The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-05-17
IN TIE SENATE.

Aside from, q few minutes loyoted to rho
reIcrtiou of the Allison amendments To the
pa i1rnal rgto bill and n half -buur given To
rNrtinn business, the senate on the sin de-.
,otrd its entire scsSio, 70 nm iupfcrtu,l
consideration of the Elkins amendment pro-
hfi+iutr common carriers from engaging, in
mining coal or the production Of other com.
IunIitirs in comurtition with SINNERS
trrnt confusion arose ms TO tho exact sub.
frrt hrfnIr me house owiu. 10 tho number
81 substitutes for amendments ia rho orig.
mol ',,nDLu,,nt orrrrcd Al : n IN ul.
i iomrpmsnt until the NEXT dav was taken
mo senate ON the OH made considerable
,,rn%rass with tho railway rate hin An
aamTndmeut formally offered by Mr. ElLius
- nri|lunlly suggested hv Mr. Nil aurin
diyorrina me production Of rnul and other
.nmmoditics from their TRANSFORMATION. was
aIontrd Ly n vote of "a To q Drhrr amend.
mnnts accented included the following: Re.
rrirfno carriers To NM I'm switches for shin.
Tnrs an reasonable terms: including sleen.
mo cor and EXPRESS compautps I'm the onern.
tinns of the biil. comuclliur curriers' Ia Give
e%nnIIv GOOD service ana like occomm0Lo
tfGns 10 all persons having the same com.
nonsotiou Tor Interstate TRANSFORMATION Of
noSs@nrnrs An ,ymcuGment Inv Mr. Ia roi
istte Giving the commission iurisdiction
nyer the long and short haul question was
Iosr ~ to as Adjournment until next dny
was taken.
rbo senate IN IN, ,oth comn,otea tho co,-
sideration Of the second section of the rail
road rate bill. and lust before adjournment
listened to the reading of sections 3 and T.
without considering any amendments of
ferpd To them Several importaut changes
were made In the second article Including
n provision imposing a penalty of fine ana
lnprisonment against shippers who secure
rebates from transportation companies. An
other amendment adopted gives the govern
mpnt business a preference over all other
traffic in time of war. There was continu-
Gus debate throughout the day and there
was no little complaint that senators mani
Tested a disposition to Increase the time
allowed them under the hfteen minute rule
The Senat" adjourned untl the next day.
Senator Baileys amendment TO the rail
way rate bill, on the 1lth, providing that
the orders of the interstate commerce com
mission are not to he suspended by the
inferior United States courts, was defeated
In the Senate by an almost strictly party
vote of % to o. An amendment offered by
Mr. Rayner combining court review to con
stitutional questions also was rejected as
were q number of other amendments sub
mitted by Democrats or 10y Mr.. La Toilette
The only amendments accepted during the
session were those offered by Mr.. Allison,
striking out the phrase falrly remunera-
tive in the provision Allowing the com
mercc COMMISSION TO IN rates. limiting the
operations or orders OF the COMMISSION TO
two years, ana haklhS the commerce COM
mission the detehuait III SUITS cha!ieHSihg
the rates h&ed Oy IT, Auyonrhlheht uhtH
the next day was taken at 900 p H.
Tie rate bill occupied the entire time
of the Senate on the l2th. senator llllinan
made a statement detailing his ana senator
Bailey's negotiations with the PRESIDENT