The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
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T|LLMAN's PLEA
FOR THE He RIGHTS
OF TIL | i PEOPLE
Senator Makes Striking.
Speech In Presenting
Rate Bill Report.
mot PARTY I ISSUE
I'M NEXT ELECTION
Spokesman for the Measure Says
It Should Be Regarded AS
on-Partisan.
Ia WORD OF WARNING
TO CORPORATE INTERESTS.
Will of People May! Be Thwarted,
But When the Flood Gates of
Popular indignation Are
Hoisted There Will
Be Some Fine
Grinding
A WORD OF WARNING
!, TO CORPORATE j INTERESTS
fBy Associated Press. j

p WASHINGTON. c., March 15.-The
Senate to-day continued consideration of
the railroad rate question, by listening
to the reading of n report on the House
BILL Dy SIR. Tillnan. and to n speech on
that measure by Mr.. Nelson.
Mr.. Tillman's report was read at the
request OF Mr.. Aldricli. who said he was
curious to hear the opinion of the South
Carolina senator. Brief attention was
given to- the. message of the President,
transmitting the letter of the secretary
or war, relative to the recent Moro battle.
Mr.. Bacon spoke of the killing of the
Moros as slaughter" and Mr.. Lodge
deprecated criticism until the facts should
be known.
The House resolution giving the In
ter-state Commerce Commission authority
to administer oaths in connection with It's
investigation of charges of discrimina-
tion made against railroads, was adopted
without resorting to the formality of
requiring its reference to committee.
Mr.. Stones resolution. directing an in
CURRY into the postoffice department, rul-
ing on the admission of college publi-
cations to the mails as second class mat
ter, also was adopted.
A large number Of iYivate pension bills
and also some other sen.i-private bills
Were passed.
Mr.. Tillman's Report.
The report of Ar. Tillmar embodied
the first clear and concise statement of
the differences concerning court review
features and other proposed amendments
that had made a unanimous report from
the committee impossible.
Without hesitancy, Ehe senator de-
clared 1t to be his belief that the bill
should be amended. hut that amendments
should not be of character 30 impair
OF prevent The accomplishment of the
objects of the legislation which are set
forth best he says, in the Presidents
message to Congress- He emphasized the
need of regarding the measure as non
partisan, but predicted that the issue
created would be paramount in the
next presidential election Mr.. TILL
man preceded his report by speak-
Ing of the peculiar circumstances
ruling the committee and amendments
on the House bill which made it an en-
barrassng task To submit Views that
would be concurred In by tho committee.
as n whole. Instead of being amended
in committee as usual tho report said,
$50 ;ls to command as a whole, the In
%dorsemcnt and support OF a majority of
= iss members. the bill was brought into
the Senate in a form not entirely satis-3
factory to more tllan two members.
''This lack of harmony among the sup
sporters of the bill-it would be speaking
with more accuraey,,to say the support
crs of the policy involved in the bill
brings about the anomalous situation in
which a member of tho minority party in
Congress is put in charge In the Senate
of proposed legislation, which is gem
orally regarded throughout the country
4as the cherished scheme OF the President,
with whose general policy and principles
that member is not III accord. At tho
same time the bill is designed to carry
into effect Ills own long cherished <onvic-
Stions and tho thrice-reitcratcd demands
of the party to which he belongs"
Legislature is Not Partisan.
Emphasizing the claim that this con-
ditiona is without precedent in legislative