The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-15

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Washington, May 12.-The senate
proceedings today were devoted exciu-
sively to the consideration of the rail
road rate bill and they included many
interesting and some sensational fea-
lures Of the latter class was state
details of his and Senator Bailey's 1le-
gotiations through ex-senator Chanc-
Ter with the president regarding the
rate bill and Senator Lodges reply for
the president to the statement. Scarce
1y less exciting was an attack made
upon the president by Senator Bailey
and a deefnse by Senator Carter. In
his statement Mr. TiIlman said that the
president had referred slightingly to
Senators Knox, Foraker and Spooner,
and in his answer Mr.. Lodge said that
the president mad characterized the
statement as a falsehoOd
Senator Baileys criticism of the
president was made in response to
speech by Mr.. Cater lauding the chief
executive in high terms and contrast
ing his course with that of the Texas
senator and other democrats who had,
he said, done comparatively little to
meet the demands of the people for
railroad legislation. Mr.. Bailey &C
cused the presluent of variability and
said that instead of being a man OF
iron he is a man of clay "and very
common clay
The actual accomplishments Of the
day consisted in the completion of the
consideration OF the Allison amend
ments covering the questions of a re-
view by the courts of the orders OF
the interstate commerce commission.
There were several of these prOvis-
ions, and all were accepted as present
ed or suggested by the Iowa senator,
showing an almost perfect agreement
among republican senators. Indeed,
one Of the noteworthy features of the
day was the practical unanimity Of the
republicans. They not only voted al
most solidly for the Allison amend
ments, but were just as nearly united
against opposing propositions. Senator
LaFOllette continued to act with the
democrats The session began ar II
o'clock and continued until almost 6.
and when an adjournment was reach
ed there was still a prospect of much
debate for the next week.
Senator Balley's speech was one OF
the FbfttereSt attacks that has been
made upon President Roosevelt during
the debate on the railroad rate bill.
Senator Bailey charged that the execu-
tive had surrendered his position advO-
eating IAN effective measure" and had
abandoned his demands for tariff 1e-
vision.
The speech was in reply to Senator
Carter, who had defended the President
against criticism, saying that no one
could charge him with cowardice.
In the course of his remarks Sen
ator Carter referred to the democratic
party as a party of negation and MOTH
ing more He declared that the party
had been frightened into chill at the
prospect of action. He charged that
neither Senators Bailey nor RaynOr, in
all their congressional career had done
anything to secure effective railroad
rate legislation.
When Senator Bailey gained the
floor he charged that the Montana Sem
ator's ebulition was due to the fact
that he had been mentioned by Sena-
tor Rayner in his speech yesterday as
one of the presidents special ambassa-
dors. He defended his own record on
the ground that during his congress
sional service his party had been in
power only the first four years. If,
during the time the democrats were in
the minority, he had introduced a ILL
to regulate the railroads, the senator
said, he would have been performing
an act of buncombe. He repeated
charges of inconsistency on the part
Of the president in his legislative pro-
gramme saying that the absolute rate, y
first contended for had been deserted
for the maximum rate" and that the
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