Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
DOLLIVER SEES PRESIDENT
Expected to Aequiesce in the So-Called
Allison Amendment.
TALKS WITH OTHER SENATORS
The Presidents Interest in Jamestown
xposition-Looking After Con-
sular Appointments.

sent, Wnlcn ne mas not done, TO what mas
become known as the Allison amendment to
the railroad rate bill, harmony-plenty of 1t
would alight upon the republican forces In
the Senate. Mr.. Delivers present display
of opposition to this amendment is expected
by its advocates to peter out in short time,
and then the amendment will be brought to
the front with the backing of practically
the entire republican side of the Senate.
Those senators who are at heart dubious
about its effect on the country and on the
rate bin itself will smother their views, IL
is limited by the managers of the matter,
and support the amendment.
But for Mr.. Delivers inability to see the
glories and perfection of the Allison amend
ment and his failure to show the proper de-
light at its qualities, peace and harmony
might have been embracing everybody and
everything before this,
As an aid In that direction he had long
talk with the President today. Somebody
said that he was sent for. There was q
look of thoughtfulness In his face as he
sauntered into the executive rooms. This
was complicated by a puzzled expression
when he came out.
Early Conferences at the White House
Before he reached the White House there
had been some conferences on the rate
question. Senators Crane and Carter, the
former representing the supposed conserv-
otANS AOiCcS VI the SENATE ana the ldttcT
the radicals, went over the situation with
the President and told him just how many
recalcitrants there were and how set they
seemed to be. These two senators have
been foremost In the efforts to bring about
harmony between the elements of the SEN
ate, and the announcement that two men
so shrewd as these believe that everything
Is well adjusted for results Is received
with satisfaction by those Joining them
The strongest ally they have, Of course
Ia NJ lFfx- tic
prevail TO the so-called Allison amendment
and he would be pleased to see every sena-
tor who has been working with him agree
with his views.
The courteous part of It all Is that the
men upon whom the President depended In
the early stages of the fght-Dolliver
Clapp and Culom-are the ones who now
urge the strongest objection to the way of
the settlement that has been agreed upon;
at least they have been doing so. Senator
Dolliver, with whom the President had
dozens of conferences at the inception of
the fight in the Senate, Is said to feel that
the proposed amendment confers the very
widest kind of review of the work Of the
interstate commerce commission upon the
courts of the country. He wants this
limited
Senator Cullom up to day or two ago
had no warm regard for the proposed
amendment and there has not as yet been
any display of his affection for It. Senator
Clapp Is put in the same class
The hope OF the harmony senators this
morning was that everything would work
out well enough to have the amendment
introduced In the Senate today. 1t was
furthermore hoped that Senator Allison
would place 1t before the Senate, but there
was good ground early today for stating
that Senator Allison is not ready to do
this.
No Limited Court Review.
Senator Pettus of Alabama saw the Pres
ident to present his nephew, w. P Pettus,
secretary OF the international committee of
the Y. M. c. A, who has been commissioned
to go abroad to take charge of college Y.
NJ. c. A. work in China and Japan. Senator
Pettus was not consulted about the rate
bill. When he was asked what he thought
about the proposed amendment he said: Il
have seen about nineteen editions of It, but
not a single edition limits the courts in any
way. 1 don't know what the twentieth will
do If 1t Is like the others the courts will
have the broadest scope in their review"
Vice President Visitor.
Vice President Fairbanks was with the
President a short time. He did not say
whether he had talked rate legislation with
him In any form, but 1t is known that the
Vice President Is looking for an early vote
in the Senate on the pending bill. He has
delayed some important engagements until
after a vote is taken on the bill, and he
Hdu UOpSu THAT ne WOulu De HDlS TO get
away from here by the middle of the pres
ent week. Unless Senator Doliver and
others of his belief are brought into line in
a day or so the Vice Presidents plans are
almost certain to be disturbed.
The President is Satisfied.
The Presidents satisfaction with the
proposed amendment Is shown In his in
terviews with senators and others and in
his kilograms out of the city. He yester-
day sent the following telegram:
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1905.
'@W. r. Hill and Members Legislative Com
mittee, Pennsylvania State Grange
Harrisburg, Pa:
Telegram received. I am happy to tell
you that not only am standing on my
original position regards rate legisla-
ton, but 1t seems likely that Congress
Will take this position, too.
The Hepburn bill meets my views, as
have from the beginning stated The ALI
son amendment is only declaratory of
what the Hepburn bill must mean. sup
posing 1t TO be constitutional. and no
genuine friend Of the bill can object to 1t
without stultifying himself.
In addition should be glad to get GER
tain amendments, such as those COM
monty known as the Long and Oyerman
amendments; but they are not vital and
even without them the Hepburn bill with
the Allison amendment contains practi-
cally exactly what have both originally
and always since asked for. and II enacted
into law it win represent the longest step
ever yet taken in the direction of solving
the railway-rate problem.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Friendly to Jamestown.
Ex-Representative Harry st. C. Tucker
president OF the jamestown Exposition
Company. introduced to the President
Thomas B. Dunn of Rochester, N Y,
chairman of the New York commission to
the jamestown exposition. Mr. Dunn and
party OF New York people have been to
Norfoik to select a site for the $150,0
building New York is to erect there and
he Is delighted with the progress that has
been made toward getting the exposition
ready.
The President reiterated to Mr. Dunn his
ardent hope that Congress will not neglect
the exposition, and hopes that liberal ap-
preparation will be made to see that the