The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-10
rate BILL FIGHT
GETTING WARMER ! ]. It Il.
Democrats Trying 5to Ascertain:
How Many Have Gone ll', Over II
Ito President. s@
BAILEY WILL SPEAK TODAY
.McLaurin Invites Republicans to
Help Democrats Get Mcas,trc
Through. tf'F
WILL SPEAK DAY
rrom Our Regulnr correspondcnt.)

{From Our Regular, Correspondcnt.)
WASHINGTON, y. ca April 0.-serfn"
tor Bailey will speak Tomorrow on his
amendment TO tho ratio bill which limits
the Jurisdiction OF tho courts IN the mat
tor Of granting injunctions for tho Huspen--
sion Of the order Of the Interstate Com
nerce Commission fixing arhtc.
II shall support the Bailey amend
1nent.." said Senator Martin to-day, but
he did not indicate his belief that 1t would l
be adopted Senator Martin ias~lSonI
h the first favored the amendment of the
Hepburn bill, SO ms TO prevent the slis-
pension OF the{rate fixed BY the commits
sion, pending an appeal to the courts.
when tho bill was being considered In
the HOUSE last year, Senator Martin. IN
an Interview In The Times Dispatch Of
January goth, opposed tho proposition to
create special court which should hear
inll cases from the Interstate Commerce
Commission. saying that he thhough !. me
appeals should be taken IN the usual
way--that is, to the United Suites circuit
COURTS and thence to tho SuprfAne Court
OF Appeals. But, the senator snidf5then!
and has said all along, that he# thought
the law should forbid the suspension OF
the rate fixed by the commission until
tho judicial tribunals had decided S3ad-.6
@versely to the commission
Senator Martin believes, also, that the
bill, ,.swheft It finally passes the Senate!
Will contain an amendment allowing APP
leals to the united States Circuit Courts,
and while 1t Is not possible to j forecast.
with great degree OF accuracy the ma
ture Of this provision, 1t will boz pretty
broad, MS has been predicted In this cor
rcspondence on numerous occasions.
Daniel to Speak Wednesday.
Senator Daniel Will speak Wednesday
III advocacy Of his amendment to the rate
bill. which provides that the record OF
tho case as made up before the Intcr-
state Commerce Commission shall be
taken on a writ Of certiorari to tho
United States Circuit Court In the case
( O.: nn8appeal. This will have the effect
Of preventing the Introduction Of evidence
Before the court which was not intro
duced before the commission. unless the
railroad counsel make affidavit that such
evidence could not by due diligence have
been procured In time for introduction
\ at the hearing before the commission.
Il There IS growing belief that neither
the Bailey amendment nor the Knox
amendment, nor the so-caled Long
amendment. which was drawn at the
White House, and is known MS the White
House amendment, will be adopted. -
Is pretty generally believed that the Bill
Will be amended finally so as to provide
+ for. specific court review, but that none
Of the amendments now pending VIII be
tad0pted verbatim. 81
Richmond Men Active.
The railroad men in the Senate are spe-
8cially active these days. Senator Aldrich,
Who is the recognized head of the oppo-H
stion to rate Legislation. though ne VIII
not admit that he opposes all legislation
on the subject, seemed buster on the
floor or the Senate during the morning
hour to-day than on any previous day
this year Most Of his time was de-
voted to visiting the desks OF Democrats
and with each Democratic senator he had
prolonged conference. Ills call Mt the l
desk OF Senator Clarke, OF Arkansas, was
especially lengthy, and the Arkansan
senator, who is distinctly persona grata
at the White House these days, gave close
heed to what tho Rhode Island senator
had to say.
Senator Clarke is counted on to give
s,lpport to the White House amendment
"a The rate bill. 1t is said to be pretty
So fo to count on his voting as the Pres-
dent desires every timo unless a Demo
cratic caucus forbids.
Democrats are trying very hard TO- ass
certain how many senator's among theml
has been taken In by the President to !
heln him get his rate bill through.$ailt
thns been often noted that whenever the.
Republicanss need votes they simply go
over to the Democratic side and get them.
Several times this year they have failed
( to get that which they went after, notably
In tho case OF the Philippine tariff bill
and the ratification of the Snnto Domini-'
can treaty. Both these are dead, for
this session, at least, though It Is possible
TINT an attempt will be made to have
Congress, by a joint resolution, which