Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-02-08
VOTE ON RATE
BILL TODAY
FLOOD OF AMENDMENTS
AND DEBATE END AT ONCE

Washington, Feb. by continuing
its session practically to o'clock, the
house concluded all preliminary steps
to the passage Of the railroad rate
bill tonight ordered a roll call on the
measure and put off the final action
until tomorrow at noon.
The time for amendment came at 4
o'clock, and for three hours follow
ing one amendment after another
came up, was read debated In some
instances and went down to defeat
SO fierce was the struggle to amend
that often when a paragraph of the
bill was concluded in the reading a
dozen members waived their amend
ments and shouted for recognition.
Not one of these was adopted. They
contained all manner of propositions
such as regulating preferentials, the
long and short haul, free passes, court
procedure, whole rate bills and parts
of bills, all went "by the board
Previous to these exciting proceed
lngs the house had been entertained
for five hourse by the oratory of its
hest speakers.
Mr.. Bourke Cochran of New York
gave his approval to the measure in
an elaborate speech
Mr.. Cochran announced his position
in favor of the bill. While he did not
consider it a panacea for all evils, 1t
was a most wholesome manifestation
of a unanimous public determination
to deal with rate evils, 1t was the
only means by which public ownership
could be stopped and checked the
most plausible argument of the social
lists. "The history of railroad man
agement in this country" he said.
lis the history of favoritism of cor
ruption and of fraud" In spite Of
this he would not say the railroads
had not rendered enormous service,
but they had not been as efficient as
they should be- His next assertion
was that railway influences predomi-
mated in both parties. He showed
how the representatives of wealth
ignored the courts and dominated
state administrations. The very court
which had dropped the proceedings
against II. II. Rogers had the next
day issued a most vigorous injunc-
ton against striking printers. I'm this
connection he reviewed the Northern
Securities case. The fact that no
criminal proceedings had been begun
was dwelt on at length and a Jail
sentence and conviction of two rail-
roads for mere indiscretlons,' con-
trasted, his compliments were paid to
Rockefeller, "at once the richest and
most despised of our whole popula-
| ton"
Universal applause greeted Cock
rams conclusion and after a formal
congratulatory reception to him,
Mann Ulls.) took the floor.
Then the minority leader, Mr.. Will
liams expounded the measure and
congratulated everybody on its sue
cess. Chairman Hepburn closed the
debate in a comprehensive speech deal
ing with the arguments of its oppOn-
ents and the terms of the bill.
Throughout the day the attendance
Of members was large and the galler-
les were crowded.
Grant to BE Major General.
Washington Feb. THE president
today sent to the senate the nomlna-
tion Of Brigadier General Frederick
d. Grant to be major general.
Two More Drop for IIazlng.
Annapolis. Md, Feb. 7.-Midshlp-
men Richard |. De Sausure. of Charles
ton. S. c., and George II. Melvin Of
Geneseo. Ills, we're formally dis
missed from the naval academy at
noon today for hazing.