The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-19
Senate PASSES The H..
RAILROAD Rate BILL
ACTION AFTER ALMOST SEVENTY
DAYS CONTINUOUS DE-
LIBERATION.

Vote Practically Unanimous 1t Standing
Seventy-One to Three-FOraker, of
Ohio, and Morgan and Pettiss, of Ala
bama, Cast the Only Negative Bal
lOts--TiIlman Acknowledges the In
strumentality of the President in Sc
curing the Legislation.
Washington, May 1S.-After seventy
days of almost continuous del1beratlon
the senate to-day, at 4;55 p. M, passed
the railroad rate bill by the practically
unanimous vote OF Il to 3. The three
negative votes were cast by Senator
Foraker, republican, of Ohio, and Sen
ators Morgan and Pettus, democrats
Alabama. There was somewhat larg-
er attendance of senators than usual,
but the attendance in the galleries was
by no means abnormal and there was
no manifestation of any kind when the
result was announced. There was, how
ever, an almost general sigh OF relief
among senators.
The vote follows;
Yeas-Alger, Alice, Allison, Ankeny,
Bacon, Bailey, Berry Beyeridge, Black
burn, Brandegee, Bulkeley, Burkett,
Burnham, Carmack, Carter, Clapp,
Clark, (Mont), Clark, (Wyo), Clarke,
(Ark), Clay, Crane, Culberson, Cullom,
Daniel, Dick, Dillingham;, Dolliver,
Dryden, Elkins, Flint, Foster, Frazier,
Frye, Fulton, Gallinger, Gearin, Hale,
TIansbrough, HemenWay, Hopkins,
Keane, Knox, La Toilette, Latimer,
Lodge, Long Mcreary, McCumber, Nc
Emery, McLaurin, Mallory, Martin, Mil
lard, Nelson, Newlands, Nixon, Over
man, Penrose, Perkins, Piles, Rayner
Scott Simmons, Smoot, Spooner, Stone
Taliaferro, Teller, Tllman, Warner
Wetmore-n.
Nays-Foraker, Morgan, Pettus-3.
The a'bsentees were Messrs. Aldrich
Burrows, Burton, Depew, Dubois, Gam
bile, German, Hepburn, Kittredge
Money, Patterson, Platt, Proctor
Sutherland and Warren.
Senator Tillman after announcing his
intention to vote for the bill as the
''best he could get" entered upon the
task Of acknowledging the instrument
tality of the president in securing the
legislation. He came bluntly to the
point saying: But for the work Of
Theodore Roosevelt In bringing this
matter to the attention of the coun-
try we would not have had any bill
at all. 1t is true that the Idea was
not his, and that the demand for legis
Iation was made in three democratic
platfroms; nevertheless he seized upoi
the idea, and the success of the issu
is largely due to his advocacy. / can
congratulate him upon his victory, TO
/ think we should have had a bette
bill"
The bill has received more attention
from the senate and from the countr.
at large than any measure that ha
been before congress since the repea
of the purchasing clause of the Sher
man act in 1898. 1t was reported t
the senate on February rs, and wa
made the unfinished business on Marc
12. From March IL to May the bill
was under general discussion withou
limitation on the duration of speeches
flfty-eight of which were delivered
MANY of these were prepared wit
great care, and two Of them consume
more than a days time in delivery
Senator La Toilette spoke for thre
days, and Senator Daniel, Virginia, fo
two days. Senators Bailey, Foraker
Lodge, Rayner, Dolliver and other
each spoke for one entire day.
For twelve days the bill has been un
der consideration under rule limitin
speeches to fifteen minutes each. Th
debate has at all times been earnes
and animated, but for the most PAL
devoid of personality as between senat
ors, the past few days, however, hay
ing called out same caustic criticism
of the president, and of some rewspa
per correspondents by Senator Bailey
In addition to passing the bill tn
proceedings to-day consisted in cor
Guiding the consideration of the amend
ments as such, and the delivery of
number Of speeches on the bill. III
only amendment adopted was the or
offered yesterday by Senator Tellt
eliminating the words ''in its judt
ment" from the power given to II
interstate commerce commission to f