The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-11
spooner Makes Totes.

consulted rather than nine.
spooner Makes Notes.
From this time on it is. doubtful if
anything convincing will be heard
about congress not having the power To
limit the power OF circuit and district
courts 1l Senators spooner and Knox
address, but today it Is said that theyy
can hardly hope to overcome the force
OF the Bailey arguments and eloquence,
During the whole Of the address.
Senator Spooner sat in his place. maxi
ing copious pencil notations. Senator
hnox was also In his seat, but he made
no notes. 1t Senator Bailey has salts
ned the senate that his proposed amend
ment is proper, he will have contrib
pted an important part to the rate de-
The question will then turn on the
expedlency of such an amendment. OBJ
v1ousiy Whatever troubles there are in
carrying out the provisions of the rate
law, will be met first in the lower fed
eral courts, where suits will be insti.
tuted. The Bailey amendment would
take away from the railroads the priv.
lege OF speedy, hearings in these lower
courts, and make any order of the com.
mission operative until. the courts could
>
llmlnary injunctions I This MIGHT in.
voive serious loss to the railroad. pro.
to be unfair. 'uuso'
Food for Earnest Thought.
whether such a specific proposition
can lawfully be put into the rate hill
even after admitting Senator Bailey =
gsIheral contention that congress has the
a a.s 20 limit the jurisdiction and pow.
els OF me inferior courts, Is, a. Question
attant;o eodaY ls exciting q good deal Of
aaIentlon at the capitol. There, are
| senators who agree with, The RaiIa,,
| contention, but who, at the same time
pe1eNe that the particular amendment
| ne proposes would deprive the railrna i.
OF thelr' liberty in court :. =. - 5
| And SO the debate continues to be ,
! lawyers controversy over fine, noint,
IN which the average layman has nc
ttMlneuaate interest, and which he some
'ii Ws; hnds 1t difficult to comprehend.
s,p WINE the debate is progressing, the
sides Of the chamber, are prenar;nn CT :.
get together in determined opposiiioy
TO the court review amendment Of Sen
ator Knox, which has the 90 K - =
Senator Aldrich. This amendment. nrn
Vldes Tor very wide judicial -revIev
and the president IS supporters feel tha,
! they must defeat it at all hazards. II,
insertion in the bill, they believe. wouif
defeat the bill Is chief purpose ' AM
make the legislation precisely wha
railroads most desire. 1t would a1sn
this being the case, cause a deadlocI
N both houses and perhaps defeat tn.
legislation. It is said that the hons
you'd ti stay here until next winter he
tore IT would yield to the senate on ;,
Yudlelal review such as Senator Kno,
has proposed. r.. =. - =. Al0
! !. Il J Passage Of Bill Expected.
@Fhis Knox amendment has the unite,
ra1iroad support and when the roll 4
| caiIed on Its adoption in the senate
folks all over the country general,
would better sit up and take motto;
Of how, their particular senators stand
The vote on this amendment Will. ner
haps, be the only test vote on the hi
When the time COMES to pass the Iil
itself, there will probably not be hal
a dozen votes in the negative. If ther
are any railroad senators, thew vii
undoubtedly support Mr.. Knox's pia
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