Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-07
ALDRICa AIDS RAILROADS
Secures Adverse Report on Bill Giving
Commerce Commission More Power.
NO HOPE THEN FOR SHIPPERS
People of Genoa Petition Senator Bur-
kett to Intercede and save the
Indian school There from
Abandonment.
CFrom a staff Correspondent J


WASHINGTON Jan. 6.-(Special Tele-
gram )-Negligence, to say nothing OF sharp
practice. beat out favorable report on the
Fulton bill giving the Interstate Commerce
commission power to pass on the proposed
increase on railroad freight rates when
that bill came before the interstate COM
merce committee today.
Senator Aldrich, realizing that the fight
was going against him so far as the propo-
sition went to empower the Interstate
Commerce commission with authority to
declare whether an advanced rate was
equitable or not, adrotly switched the
proposition from an affirmative vote on
the bill to a negative vote by moving that
an adverse report be made on the Fulton
measure This lined UP the friends of the
bill in the negative. those voting no. being
Dolliver, Newlands, TillmRn, Foster and
Taylor The vote for Mr.. Aldrich's motion
being Elkins, Aldrich, Cullom, Kean and
Crane, which created a tie. There was a
hurry call for recruits and Senator Foraker
was finally found. who authorized his vote
to be cast for the Aldrich motion, which
insured a negative report on the bill. The
friends of the measure failed to poll SEN
ator Clapp of Minnesota and McLaurin of
Mississippi, who, it is understood would
have voted against reporting the bill ad-
versely. These gentlemen, however, were
absent from the committee and an adverse
report will be made on the bill tomorrow
The action of the committee today can
have but one application, that the senate
| interstate commerce committee as at pres
ent composed is against any enlarged pow
| ers on behalf of the Interstate Commerce
| commission and that whatever relief ship
| pers are to obtain from amendments 10 eX-
| listing laws must come through an amend
| ment to the Sherman antitrust law and
not through any increased powers on behalf
Of the Interstate Commerce commission.
Genoa Wants to Keep school.
Senator Burkett is in receipt Of numer-
Gus signed petitions from citizens of Genoa
asking him to do everything possible
against the abandonment of the Genoa In
dian school. Commissioner Leupp in his last
report recommended the closing of the
school for the reason that the attendance
had fallen off and that non-reservatior
schools wore proving failure. Senator
Burkett has not yet decided as to the
course he will pursue toward the retention
OF the Genoa school.
Perry After Promotion.
Charles b. Perry. son OF d. b. Perry OF
| Crete, Neb., who has been In the consular
service for a year or more with location
at Trebizond. Turkey, as consular clerk
has taken nus examination tor advancement
Mr.. Perry is in Washington hoping for ar
assignment to consular place in view OF
! the good examination which he has passed
He has the endorsement of the chief of the
consular bureau. Mr.. Carr, and also OF
those with whom he was associated in the
east,
KInkaid Not at Dinner.
| Representative Kinkad was not present
at house rules reform dinner given by Mr.
Gardner of Massachusetts last evening foi
the reason that he has not recovered suf
ficiently from the effects of a surglca
operation performed more than a montf
ago.
Amendments to Postal Bank Bill.
Senator Cummins today introduced ar
amendment to the postal savings banl
bill which was under discussion and
which the junior Iowa senator believed
absolutely necessary, If the bill is tC
pass The amendment presented by thS
senator provides that the moneys de
posted with the Postoffice department
under the law shall be redeposited at once
which the original deposit was made ant
IL there is no bank in the town in which
the deposit is made then the deposit shal
be made in the nearest place where there
is bank. BY this Senator Cummlni
hopes to take in state as well as nationa
banks. His other amendment, offered to
day. strikes out certain sections of thu
bill which gives the government a pre-
ferred lien on the assets of any banl
! in which is deposited moneys of thu
postal savings bank. This is upon tn
. theory that the government should taxi
its chances with the people and shoul'
bear it's insignificant proportion of tn
, losses as we'll as the people. interested
; as he IL In this question, the former Iowi
; executive will get right into Legislative
, action by making a speech on the posta
savings bank. thereby proving senatoria
; traditions, so far as speechmaking on tn
: part of young senators holds, is mad
but to be broken.
Senator Burkett participated largely ii
: the debate on the postal savings BAN
4 bill today. endeavoring all the wa
: through TO whip the bill into such shap
that 1t would be acceptable TO the coun
try, the banks being it's strongest antag
! onist.
Knox Triple Of Stanton, Neb.. is 4
? Washington.