The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-24

4. After long perl3d OF spfrrily i.
!. in tise rooms OF the Senate con- j.
i. mittee on Interstate Commerce i.
i. the Hepburn bill has been report !.
i. cd. The Democratic members OF i.
+ the committee cambined with the j.
!. Republicans who were in favor !.
i. of the bill, and by a majority CT +
\ one were able to carry the mo- 4.
i. ton ordering IL to be reported :.
.s-to the Senate II will oe reported II
+ without amendment. out the DEM +
i. ocrats have reserved the right 20 !.
+ 10 suggest amendments on the 4.
\ floor OF the Senate. +
4 Now that the bill has been +
= taken from the committee room i.
+ IL will be before the Senate whore 4
= every voter in the CnItsd States +
+ can see II IL he looks. Every Sen I.
4. ator must face his constituents +
+ and vote on ii In fun glare OF the /.
!. sunlight of public opinion. There \
!. will be no Juggling, but every +
i. member will have TO dance by tue +
i. music of the public. That IS as +
i. II should be- There will be no 1.
= OF the committee room and the I.
= people will soon see who are with 4.
1. them and who are against them. +
:. + + + + + + 4. I. 1. !. + + + i. I. +
HISTORY OF THE BILL IN conf
MITTEE
Senator Tillman, the leading Demo-
cratic member of the Committee on In
terstate Commerce. was authorized TO
make the report. 1t Is stated that ether
members OF the committee win submit
reports. one OF which will be by Sena-
tors Culiom. Doliver and Clapp.
The vote for the favorable report was
six TO five, but the Democrats who COM
posed the majority reserved the right
TO vote for amendments Neither SEN
ators Cullom nor Carmack were record
ed in the vote.
Mr.. Aldrich made a motion that Mr..
Elkins should make the report and this
was carried by vote of, six to five.
Mr.. McLaurin voting with the five con-
servative Republicans. Mr.. Tillman said
that a friend of a bill should make the
report, and Mr.. Aldrich then moved to
amend his motion so that the report
should be made by Mr.. Tillman. In this
form the motion was adopted finally.
The resolution for reporting the bill
was offered by Senator Doliver and as
adopted was as follows:
Resolved. That the Interstate Com
merce Commission report favorably
House bin 12.9S7, as II passed the House
OF Representatives. II being understood
that members of the committee have
the right to vote as they choose on
amendments or to offer amendments In
the Senate on consideration of the bill"
On this motion all votes were record
ed the vote standing eight to five. as
follows:
Yeas--Culiom. Dolllver, Clapp, Tillman.
Nicl<uuIlu, tdfiiluths rpotti anu t'N"
lands.
Nays-Elkins. Aldrich, can. Foraker
and Crane.
WASHINGTON. Feb 2i-The Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce con-
vcned at 1:15 o'clock yesterday for the
purpose of voting on the Hepburn rail-
road rate bill The time of convening
was delayed by conference of the Dem
ocratic members to determine their at
titude on the question of court review
features.
The conference decided that the mi
n lity members should stand a unit to
II nsfer the bill from the committee to
tie floor OF the Senate. and that this
action should not commit any of the
m mbers to support or oppose an
amendment for judicial review of orders
OF the commission.
1t was the opinion of both sides that
the Hepburn bill will be reported. Sem
ator Doliver expressed the opinion that