Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-03-12
RAILROAD
RATE BILL
HAS FLOOR
Senate Must Tackle The
Troublesome Question.
ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE ON
MEASURE LOOKED FOR

(By the Associated Press)
The only visible object on the hori-
zon of the United States senate is the
railroad rate bill This measure Is
now on the calendar as unfinished
business, which gives it the right OF
way over every other subject each day
after o'clock; ordinarily bills like
this pertaining to general legislation
give place to appropriation bills and
doubtless the railroad bill will be tenn
porarily sidetracked for them If a re-
quest to that effect should be made;
but unless the railroad bill remains
undisposed of longer than any one
counts upon no effort will be made 20
displace il even temporarily with sup
ply bills for the senate is a unit i'm IT'S
desire TO have the matter disposed Of
at the earliest practicable moment
The only positive predictions that
can be made concerning the course of
the bill is that during the present
week Senator Tillman. who has 1t in
charge, will make a written report on
1t; that there will be a number Of
speeches for and against the measure.
and that the efforts to amend ii will
proceed There may be said to be
three divisions I'm the senate, the first
standing for the bill as it came from
the house the second demanding a
provision for a review of the findings
OF the Interstate commerce commits
sion of a character that Will remove
the entire question from the commits
sion without leaving its ruling in
force; and third, granting a review,
but maintaining the orders of the
commission in effect until a final dis
position of the question is reached in
t1Vafe =
questions from the beginning to the
end of the controversy.
Indeed Ii may be confidently assert
ed Jhat If any agreement could be ar
rived at Immediately upon the ques-
tion of review a vote could be taken
without further discussion except for
home consumption. UNTIL however
there is an approach to an under
standing, an animated, If not acrimo-
NOUS debate may be expected. There
Is division ON these points on the DEM
oeratlc as Well as the republican side
Of the chamber and it looks as If most
OF the amendments to be suggested
would come from the minority mem
bers
To Senator Bailey many of the som
1tors in both parties are looking for a
solution of the problem by the amend
ment which he is understood to be
preparing. He will make an effort to
frame provision which will grant a
review by the courts and at the same
time prevent the suspension of the
commissions orders until the courts
enter their final DEGREES In given
cases
This will not entirely meet the de-
mands of the more radical advocates
of the jurisdiction of the courts, hut
some of them will accept IT,
There is an effort to reach an agree
ment on a provision that would re-
quire the roads to deposit the differ
ence between their rates and those
fixed by the commission until the final
disposition of cases by the courts.
The discussion of the subject will
commence with a speech by Culbers0n
on Monday and will be continued by
simmons on Tuesday and by Rayner
on Wednesday. Tillman is not CON
templating a set speech on the bill on
an early day, but will participate ac-
lively in the debate all the time.
He will present his formal written
report on the bill during the week.
Aldrleh is among those who will be
heard later.
1t Is also understood Knox, Cullom.
Elkins. Teller. Lodge and others are
preparing to take part in the contro-
versy.
To Limit Appropriations
The house of representatives this
week Will enter upon a prOtracted dis
cussion of ways and means to limit
the amount of appropriations to sup
port the executive. judicial and legis-
lative branches of the government. 10
the exact and specific purpose for
which they are made This decision
will be incident to the appropriation
| bill to the branches, carrying SEE
| l24.IS1.
Chairman Tawney of the appropri-
alton committee, estimates II will take
/ ten days To dispose of the bill Its
consideration will begin Tuesday, be-
ginning District of Columbia day with
nine long bills, to be disposed Of.
Aside from the main question of di-
version of appropriations, the bill car
rles a provision for decreasing the
pay Of government clerks when they
reach 65 years of age. and further,
/ that after 1913 no clerk will be em-
ployed after he reaches the age of
20. This provision. as we'll as those
to prohibit the diversion of apprOpria-
/ tions, are subject To points of order.
In case these points are made, ar
rangements have been completed
which will result I'm the adoption of Il
special rule making the provisions In
order.
II Is expected long discussions will
result from the new policy proposed.
The intention Is to keep the bill con-
stantly before the house until II Is a.
nally disposed OF some time next
| week.
Statehood Scene Shifts.
The statehood situation has again
been shifted to the house side of the
capltol. and while there Is a general
understanding that nothing Is TO be
done with the bill until the return Of
members OF the rivers and harbori
committee from the south, which Will