The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-23
The RATE BILL.
Senator Tillman Makes Report
on the Measure and
STATES HIS VIEWS.
Says Amendments Can Be Made to Pre-.
vent Delays Ia Enforcing Rates Or
dered by Interstate Commerce
Commission. Also Wants
Situation In Virginia
STATES HIS VIEWS.


continued consideration of the rail.
road rate question by listening to the
reading of report on the House bill
by Senator Tillman, and to speech
On that measure by Senator Nelson.
Senator Tillman's report was read at
the request Of Senator Aldrioh, who
said that he was curious to lear tha
opinion OF the South Carolina ST ma.
tor.
The report Of Senator T,llm n en-.
bodied the first clear and concise sta,e
uent OF the differences concerning
Court review features and other pro
posed amendments that had made a
unanimous report from the committee
impossible.
Without hesitancY the Senator de.
clarei 1t to he his bolief that the bill!
should be amended, but that amend
| mcnt should not be OF chars .er to
impair or prevent the accomplishment
OF the objects Of the legislation, which
| are set forth best, he says, in the
| President's message to Congress. He
emphasized the need OF regarding the
measure as non partisan, but predict
ed that tho issue created will be para.
mount In the next Presid ontial cleo
tion.
Senator Tlllman prefaced his report
by speaking Of the peculiar circum-
stances ruling the committees actions
on the House bill, which made 1t an
embarrassing task to submit views
that would be concurred In by the
committee as a whole.
Instead Of being amended in com
mlttee as is usual" the report said,
so as to command as whole the co.
dorsement and support OF a ma lrity
OF itR members, the bill was brought
into the Senator In a form not entire
ly satisfactory to more than two mem
bers.
This lscl, of harmony among the
supporters Of the bill-7it would be-
\ spca king With naoIe accuracy to say
/ 6he supporters OF bne policy involved
in the bill brings about the anonna
lous situation in which member OF
the minority party In Congress ia put
In charge in the Senate of proposed
legi.lation, which Is generally regard
ed throughout the country as the
cherished scheme Of the President,
with whose general pclicy ard prInci
pies that member IL not In accord. Az
the same time the bill Is designed to
carry into { If ct his own long cherish
sd convictions and the thrice. reitera
ted demands CT the party to which he
belongs"
E dphasizlng the claim that this
| 10 uutt H.
islative history, Senator Tillman says
1t brings into prominence the fact
chat the prop Sed legislation Is nom
partisan, and is so recognized as a re-
suit Of the unanimous support given 1t
by tue minority In tue House and the
few opposing votes-only seven--in
that entire body
There would follow "a cyclone
# pas onate resentment" said Sen.
ator Tillman in presenting what
would be the result Of failure Oh
the part OF Congress to moet the
widespread demand for railroad rate
legislation. He declared that "woe
will be harvest OF any member OF
the $ nate or House, whose work In
formulating bill 10 regulate railroads
lacks earnostness or honesty of pur
poses and who shall seek to bellttle
the question or kill the bill by subter-
fuge and deception. The Constitution
gives to congress the power to regulate
the railroads, he contenled, ano there
are many wrong to right. Tho bill as
1t comes from the House S nat n Till
man characterized as 10 Bely Worded
and capable of different interpreta
tions.
Senator Tillman pointed out that It
is generally supposed that the pend
Ing measure embodles the well di
Rested views Of the Executive and
those of his party whose advice he
consents to take" After enumera-
ting the essenti!l charges from the
existing laws regulating Inter State
commerce, he stated that the most
important is found In Section IS. ir
which power Is sought to be vested ir
the lnter-S ate commerce com mission
after full hearing upon complaint
made to determine and prescribe Wha
Will In It's Judgment be the lust an(
reasonable and fairly remunerativ,
rate to be hereafter OBJ
served In such case as the maximum
TO be charged, and make an ordel
that the same shall 60 into effect ant
remain In force for three years, which
order shall "go into effect thirty days
after notice TO the carrier and shal
remain In force and be observed b,
the carrier, unless the same shall bt
suspended OF modified Oh set aside b;
the comm sslOn, or be suspended o.
SET aside by Court OF competent au-