The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-16
DICTATE TERMS
TO PRESIDENT
Aldrich and Followers, in Com
plete Control, Change Rate
i Bill at Will.
frrom our Regular Correspondent

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WASHINGTON, D. c.. May lb-The
victory of tho opponents Of effective
rate legislation to-day IN the Senate
Syhen they voted down all amendments 10
change the composition Of tho Interstate
Commerce Commission, was perhaps the
,1,ost important they have won. 1t was
,,crfoct. leaving absolutely nothing moro
34 TO ba taken by the victors.
They even went SO far as to amend the
House bill, which increased the neinpe,-
IS ship of the commission to seven, anu W
iowed the membership to remain at i've
nafot nresent. This was after all amend-
X =, IL q hooking, to increase of membership
nIh to their dis trlbution had been ue-
\. teated
Dictate to President.
81 It is perfectly plain that Senator Al
erich and his friends are SO co,llple. ,.;;,
a IN control Of the Senate that they VIII
5 ,1ictato 10 the President the composllloh
- ma commissions. They will turn down
eor' confirmation any member who is not
81 SATISFACTORY 10 them, and to the interests
,hey represent. This is the view OF .lie
Dnmocrats Of the Senate almost WI
+ rersally. 800 30 soma
Senator Martin spoke in favor OIL sem NJ
II ~ 7 edges amendment increasing Wy
I an q
q ,nernhcrs. which was originally his a1neilu-
II wont "a Senator Lodge admitted. SEN
Intor Martin said he accepted the anell 'u-
,nents TO his opposition. which were nv ny
B4trcrense of salary from $4,000 TO Sl-'"o'
s.,,,d the provision that three Of the mem
: r. ars ~ least. should be lawyers lie qua
b,,ot +l,in1, the question Of salary shouiu
" mo considered in View Of the 1mpor'tall y,
#l.oft+ha work 10 be done by the commas
rslon. IL, ,,,ana-
Ri, ,,ant snid Senator Martin, were inc ~
s.rense Of the membership and its as
J rih,t,on. He declared he had no III,
+ant,on Of SAYING none OF tho preseht
commision should he appointed 70 ~
new one. The vital feature o. tlio a .".,s,,
,nant was that which provided tht.' e"Nt.
~ the nine members shouii w ~. ~ !,
d,ffcrent judicial circuit. Inns was nse ~
sary in order 10 have the divers.l.eu -,
tercsts Of the country properly ~
cd on the commission. :,
rba nrosont commission comes 1ron,
ona's,yth 81 the country. lie did not Wnu l !,
o,,s. +r,o members from the same jreiiciul
circuit.
May Vote To-Day.
-, .1o MI, viii be voted on finally
KS In the Senate tp-iii'i -
cordinr to Vice-President falrp,'nAs' /,
53sSS..I cSpect to leave for Birmlnshan' -. ~
morrow night to make an address a. .' :,
convention of the Southern Metho mo. ~
sai dthe Vice-President. II would nv.
think OF leaving the capitol untii tile tuso
bill is disposed Of. ~. th,t
There is n belief In some quarters ~,
+hn final vote will not be taken :, uh -.
FRIDAY, 1t Is probable the hiii WIN ~
I finished tomorrow afternoon late.
The bin might have been finisheu 70,
Il 7a,- hut for tho persistence OF cer.",n
SENATORS In having amendments nddea 10
me bi]l after it had been read me sen
ate was tied up on an amenolnen. ~
modify the free pass amendmeht wiz"
& it adjourned. - boyo
senator Hopkins was also trying 70 h''t y.
ana senate reconsider the amendment 20
lie bill by wkNh pipe, lines are declarcu
carriers The bifr declares that pipe ines
shan be regarded as carriers, ana tnsn
Nv zoos on 10 say that a carrier shall not
own the thing it hauls save and eS
cent material for It's own use. me e.
feet would be that no OIL company couau
never own It's pipe line, something never
contemplated by the bill. me senate
wll have to straighten out this tansle
4 TODAY. and will also have to settle othrk
N matters In connection with the bill ~
viii require considerable time,
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