Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-03
INSURGENTS ARE JUBILANT
It Is Predicted That as Passed the
Bill VIII Contain Only the Sec
tions Providing for a Court Of
Commerce and Authorizing the
Interstate Commerce Commission
to Initiate Investigations on Its
Own Motion.
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Washington, May 3.-Driven to
the wall by the attacks of the insurg-
ents, but urged to continue lighting
by, kilograms from President Taft,
the senate regulars today began a
struggle to save such remnants of
the Taft-Elkins railroad regulation
bills as they can force to passage.
That the bill as finally passed will
be very different from the one orig
inally planned by the chief executive
is admitted generally today. Senate
regulars have agreed to abandon en-
tirely provisions and sections to
which the insurgents object, and for
which they offered substitutes and
amendments.
When the bill has finally passed
the senate, there is danger that it
will lose still other of its provisions
in conference, as it now seems very
probable, according to Republican
leaders, that the senate bill and the
house bill will be very different
The senate regulars, In order to
avoid complete surrender to the in
insurgents, have agreed to give up
the sections permitting traffic agree
ments, and the section allowing merg
ers. The insurgents have fought
both these sections, and the regu-
lars decided to eliminate them entire
ly rather than permit the bill TO be
killed or the provisions so changed
that they would incorporate the ideas
of the insurgents.
The section providing for the su-
pervision Of railroad stocks and
bonds by the Interstate commerce
commission may also be dropped by
the regulars.
Many Republican leaders are pre-
dieting that the bill, when finally
passed, will contain only the sections
providing for the court OF commerce,
the provision authorizing the inter-
state commerce commission TO ini-
tiate Investigations on it's own com
plants, the clause compelling rail-
roads to quote rates correctly to ship
peTs and the provision for so days
OF rate pending its in
by the commission.
The senate committee on inter-
state commerce has agreed to the
striking out the rate
agreements and merger sections.
This announcement was made In the
senate today by Senator Elkins.
The announcement was greeted by
the insurgents as an offer to eompro-
mise by the regulars, but II is he
leved that the insurgents will still
light the other provisiaas OF the bill
which are distasteful to them.
The final adoption OF the bill by
he senate, It Is believed, does not
mean that bill will finally be
passed, as the sentiment against the
bill, as passed In the house, is strong,
ind II Is believed that the confer
,nee committee will fail to get to-
sether.
The action OF the regulars in
flashing the bill is regarded as
yreat victory by the insurgents, and
las aroused deep interest in the IN
urgent fight.
II was on the railroad regulation
I'll that the senate insurgents made
heir strongest fight, and the victory
many leaders say, IS as complete as
hat OF the house insurgents IN the
eoent rules committee
This victory, It Is declared, win
ave much TO do IN shaping the COM
ng congressional elections. Tho pro-
viii be able to so before