The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-10
.M'LAURlN AND
MORGAN SPEAK
Mississippi Senator Will Support
Court Review Amendment to
MINI ,.3tie Rate Bill. ID

& WASHINGTON, April D.-nlr. McI.nur'ni
and Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate
to-day on tho railroad rate question. tho
former advocating legislation and the
latter opposing It.
The Mississippi Senator announced MS
intention to support an amendment pro
vlding for n court review OF the decisions
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission
and also stated his adherence to tile
Bailey amendment prohibiting the tenn
borary suspension Of tho Commissions
orders. blythe inferior courts lie crltl-
clsed what he characterized ms an effort
to Inject politics into the consideration.
Of the bill. IIc referred TO the Long
amendment as along the lines OF the
amendment first proposed by Mr. Bailey.
but now spoken OF as an Amendments
prepared BY tho President which the
Democrats are asked TO help adopt.
Wants Sure Enough Law.
'If this Is n-politlcnl legislation
continued the Senator, what good rca.
son can be given for Ignoring the amend /,
1nents offered by tho Senator from
Texas? lists for, moro explicit and better
adopted 2to}dot Justice and req h the Just
end sought to be- attained. This IS not
policy discovered and copyrighted or
patented BY the President. Itsis policy
proclaimed and advocated by the Demo-
cratic party long since, and opposed ~
the President and Republican party un-
I'll loss than q year and nail ago,
when the President seems TO have hrst
seen It's benefIcience. it5
Now, Stunning that the President anu
the faction In his party who are wiling
TO follow him on this measure are sincere
ana earnestly desire legislation here N
the Interest .sof tho great mass OF plan
people OF the country, let him ana
them come over and help us enact a law
that will be q sure enough law. Let W.
Give the small farmer who ships lla
cotton or flour or corn or meat .lh'r
rate, and alirt the hand OF extortlon IRON
him. Let lis reduce any e:orpitant rate
on the food and fuel that feeds ana
warns the laboring man IN CITES at if
towns and villages"
Mr.. McInurl1, advocated the removal OF
the duty on steel rails In order to rcduca
Tho cost aof9 railroad construction, also
the removalaof the duty on iron.
States Rights.
Mr.. Morgan. took the position that the
proposed Legislation was an interference
Nth the rights OF tho States to control
thc corporations created By themselves
and said e1at the best way to chccK
exorbitant railroad rates, was to Keep
the waterways in such condition as 20
'"If" he said, Congress would do It's
duty IN the Improvement Of the water
courses and place the river and hnrbor
bill on tho same footing as the post
office biz, then the railroads would cease
to do evil and learn to do good. and the
people co,ild snap their fingers at them.
MIR. Morgan spoke OF the dangers OF the
management OF the railroad SYSTEMS OF
the United States by nifty n,agnates, and
predicted n 'cyclone OF socialism, with
consequent wrcckage OF values as the re-
suit of their unbridled control OF TINS
great power. He believed the States could
control the roads single-handed. put y
aid from, the national government WAS
necessary It could ba granted BY a rev
simple senactments without entering upon
an effort to regulate rates.
Outlining the congressional legislation
he would support. he said he would deny
to any railroad, the majority of whose
stock was controlled by another COM
pany or held in another State than that
in which the road was organized. the
privilege of doing an interstate business.
IIo said also that he should not favor
police that would prevent q judicin!
policy that would prevent a judicial
review of the findings of a railroad COM
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow.