The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-15
RATE BILL STILL
 BEFORE SENATE
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~--~-----~>----~--~-~@ amendment on the table was in order, but the motion to that end was voted down, whereupon Senator Clark of Arkan- sas addressed the Senate in support of the amendment.
 As soon as MT. Clark had taken his seat MT. Hale renewed his motion to table the amendment, "as the senator from Wisconsin does not seem to desire to ex- plain it, he added.
 Explains Amendment.
 If the senator will permit me- in- terjected MT. Lafollette, "I will explain the amendment" "It is not for me to permit a senator returned MT. Hale, who explained that he should withhold his motion, but would renew It as soon as the Wisconsin senator had concluded.
 After explaining that he was not aware that any senator could mot foreclose any one from speaking simply by giving notice of a motion to table, MT. La1olette remarked that the senator from Maine had promptly removed to the table every amendment he, Lafollette, had onered And 1 will say this, he continued, with respect to procedure under the special order that while I remain member or this Senate there will never be unanimous consent given to such proposition which does not permit of vote being taken directly upon amendments offered.
 MT. Hale renewed his motion to table the amendment and upon a roll call this motion prevailed. 40 to 27.
 An amendment was next presented by Senator Foraker which was, he explained. a modification of section of the Elkins act.
 MT. Foraker said his amendment was an alternative" provision. It would al low any complaint to go at once into court instead of proceeding before the commission--the commission to be requir- ed to allow this procedure,
 Opposition to the amendment as voiced by Senator Nelson and on roll call It was defeated, 56 to 10.
 An amendment which stipulated that nothing in the rate bill should deprive any person from bringing suit in law or equity In state or federal courts against a common carrier was offered by Sena- tor Morgan and defeated, 2S to fl.
 Recommends Block Signals.
 Senator Lafollette presented an amend ment requiring all roads carrying pas sengers to install the block system of signals prior to July l, 1911 In urging the amendment the Wisconsin senator said the railroads killed last year 10,617 pas sengers and 4S,4s7 employees. In England during l9o8 where double the number of passengers were carried but the dis tance travelled was only half that In the United States, only one-tenth the num- Der were killed and injured.
 The amendment was disagreed to, whereupon Mir. Lafollette offered another. allowing injured employees of railroads to recover damages for injuries when the negligence of the common carrier was greater than that of the injured em- ployes Senator Lafollette spoke in sup port of the amendment. expressing the opinion that the committee on interstate commerce had been negligent in dealing with the question.
 Senator Elkins reminded Mir. Lafollette that the committee on interstate com merce was considering the question of liability for presentation In separate measure. but the Wisconsin senator re- piled that the bill was not satisfactory. inasmuch as the committee amend ments have the effect of evisceratins it.
 Senator Tfllman said that while not en- tirely satisfied with the amendment he would accept for fear the question would be hung up to dry if nothing was done.
 After speeches by Senators Bailey. Full ton McI.aurin. Cullom. Aldrich and Clapp, the amendment was voted down. 2S to 4s Messrs McI-aurin. Cullom. Aldrich and Clapp expressed the opinion that the com