The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-19

trary. wns true and that It did not con
tain provisions that would enable the In
terstate Commerce commission to asoei E
tain what are either just or reasonable
rates He also deprecated the ideo OF
making it q party question. 1T may be
done here but not In inc G9uny 1I,lisS nv n.
people at largo on the question as 10
whether the railroads shall serve the peo-
Pie equtably and Justly
Rebukes Colleagues.
Speaking OF the defeat of his own
amendments he said.
colleagues who had been lined up under
the leadership OF New England senator's
amenSments nee E would S have We strengthened the
measure and they should have oeen &c
cepted. He then entered upon on argp,
nlent against yer-capitallzation an sno os,es $50
that so long a. " was permitted the queS,
ton would remain live issue ~ WI
not be possible to keep II within the
closed doors OF the commlttee-roop' He
said IN conclusion,
Bailey Votes for Bill,
Senator Bailey announced his convic-
lion that the bill wos a vast Improvement
over the existing law, and said he would
vote for II. IL not perfect II car can be be
speot and obey this milder law, Congress
viii pass n law with teeth In it-with
eeth OF metal that Will hurt,
That the bill was incomplete and rag
mentary wes the opinion expressed by
Senator Newlands, but he announced his
purpose TO vote for 1t as an advance on
present law.
Interested in Tillmsn,
Anxious as were the Senator'S by this
lime to reach 9. vote, there was neVerthe-
less much interest manifested when SEN
alor Tillman took the foor. After an,
nouncing his intention TO vote for the Din
as "the best he could get he entered
lpon the task OF acknowledging the In
strumentality OF the President In secur-
ing the legislation. He came bluntly 70
the point, saying, But for the work OF
Theodore Roosevelt in bringing this mat
ter 10 the attention OF the country, we
would not have had any bill az all IL rs
rue that the Idea was not his ana that
tho demand for the legislation was made
m three Democratic platforms; neVerthe-
iess he seized upon the Idea ana the sue
cess of the Issue is largely due to his ea. sa.
victory. for l think we should have had
A better bill
Dubois Not Present.
The consideration OF the bin was con
cluded with the reading OF BRIEF etnte-
ment from Senator Dubois. absent pc
cause OF Illness to the effect that he de-
aired to be recorded as favorable TO i's
passage. .,o
on the rate bill had been heard, Senator
FRYE, who occupied the chair, was prompt
in putting the bill to vote.
II ct us have the ayes and noes, was
heard from a dozen Senators. rollcall
was ordered There was an unusual at
tendance. and the voting proceeded with
EXCEPTIONAL rapidity. Explanation was
mede on behalf OF ell of the aosentees
that IL present their votes would be In tho
Affirmative.
How the Vote Went.
The rollcau resulted In the passage OF
the bill by n vote OF II TO 3. as follows;
Yeas-Alger, Alice, Allison. Anken{, Ba-
con Bailey, Berry, Beveridge, Black
ourn, Rrandegee. Bulkeler Burkett,
Rurnham, Carmack. Carter, Clapp, Clark
of Montana Clark Of Wyoming, Clark or
Arkansas Clay, Crane Culberson, Cm-
om, Daniel Dick, Dillingham; Dolllyer'
Dryden. Elltius. Flint, Foster, Frazler'
FRYE. Fulton. Gallinger. Gearn, Hale.
Hansbrough Hcmcnway. Hopkins. kean'
Knox, I.aFollette, Latimer. Lodge. Long
McCreary, McCumber, McEnery, McLnu-
rim Mallory, Martin, Millard, Nelson
Newlands, Nixon, Overman, Penrose,
Perkins. Piles. Rayner. Scott. simmons.
Smoot Spooner. Stone, Tallaferro, Teller.
Tillman, Warner WctmCre-1-
Nays-ForalScr. Morgan. Pettus-S
The absentees were Messrs. Aldrich.
Burrows Burton. Depew, Dubois. Gam
ble German, Hepburn, Kittredge, Money;
Patterson. Platt, Proctor. sutherland ana
Warren
II was 4:53 p. m. when the chair an
nounced the result and eight minutes al
terward the Senate adjourned until Mon
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