The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-18
SENATE APPROVES
RAILROAD BILL

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE SEN
ate today placed It's final stamp OF ap-
proyal on the administration railroat
bill which has been pending in one
stage or another almost since the be
ginning Of the session by adopting
the rcUoIt of the conference commit
tee. The vote came al the close OF
day devoted 10 a fragmentary dis"
cusSio? Cf the measure and wns with
ouS especial 'atCIe. The report PIE
vailed by so TO ] i. All the negative
votes wore cast by Democrats, but
Senators Chamberlain, Clay, Nc
Henry, Simmons, Stone and Taylor
voted with the Republicans for the
bill lust before the vote was takcn
Senator Stone clicited a statement
from Senator ElkinS that no agree
nent had been entered into between
the Republican leaders and Demo-
cratic senators for the elimination OF
the capitalization provisions of the
bill.
The motion to strike out the capital
izatlon feature was made by Demo
crat and was supported by the votes
of all but one of the senator's" said
Mr.. Elkins After that there was no
necessity for a bargain and so far
as ] know there was none"
Oavio Oenounces Bill.
During the debate today. Mr.. Davis
denounced the bill as partisan and
Vicious" and said he would vote
against the report,
Mr.. Slively criticized failure OF the
| conference committee to retain the
| senate provision, giving a shipper the
right to sue for damages resulting
| from refusal of n railroad to quote
rates TO shippers. Taking note OF
| the contention that the amendment
| would sanction rebates, Mr. Shivtly
| declared such argument could be
made only by people who were in
| the habit OF seeing things Sena-
tor Borah said the long and short
haul provision would he declared IN.
constitutional and certainly would re-
suit In much litigation. He thought
It would have been much better TO re-
| tain the senate provision, about which
there was no doubt
Hepburn on Haul Provisions.
Mr.. Hepburn, who never supported
the mouse or the senate long and
| short haul provision. said the orange
tree had turned out to be bearer OF
lemons Mr. Bailey found himself
| In doubt as to the constitutlonality
OF the court provision His point was
based upon the ground that a man
appointed IL circuit judge could not be
| assigned 10 another service
With reference to the long and
short haul provision. Mr. Cummine
expressed the opinion that until the
interstate commerce commission
would have practical control Of tho
situation he thought the railroads
would be slow to challenge the Law
because of the fear OF getting some
thing worse
Gallinger and Smoot Clash.
Does the senator consider the lone
and short haul provision unconstitu
tional?' asked Mt. Smoot sharply.
The Iowa senator said that he die
so regard 1t.
"If that should prove TO be tho
case" responded Mr.. Smoot. "ther
there Will be provision that there
can be no question about In thn
event there will be other measure:
that will not be to the advantage o.
the railroads"
Mr.. Gallinger took exception to tn.
last statement of the Utah senator
saying that such an attitude mean
unfair legislation
Mr.. Smoot dlsavowed any threa
and the incident passed with a re
mark by Mr.. Clay that he was pleased
to find another champion Of thu
masses arising In Mr.. Smoot