The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-02
SIGNIFICENT FEATURE
OF THE SENATE IN
PAST SESSION.
PROMPT IN RAOICALISM
Where Members of Lower
House Have Been Slow

Washington. July Although the
session Of congress just closed viii be
noteworthy because Of the importance OF
the Legislative acts passed. the most
strongly significant feature without
doubt Is to be found Ia the cnaaged att
tiwde of the senate toward questions
Of public import II may be that when
no one can name dcdnitey the year
in which the railroad rate bill became
q law there viii De few persons who
t3i1o more than passing Interest in pHb-
be affairs who cannot name the year
10 which The SENATE broke the shacl,les
of conservatism.
Some Of the members ~ the house.
looking back over the events of the win
ter confess that tiey stand amazed at
the action taken upon public measures
by their brethren OF the upper house
Many OF the senators in giving express
sion TO views hitherto held radical. have
spoken in a half-apoiogetic manner
tending to show that they were depart
ing from old paths ther senators, who
until last December never conceived "a
thought that was not conservative, have
spoken openly and boldly I'm debate in
favor OF formerly abhorred measures.
and have seemed 20 hold no fear that
the public would have "a thought of in-
consistency.
House Cautious; Senate Daring.
For season at least the two branches
OF congress changed temperaments. the
house became cautious and the senate
became daring When the first railroad
rate measure passed the house longer
than a year ago, the SENATE refused 70
take the bin under consideration, but
decided that a committee should sit dur
ing part ofthe summer to hold hearings
upon matter Of such wide reaching
Importance"
Instantly il was said that the con-
serVatism and the caution OF the senate
were asserting themselves ana that bear
ings or no hearings. the upper honse
never would bring itself 20 the point
at sanctloning a law which struck as
heavy blow at the rights" OF the
great railroad interests OF the country.
The senate committee held its hear
ing and railroad lawyers and repres-
entatives OF other vested interests were
present in numbers.
Old Story, The People said
1T is the old story said the peo-
pie, and they believed that the old. old
story was TO ahve for its last chapter the
one which has ended so many other
old stories of legislation. Congress met
and the house passed its railroad rate
bin, giving on,y Week to its discussion.
The bin went TO the senate. and an
nouncement was made that q vote could
not be reached until there had been
ample time for debate
Then there was another opportunity
I for the people TO express thomselve.
/ upon the subject Of the "old old story.
/ II was said that the radical" house
measure would bc transformed into n bin
so conservative that it would bring JOY "a
! therepresentatives Of the capinlisti,
class-'the class whose hand was at
the throat of the poor The surprise
which was in store was OF the aStound-
/ ing Kind. The senate did nothing hur-
/ riedly, it debated long and earnestly. as
is its won't but thought and deliberatior
| brought forth a result that confounded
the representatives, and amazed the peo-
pie.
Quick With Meat Bill
! Upon the matter OF the BeNerilA
meat inspection amendment there was
some thought. but very little debate ir
| the senate. The senators took their In.
diana colleagues measure as it stood
/ drastic though q was and passed II
without murmur and in passing II 81
! quickly showed disdow where later IN,
house showed folly
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