional careers done nothing to secure
railroad legislation.
Calls President "Quitter."
Replying, Senator Bailey declared that the
Montana senator's "ebullition" had been due
to the fact that he had not been mentioned
by Mr.. Raynor as one Of the ambassadors
from the President to arrange the rate bill
Mr. Bailey declared that while he was in
the House Of Representatives his party had
been In the majority but a short time, so
that 1t would have been mere ''buncombe"
for him to have introduced a bill, as the
Senate was not democratic at the same
time. He said his party had been In the
minority all the time
Then speaking of the President, he said
ne aomlred a man of courage and inde-
pendenee and sometimes, he said, the
President had shown both qualities
But he can give up" ne declared, re-
ferring to Mr.. Roosevelt with as much
alacrlty as any man who ever went to bat
tie. He seems to have no endurance in
this political contest here.
why, he was going revise fha ia riff
and his friends called him off, and then
that great voice declaring for tariff revis-
ion suddenly sunk into the sweetness of
whisper.
Then he was going to have the railroads
regulated and Congress was to be assem-
bled in special session for that purpose,
but the great leaders prayed with him a
little while and no call was made for an
extra session.
HE waited until the regular session. and
now four or five months have passed, and
we have no legislation, and when we do get
a bill may God save the country from such
a bill as It will be. If the President had
been that heroic figure that the senator
from Montana would have US believe he is
he would have assembled the republican
leaders of the Senate and House. He would
have told them that unless they should pass
good bill he would veto it. And they would
have passed a bill fulfilling in some degree
the rightful expectation of the people,
Let us have no more talk in this Senate
and in this country about this iron man.
He is clay and very common clay at
that"
In reply to Senator Aldrich he expressed
the opinion that the bill as it stands in the
Senate is better measure than the bill
that passed the House
Amendments Voted Down.
The Rayner amendment to the Allison
amendment was then voted down, and the
controversy proceeded on another amend
ment suggested by Mr.. Bacon, making the
proposed court review apply only to orders
and requirements not involving the exercise
of discretion by the commission"
The debate was legal and technical and
was participated in by Senators Bacon,
Long, Bailey. Foraker and others.
The Bacon amendment was voted down,
% to 46.