Evening star., 1906-03-15
THE MT. DlJO FIGHT
Gen. Woods Statement Receiv-
ed by the Senate.
KILLING OF THE WOMEN
Senator Lodge Incredulous as to
Slaughter.
TILLMAN REPORT ON RATES
Reading of the Paper Demanded
Views of Messrs. Newlands and
Nelson Expressed.
TILLMAN REPORT ON RATES

| II say unto you here, love your enemies
| said DR.. Edward Everett Hale In beginning
/ his prayer opening the Senate today but
| Mr.. Platt was the only senator present to
| listen to the admonition The absence of
| senators did not, however deter the chap
| lain from proceeding with his Invocation,
| which was prayer for general cooperation
among individuals. corporations and ma
| tons.
A Dill was passed repeating the provision
| OF the tonnage law Of 1884 authorizing the
PRESIDENT to suspend some of the exactions.
Mr.. Tillman's Report Read.
| The Senate chamber soon filed. and by
| the time Mr. Tillman took the floor to nre-
! sent his report on the railroad bill there
was an average attendance The report
was awarded the unusual distinction of be-
ing read at length. In presenting the docu-
ment the South Carolina senator stated that
| the report contained only his views and
sense. " }.
Let the senator's views be read" said
Mf. Aldrlch. Mr.. Tllman at first demurred
Dut Mr.. Aldrich replied that ba bod -,
| curiosity to know what Mr. TIllman'e yiart~s
We're and, other senators joining in the de-
mand, he yielded and the clerk nrocaaSad
n,on,.a ~ llie Feadtng When as the reading
progressed the clerk about to omit an
extract from message by the Presi5ant
Mr. Tfllman objected 1T is the most i,
portant part, he said.
Mr. Tilllnan also presented Mr. Na,,a,7,
views on the bill.
National Incorporation.
Mr.. Newlands said that although bs bo,
joined In the report on the Hepburp hin
ana is In sympathy with its general nur-
poses, he thought that it is fncomnIete ana
fragmentary. He said that when be ,n-
Uoduced a resolution creating a con,,,is
| sion TO frame national INCORPORATION ac+
tor ralroacs he believed it unnecessary
~ seea eIshef the cooperation the con-
sent Oh the states. But today, he aid
that upon reflection he was convinced it
was wiser 10 secure the Cooperation of
noth the United States and thesstates Ma
uonal incorporation, he contended contem
plated a general law for the incorporation
OF hauonal railways engaged in interstate
commerce This he thought should
limit stock and bond issues to the cash
paid in, or to the value of the property ac-
quired. and no issue permitted save with
the approval of the interstate commerce
commission Continuing, he said:
The return which national corporations
are to have upon their capital should be a
fair rate of interest a fair valuation
and franchises to collect tolls should Dro-
vide so to guard the public interest and
save the public from extortion."
Senator Newlands said it is plain the peo-
pie are restive under existing conditions
They realize. he said. that men prominent
in the great industrial corporations are get
ting control over the transporta ton of the
country, ''and unless we unity and simplify
this control in few thoroughly controlled
great national corporations whose finances
and operations can be easily understood
and whose functions will be entirely taken
out of politics. they will drift to national
ownership as the easiest solution
Senator Newlands suggested that the ar
gument in support of national ownership
was a simple and taking one, and in clos
ing his observations on this feature said:
Government Ownership.
Government ownership presents no diff
culties, either constitutional or practical,
except possibly the difficulty of honest and
efficient administration. and the country
will certainly drift to it unless the exist
ing abuses of uncontrolled monopoly, -
capitalization of accomplished union
between the producing and transportation
interests, of political control, and of l.t-
just preferences and determinations are
done away with. Even assuming that the
government management may not be as
economical, the time may yet come when
the people will regard equality Of service
Us of more Importance than economy of
service.
But | believe the policy l am advocating
would give the country AL the benefits of
government ownership with none of its dan
gers 1t would abolish the evils which
have arisen from unrestricted monopoly, put
the railroads out of politics. close the door
against the entrance of over million men
into the political patronage, and retain che
created present efficient system or
transportation out of the crude conditions
which prevailed a generation ago.
When the reading of the report had been
finished the Senate proceeded with its reg
ular work, passing the bill extending the
time for the completion of da macros5
the Mississippi river between the counties
of Wright and Sherbourne, MINI, until
1908, and also the bill authorizing Capt.
Ejnar Mikkelson. foreigner, to act as
master of an American vessel on one cruise
70 tba interest Of
American Geographic Society
Alleged Slaughter at Mt Dajo.
The Presidents message on the subject
of the recent battle between United States
troops and Moro insurgents in the Sulu Is
lands was then read and Mr.. Culberson
asked whether this was intended as re-
ply to the resolution recently adopted by
the Senate at his instance, and Mr. Bacon
replfed that 1t could not be a reply to the
resolution as 1t failed to cover the ground.
What we want especially to know he
said 'is what provocation there was for
this wholesale slaughter, for we must call
it such in view of the fact that none es-
capped regardless of age or SEX. He hoped,
he said that the facts would show that
there had been extreme provocatlon. He
regarded the affair as most regrettabie:
had been received except by cable, and he
had no doubt that as soon as news should
be received @ - Won11 Wben en- tbe facts are " re-
ceiyed" he went on. ut will be time enough
to talk about slaughter and massacre, if
the facts justify such talk, which / don't
believe they WILL.
Mr. Culberson replied that the only pur-
pose of the resolution was to get the facts.
There have been official reports and re-
sponses, he said, ana we want copies or
them.
rs there anything indicating indispo-
sition the part of the Secretary of War
to supply the information?' asked Mr..
Spooner, and Mr.. Culberson replied In the
negative adding that Mr. Lodge had been
under misrepresentation as to the purport
of his inquiry.
Mr. Bacon also declared that he had not
meant In the absence of facts any reflection