Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-11
RAILROAD RATE
BILL CONSIDERED
Amendment Cover
ing Injunctions
Swamped.
SOLO PARTY VOTE DEFEATS
La Toilette, Fighting Repub-
lican Senator, Sides With
Opposition.

washington, May Ii lie CUHSlu
Grafton of the railroad rate bill was re-
sumed in the Senate today.
Senator Bailey presented his amend
ment to the bill prohibiting the infe-
rior United States courts from issuing
temporary injunctions against the
orders of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Baileys amendment
lost by vote of 23 to 54 Senator
Allison then presented first his com.
promise amendments, striking out
words fairly remunerative" from the
fourth section of the bill as descrip-
tive of the rates which the Interstate
Commerce Commission may prescribe.
The amendment was adopted without
division. Senator Culberson presented
an amendment requiring that injunc-
tions should not be granted without
hearing and also imposing other condi-
tions. The amendment was voted
down by strictly party vote. Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin, voted with
the Democrats.
Extends Commissions Authority.
Senator Tillman offered an amend.
ment prepared by the Interstate Com
merce Commission extending the au-
thority of the commission over all
joint rates and through rates, "partly
by rail and partly by water" The
amendment was voted down but when
it was subsequently offered in modi.
fed form by Senator Lodge was adopt
ed.
Bacon Amendment Lost. E
Senator Bacon offered an amend
ment requiring hearing on the in
junction proceedings and requiring al
SO the presence of two judges, one of
whom shall be circuit judge at such
proceedings. 1t was lost by vote of
"a to 80.
House Keeps Busy Too.
Washington, May 1.-THE House
spent the day considering the private
pension bills.
Statehood Bill Making Progress.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, May 1.-THE develop
ments in the fight over the railroad
freight rate regulation bill now pend
ing in the Senate are materially assist
ing the prospects for early and favor
able action on the Hamilton joint
statehood bill, which is now in con-
ference committee. With some CON-
promise on the part of the Senate, the
conference committee may agree and
make a report on the Hamilton bill
next week.
New Mexico Pensions.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, May 1.-THE pension
division Of the Department of the In
terror owing to the exertions of Dele
gate Andrews has favorably acted up
on the pension claims Of New Mexico
veterans:
Lewis Hines, Estancia $12 per month
from January 10, 1906; Antonio Abran
Amargo of Padillos, $12 per month
from February %, 1906
Conference Committee Getting To-
gether.
A recent Washington dispatch to the
St. Louis Globe-Democrat gives the
latest, and it is believed, correct
phase OF the statehood situation at
present. The dispatch says:
While the actual wording Of the
conference report on the statehood bill
has not yet been prepared, it is
learned on indisputable authority that
every contention except as to the ad-
mission of New Mexico and Arizona
has been agreed upon in principle, and
the conferees are expecting to make
reports to their respective Houses
within week after the railroad rate
bill is out of the way. Tt is also
learned that an implied understanding
has been arrived at that a modification
of the Foraker amendment of the last
session of Congress will be the basis
on which an agreement is to be reach
ed with respect to statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona.
It was explained that as THE Senate
amended the statehood bill in this par
ticular, the Senate conferees will be
expected to offer the compromise
which will be the essential step in
the direction of final agreement. The
Foraker amendment of last session is
preferred because SO simple in form
and because 1t does not attempt to pro
vide elaborate machinery for carrying
out the proposal embodied in the por
ton of the bill which it amends.
The Senate conferees are expected
to recede absolutely from the Burrows
amendment, which strikes all reference
to New Mexico and Arizona from the
bill. Senator Foraker was the real