Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-19
NO HOPE OF COMPROMISE
WITH The INSURGENTS
In Order to Facilitate Matters IN
Reaching Final Vote In the Corpora
ton Measure Several Concessions
Are Made to the Minority Men,
bers by Organization Republicans.
(By Associated Pres-.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May Is
Abandoning all hope of reaching any
common understanding on the rail-
road bill with the insurgents, the
regular Republican senators moved an
carly adjournment OF the senate today
TO permit the Democrats to get togeth-
or tonight TO consider propositions
looking to the completion OF the Dill.
Previous 10 the adjournment Senator
Aldrich made an effort to obtain an
agreement TO take the final vote next
Wednesday. but there were several
objections and the request was not
pressed.
Il was the general understanding
that the Democrats would be asked
10 assist in expeciting the bill by per-
hitting amendments to be laid on the
table, by refraining from speech max
ing and by other means, with the I'M
derstanding that in return the last
three sections of the bill, relating to
capitalization, would be withdrawn.
The Democratic senators generally
have opposed these provisions be-
cause OF their supposed infringement
of the rights OF the states. Many of
them are anxious to dispose OF the
Ilit anu NttlfBk W tCoott " ny PsDk
err means TO hasten its passage.
Democrats Confer.
The Democratic conference tonight.
was held in the senate Office building
and was attended by about dozen
of the Democratic lawyers. After
considering propositions advanced by
the Republican regulars, they decid-
ed 10 submit their views to their col
leagues in time TO consider any sug-
gestion that may be made at tomor-
rows session looking to the fixing OF
a day for final vote on the bill.
As the result of the days labor the
senate accepted, by majority OF sew
enteen votes, the house provision
regulating the defense of cases aris-
ing out of order OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission, as offered and
amended by Senator Smith, of Michi-
gan. and as later modified at the sug-
sestion OF Senator Hughes, OF Colo
RADIO. This provision. as IL passed the
house, places the conduct OF such
cases in CHARGE of the attorney gen.
eral and permits the Interstate Com
merce Commission 10 intervene.
Provision Modified.
AS OHcIeu IN the Studlc W W.
Smith the provision was SO modified
as to permit ample notice to the COM
mission and he accepted afterwards a
suggestion from Mr. Hughes, which
also permits the intervention OF ship
ers or other parties at interest ard,
not only prohibits The attorney gen
oral from disseminating such cases
! without notice to the intervenors, out
authorizes them to proceed with the
case even after the attorney general
NAV have Withdrawn II.
The vote on this combined PROPOSE
, ton OF the Michigan Republican and
the Colorado Democrat stood 4 to e.
In addition to action on the defense
provision the senate also accepted an
amendment proposed by Senator Aid
rich extending from sixty TO i2c days
the period during whic hthe Interstate
Commerce Commission may suspend
for Investigation any new rate OF cias-
sihcatiou made by railroad companies
( This also was a concession in the IN
I terest of the shippers and was &C
! cepted without division and without
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