The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-24
THE FIGHT IN COMMITTEE.
How Aldrich Gave Tillman Honor az
Slap at Roosevelt.

, slap at hooseVelC.
BY the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 24.-It was by a
vote Of 8 to that the senate commit
tee on interstate commerce yesterday
rate bill without amendment. Then
by. q vote Of to 8, republicans pre-
vailing, Senator Tillman was given the
honor Of reporting the bill. Senators
Cullom and Carmack were absent and
their votes we're recorded only on the
main proposition. 1'-'7s+s- '5-1s>' -
Affirmative flom, boiiiyer, Ulapp,
Tillman, McLaurin. Carmack, Foster
IN Se aaG1SHi Aldrich, Kean,
Foraker and Crane. y. IS. .
Senator Aldrich first moved that the
bill be reported by Chairman Elkins,
but Senators DolliVer and Tillman pro-
tested that some friend Of the measure
should make the report, and Senator AL
drich amended his motion, providing
that the report should be made by Sen
ator Tillman. He stated that the dem
| ocratic members furnished the majority
proper to have the minority "father
! g. J.. To Humiliate Senators. ',;s
r. This was taken by Senators Dolliver
and Clapp as an effort to humiiate
them, but they remained silent
Chairman Elkins suggested that the
report should be made by Senator Dol
liver, who had been one of the men who
helped draft the Hepburn bill, and a
leader in the fight to prevent the adop-
Olapp supported this suggestion, which
| had hoon Y,oo1o ipf 11Yy = . = =,
J. A vote was then had on the questions
who should report the bill, resulting as
For Senator Deliver: EiEEins. Clap1
Foraker. Crane and McLaurin.
For Senator Dolliver: Elkins, lCapI
| Not voting: Dolhver, Tillman and
sSssT President Elated. l H. i ~,
President Roosevelt Is said to be il
excellent spirits over The tbs, fayS1able re-
. dent is delighted,1 is the way Repre- r
7 ident is greatly pleased - said Senate,
| Dolliver, after his conference will
d. President Roosevelt. Several member
4 Of the senate and Of the house, who arr
lparticularly interested in rate: legisla
tion, had talks with the president to
L
Speaker Cannon and ,Representativ
" Hepburn discussed briefly the situatio,
with the president.
WThere is no gloom around here,
remarked Senator Dolhver as he wa
: leaving the executive offices. eth
president is greatly pleased and offer
no criticism at all. Yes, believe tn
{ bill will pass the senate, perhaps with
81 out amendment. It will &c. thru in prae
tically it's present shape.'
a Roosevelt on Tillman.
cts Senator Tillman to have q COZ
9 ference with the president about th
r TT don It know about that reptile
y, the president thinks about Tillman. II
] told me ten days ago that he regarde
g Tillman as a game fighter and an homes
. man. -
Representative Hepburn would NJ
3 discuss the rate question, but indicate
) that the president was gratifed that tt
pending measure had been reported fa'
y orably. r.
; When an expression was sought, fro1
q ssLike Paul Of old,' he remarked, &c
9 let these things move me not.'
Bin's Prospects Good. w.,
Representative Townsend of Mich
gan, who has been identified with raj
legislation from the inception of tt
proposition, said after talking to tt
president: "The president is happ
: I cannot say he is perfectly Statistic
for perhaps he might like to have hs
some points Of the measure in differel
shape. On the whole, however, he
in fine spirits. In the selection
Senator Tillman, a democrat, to NAL
the report, it strikes me that some me1
bers Of the committee, realizing the
were defeated, took this means to sls
those who were supporting the Hepbul
bill. The prospect for the enactme.
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