The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-05
SENATE BEGINS
CONSIDERATION
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teen-minute rule, some senators having
spoken and others interrupting where
are we at?" CALCULATED Mr.. Tillman much
to the amusement of other senator's. and
the crowded galleries II want to know
If I have made two speeches on this
amendment or none. for | have not
spoken yet, although 1 have asked two
questions.
Mr.. Hale gave his views of the fifteen
minutes rule. So did Messrs. Lodge, For
alser and Bacon.
81 say" again broke in Mr. Tillman,
Tets rub it all out and start over"
At this point Mr.. Lodge took the floor
on the pipe line amendment, and the chair
stated that he would enforce the rule.
When a senator spoke on an amendment
no matter whether he occupied one or
fifteen minutes. he could not again be
recognized on that amendment. When a
senator Interrupts the time he uses counts
against the speaker he interrupts.
Mr.. Lodge said he was willing to omit
from his amendment natural gas and wa
ter lines for municipal purposes. but he
had not heretofore heard of the much
oppressed private line operator.
Mr.. Lodge said that the Standard and
the Pure Oil companies do all the pipe
line business of the country. and that the
Standard controls so per cent of the bust
ness. They buy the oil and the producers
practically are at the mercy as are vast
communities. New England, he said. de-
Ponds entirely on the Standard company.
He could see no reason for exempting the
pipe line; to do such would be an unfair
discrimination against the railroads.
Morgan's Amendment Accepted.
Mr.. Morgan proposed an amendment to
the Lodge amendment making 1t appli-
cable to any place within the jurisdiction
49, 80 ITf3tt tod
States. saying that his purpose was to
include Union company which has Sc
cured charter for line across the 18TH
mus of Panama. In support of the propo-
sition he said that the Secretary of War
had refused to consider the line as a
common carrier. Mr.. Morgan's amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr.. Carter made q speech in support
of the House bill ASA whole, announcing
his conviction that the measure could be
accepted without amendment.
Mr.. Foraker advocated an amendment
excepting natural gases for all purposes,
saying that manufacturers desire this ar
ticle to be unrestricted.
Mr.. Lodge said he was perfect willing
to exempt both water and gas. What
I want to get is OIL" ne said, whereupon
several senators asked why he did not
limit the application of the provision to
oil pipe lines.
Mr.. Carter moved an amendment lin
iting the operation of the provision to oil
alone, and Mr.. Culberson moved to lay on
the table.
Mr.. Gallinger then made the important
point of order that under the unanimous
agreement a motion to lay on the table
was not in order. Considerable debate
followed but 1t was cut out by the with
drawal of the point.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Carriers amend
ment which was lost 20 to &c.
Mr. Foraker again spoke in support of
his proposition to exempt natural gas for
all purposes, basing his contention on the
fact that Cincinnati was preparing to
build 49, 100000 pipe line to West Virginia
for manufacturing purposes, and that the
proposed restriction was not desired. His
amendment was disagreed to.
Water and Gas Exempted.
After further debate the amendment was
modified so as to except water and gas,
either artificial or natural, and as so
amended was agreed to. There was an
aye and no vote, but not a single vote
was cast in the negative.
Mr. Foraker suggested the omission of
refrigerator cars from the definition OF the
term Transportation" making the bill
applicable to such cars.
The amendment was lost without divis-
ion.
An amendment was next offered by Mr.
McCumber making more definite the in
clusion of refrigerator cars. and prohibit
ing exorbtant charges for their use. He
said the purpose of his provision was to
render it impossible for the trusts to
control the railroads.
The amendment was voted down with
out a roll call.
Mr.. Kittredge sought by an amendment
to have the owners of all cars included
in the bill and made liable under its pro-
visions. He contended that without such
a provision many of the evils complained
of would continue as they were not COW
cred by the bill as 1t stands.
Before a vote could be reached on Mr..
Kittredge's amendment, Mr. Adrich in
terruped the proceedings by moving that
when the Senate adjourn today, it be to
meet on Monday next, and after some
discussion the motion was carried. Mr..
Aldrich gave as the reason for desiring
the recess, the fact that Mr.. Allison, who
is to propose the compromise amendment
is confined to his home by indsposition.
Without further action on the rate bill
the Senate at 4:0 p. m. went into execu-
n