Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-08
COLOR LINE IN CARS
DISCRIMINATION DISCUSSED IN
THE SENATE.
Equal Treatment Provided In the For
aker Amendment to the Rate Bill
Substitute Adopted.

or the Senate was closed yesterday after
noon Mr.. Culberson's substitute for the
Foraker amendment against the issuing of
free transportation was adopted, as follows:
That no carrier engaged in Interstate
commerce shall directly or indirectly issue
or give any free ticket, free pass or free
transportation to any person except to the
officers. agents employees and attorneys ex-
ciusively in the service of the carrier issu-
Ing the same, or to ministers Of religion,
Inmates of hospitals, eleemosynary or char
liable Institutions. Any carrier violating
this provision shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall for each offense pay
to the United States penalty Of not less
than 500 nor more than 5000"
The Elkins amendment to prohibit inter
state railroads from engaging in the min
ing of coal OF in business other than inter-
state commerce was debated for some time
30 many amendments and substitutes to the
amendment were offered that finally all
were ordered printed for the consideration
of the Senate.
Foraker Supports His Amendment.
Speaking again to his amendment, provid-
ing the same or equally good accommoda-
tons for all, white or black" Mr.. Foraker
said that he had heard much complaint
from the south that the negroes do not have
He did not, he said. want to compel the
carrying of negroes in the same cars with
whites, but would have them given the same
accommodations for the same pay.
Can 1t possibly be the design of the sem
ator to incorporate this subject of discrim-
ination with that of free passes in order to
strengthen it?' asked Mr.. Bacon. referring
to the separate car system of the south for
negroes. The provision, he said, touches
upon a matter of vital Importance to the
south. There could be no question raised
of more vital Importance to that section"
he said. He insisted that the two matters
should not be coupled together.
Does the senator object to equal accom-
modations for the same pay" asked Mr.
Foraker.
NO" responded Mr.. Bacon, but I do
object to giving the interstate commerce
commission supervision over the matter"
And that 1 insist upon" declared Mr..
Foraker.
I'm view of the fact that two-thirds OF
the Senate is republican l presume that he
can make good his boast" said the Geor-
gia senator with warmth.
Mr.. Foraker disavowed any purpose to
boast and Mr.. Bacon proceeded with his
argument against the coupling of the two
propositions
Mr.. Tillman deprecated the introduction
of the race tissue into the rate subject. At
the same time he had no objection to the
enforcement of the law. Most of the cars
are owned in the north" he concluded, land
southern negroes by northern capital" He
welcomed the recognition of southern con-
dittons by senator who had at one time
been given the sobriquet of fire alarm"
as had Mr.. Foraker because of his position
on the race question.
Mr.. Bailey's Attitude.
Mr.. Bailey also accepted the amendment
as recognition of the state laws on the
separate car system and therefore wei
coined 1t.
Mr. Money took the opposite position, con-
tending that under the proposed amend
ment unless 1t is made mandatory, the
state laws would be subordnated to 1t.
Mr.. McCumber supported the antf-dis-
elimination provision, saying that he had
been Informed that in some cases in the
south negroes are supplied with Inferior
cars, sometimes none too good for stock.
Mr.. Clay denied that this was true in
Georgia.
the provision so amended as to recognize
the state laws. Mr.. Money said that the
southern people were prejudiced against the
negroes and We're willing that such should
be understood to be the fact. There are
many who are willing to ride with the
negroes" he said, and we are willing that
they should do so; there is no accounting
for tastes" Further on he said: IF any
thing could kill this bill / think the instru-
ment has been found for doing so. / won't
vote for rate bill having a race clause in
1t, and l am sure there are many on this
side who will not i
Substitute Adopted.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Culber-
sens substitute for the Foraker amend
ment and it was adopted by vote of IS to
30, follows:
Yeas-Bacon. Bailey, Berry, Blackburn,
Burkett. CIapp, Clarke (Ark). Clay Gull
berson. Daniel, Dolliver, Dubois, Foster,
Frazier, Frye, Gearin Kittredge, Knox,
LaFollette Latimer, Long, McCreary, Nc
Emery. McLaurin. Martin. Money, Nelson,
Nixon, Overman, Pettus, Rayner, Simmons,
Stone. Sutherland, TaHaferro, Teller, TILL
man, Warner-3S.
Nays-Aldrich, Alger. Alice. Ankeny,
Brandegee, Buckley, Burnham, Burrows,
Carter. Clark Wyo)., Crane, Cullom, Dick,
Dillingham;. Dryden, Elbins, Flint, For
aker. Fulton, Gallinger, Hale, Hansbrough.
Hemenway, Hopkins Kean, Lodge, Nc
Cumber, Willard, Perkins, Platt. Piles,
Scott. Smoot, Warren, Wetmore-S5.
Twelve republicans voted with the demo-
Gratis in the affirmative.