The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-27
His Amendment to the
Railroad Bill is Not at
All Satisfactory to the
Administrations T axes
All Responsibility.
In the House Several
Members Took a Fall
Out of Army Which
Was Defended by
GrosvenOr.
GrOSvenOr.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The senate
committee on interstate commerce,
which, for months has been in dis
turbance over a railroad rate bill Will,
at it's meeting tomorrow accept by
an overwhelming vote the amendment
Of Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, on
judicial review. Chairman Elkins be-
lieves that he can secure every vote
in committee except five, three of
these being Senators Dolliver, Clapp
and Cullom, Republicans, who will
continue their fight against an amend
ment of the house bill The Knox
provision makes the rate fixed by the
commission operative at once and
continues it in force, ii0t ni5IS than two
years until suspended by a circuit
court of the district through which
passes any part of the line of the Of
Tending railroads, and then only for
the purpose of questioning the law
fulness of the rate, and only after a
bond has been filed to recompense
the shipper in case the court finds
the new rate a lawful one.
IL ID ALL N4NoA
Senator Knox said this afternoon
that his bill was not the result of
any agreement among senators who
are opposed to the Hepburn bill, but
was entirely his own production.
1T is the result" he said "of care
ful consideration of the entire subject
since my Pittsburg speech, and of my
desire to give equal protection to the
| shippers and the railroads.
The Knox amendment is not accept
able to the president or Attorney Cen
| eral Moody, and in view of-the fact
that Senator Knox introduced it after
| having ascertained that it did not
meet with the approval of the presi-
| dent, the statement is being freely
made that he has joined the ranks
| of those who have determined to
FIGHT THE ADMINISTRATION
on this question 1t was only recently
that the president announced that
| two men in whom he had absolute
confidence were Knox and Root He
told Senator Knox last night that he
| did not approve his bill and that he
wanted the Hepburn bill passed with
out amendment.
In the house Representative
Keifer, of Ohio, attacked his Republi-
| can colleagues for their failure to
properly honor the birthday of the
| father of his country, saying it would
| have been far more dignified if the
| house had adjourned instead of con-
| suming five hours by irrelevant
speeches which were delivered for
| home consumption.
GAG RULES ATTACKED.
Representative Clark, Dem, Ala)
attacked the Republican gag rules
while Mr.. Gilbert Dem., Ky) aSsail-
ed the proposed ship subsidy meas
ure, declaring that it was not ne
cessity for the upbuilding of the
| American merchant service and claim
ing that vessels can be built just as
cheaply in America as in England
Mr.. Prince (Rep., Ills.) attacked the
extravaganza of the army establish
ment so far as the high rank given
army officers upon their retirement
| saying that these officers have one
hand in the treasury getting money
| they have not earned and the other
on the fiag.'
"FIGGERS' DEFENDS ARMY.
| General Grosvenor, (Ohio) defended
the army officers and declared that he
would fight any attempt to pass a
| law doing away with the trade of
lieutenant general of the army.
Mr.. Prince declared that congress
| should call halt in the creating of
officers of high rank in order that
their. retired pay viii be greater.
The president, he said, in response
to an inquiry appoints these officers,
and the senate confirms the nomin-
| ations.
The question of passing law Civ
ing the president the right TO re-
construct the custom collection dis
tricts and in doing so to
ABOLISH CUSTOM HOUSES
that return no revenue, was brought
up by Representative Payne, of New
York, Republican floor leader He
favored the proposition in a brief
speech, saying that opposition to the
plan came from ouch placesas Paducad,
Ky, where 10 revenues were collected
and the collector received $3.50 graft
] annually.
This statement brought ollie James,
the Representative of the district in
which Paducah is located, to his feet
and he bitterly denounced the New
York member.