Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-02-23
KNOX BILL
INTRODUCED
IN SENATE
All He Wants Is 10 Have
/ Considered.
HAZING BILL GIVES SECRETARY
POWER TO FIRE MIDDIES
Defines Practice as "Unauthorized
Assumption Of Authority"
by Students.

Washington FEB. 22.-Mr. Knox
much discussed and long expected
railroad bill was introduced in the
senate today. and because of the ex-
ceptlonal interest of the subject, was
accorded the unusual privilege of Il
reading for the information of the
senators on the day of introduction.
Close attention was given.
In brief statement Mr.. Knox said
that he did not hope to have the COM
mittee on interstate commerce do
more than consider the bill as afford
ing light on the question of court of
review of the findings of the inter-
state commerce commission. Mr..
Foraker gave notice of a speech for
next Wednesday on the rate question.
The HaZing Bill.
The remainder of the day was de-
voted to listening to the reading of
Washington's farewell address by Me
Creary and considering the haznS
bill, which was passed just before ad-
ournment.
The bill gives authority to the Sec
retary of the navy to dismiss at any
time a midshipman whose presence
he considers for any cause contrary to
the best interests of the service, but
the accused has the right to demand a
court martial. 1t repeals the existing
laws requiring dismissal of midship-
men found guilty of hazing; gives au-
thority for courts martial for hazing
under certain conditions and authorlZ-
es gradatlons of sentences under the
acts of June 90, 1874, and of March
3, 1903; requires all instructors and
officers of the naval academy to re-
port officers to the superintendent and
defines hazing as the unauthorized as
sumption of authority by one mid
shipman over another.
RESULT OF THE "SHOW DOWN'
IN COMMITTEE GUESSWORK
Washington, Feb. 22.-What the
members of the senate committee on
interstate commerce will do when
they face a vote on the court review
feature of the railroad rate bill tomor-
row is a question that tonight is pro.
voking unlimited speculation and a
wide variance in predictions. The
democratic members of the committee
hold the key to the situation. but at a
conference tonight they were unable
to agree.
When they adjourned to meet to-
morrow morning they favored sending
the bill to the senate floor without q
report of any character. The conser-
vative republicans declared they
would win with an amendment and
Senator's Dolliver and Clapp contin-
ued their stand against amendments.
The introduction today by Senator
Knox Of a railroad rate bill contain
ing feature for court review, seemed
TO clarity the situation for a time.
The conservative faction of the COM
mittee, consisting OF Senators Elkins,
Adrich. Foraker, Kean and Crane,
was ready to accept this feature and
they held a conference at which 1t was
agreed to offer it as an amendment
to the Hepburn bill. They counted on
certain democratic votes in the COM
mIttee to give them majority, but
The hesitancy of these democrats In
committing themselves TO the amend
ment upset their plans. The demo-
Gratis said they desired to consider the
Knox scheme well before agreeing to
vote for 1t. AS a result. Senators Till
man. McLaurin and Foster conferred.
They took into their conference the
Knox plan, an amendment prepared
by conservative republicans and the
plans provided in various other rate
bills, with the intention of deciding
between them.
Democrats Control situation.
q In any event the democrats will 60
into the committee tomorrow in abso-
lutte control of the situation. They
can amend the Hepburn bill or they
can report II to the senate I'm the form
passed by the house. There will be
eleven members Of the committed
present when the committee meets
Six members will constitute a major
fty There are five republican mem-
bers who will vote together for L
courtsrevlew amendment. One demo
cratic vote. therefore. is sufficient tC
amend the bill. Until the democatil
members decided to get together tht
conservative republicans claimed TIVE
democratic votes. 1t is not llkeli
that the democratic position will b;
disclosed before the meeting tomor
row.
The minority members tonight sait
frankly that they were "up in th'