The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-13
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washington, Jan. ga clash be-
tween the administration and anti adj
ministration forces Of the senate COM
mittee on inteState commerce is en-
minent. They have almost reached
the parting of the ways on theregula
ton of railroad rate legislation. One
OF the most spirited controversies that
has yet marked these meetings took
place Friday, when the proposition
was advanced to defer final action up-
on rate bill until the house I t rem
resentatives had Mr. Dotheir desires
yer, Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. NewIands
were the only so-called administration
members present. They objected and
declared for immediate action. They
wanted the work of framing q bill to
begin. Chairman Elkins and Mr.. AID
rich were among those who suggested
that it would be better to defer action.
inasmuch as the house was the popu-
lar branch and legislation could be
pushed through under limited debate,
while no such thing was possible in
the senate. They said the opinion in
the upper body could be crystalized
more readily if it were known what
the house desired.
TRYING TO Conciiiafe Democrats
Mr.. Deliver is striving SO to amend
his rate bill as to meet certain obiec-
tions Of the Democratic members of
the committee. If he can do this, he
can secure majority numerically, as
Clapp and Cullom, two other Repub-
licans, it is said, win support him.
Chairman Elkins declares there is
no intention of flibustering in the
committee. It is the belief, however,
of the administration men that if rate
regulation is to be kept out of the sem
ate for q month or longer the presi-
dents policy may be defeated because
Of the opportunities for unlimited de-
bate and the consideration of the great
supply measures will make impossible
chances of compromise.
At Fridays session of the committee
Senator Dolliver moved to take DIP his
bill and consider it section by Sec
ton. He argued that if the bill could
be taken up and all portions on which
the committee could not agree be vot-
ed out it would furnish basis for an
early report to the senate. He failed
to obtain the adoption of the motion
or any decision in regard to it, but it
was agreed that an early consideration
Of the various pending measures
should be had. This agreement, how
viewer, did not take the form of def
mite program.
The house of representatives has
gone forward with the understanding
that the senate would report and pass
q bill before it would be called upon
for action. The house committee has
had no hearings, while the senate
committee has been occupied the
greater part of the spring and fall in
hearings. It is thought it may re-
quire a month or six weeks to get a
rate bill out of the house committee
and call it up for consideration. In
dications are that the anti-administra-
ton forces have won first blood in the
great contest that is being quietly
waged on the rate question The sem
ate committee will not hold another
meeting until next Friday.
As far as can be learned, the senate
Democrats will not unite on any bill.
Senators Tillman and Newlands, both
members of the interstate commerce
committee, have bills pending. The
former said that Senator Dolliver's
bill was an elaboration of the ideas
that he had advanced in his brief mea-
SURE and that he could support it "if
no attempt is made to make the Demo