The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-24
COMMITTEE FOR
HEPBURN BILL
Senators Agree to Report Measure
Precisely as It Passed the
House.

Washington, Feb. 23.-By a vote OF
s to 5 the senate committee on inter-
state commerce today agreed to re-
port the Hepburn rate bill without
amendment, but the resolution re-
served to the members of the commit
tee freedom of action concerning
amendments offered in the senate. By
a vote of to 3, republicans prevail
ing, Senator Tillman, a democrat, was
given the honor of reporting the bill.
This establishes a precedent that a re-
publican senate committee has given TO
a democrat control of an important
measure passed by a republican house
and endorsed by a republican presi-
dent. Senators Cullom and Carmack
were absent and their votes were re
corded only on the main proposition.
The resolution follows:
Resolved, That the interstate COM
merce committee report favOrably
house bill 1887 as It passed the house
Of representatives, it being understood
that members of the committee have
right to vote as they choose on
amendments or TO offer amendments in
the senate on consideration of the BILL
Resolution Is Adopted
Senator Dolliver offered the first part
of the resolution and Senator Aldrich
restrictions concerning amendments The
Aldrich motion prevailed, the affirmative
votes being Elkins, Aldrich, kean, For
aker, Crane, Tillman, Foster and New
lands. The negative votes were Dolli-
yer, Clapp and McLaurin-
After the meeting, however, Senator
McLaurin said that he had intended to
vote for the change, and change was
made in the committee record, leaving
only Deliver. The vote for the resolu-
ton as amended was:
0ofT
TiIlman, McLaurin, Carmack, Foster and
NeWlandS.
Negative-EIkins, Aldrich, Kean, For
aker and Crane
Senator Aldrich then moved that the
bill be reported by Chairman Elkins, but
Senator DolIiver and Tillman protested
that some friend of the measure should
make the report, and Senator Aldr1ch
amended his motion, providing that the
report should be made by Senator TILL
man. He stated that the Democratic
members furnished the majority OF the
votes for the bill and that 1T was proper
to have the minority father it.. This
was taken by Senators Dolliver and
Clamp as an effort to humiliate them,
b11t thew remained silent
chairman FIkins suggested that the re-
mort should be made by Senator Dolli-
yer who had been one OF the men who
helped draft the Hepburn oil ana
! leader in the fight to prevent the adop-
/ ton of amendments. Only Senator Clapp
/ supported the suggestion, which had
/ been made informally
A vote was then had on the question
| of who should report the bill, resulting
as follows: 49,
l. For Senator Tillman-Aldrich kean,
| Foraker. Crane and McLaurin.
/ For Senator Dolliver-EllKins, Clapp and
/ Not Voting-Dolliver, Tillman and Fos-
| ter.
Won't Be Delayed.
| In spite of the fact that the senate was
| not in session today nearly all or the
| senators were drawn to the capital by
| fhe contest in the interstate commerce
! committee. As soon as the result was
made known speculation began as TO the
| probable procedure on the floor. 1t was
! predicted that there would be delays and
! All sorts of obstructive tactics used. This
| was contradicted. however, by Senators
| AIdrich and Crane and other leading SEN
ators not members Of the interstate com
| merce committee. They said they would
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