Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-03-19

Washington Mar. 16.-The senate
Yesterday continued consideration
Of the railroad rate question by listen
inc to the reading Of the report on
the house bill by Senator Tillman
and to a speech ON that measure by
Nelson. Senator Tillman,s report
was read at the request of Senator
Aldrich. who s5id he was curious to
hear the opinion of the South Caro-
lima senator.
The report embodied the first con-
else statement of the -eTenCes con-
corning court review features ana
orher. proposed amendments that had
made a unanimous report impossible.
The senator declared it TO be his
belief that the bill should be amended.
but that amendments should not inn
pair the objects of the legislation,
which are set forth best, he says, in
the presidents message TO congress.
He emphasizes the need of regarding
the measure as nOnpaTtisan, but pre-
dicted that the issue created will be
paramount in The next presidential
election. As To the effect lie said:
Those who are responsible for de
lay OF inadequate Legislation will find
that when al last the food gates or
popular wrath and Indignation are
hoisted there VIII have been some
fine grinding done. The outcome
will determine if people are capable
Of self-gOvernme0t, Instead dlf being
amended in committee as is usual,
the bill was brought into the senate
in form not entirely satisfactory to
more than two members. This lack
OF harmony among the supporters or
the b;ll-it would be speaking with
more accuracy to say policy brings
about he anomalous situation III
which a member of the minority party
IN congress is put in charge Of pro
posed legislation WHICH is generally re
sarded throughout the country as the
cherished scheme Of the president
with whose general policy and pI,in-
eiples that member is not in accord.
On Question of Courts
Friends Of the railroads contend
that congress cannot limit the juriT-
ac-ion of the circuit courts, while on
b. other hand. it is asserted with
aIgsl emphasis that The power to ere
ATE all courts, other than The supreme
court rests alone in congress. and
That sIlch courts. being statutory. are
necessarily limited in their scope ana
. power by the authority which creates
Rem : myself incline most conf
GENTLY 20 this view and have not me
NJSEeSt doubt That it is possible to
.operly amend this bill so as to pre-
-'"t the circuit courts from Interior
.as with The orders of the interstate
Hlnerre commission by any inter
'R1,Ey olsler. If any decision OF
.e supreme court shall declare that
'olsEtSS Is powerless to grant speedy
'l"sr through q commission, it needs
40 Prohhct to tell that an outburst
W surprise and Indignation will sweep
'e; the country.
Naits Railroads Robbers.
Il vested with the riglxs of eminent
-'4S'n 10 construct their lines and
.~1'ea liberal franchises and char
>' the railroads designed TO be pub
NJ carriers for the benefit of the
Oe People. in the last few years,
~. become rapidly transformed into
'e'leSt band Of robbers-highway
TEo do not thrust their pistols
Iaces OF their victims and de
a~,. money or their lives, but who
~loute in freight rates which arc
so "a as the traffic will bear, deny
s,s-es 10 market. monopoize with
,a,,-II. e1rontery one of the prime
sv s,, Of life-coal-and in
,s,-.!. Way show their absolute con-
a,s. ~ 5or the people and the peoples
:, May Reach Compromise.
s,,t, compromise is effected in tho
0o the railroad rate bill, the