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NON-SUSPENS|0N
AMENDMENT.
Senate Adversely Disposes Of
Measure Championed by
Senator Bailey.
RAyNER GOES FOR PRESIDENT.
Says He Is 80 Made He Cannot Look
AT u Trap Without Pooling
With the Spring,

Washington, May Ex-senator Bal
ley's non-suspension amendment, APP
plying TO orders of the interstate com
mission as covered by the railroad
rate bill, which has occupied 50 much
Of the attention OF the senate in con-
nection with that bill, was today adj
versely disposed Of by the decisive vote
Of % to "a, practically a party vote.
The debate on the provision was linn
tied to brief political speech by its
author, In which he said the president
had changed his attitude on the ques-
ton of maintaining the rates fixed by
the commission until the courts reach
a final decision.
An amendment offered by Senator
Rayner, confining the court review TO
constitutional questions. was also vot
ed down. but not until after speeches
had been made by Mossrs. Rayner and
Bailey IN advocacy, and Meesrs. Alli-
son, Fulton, Long and CuIlom IN OPP
position. The debate was IN anticipa-
ton Of the discussion that is expected
to occur upon the Allison court review
provision tomorrow.
Messrs. Rayner md Bailey cnnteudcd
that the Allison amendment authorizes
the broadcast possible court review. and
the Maryland senator urged that IN 1t
senator Aldrich had achieved signal
victory Senator Fulton stated that
he had first suggested the language OF
the Allison provision.
a number of other amendments, Of
fered in the main by Democrats and by
senator LaFoletto, We're rejected The
votes were generally along party lines
during the entire day, but the Wiscon-
sin senator voted with the Democrats
on all propositions, ana Messrs Ne
Emery and Morgan, Democrats, voted
with the Republicans on most of them.
The only amendments accepted dur
Ing the day were those offered by Sem
ator Allison. striking out the phrase
fairly remunerative" tn the provision
allowing the interstate commerce COM
mission 60 fix rates limiting the oper-
ntions of orders OF tho commission to
two years and making the interstate
commerce commission the defendant in
suits challenging the rates fixed by It.
The anti-pass provision heretofore
adopted was again discussed. II Is
evident that Il will be modified. The
senate will meet at IL a. m. tomor-
row.
Before Senator Allison had had time
to complete the presentation OF his
amendments, Senator Rayner took adj
vantage of an opportunity to present
his constitutional court review amend
ment. I'll wish the president had not
nterfered In this legislation he said,
in speaking for the amendment, but
had permitted us TO proceed to settle
the question here, as 1t should be set
tied"
NJ ...o,,ia 49,, 80. A., tt,o ao,,nta ,t,o
the president had been caught In trap
but he would say that he was so con-
stituted that "he could not look at q
trap without foolIng with the spring,
He went on to say that the president
had been irreparably caught and now
his party friends and party enemies
were vleing with each other ms TO who
should be the most Jealous in their adj
VOcacy
He then referred to Senator Long =
limited review amendment, saying that
the Kansas senator had been first
chosen by the president as his channel
Of communication with the senate, but
on last Friday he had been superseded
as minister plenipotentlary by the SEN
ator from iowa, who had brought forth
broad review. He had been inform
ed that the Iowa senator had been Sc
lected without his knowledge and that
at the time the selection was made the
senator was engaged IN his nocturno
repose. '
But. Notwithstanding the provisions
were in deadly conflict. said Mr.. Ray
ner, their authors were equally well ac'
credited The testimonials Of Mr.. Ions
bear the royal impress. as do those o
Mr.. Allison, with the addition Of thu
coat OF arms Of Rhode Island, I'VE
understand all this" he said, but th'
people do not, We understand that The
president is no longer caressing the sen
ator from Kansas and the junior sena
tor from Iowa (Mr. Dolliver), but tha
he Is now clasping to his bosom IN,
senator from Rhode Island, Mr.. Aid
rich.'
He proceeded to outline the difference
between the Allison and the Ions
amendments and while he was doing $,
was taxed by Senator Allison with hav
ing changed his own position, which HI
denied. In conclusion, Mr. Rayner con
graduated the broad review advocates
upon their signal victory II also con
graduate every railroad president Of
the country and their amazing array o.
counsel"
Senator Long made legal presen'a
ton OF the review question without
While Mr.. Long was speaking, Sen
ator Aldrich made the statement tho
Mr., Alllson's amendment did not gran
TO the courts greater jurisdiction thar
Mr.. Longs amendment.
Senator Allison said that his amend
ment was limited as to whether The
commission had acted beyond its au'
thorlty or the rate fixed was Just and
reasonable lie disclaimed the credit
given him by Mr. Rayner, and said that
the president WAS also mlsrepresented
He sand that MIR. Rayner's provision
and his own practically accomplished
the same result
Senator Fulton confessed TO being the
sole and lone author" OF the portion Of
tho Allison review amendment granting
jurisdiction TO the circuit courts say.
ing that he had made TO the Iowa SEN
ator the suggestion Of the wording IS
used. He contended that the provision
did not confer n broad review.
The Rayner amendment was dis
agreed 20 on practically a party vote
"a to 81. Mr. LaFollette, Republican
voted with the Democrats for the pro-
rlsion. end Messrs. Clark u Montana