The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-02
The Hepburn Measure Adopted
by the Senate Committee. l...g
TILLM AN SELECTED
70 Report the Bill to the Senate,
and Thus q remoorat is Given
Contr,l of a Measure Passed
by Republicans in the
pnnoa

In the United States Senate on Fri.
day by q vote of 8 to the senate
committee ION Interstate commerce
agreed to repo.t the Hepburn railroad
rate bill without amendmcnt, but the
resolution adopted reserves to the
members OF the committee freedom of
action concerning amendments offered
In the senate. BY q vote of to 3,
Republicans prevailing, Senator Till
man, q Democrat, was given the hon.
or OF reporting the bill. This estab.
fishes o precedent, In that Republi.
can senate committee has given to a
Democrat control CT an important
measure passed by Republican house
and endorsed by a Republican presi.
{ ont. Senators Oull ,m and Oarmsck
were absent and their votes were re-
corded only on the main proposition,
The resolution follows.
Resolved, That the interstate COM
merce committee report favorsbly
house bill 12987 as 1t passed the house
Of re )resentatives, 1t being under
stood that members of the committees
have @ right to vote as they choose on
amendments or to offer amendmants
in the senate on consideration OF the
bill"
Senator Dolliver cffared the first
part of the resolution and Senator AL.
drich made q motion to amend by ad-
ding the restrictions concerning
amendment. The Aldrioh motion pre-
vailed, the affirmative votes being El.
ktns, Aldrich, Kcan, Foraker, Crane,
Tillman, Foster and Newlands. The
negstive votes were Deliver, Clapp
and McLaurln, After the meeting,
however, Senator McLaurin said that
ne had intended to vote for the change
and change was made In the COM
mittee record, leaving only Dolliver
and O'app for the resolution as offered
by Senator Dolliver. The vote for
,the resolution as amended was as fol,
lows: 81 e, 8. 3
Affirmative Ou1lom, is solver, Olapp,
Ti!lman, McLaurin, Oarmack, Foster
and Nswlands.
Negatively Ekins, Aldrich, Kean,
Foraker and Crane
Senator Aldrich then moved that
the bill be reported by Chairman E.-
kins, but Senators Dolliver and TIL.
man protested that some friend of the
measure should make the report.
and Senator Aldrich amended his
MOTION, providing that the report
should he made by Senator Till
man. He stated that the Dan.-
ocratic members furnished the
msj j)rity OF the votes FOR the bill aud
that 1T was proper to have the minor
ity father it," This was taken by
Senators Dolliver and Clapp as an
effort to humiliate them, but they re-
mained silent.
Chairman Eklns suggested that
the report should be made by Senator
Dolliver, who has been one OF the men
who helped draft the Hepburn bill,
and leader In the fight to prevent
the adoption OF amendments. ONLY
Senator Clapp supported this sugRes-
tlon, which had been made informal
ly.
A vote was then had on the aues
tion who should report the bill result
ing as follows:
For Senator Tillman -Aldrich,
Kesn, Foraker, Crane and McLaurin.
For Senator Doliver-Elk Olspp
and NeWlandB.
Not voting -Doliver, Tlilmsn and
Foster.
Before the session today the result
was In doubt. The division Of the Re
publican senator. on the question OF
judicial review OF orders OF the inter
state commerce commission left the
Democratic members In absolute con.
trol. 1t was apparent that IL they
divided the court review amendment
would bo.adoptad. The minority mem.
oers, after vainly trying to get to
gether last night, held second con-
ference early this morning. The ex-
preston at the conferenoe waY to re-
port the bill without recommendation
OF any character, but the agreement
was not binding. With that under
standing the Democrats went into the
meeting. The minority did not make
It's decision known and the Hepburn
bill was taken up and the "conserya
tive Republican flction" sought to
amend the frat eecton. Atthas Juno
ture Senator DOliver, leading tbs
forces that we're opposed to amend
mentS, read a telegram from Senator
Oullom asking that he be recorded
against all amendments thao were not
recommended by the committee unan
lmously and to cast his vote for the
Hepburn bin as 1t came from the
house.
Senator DOliver then moved to re.
port the He epburn bill favorably as It
was passed by the hOu40 and said tha,
on that he would demand that Sena.
Tor Cullom's vote be recorded. This
preclpitated q lining up on tho only
Important contention and the Demo
Gratis desired time for further ooneu
tation. A recess was then taken until
p. M Inc four minority member.
present Withdrew to Sanator TilInan q
committee room and then decided TO
stand as unite for the Hepburn bill,
with the reservation provided In the
resolution that WAS finally adopted.
Wlsen the committee reassombled
Senator Dol!yer called for a vote ON
his motion, which was taken with The
result given abLve.
Senator Tillman, who was uesigna-
o.u W report the Hepburn bill, said
arter the committee adjourned:
l6 was an unexpected, and, In one
sense, an undesired honor aud rospor-
sibility that was thrust upon ma. Aa
far as am able will endea O. to a.
cure the passage of the bill through
lhe fenate with suoh amendments as