The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-15
MIR. RANER
 STy.>S SENATE Rats Sill at Controversial
 Stage. THE COURT REVIEW FEATURE Nearly Every Senator Has Plan of
 His Own.
Foraker Objects to the IntimatiOn That the Railroads Are Represented On
 the Floor of the Senate.

WASnlnRIOn, h1dTCh hO AoAA road rate bill today reached the con troversial stage in the Senate. The question came up in the regular order of business shortly before o'clock and held the floor until the doors were closed for brief executive session a few minutes after 5 o'clock. MT. Ray ner was the chief speaker of the day and the debate that took place was provoked by some of his utterances Among the senators who were aroused by him were Messrs. Foraker. Lodge and Deliver.
 Both the Ohio senator and the Mas Isachusetts senator took exception to MT. Rayner's contention that the railroads have interfered in the framing of the bill and Mir. Foraker also express him self as dissatisfied with the intimatton that the railroads are represented on the floor of the Senate.
 MT. Deliver expressed dispieasure with the plea for amendments and went so far as to say that the help of such friends as Mir. Rayner could very well be dispensed with. Other senators who participated in the debate were Aidrich, Tillman and Knox.
 Mir. Knox freely expressed his opin- ion that the bin would be unconstitu- tional without provision for the re- view of the commissions findings by the courts and MT. Aldrich stated his belief that he and Mir. Rayner were not greatly at variance Tn their views. He declined, however, to agree to ac- cept amendments which were outlined by the Maryland senator.
 Mir. TiIIman's View.
 Mir. Tillman reiterated his objection to the bill but declared that he believed that the bill could be so amended as to make it acceptable.
 The argument of Mir. Rayner was di- Eaw. s-R k1- tion that Congress has the right to fix rates but that the bin should be so amended as to dispense with the sus- pension provision. He also advocated other amendments.
 On motion of Mir Culberson the fol- lowing resolution was adopted:
 That the secretary of war is hereby directed to send to the Senate copies of reports and other communications between the war department and any officials in the Philippine Islands re- specting the recent attacks by troops of United States on Mt. Jalo.
 The resolution was accepted without comment or division
 Mir Warren addressed the Senate on the bill extending from twenty-six to twenty eight hours the time during which live stock in transit on railroad trains may be confined without change,
 
 terest of humanitarlanism and should be passed The bill was reported by the committee on agriculture and a number of Senators made objection that 1t should have been considered by the committee on interstate commerce.
 Mir. Tillman made plea in the inter- est of the consumers of beef. The cat tie owners want to get through with as little cost as possible he said. The A6 0raIxr trs saving trouble and expenses and the humane society people are generally up in the moon." He contended that to keep cattle confined for more than twenty-eight hours would cause a fe- verish condition, rendering the stock unfit for butchering.
 Mir. Warren contended that the re- suit would be the opposite of that in- dicated by the South Carolina Sena- tor.
 After further discussion the bill was laid aside and Mr. Rayner addressed the Senate in support of the railroad rate bill.
 Controversy With Deliver.
 During the progress of his speech, MT. Rayner engaged in a controversy with Mr. Deliver over the rights of parties to any case arising under the hill to go into the United States courts. He contended that no such privilege was granted and that none existed un- less as much as s2.000 was involved while Mir. Deliver urged the Jurisdic- tion of circuit courts
 In the course of his remarks My. Rayner suggested that some railroad lawyer had been instrumental in fram- ing some parts of the bill and MT. Foraker asked what lawyer he had In mind
 Not you" responded Mir Rayner,
 He added the statement that the sug- gestion had applied to the provision of the suspension of the findings of the Interstate Commerce Commission. MT. Foraker asked then If reference had been made to MT. Deliver and he re- piled in the negative. adding that he had the names of lawyers and could give them
 "It is the first time" responded Mir. Foraker. that I ever heard that there had been a railroad lawyer engaged in the rreparatio of the bill, but I had suspected it all the time
 MT. Rayner replied that the use of the word "suspension" in the bill was sufficient evidence of their activity and he declared that If 1t was to remain he would not support the bill
 MT. Deliver declared that no outside attorney except the attorney general had been conSufteu III the pGepdi idllOh of the bill
 There is not 8 line in the bill that cannot be defended" he declared. and MT. Rayner said that he had not meant to reflect upon the committee that re- ported the bill
 InjunctIOns Easy to Get. | Tn a colloquy with Mir, Fulton con- cerninr the right of injunction. Mir. l Ravner said that almost anybody i could get an injunction. "I have no doubt." he exclaimed. that you could get yn injunction to prevent the Sena- | for from oregon from running for | the Presidency of the United States"
 MT. Knox questioned MT Rayner about his expressed willingness to vote | for thebiIl without court review pro- | vision and asked if he would vote for | inc bill if he knew that the omission of | that provision would render the bill unconstitutional.
 MT. Rayner did not immediately make direct reply to the inquiry, but | asked if he considered the bill uncon- i stitutlonal without such provision. The Pennsylvania Senator replied promptly and emphatically without the slightest | doubt"
 ] MT. Rayner then made reply to MT