Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-15
BUT NOT SUCH MANNER
As 10 Impair or Prevent the Accom-
pliShment Of Its Proper Objects.
REVIEWS ACTION OF COMMITTEE
And Tells Why an Agreement
Was Not Possible.
DISCUSSES PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
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Washington. March l5-Senator Till
man today presented to- the Senate his
report from the committee ON interstate
commerce on the House Railroad Rates
bill. which, he said. expressed his views.
but he did not pretend to speak for any
other member of the committee
The report embodied the first clear and
concise statement of the differences con-
cerning court review features and other
proposed amendments that had made a
unanimous report from the committee
impossible.
Without hesitancy the Senator de-
clared il 10 be his belief that the bill
should be amended but that amend
monts should not be of character to
impair or prevent the accomplishment of
the objects OF the legislation.
Mr.. Iillman prelaced bis report by
speaking Of the peculiar circumstances
ruling the committees action on the
House bill which mode Il am embarrassing
task 10 submit views that would be con-
cured in hy the committee ms "a whole.
Commenting upon the absence Of har-
mony in the committees deliberations
the report says
"1nstead OF being amended In com-
mittee. as is usual so as 90 command as a
whole the Endorsement and support of a
majority of its members. the bill was
brought into the senate in q form not
entirely satisfactory to more than two
members Party lines in the committee
were broken down and the bill is In tho
/ Senate by reason of he union Of five
members of the minority party and three
/ members of the majority party in Con-
gress. who cOncured In reporting it
iayombly; and while these eight Senators
are agreed as TO the general purpose and
scope of the bill, there arc radical differ
| ences among them as to tho amendments
that ought TO be Incorporated in il TO
make it fully adequate 70 meet the de-
mands of the business interests Of the
country at this time.
Mr.. Tillman pointed out that it Is
generally supposed that tho pending
| measure ombodios "the we'll digcstod
views of the Executive and those OF his
party whose advice he consents TO take.
After cnumerting the essential changes
from tho existing laws regulating inter
state commerce. he stated that the most
important is found in Section IS, in which
power is sought to be vested In the Inter
state Commerce Commission. Concern
ing this section Mr.. 1illman said:
Around the first provision tho most
earnest and exciting contention has
arisen and there is great difference Of
opinion a. 90 its scope. On the ono
hand, Il is claimed most positively that
Congress cannot delegate It's powers %
the commission and thus authorize u 20
fix n rate. while on the other hand It Is
asserted with equal earnestncss and force
that this power is indisputnble. Nhnt-
ever may be the results Of this discussion
in the Senate II the bill becomes a law
the final determination of tho question
at issue must be made by the Supreme
Court. There is even greater solicitude
upon the question Of judicial review"
Mr. Iillman recommended that amend
ments 10 the bill be adopted which woulc
give rilief 10 "the outrageous condition o
affairs disclosed as existing In West Nir
ginia." Continuing, ho said.
"We should incorporate in the bill al
amendment which will compel all rail
roads TO make connections with any am,
every other railway, public or private
and grant Just and fair traffic arrange
ments; also a provision to divorce nbso
ntely the business of transporting ircigh
as q public carrier and the business o
producing freight 10 be transported
Mr.. Tillman concluded with n word o
caution 20 the friends Of the proposes
legislation. "Our full expectations ma.
not be realized at the present session o
Congress" he said. ''lhe opponents O
effective legislation are alert. have ha'
large experience and are thoroughly OF
ganzed'