The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

of separate cars for whites and blacks
in the South"
AS to passes, he said the old Inter-
state commerce act prohibited free
transportation and the present bill did
not interfere with that
Williams Favors Bill
Mr.. williams, the Democratic floor
leader. who followed Mr., Mann, pre-
sented host of congratulations upon
the rate bill. He took up In turn in his
felicitations the Democratic members
of the committee representing the bill.
the whole committee, the Democratic
party, the Republican party. the Prcsi-
dent and the country.
Fights ANY Amendment.
Mr.. Williams summarized the bill and
all that had been done by Congress. and
went over the ground that had been de-
bated at length during the past ten days.
He concluded with an expression OF the
hope that the House would stay In ses-
sion until the beginning Of the next
session before IL would yield 10 an amend
ment which might be put In by the Sen
ate, the effect of which might be TO
weaken the bin.
MIR Hepburn took up in turn the points
mndc in opposition to the bill. and dis
posed of cach in brief manner. First he
deprecated the effort TO claim political
credit He reviewed the progress and de-
Velopmcnt of roads during the past
twenty years To show that the interstate
commerce act Of that time had not i'm
pcdcd railroad progress.
No God in Missouri
Touching on the construction of words
which had been made n point Of opposi-
tlon. Mr.. Hepburn declared the utter
futility Of getting a Legislative unanimity
on that point. He asserted not
member of the House could write
twenty y-word sentence that would not be
capable OF two constructions
heard
the little girl whose people were to move
TO Missouri, and who prayed, Good bye
Gcd, we are going TO move to Missouri
Her brother heard her. and In his toy
at the prospect Of travel amended the
prayer I'm this way: Good by God We
are going to move to Missouri pro
longed laughter
No Court Rights Lost,
He maintained that no court rights
ware lost under the bill. and concluded
with an expression OF the hope that the
bin would be sent 10 the Senate without
amendment.
lie concluded at 4 o. clock and asked at
once for the reading of the bill.
Mr.. GroSvenor (Ohio) stated thnt he had
reconSidercd his intention TO offer an
amendment prohibiting railroad officials
from owning, Industrial properties along
the line of their roads.
An amendment was presented by Mr.
Underwood (Alabama) extending the
regulations OF the cSlStlnE laWS ana inc
proposed bill TO express companies. On n
vote by Teller the amendment was de-
feated. 119 to Jag
\ number OF other amendments were
defeated among them being
BY Mr.. Shakleford OF Missouri, to add
a long and short haul clause; by Mr.
Prince of Illinois. 10 require all railroads
after 1910 TO own the cars run over their
roads. by Mr. Shepard of Texas. TO In
clude carriers wholly by water"
By Mr.. Shackelford OF Missouri several
amendments for freight classification.
An anti-pass amendment by Mr., Gaines
of Tennessee was defeeted-Ss to 1S7.
Mr.. Sulzer of New York offered his bill
as an amendment but 1t went out on a
point of order.
Bill Remains Unchanged.
1t was 6:+5 o'clock when all amendments
were disposed of All proposed changes
had been rejected, and the bill was re-
ported TO the House exactly as 1t came
from Mr. Hepburn's committee.
Mr., Gaines pursued his anti-pass cam
paign further by endeavoring 10 recon-
NIT the bill 10 committee with Instruc-
tions to report his amendment on It. This
failed. roll call was demanded on the
passage OF the bill. Just as 1t was about
to begin the House, at 6.5S D. m ad-