The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-15
AMENDMENT REJECTED
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Mr.. LA TOILETTE PROPOSES IN
CURRY TO ASCERTAIN VALUE
OF ALL RAILROADS.
:aITICIsEs ACTION OF COLLEAGUES.
GAYS HIS EVERY SUGGESTION IS
PROMPTLY FOLLOWED BY
MOTION TO TABLE.

Washington, May 15-During the
consideration of the railroad rate bill
in the senate new section was pro-
posed by Mr.. La Toilette (Wis.) pro-
viding for an Investigation by the
commission to ascertain the fair value
of the property of evete railroad, etc.
During the reading the Wisconsin
senator said that as an amendment by
him was taken as signal for some
one of his Republican colleagues to
move to lay it on the table he de-
sired to have order. At his demand
the proposed new section was ordered
re-read from the beginning and at the
conclusion Senator Hale promptly
made a motion to table. At the re-
quest of Senator Money the motion
was withheld while he spoke briefly,
supporting the amendment. Before
Senator Hale could renew his motion
Senator Spooner said he did not know
whether his colleague desired to speak,
but that if he did he should be per.
mitted to do so. Senator Hale said he
thought the senate was ready to vote,
but that he would withhold the motion
long enough for the author of the
amendment to speak. @-..a,-. ~.
= Senator Clarke (Ark.) objected on
the ground that the senator from
Maine could not make his motion
with a string to it, and that he could
not specify who should speak, where
upon the Maine senator again made
his motion to table. Senator Bacon
made point of order that under the
consent agreement for the discussion
of amendments under the fifteen min
ute rule motion to table was not in
order. -.-. ..-.~.. .-....--.. -. T. H. gH
It was ruled that the motion to lay
the amendment on the table was in
order, but the motion to that end was
voted down, whereupon Senator
Clarke (Ark.) addressed the senate In
support of the amendment.
Hale Renews Motion to Table.
AS soon as Mr.. Clarke had taken his
seat Mr.. Hale renewed his motion to
table the amendment, "as the senator
from Wisconsin does not seem to de-
sire to explain it," he added. i
"If the senator will permit me- in
terjected Mr.. La Toilette, II will ex-
plain the amendment" :
After explaining that he was not
aware that any senator could fore
close" another from speaking simply
by giving notice Of a motion to table
Mr.. La Toilette remarked that the
senator from Maine had promptly
moved to table every amendment he
(La Follette) had offered. And will
say this" he continued, with respect
to procedure under the special order
that while | remain a member OF this
senate there never will be unanimous
consent again given to such a PROPOSE
tion which does not permit Of vote
being taken directly upon amendments
offered. He then turned his attention
to his amendment, making the point
that unless the commission has ascer-
tanned the true value of railroad prop
erty it could not ascertain what would
be just and reasonable rate.
When he had concluded Mr.. Hale
renewed his motion to table the amend
ment. Upon a roll call this motion pre-
vailed, 40 to e. .~
An amendment by Mr.. Foraker, a
modification of section of the Elkins
act, was defeated, 56 to 10, and an
other amendment by Mr.. La Toilette,
requiring all roads carrying passen-
gers to install the block system of sig
nails prior to July l, 1911, met the
same fate. BIZ