The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-27

time fer voting but on the contrary would help to get day fixed as soon as those who wanted to speak have had an opportunity to do so.
 Mr. Foraker then presented ms amendment prohibiting the issuance by the railroad companies of passes and extending the prohibition to passes for the cars of the officials of one rall- road over other lines and he asked MT. Tillman If he would not accept 1t.
 Mir. Tillman replied that if he had the committee with him he would accept the amendment but he thought that it would be better to pass an original bill which we could send on fits way rejoicing to the other house so as to avoid the melee in which the rate bill is sure to be involved"
 After further discussion, Mir. Tillman suggested that the amendment go over. Mir. Foraker consented, but added that 1t was his intention to press 1t. 'I welcome the aid of the senator" re- sponded Mir. Tillman "and hope he will give us his aid in other directions to which MT. Foraker replied that he would do so. ...st.a
 Notwithstanding the Agreement to let
 the matter go over. discussion of 1t
 continued. MT. Allison expressed ap-
 prehension that the language of tha
 amendment was not such as to render
 1t effective. He called attention to the 1 fact that the acts of 1887 also had prohibited the granting of passes.
 Mr. Foraker replied that the proht- bitfon had failed of effect because 1t
 provided no penalty. whereas his amendment carried penalties ranging
 from $100 to $2,000.
 Mir. Scott cifIed attention to his
 amendment compelling railroads 60 .Irnx
 lines and asked Mir. Tillman to accept 1t. The reply in this case was similar
 to that made in the first case. Mir. Till
 man saying that he would accept it is he could, but that he had no authority I to do SO.
 Mir. Foraker expressed the opinion | that Mir. Tillman had the right to ac- 1 cept amendments if no one objected. l The South Carolina Senator expressed
 qualification and asked for Mir. Ali | sons opinion, saying: This is the l first baby ever had to nurse and I | am therefore green"
 | Mir. Allison compiled with the request and for a time the Senate devoted it. | self to an exchange of views on the method of procedure.
 | Mir. Tillman stated that he would to- | morrow ask the Senate to name time | to vote and that when that decree was 1 He pTtpdTe an OT0el Ol proceeding for submission to the Sen | ate.
 Mir. Teller spoke of the difficulty in | reaching a speedy agreement on this | bill. saying that practically all the Sen atoTs were lawyers and 1t was extreme | ly difficult for them to agree. He re- l ferred to the pressure for action but
 expressed the opinion that the Senate | should not be influenced by public 1 clamor. "On one thing we may be cer- l tain,' he said, and that Is some rate 1 bill will become law before the final | adjournment of Congress
 l The CololM lo Senator referred to the
 charge that many of the Senators were
 railroad attorneys, and added: T have l no doubt that a 'arge number of Sen ators have been railroad attorneys and | possibly some of them have been rail- | road peesidents, Before coming to tho | Senate | was myself an attorney for a | railroad, and also president of small | road but severad both connections up. 1 on entering the Senate I have nc | prejudice against railroads, but on tht | contrary acknowledge their instrument' ality in building up the country. l dc not intend that any demand from any l boNy shall cause me to do any lnJus-
 tice either to the roads or the ship | 2ers. What we want Is railroad regu- | lation, not railroad instruction | The Senate then at 4:22 p. m. went
 into executive session, adjourning ai | 4O,30