Arizona republican., 1906-03-12
THREE CoRNERED SENATE.
No Immediate Solution Of the Rate
 Bill Problem.

Washington. Mar. 1.-The only visi- ble object on the horizon of the Unit ed States senate is the railroad rate bill. This measure Is now on the cal endar as unfinished business, which gives it the right of way over every other subject each day after ? o'clock. Ordinarily bills like this, pertaining to general legislation, give place 10 the appropriation bills and doubtless the railroad bill will be temporarily side tracked for them if a request to that effect should be made. But unless the railroad bill remains undisposed of longer than any ope counts upon, no effort will be made to dispIace It. even temporarily with the supply bills, for the senate is unit in it's desire to have the matter disposed of at the earliest practicable moment.
 The only positive predictions that can be made concerning the course of the bill is that during the present week Senator Tillman. who has l. in charge, will make written report on it; that there will be a number of speeches for and against the measure, and that the efforts to amend 1t will proceed. There may be said to be three divisions in the senate, the first standing for the bill as it came from the house. the second demanding a provision for a re- view of the findings of the Interstate commerce commission of a character that will remove the entire question from the commission without leaving its rating in force, and the third grant ing a review. but maintaining the or ders of the commission in effect until a final disposition of the question IS reached in the courts. These will be the vital questions from the beginning to nF ha
 Indeed. it may be confidently assert ed that if an agreement could be ar rived at immediately upon the ques- ton of review a vote could be taken without further discussion except for home consumption. Until. however, there is an approach to an understand ing, an animated, if not acrimonious debate may be expected. There is di- vision on these points on the demo- cratic as well as the republican side of the chamber and it looks as if most of the amendments to be suggested would come from the minority mem bers.
 To Senator Bailey many of the sen ators in both parties are looking for a solution of the problem by an amend ment which he is understood to be preparing. He will make an effort to frame a provision which will grant review by courts and at the same time prevent the suspension Of the commits sion's orders in the courts until their final decrees in given cases. This viii not entirely meet the demands of the more radical advocates of the jurisdic- ton of the courts, but some of them will accept it.
 There is an effort to reach an agree ment on a provision that would re- qcire the roads to deposit the differ ence between their rates and those fixed by the commission until the if nal disposition of cases by the courts
 The discussion of the subject will commence with a speech by MT Gull person on Monday and will be contin~ ued by MT. Simmons on Tuesday and by MT. Rayner on Wednesday. MT. Tillman is not contemplating a set speech on the bill at an early day, but will participate actively in the debate all the time.
 He will present his formal written report on the bill during the week. MT. Aldrich is among those who will be heard later. It is also understood that Messrs. Knox, Ccllom, Ell1ins, Teller. Lodge, and others are preparing to take part in the controvers$.