The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-02
RATE BILL OPPONENTS
 SCENT THEIR DEFEAT
MEASURE WILL PASS SENATE PRACTICALLY AS TT CAME
 FROM HOUSE.

No Hope of Any Assistance from the
 President in Getting an Amendment
 for Judicial Review of Orders of the
 Interstate Commerce Commission
 This Made Clear by Him Yesterday
 to Senators Crane and Spooner--Both
 Factions Active.
 Washington, March That the rail- road rate bill will be passed by the senate practically as it came from the houseis an admission that the oppo- nents of the measure are almost wiling to make. It was admitted to-day that they cannot hope for any assistance from the president in getting an amendment for judicial review of or ders of the interstate commerce com mission. The president made this clear to Senators Crane and Spooner to-day. The only hope left ot the opponents of the measure is in the democrats. They have not definitely determined what the party position will be toward such an amendment, but it is admitted that more than half the minority favor pass ing the bill exactly as it came from the house.
 The task of lining up senators on this subject Is proceeding daily, both factions being active in this respect. It is believed that by the time the bill is taken up it can be determined whether there is possible chance for an amendment. If there is not, the oppo- nents unhesitatingly say they will make their speeches and record their votes against the measure, and lend their assistance in bringing about an early vote.
 The railroad bill for several days has been regarded as the one measure standing in the way of an early ad- jourfiment of congress. One of the leading republican senators, a member of the steering committee, declared to- day that the Philippine tariff bill, the statehood bill and the Santo Domingo treaty are all dead" He qualified his statement concerning the statehood bill by saying that he meant that the friends of the bill could not pass it without the Foraker amendment pro- viding for the submission to the vote of the people of New Mexico and Arizona separately the question whether they should have joint statehood. A poll of the senate to-day showed that if vot- ed upon the Foraker amendment would win As to40 providing the full vote of the senate was cast. A vote on the Philippine tariff bill in committee, Is scheduled for tomorrow. majority of the committee is opposed to the bill although two members have not said definitely that they are not willing to permit the bill to be reported to the senate. Only Senators Lodge, Beve- ridge, Long, Carmack and McCreary have declared their positions in favor of reporting the bill. Senators Hale, Burrows, Brandegee, Culberson, Dubois and Stone are pronounced in their op- position, while Senators Dick and Nix on, said to be opposed to the measure, have been inclined to vote to bring the bill from the committee. A nasty poll of the senate taken today indicates that if brought to vote the Philippine tar if bill would be defeated by much larger vote than was found for the For
 
 In the event the bill Is defeatedin the committee, the opponents have express ed their intention of making motion in the senate to have the committee discharged from further consideration of the measure, and thus finally dis pose of it by a test vote on such a mo- tion.
 Practically all of the senate leaders concede that the Santo Domingo treaty will be defeated if brought to a vote, and the plan most generally favored is to defeat the treaty as early as possi- ble. and thus avoid continued discus sion of 1t.
 Under this general programme, out lined by senate republican leaders, a great amount of expected oratory will be eliminated. These leaders say freely that congress will adjourn early and May has been set as the latest possi- ble date.