Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04
Both Sides Satisfied With
Solution Made in
Senate
ON REVIEW BY COURTS
Satisfactory Also to the Presi-
dent---GarfieId Report
Applauded.

Washington. May 4.-What amounts
practically to an agreement on exist
ing differences concerning the court
features of the railroad rate bill has
been reached by the senate conferen-
ces extending over last week and Sen
ator Allison will offer an amendment
comforting jurisdiction upon circuit
courts to hear and determine suits
brought against the interstate COM
merce commission. The amendment
will not suggest to the court whether
their judicial review shall be confined
TO constitutional questions or whether
it shall be an inquiry into the business
or reasonableness of the rate fixed by
the commission.
President satisfied.
Long. who made the principal legal
arrangement for the house bill, and
AIdrich and Crane. leaders In the
movement seeking the amendment
providing for a broad court review,
expressed themselves today as favor
ing the amendment and both factions
are agreed the compromise is satisfac-
tory to President Roosevelt.
Undoubtedly this means the obsta-
cles to a speedy passage of the meas
ure have been removed.
Applaud Garfield Report.
Washington, May 4.-The presl-
dents message and Garfiield's report
were read in both houses of congress
TODAY. In the house it was received
with much applause, republicans and
democrats vieing in their demonstra-
ton of approval. In the senate on the
motion OF Foraker the message was Or
dered laid on the table. In making
the motion Foraker said: 1T covers
practically all questions under consid-
Grafton in connection with the pending
bills"
PASSES other Bills.
The senate passed bills amending
the law regarding the issuance of gold
certificates and authorizing the con-
struction of a bridge across the mis-
souri, river at Walworth, 5. ID. Inc
house considered the naval bill.
TiIIman Attacks Judges.
Washington. May 4.-Speaking on
the rate bill Yesterday afternoon, III
man made an effort to show by the cIl-
ticism of individual judges that the
mower of granting temporary inJunc-
tion by inferior United States courts
should be taken from them in inter
state commerce commission cases, ana
he was followed by Bacon, Bailey,
Teller and Foraker in speeches OF
some length.
Tillman's speech consisted mainly or
quotations rejecting upon the conduct
of federal judges in different parts OF
the country.
He read a newspaper dispatch Oh
recent date telling of the indignation
of citizens of Council Bluffs, Iowa, over
the actions of District Judge Smith
At a banquet TO Governor
If was charged, Judge NC
Pherson had TO hold on to the table for
support while he talked. while he IN
1ulced in most peculiar language. Inc
of a local commercial body,
II was added. considered a resolution
asking that Judge Mcpherson be I'm
peached or reprimanded in some way
bv the president, but the sub-commit-
tee to which the resolution was reter-
red had allowed it TO die.
Finds Defender.
"That Judge Mcpherson behaved
like a good fellow at dinner in the
city of Council Bluffs" said Senator
Carter. simply shows he is human and
was inclined 10 enter into the spirit
of the occasion. The matter will be
regarded as a joke by everybody who
knows Smith Mcpherson"
But. suppose, said Senator TIL
man, "that night after the banquet the
Judge had been approached by warm
personal friend, like my colleague from
Montana, who had a railroad case
pending. and some adroit and well
worded plea was made of danger to the
unless an injunction was
then and there, does the SEN
ator think that Smith Mcpherson
...o,,Id hoya haap nroDor nQrGOn TO