The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-25
Senator TiIIman,s Comment.


Commenting on the bill today Sena-
tor Tillman said:
THE first thing to do is to discover
and incorporate in the bill the amend
ments necessary to perfect it. There
was no opportunity in the house of
representatives to amend to make the
law at all adequate. One is the strong
est possible prohibition of the owner
ship and control by public Carriers of
the articles to be shipped over their
lines to the exclusion of private own
ers- In other words, the railroads have
a tendency to deal in some of the COM
modities that it was supposed they
would only handle in the capacity of
carIie rs. This applies practically to
the coal business. They should also
be required to make connections with
spur lines as contributory lines and
supply them with cars and not block
them.
THE question of adding to the pro-
vision now in the bill for a judicial
review of the findings of the Interstate
commerce commission should be ap-
preached very cautiously In the first
place a decision of the commission has
the same standing as an act of con-
gress- No court would undertake to
nullify an act of congress suspending
an appeal unless it should take a high
L
why decision of the Committe should
be set aside pending an appeal in the
courts. Any proposition to set aside
such a decision pending action by the
courts will receive the strongest OppO-
sition 1 can give it for one. No one
seeks, and certainly I do not to DENY
the railroads the right to appeal to the
courts. If a rate is established that
threatens the confiscation of their
ra1-r 0Erfrr Of
right to go into courts for protection
But for one I am not inclined to ac-
cord to the members Of the interstate
commerce commission any less patrio-
tism or good judgment than is accord
ed the judges on the bench. They in
both instances are appointed by the
president, and confirmed by the senate.
and I think one can be trusted as well
as the other"
Won't Need to See President.
When asked if his relation toward
the bill would probably lead to fire.
quent conferences with the president.
the senator meditated a moment, and
replied;
The presidents views are well un-
derstoOd. He has expressed himself
very fully in his message and in news
papers Newspapers have spared no
opportunity to announce what they
suppose TO be his views on the subject
Therefore. there is no further need for
anybody to get his views, and he has
been very free to communicate his
views TO congress whenever ne has
seen fit to do So
DO you take the view that this rail-
road legislation is a Democratic meas /
ure, now that it has been reported by
a majority of Democrats on the com
mittee and by a Democratic senator2''
1t is nOn-partisan measure" re
piled Senator Tillman. 1T is neither
Republican nor Democratic"
Senator Aldrich will on Monday
make a statement on the floor of the
senate outlining briefly his attitude to-
ward railroad rate legislation. He
announced both to senators and news
paper men today that people who sup
posed that he was opposed to legisla-
ton was very much mistaken. On the
contrary, he declared, he believed it to
be the duty of congress to take some
steps for the asserting of its prerOga-
tives, but he added his unalterabIe
opposition to any measure which did
not provide for review by the courts.
DoIIiver and cIapp Happy.
Senators DoIlfver and Clapp were
the subjects of congratulation. and
both expressed great satisfaction over
the result of the committees delibera-
tons. Mr.. DOlliver manifested no
chagTin over the selection of Mr.. Till
man as the floor manager for the bill
but said that he would secure all the
satisfaction possible if so meritOrious
a measure could become q law He
was seen just after he had left the
White House, where he had had a con-
ference with the president and he
assured all those with whom he came
in contact that the president was quite