Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-05-18
IN THE SENATE.

Aside from few minutes devoted to the
reception of the Allison amendments to the
railroad rate bill and a half-hOur given to
routine business, the Senate on the Sth de-
voted it's entire session to an Intellectual
consideration of the Elkins amendment pro-
hibiting common carriers from engaging in
mining coal or the production of other COM
modities in competition with shippers
Great confusion arose as to the exact SUBJ
ject before the house owing to the NUMBER
of substitutes for amendments TO the orig
inal amendment offered At p. N. adj
journment until the next day was taken.
The Senate OH the 9th made considerable
progress with the railway rate bill. An
amendment formally offered by Mr.. Elkins,I
divorcing the production of coal and otherl
commodities from their transportation, waSI
adopted by vote of 81 to q. Other amend-i
ments accepted included the following Re-,
curing carriers to put in switches for ship-l
pers on reasonable terms; including sleep-l
ing car and express companies in the opera
lions of the bill; compelling carriers to giyel
equally good service and like accommodate
lions to all persons paying the same COM
pensation for interstate transportation of
passengers. An amendment by Mr. La Fol-
lette giving the commission jurisdiction
over the long and short haul question Wasl
lost % to 46 Adjournment until next dayi
was taken.
The Senate on the 10th completed the con
Sderation of the second section Of the rail-
road rate bill. and just before adjournment
without considering any amendments OIL
fered to them. Several important changes
were made in the second article, inciudIngi
a provision imposing a penalty of fine anu
Imprisonment against shippers who securel
rebates from transportation companies. An
other amendment adopted gives the govern
ment business a preference over all otherl
traffic in time of war. There was c0ntnu-l
Gus debate throughout the day, and the:el
was no little complaint that senators mani
tested disposition to increase the thle
allowed them under the hIteen minute , rule'
The Senate adjourned until the next day.
Senator BaiIey's amendment to the rail-
vay rate bill, on the 18th, providing thatl
the orders of the interstate commerce com
mission are not to be suspended by incl
inferior United States courts, was defeated
in the Senate by an almost surety party
vote of % to "a. An amendment offered Dyl
Mr. Rayner contining court review to con
stitutional questions also was rejected aSl
were a number of other amendments SUB
mitted by Democrats or by Mr.. La tollette.
The only amendments accepted curing tue
session were those offered by MI. AIilson'
striking out the phrase fairly remuhera-
tive'' in the provision allowing the com
merce commission to fix rates; limiting tLel
operations of orders of the commission tol
two years and making the commerce com
mission the defendant in suits challenging
the next day was taken at $50 p. m
The rate bill occupied the entire tmel
Of the Senate on the l2th senator dlllln%l
Il =
Bailey's negotiations with the PreSiueH.
on the subject This was followed by "
speech by Mr.. Bailey, vigorously attacklhsl
the President, Senator Carter ehler rE'4
vigorous defense, and Mr.. Lodge coHIr0il
verified some of the utterances or MI ~ ~
man. The discussion of the Allison amenu /
mcnt was completed, and the anle amer
accepted at p. IN. the Senate adJourheuI
until II o'clock Monday.
The rate bill was under conSldeFa' !S
practically during the entire session ol ~
Senate on the 14th, the time DelhS iaIsetS
devoted to the rejection of amendH1e1tto
either by direct vote or by laying On liz
fable When the Senate adjourned al o.l'l
D. m the eighth section of the nle asul III
regulating the personnel of the lhtei isono
commerce commission, was under cohslu tin
ton Senator Lodge offered new seCei iunl
nrOyiding for new commission VI M al
members but indicated Willingness III
accent a modification suggested by oe Ildt
Bailey for the creation of NINE lrahSPo IN ~
ton districts with one member from e"0A
of them Adjourned to next day.
The Senate on the 10Th spent the grea !t5
nart Of tine day discussing the section Oh mi
railroad rate bill relating to the person!noi
Of thp Interstate commerce comiiliSololIi
finally eliminating the entire sectlon ; an
restoring the present law when pfoee759I66S,||
FOR five commissioners at q salary OF 9'yoo|
each On motion of Senator CulDefsoI6 ~ III
vote Dy which the aHti-pass Sectloh u cI
hiIT was adopted was reconsidered, anu 20
eral Substitutes were offered, but no nn d
action had been taken when the SENATE d"
iorrncd until the neyE day.