The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-01
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menta la the railway rate regulation hill
and tu vote on zach amendment ~ soon ~
ita discussion haa been conciHied wa
rra ched IN he senate this afternoon. THIS
agreement mn rka tho beginning ~ nh" end
IN tho rate bill debate Predictions ~"
bring made Tonight that n tate law will
be enacted In ten da " or two weeks,
The agreement was unanimous. II cam
suddenly. almost unexpectedly, although
Senators representing all shades ~ opinion
on the subject ~ railway rate making had
been at work all day trying tn arrange u
time for taSing n vote on the hill itaelf.
Adehnite proposal Ia fin May II ~ the date
for a final vote evoked much consideration.
hut IL was not satisfactory to several Snna-
tors.
At the close 81 a act speech on tho rate
question, delivered by senator Clarke 81
Arkansas. senator Tillman aroee and asked
that a voting date he fxed. This led To \
rather lively debate. which resulted In the
arrangement TO begin considering amend
menta 10 the hill on Friday ~ this week
and brought from the veteran Senator
FRYE Of Maine the fervent exclamation.
Thank the Lord, which found an C in
the mind OF nearly every Senator pres
ent. The text Of the agreement reached
follows.
1T il agreed by unanimous consent that
on Friday, May 4, 1914. Immediately upon
the conclusion of the routine morning
business the Senate will proceed to the CON
alteration Of the bill III r.. i29s7), the bill
To he read by sections for the purpose OF
amendment. the discussion upon amend
ments offered to proceed under a fifteen
minute rule, the amendments to be dis
posed Of when the discussion thereon is
concluded"
Each Of the two factions In the Senate
is making the assertion that it is thoroughly
satisfied with the agreement and is con-
hdent Of its success when the final vote
comes. There IL apparently, however, a
greater feeling of certainty among the so
called conservatives that they POSSESS a
sufficient number Of votes to enact rate
legislation Of their W way OF thinking.
The main difference bet ween the two fac
tons il over tho court review provision.
the conservatives insisting that the Federal
judiciary shall have the broadcast poesible
authority to pass upon the rate fixing orders
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
while the radicals favor specifically limiting
the powers Of the Judiciary In this regard.
il il claimed that thirty-nine Republican
Senators and twelve Democratic Senators
are certain 10 vote for a broad review pro-
vision. This would give II majority Of seven
for liberal review. =,
- $3.50, -, % mona m Hnnnl RAnANnI
Of the efforts to bring about a compromise
among the divided Republican, may be
expected. There 10 a hopeful feeling that
when the amendments arc actually under
consideration and 1t Ia realized that the
final vote ca mot he long delayed the
lenders will get together and agree upon
n court review pro vision that will have
tho Endorsement Of a large m Majority OF the
Senate and insure the passage OF tho bill
by that body In short order.
Under the formal agreement rea ohed
today general debate on the bill will end
on Thursday and the consideration OF
amendments will he begun on the follow
ing day. The bin will be read by sections,
and tho amendments appropriate to each
section will be considered and voted on
before the next section 10 AIKEN up. No
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| tina n fifteen minutes on u ny one proposition.
1t was made plain In the Senate to-day
that after all the sections OF tho bill have
been read and amendments thereto CON-
eidered and voted on other amend ments
mny be offered &c any section. There sre
about ninety amendments TO the mea sure
now before the Senate.
Most OF these are unimportant, hut II 10
believed that one-third Of them will be
debated at some length. IL Ia impossible
TO estimate how long II will take TO dispose
of tho amend ments. but the opinion TINT
has tho greater number OF supporter 10
that not more than ten days will be required
II was apparent shortly after moor mat
the leaders on both sides were busying Them
selves TO secure an agreement ON a dhte LOT
n vote. Mr.. Clarke OF Arkansas was con-
GLIDING his speech on the rate bill Mr..
1illman, who Is nominally In charge OF
the measure, moved among the Senators
with a look Of set determination on his
face. In conversation with Senator Aldrlch
his gestures we're emphatic. Word was
whispered about the chamber Just about
the time Mr.. Clarke was rounding out his
pororation that an informal agreement had
been reached, which Mr.. Tfllman would
formally and officially seal az soon as Mr.,
Clarke had concluded.
At the critical m the South Caro-
lima Senator arose and submitted n request
for unanimous consent that general debate
CLOSE with the session Tomorrow and that
the amendments be taken up and disposed
OF after debate under the ton minute rule
and that a final vote be taken on the bill and
amendments then pending on Friday,
May o,
All the while Mr., Tillman was explaining
Mr.. Aldrioh Of Rhode Island sat nodding
assent. When Mr., Tillman concluded
Messrs. Aldrich, Lodge, Hale and Allison
were on their fcet. A few minutes Of par
liamentary sparring occurred and every
thing seemed To DO progressing rapidly
toward an agreement when Mr.. Morgan Of
Alabama piped out an objection. This was
greeted with murmurs Of disapproval, but
the venerable Senator wa immoVable,
Mr.. Morgan explained that he was ready
TO take up the bill tomorrow II necessary,
and consider II section by section with the
amendments and dispose OF amendments
In their order and when this had been
lone TO vote on the bill AZ amended, But
he decla rod that no would object TO fixing
-. ,I..o f,r A ynta that might nrprlula tina