The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-09
DRAFTS BILL TO
CURB RAILROADS
SENATOR ELkiNS OUTLINES a
MEASURE DESIGNED TO REGu-
LATE FREIGHT RATES.
AROUSED AT THE DELAY
And Members Of House Are Wonoef'
lna II They Are Being Duped
BY the Senatorial Ring.
leaders.

was hington, D. c., Jan. S.--Senator
Elkins has drafted the rate oiil thal
ha will advocate before the senate (
committee on interstate commerce. 4
The senator hopes to have the Dill re- '
norted to the senate. Mr.. Eikins mas /
abandoned some of the ideas that ne 4,
mi forth In the beginning OF the als
cuasion His bill win contain pro-
I sim for commission Of nine mem
hers one to he appointed from each
Of the nine judicial districts 20 thal
they may bring to their work not ohiy
general knowledge, but familiarity
with local conditions that exist in var
| ious sections.
According to his plan tbs commis,
sion after hearing a complaint VIII
have power to carry 1t into iedefai
court where its reasonaDiehess may
be passed upon. BY allowing the court
tn mass upon the question OF reason
ah,eness of the rate the entire trans
action will be promoted ana deiay' nc
believes. will be avoided
rbe commission will be empowered
10 exerc sc legislative functloh win
In certain well defined limitations
There are many additional details
~ tho bin that is being framed by Mr.
E,l,ins that will be decided but the
nlan az outlined will be the basis OF
whatever measure he puts before the
committee for confederation
Are They Dupes'
Meanwh le friends of rate ieeisia
lion In Congress are asking lheh'
solves II they are being duped by the
senate Senator Elkins shows no dis-
rosition to report his bill to the sen
Ate and outwardly there is no more
prospect of committee decision 'han
there was when congress met over
month ago.
senator Dolliver, the president
ahamnion In the rate fight. Is aroused
N the long delay. lie " inahinl
threats hat IL Senator Elkins does no
act quickly he viii ignore the com
ritee and precipitate the who'll
railroad proposition on the noor Q
the senate. :.
Senator Dollver has induiged Il
some plain talking with number
his friends He thinks Elk!ns con
mittee Is merely fooling along IN o
der To kill time. Under the guise {
mature delberation,' the committee
: lettipg week after week slip by Wit
but little progress toward bill. Tn
committee has had the question
rato regulation under consideration fc
q year.
The House, too, was beginning
wonder IL Il was being fooled Dy 10
Elkins crowd until news OF the draite
measure became public today. Accor'
,nr Ia the program of the leaders
the two branches Of congress The SCI
ate was first to act on a Dill whic
would then be taken up by the nous
eft looks TO me az though the Sc
ate was mp to its old tricks, saa
nrominent congressman today. IN
are waiting In the hope that the Hou
will mass the bill first. and then Tn
Uju have an excuse for further tin
- killing by pulling our measure
no pieces
of There Is a strong disposition amo
, the House leaders TO GO nothing un
ave the Senate moves.
80, II was rumored today that az
!, a had been made by the admlnistfaii
senators with the Democratic senate
orv by which the minority interests DO
is will not bring In rate bill nut v
mo support the Dolliver measure. SCI
-, tor polliver and senator Tiliman h
.aJ a long conference and al the conc
,,se sion the agreement was reported
President Samuel Spencer OF
Southern Railway has abandoned
fight against the rate legislation.
Until recently Mr.. Spooner was lie
ank ing the organized opposition on
ison mart of the railroads, but the Sc
tor tors do not knew what sort Of a me
g an ure win be adopted. This uncertai
.rric extends to the cabinet and one
ling the presidents official advisers
hon today no two members OF the cabi
agreed as 10 the kind Of rate law
ought 10 be enacted.
Submarine Boats.
The submarine boats Shark and
four. Noise. which have been underg
food changes at the New York Navy u
,bie viii be te1tef as to the value OF
hem changes. which are intended 10 be
dis movements for the whole marine
the vice.
These tests will be made as -
As possible because on the succes'
lthe improvements will depend y
work shall be done on the Cram
epty. ana pike on the Pacific coast ana
was Adder and Moccasin at Norfois.
N TO The navy department has been
gree ing special attention 10 TINS olss,
cary. war craft. and the expectation Is