Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-11
Fifty-ninth Congress.
Washington, May IL.
SENATE.

The Senate met au hour earlier than
usual today with view OF reaching a
final vote from the judicial review fea-
ture of the railroad rate bill before ad-
iournment this afternoon.
The question a. to whether inferior
II. ). Courts should be given limited or
unlimited jurisdiction in reviewing rates
fixed by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has been the storm center OF the
long and aggressive contest that has
been waped 10 aud out of the Senate
ever since the Hepburn bill came over
from the House. Before the adjourn
ment of the Senate last night the execu-
tive decks were cleared for action today
upon the Allison amendments aud other
judicial review propositions, a half
dozen of which are pending.
The first of the Allison compromise
amendments striking out the words
fairly remunerative" from the descrlp
ton OF the rates, tina. may be ordered
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, Was adopted without debate 10y
viva vOce vote.
rhe second of the Allison amendme nts
which provide that the orders OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission shall go
into effect within reasonable time
Instead of "thirty days" and continue
in force for not more than two years was
adopted after short speech by Mr.. La
Toilette, suggesting that the Limitation OF
Two years should be stricken out.
Senator Bailey's amendment To entire
ly prohibit the issuance of preliminary
injunc!ions 20 suspend the operation OF
orders of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, was defeated "a to %.
Messrs Burkett, Hale aud LaFollette
were republicans voting for the Bailey
amendment, aud Bacon, CulbersOn, Dan
iel, Morgan, Pettus and Talisferro, demo
Gratis, voted in the negative.
The days discussion was begun by
treatment Of the anIi.pass amendment
recently adopted.
Many kilograms from railroad organ.
izalions protesting against it because 1t
would prevent the families Of employees
from receiving free transportation. were
read and Mr.. Spooner characterized the
amendment as an injustice, and one that
would prevent the wife or family OF
dying employe from bling transported
free to the injured mans side.
Mr.. Clapp asked that the amendm~nt
be mconsidered by unanimous consent
Objection was made.
Mr.. Allison then offered the second
amendment agreed upon by the rePubli-
can Senators, putting the orders of the
commission into effect within reasonable
time and continuing that in force not tc
exceed two Yeas unless suspended OF
modified by the courts which was agreed
to.
Mr.. LaFollelte objected TO any limir
talion and moved to strike it out. II
WAS agreed to.
Mr. Bailey iered his amendment,
prohibiting the inferior federal courts
IRON suspendiug the commissions rate
by an inler'OcutOry degree. this WAS lost.
Mr. Alison's amendment to strike
from the bill the words "fairly renum-
eratiye," relative to the rate that the
commission was directed to FIX, was
then adopted.
The Lodge amendment giving the
commission authority, "~hen one OF the
connecting companies is water line. "
was adopted.
HOUSE.
The House today adopted resolution
calling upon the State Department foT
all the information in its possession
concerning the seizure by the Mexican
government ot the three Galveston,
Texas, fishing boats, and the imprson'
ment of tho crews for alleged violations
of the Mexican fishing laws.
Mr.. Adams, in charge of the resolu-
tion stated that The machinery OF the