Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-04-10
THERE WILL Be
COURT REVIEW
Mild Amendment Will
Be Added to the
Rate Bill

~ 10 pe proposed by the senate In the
rate discussion now going forward. 1t
mas been said at various times that the
Hepburn bill was going to make entire
shipwreck in the senate and at other
times that it would pass absolutely
without amendment. But neither prop
osition is likely. There is going to be
more talking, probably three weeks of
1t. But when the opponents Of rate
control and its friends get their forces
arranged as well as they can, speech
making will stop abruptly and the vot-
Ing will be very small matter.
1t ts considerable significance that
the convention of state railway COM
missioners came out this week square,
ly for the presidents solution, that the
rate making power be given to the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
a provision inserted specifically for a
court review that would protect all the
constitutional rights of the railroads
and the great amount of money they
have invested in the business. The
convention is an important one, for it
includes representatives from almost
every state who supervise all the state
railroad business They were the
guests of the Interstate Commerce
Commission while in Washington and
while strong effort was made to cap
ture them as soon as they reached
Washington and to turn all the influ-
ence they had against the proposal to
invest the Interstate Commerce Com
mission with any rate making power
either withor without court review
provision, the effort failed and they
ahve declared themselves fully in ac-
cord with the administration in its
attitude toward railway rate regula-
ton. The Importance of the conven-
tion's views is in the fact that while
1t represents all parts of the country
and is composed of men who while not
railroad men themselves have an ex-
cellent opportunity to study the sit
uation from the standpoint both Of the
railroad and the shipper in all sections
of the union and to know how the peo-
pie of the several states feel on the
subject of rate control.
Down to Business on the Tariff.
After thorough canvas Of the sit
uation. the Massachusetts republicans
decided there was not strength enough
IN the tariff revision movement to war
rant trying to force it's consideration
at this session. Therefore the original
plan for bringing up the tarift ques-
ton at the house caucus has been
abandoned. 1t 10 understood. however,
that q satisfactory compromise will be
reached through proposal OF Mr.
Davidson OF Wisconsin. That is that
the committee on ways and means
shall hold series OF hearings through
the summer and collect all the data
possible from those interests anxious
for tariff revision. It would be some
thing like the senate railway hearing
and give all interested chance to ex-
press their views. When the commit
tee met the house at the following SEES.
sion 1t would be able to report just
how matters really stood in the coun.
try and II there was genuine senti.
ment for revision and It was no,
found to be largely talk, It would b.
possible to present some concrete
scheme that would have real weigh,
and save lot OF time and talk on thu
floor.
i Busy Day for eonaparte.
It Is understood that Secretary
Bonaparte il having troubles enough
to last all summer. The passage OF 3
graduated hazing bill will put it up t,
him to meet out punishment to an,
midshipman found guilty OF hazins
This will subject him to more pressur'
in many ways that secretary OF tn,
navy has often suffered. Some Of tn,
old cases he still will have to deal Will
under the old law where no distinc.
ton was made between the difIeren
classes Of hasing and where the pun
ishment was arbitrary dismissal. Thu
will leave him the unpleasant alter
native Of dropping or Diminishing ,
number OF men. But In the futur
with more rational punishment lav
Ito back him and one that VIII not de
/ feat itself by IT. own severity. It .
likely that the secretary Will b abl
to stamp out the objectionable prac
tice from the academy almost alto
gether.
Why Russia Wants csNssssnes.
Russia has come 10 the front Wit
some moro proposals. for the cominl
& | Eaana conference. The plan N