The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-11

Inc next vote referred to appears on
page $685. 1t was an amendment Offer
ed by Senator McLaurin which propos-
ed to punish federal judge who ac-
cepted bride. Existing laws already
cover this subject and of course such
an onense would render a Judge sub
In this kind of legislation and voted to
lay the amendment on the table. In
TINS vote was in accord with large
majority of the senate, for the yeas
were 49 and the nays %.
The next amendment referred to an
pears on page 6797 and it provided that
after a case had been tried by the COM
mission and suit had been instituted
In court to set aside the order of the
commission, II any new evidence was
introduced, the case should be sent
Dack to the commission. believed
then and believe now that when the
order is made by the commission, that
the action should be final so far as the
order OF the commission is concerned.
and stands on the same basis as an act
OF congress. If any person feels ag-
gr1eved at the order of the commission,
he should be permitted to go into court
and attempt to set aside the order He
cannot be prevented from doing this,
and when he takes such action he be-
gins law suit which he has a right to
control and determine for himself what
evidence he should offer and how he
should try the case. 1 do not believe
that congress should attempt to control
this proceeding in court.
The last vote referred to in this
charge appears on page 6949 of the
Record. This amendment was offered
by Senator Fulton, page 6949 and was
as follows:
THAT no carrier engaged in inter-
state commerce shall hereafter direct
~ or indirectly issue or give any in
terstate free ticket, free pass or free
transportation, or passage to any sena-
tor Of the United States or representa-
tive in congress, or to any justice or
judge Of the courts Of the United States,
or to any officer Of either of the execu-
tive departments of the United States.
Any carrier or person giving or ac-
cepting such free transportation vio-
lating this provision shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and shall for
each offense pay to the United States
a penalty Of not less than 800 nor more
than $1,000"
I voted for this amendment, but it was
offered by Senator Culberson. which was
adopted by vote of go yeas to 16 nays.
This amendment is found on page 694S, and
is substantially the provisions Of the pres
The charge is as follows:
"On page 7014 Of the same volume refer
red to. Long is found voting against pro-
hibiting a railroad from competing with
citizens and others in various lines of
business. an obviously unfair thing for
than their competitors. But Long held
with Wall street that it is not a question
can do and doing that counts with wall
street"
An amendment had already been placed
in the Hepburn btll prohibiting railroads
after May /, 1908, from Transporting coal
and other commodities that they owned.
With that amendment already adopted
was defeated by vote of 4S to % did
not believe it necessary to put practically
AS I have said repeatedly in former
speeches in Kansas, the Hepburn rate bill
was p made only after full censuitation
ed our action at the time. not as to it's
general provisions alone but as to its
as to the provisions that were put into
the bill and also as to the things that were
left out of the bill. If I am to be con-
W Wire a asdnss Brstom
compelled also to condemn President
Roosevelt for what he did in the making
Of It, the Hepburn Dill and in his approval
The Hours of Service Law.
This is the charge:
In considering the hours of service bill
last year. when the Wall street senators
tried again to weaken the bill by amend
ments, Long voted with the Wall street
crowd and against the bill introduced for
the railroad employees. Yet on the final
passage of the bill Long saved his face.
| This refers to the sixteen hour law. II
was taken up January 10, 1907, and voted
| on that day
| Many amendments were offered, some of
| which supported and others which OPP
| bill is on page 8S5. volume Al Of the Rec
ord. The bill as amended passed the SEN
ate by vote Of 70 to 1. voted for the
| bill and President Roosevelt signed it.
Interest on United States Deposits.
| The charge is as follows:
| also voted for the Aldrich BILL with
the Wall street provision of basing cur
rency on railroad bonds. and on page 1887
| this country the public money without in
terest. In nearly every American state
the law provided that state money depos.
| tied in banks shall draw interest, but
! Wall street desired public funds without
| interest and Long voted with Wall street.
| This was on H. r. 1866, bill amending
| certain provisions of the banking law, and
| was considered in the last congress. It
| is sometimes referred to as the Aldrich
originated in the house Of representatives.
| When the bill was considered IN the SEN
| ate Senator Nelson offered the Following
| "AII national banking associations, des-
| ignated as depositaries of public money as
| aforesaid and receiving such money on de-
posit. shall pay to the government of the
| United States such interest upon the de-
posts the secretary or the treasury
| shall prescribe, not less. however, In any
| case than at the rate or per cent per
annum upon the average daily balance OF
such deposit.
| / voted against this amendment for the
| reason that 1t did not distinguish between
regular depositaries and temporary depos-
/ itaries. 1t is not right nor just for the
| government to charge a national bank in
terest on a deposit in which the bank acts
as the disbursing agent of the govern
| ment, for in this respect the bank Is real
! iy accommodating the government for
what the bank does for it. Where the
government makes special deposit with
daily check, there is no reason why the
| national bank should not pay interest on
it. In the currency bill that was passed
! at the session Just closed another amend
ment was offered which distinguished be-
| tween the different kinds of government
depositaries and provided for the payment
of interest on special government deposits.
| 7 Voted for If and 1t is now a law.