Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-01

the privilege of reporting it, which would
have placed him in charge OF the Senate
fight for the passage of the measure, was
no secret 10 any one. That Senator TIL
man. q democrat. should be accorded that
privilege. placing the control of the bill in
the Senate within the democratic party,
greatly disappointed the Iowa senator.
But il did not lessen his determination to
fight constantly for the passage of the bill.
He has. in and out of season. spoken for 1t
and worked for it. Today with all the
powers of his eloquence and logic he made
a defense of the bill that will stand as
monument to his ability, and, in the opin-
ion of his friends. do much to reassure the
public that the Hepburn bill is not un-
safe measure. His speech was delivered in
characteristic style. being marked by vigor-
Gus and well-chosen language with foreeful
effect.
Mr.. Dolliver had az his audience not only
nearly all the senator's on both sides of the
chamber, but many representatives, who
came over from the House in order to hear
him. The galleries We're crowded, and
enough people were turned away because
they could not be admitted to fill the Sem
ate a second time. During the earlier parts
of his address the absence of Senator For
aker and of Senator Lodge noticeable.
1t had been said that Senator Delivers
speech would be largely in reply to Senator
Foraker. Senator Lodge only recently de-
livered a speech in the Senate. which
strongly opposed the Hepburn bill in its
fa1iure to provide what he believed to be
an adequate provision for judicial review.
1t was supposed before Mr.. Dollver began
speaking that he would probably draw
other senators into controversy, and that
notable debate among the leaders of the
Senate would take place But he was al
lowed TO proceed unlnterruptedly.
Obligations to Cullom.
Mr.. Dolliver begins by excusing his lack
of experience and wisdom that might be
older sena tors. But while he expressed that
degree OF modesty he de clared that he
wished TO acknowledge his obligation to
the senior senator from Illinois, Mr.. Cul-
lom.
II wish to acknowledge my obligation TO
Senator Cullom." said Mr.. Dolliver be
cause his name has been associated with
every effort during twenty years that the
American people have made TO secure
measure of that control of interstate COM
merce which is confided to them by the
Constitution of the United States"
He declared that Mr. Culloms bin in
tToduced in the Fifty-seventh Congress did
not differ materially from the present Hep
burn bill. Also, that Senator Nelson had
advocated bill introduced by him which
was largely along the same lines. Even
Senator Foraker, he declared, had intro
duced IN 1897 in the Senate bill contain
Ing grant 10 the interstate commerce
commission of the exact powers which he
condemned here yesterday as unconstitu-
tional and IN violation of law"
He said that Senator Eikins In the last
Congress had bill drawn under the ad-
vice of the counsel of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. Gen. Logan, that con-
ferred upon this commission the exact pow
ers now declared here to be in violation of
the Constitution of the United States.
Mr.. Dolliyer proceeded to pronounce his
great admiration and approval of the inter-
state commerce commission.
II wish to protect them,'' he said from
the sneers that have become common in the
corridors of the Capitol"
He said that this question Is one that In
his Judgment should be divorced from all
political considerations. He declared that
he had followed republican leadership, and
no man could pay higher tribute to his
party than he, but this question was one
that should be above party consideration
Mr.. Dolliyer proceeded to point out the
marked characteristics of the Hepburn bill
and to show to what extent 1t affected the
interstate commerce law enacted by Con-
gress in 1887.
THE great body of that law" he said. sis
left absolutely undisturbed by this BILL
The fundamental principles of the inter-
state commerce law were retained. That
law had been subjected to the ordeal OF
court criticism and judicial opinion and 1t
was believed even were 1t possible to change
the language of parts of 1t that IL should
be left as the basis for the present bill.
Blames Railway Lawyers.
He believed that IL the great railroad law
yers of the country had treated that law
and the interstate commerce commission
with more consideration the American peo-
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