Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-24

REPORTS RATE BILL
Senate Committee Sends Measure Back to
Floor Without Amendment,
DEMOCRATS AID ADMINS TRATl0N MEN
Members of Committee Reserve Right to
Submit Amendments.
TlllMAN TO HAVE CHARGE or MEASURE
New Precedent Established in Giving
Minontv Member Control,
ILLMAN TO HAVE CHARGE or MEASURE
ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE is EXPECTED
MIR. TillmRn says he VIII submit
an Amendment to Divorce
Common CARRIERS from
coal business.

! WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--By a vote Of
| to the senate committee on interstate
commerce today agreed to report the Hep
| burn rate bill without amendment, but the
/ resolution reserved to the members of the
| committee freedom of action concerning
| amendments offered In the senate. by
vote of . to Senator Tillman. democrat.
was given the honor rof reporting the bill.
! This establishes precedent In that a re-
/ publican senate committee has given to a
| democrat control of an important measure
passed by a republican house and endorsed
by republican president. Senators Cullom
and Carmack were absent and their votes
were recorded only on the main proposition.
The resolution follows;
| Resolved That the interstate commerce
committee report favorably house bill l29Si
| as II passed the house, II being understood
! that members Of the committee have right
/ to vote as they choose on amendments or To
! offer amendments in the senate on consider
alton of the bill
Senator Doliver offered the first part OF
the resolution and Senator Aldrich made a
motion to amend by adding the restrictions
concerning amendments. The Aldrich mo-
ton prevailed, the Alternatives being Elk
ins. Aldrich. Kean, Foraker, Crane TIL
man. Foster and Newlands. Tho negative
votes were Dollivcr Clapp and McIaurin
| After the meeting, however. Senator Nc
Laurin said that he had intended to vote
| for the change, and change was made in
! the committee record leaving only Dolliver
and Clapp for the resolution offered by
Senator Doliver. The vote for tho resolu
tlon amended was:
Yeas-Cullom, Doliver, Clapp. Tillman
! McLaurin. Carmack Foster and Newlands
| Nays-Elkins, Aldrich, Kean, Foraker and
Crane.
TiIIman 10 Report Bill.
Senator Aldrich then moved that the bill
be reported by Chairman Elkins, but Sena-
tors Dolliver and Tillman protested that
some friend of the measure should mako
the report and Senator Aldrich amended
his motion. providing that the report
should be made by Senator Tillman. He
stated that the democratic members fur
nished the majority of the votes for the
bill and that 1t was proper to have the
minority father it." This was taken by
Senators Dolieer4dnd ciapp ma an effort
to humlliato Chem. but they remained
silent
Chairman Elkins suggested that the re-
port should be made by Senator Dolliver,
who had been one of the men who helped
draft the Hepburn bill and leader In the
fight to prevent the adoption of amend
ments. Only Senator Clapp supported the
suggestion which had been informally
made
vote was then had on the question
of who should report the bill, resulting
as follows:
For Senator Ttllman-Aldrich Kean, For
aker, Crane and McLaurin.
For Senator Doliver-Elkins, Clapp ana
Newlands.
Not Voting-Doliver. Tillman and Foster
Before the session today the result was
in doubt. The division of the republican
senators on the question OF judicial re-
view of orders of the Interstate Commerce
commission left the democratic members
in absolute control. II was apparent that
II they divided the court review amend
ment would be adopted The minority
members, after trying to get together last
night, held a second conference early this
morning. The expression at the confer
, ence was to report the bill without recon-
mendaton of any character, but the agree
ment was not binding. With that under
standing, the democrats went into the
meeting The republicans were already
assembled. The minority did not make its
decision known and the Hepburn bill was
taken up and the conservative" repub-
lican faction sought To amend the first
section. At that juncture Senator Dol
liver. leading the force that was opposed
to amendments, read a telegram from
|
against all amendments that were not
recommended by the committee unani-
mously and to cast his vote for the Hep
burn bill as il came from the house. OBJ
lection was made to recording Senator
Cullom on any amendments that had not
been submitted to him.
, Decisive Move by DOiIiver.
, Senator Dolliver then moved to report
the Hepburn bill favorably as It was passed
by the house and said that on that he
would demand that Senator Cullom's vote
be recorded. This precipitated a lining up
on the only important contention and the
democrats desired time for further con
sultation A recess was taken until :
O'Clock.
, The four minority members present with
drew to senator Tillman's committee rooia
and then decided TO stand as a unit for
the Hepburn bill With the reservation pro-
vided In the resolution that was finally
adopted They did not insist upon this
freedom Of action being made a part 81
, the resolution. however.
When the committee assembled Sena toI
! Dolliver called for vote on his motion
senator Foster said that he was ready t.
vote for Il. hut made the statement that
he should reserve the right TO vote to'
amendments IN the scustc, II he chose. That
was the position taken by senator NJ
Iaurin. and senator Aldrich said that u
e that was the situation it should he mad.
a part 81 the motion. The result a.
stated before
LoRE debate ts Expected.
la spite - the fact that the senate Wa
B not iu session today nearly all % the ser
D atorS we're drawn 90 yhg capitol by the en;
D tsst IN the interstate commerce COMMITTEES
A soon as Jhs result Was made know
fpeeuIation t--gal as 90 the probable pro
c~durc on the rnoT N wss predicted thsr,
would b. dslsys and an sorts % ohstr1c
: tive tactics u-.d. This was contradieted
: however. ~ sruatoFs Aldrich and Crau'
= ara other lradinx senators not members oi
the interstate v'mnittes. They ssid the,
favor r-aehinE an sgreen'ent whereby th'
, biil could h. placed on the calendar a. III
unfinished bu~iurss ahead of the statshoof
hill The, said they thousht the prouai
, uencs gNeu the railTeaA rate aasstion AL