Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-20
HOPE Of TRUCE
IN SENATE
BLASTED
DEMOCRATS REFUSE
TO JOIN PEACE PACT
Effort to Expedite Railroad Bill
and Give Statehood a Show
Encounters Opposition onI
Minority Side,


IBy Morning journal Special Leased wirel
Washington, May 9,-Beginnina
today with q fair prospect of an
agreement between the regular re-
publicans and the democrats which
would permit an early vote upon the
/ railroad bill the senate concluded
! the session in as great uncertainty
as it has been at any time on that
and all other points.
The day was fun Of consultations
and from the hour of meeting at
noon the situation shifted many
times. When adjournment was taken
shortly after 4 o'clock there was
more talk of an understanding be
tween the regular republicans and the
'1nsurgent' republicans than between
the regulars and democrats
The first reports OF the day indi-
Gated the strong possibility that ~
large majority of the democrats. if
not all of them would agree To accept
a proposition of the republicans to
strike out the last three sections of
the bill relating to the capitalization
Cf railroads. This arrangement was
10 have Carried with it the adoption
OF an amendment presented BY Sem
ator simmons to prohibit the lowering
of railroad rates to destroy water
competition, and to give u place of
advantage to the New Mexico and
Arizona statehood bill. In return the
democrats were expected Ia vote
against most Of the amendments to
the railroad bill offered by the in
surgents
When this proposition WAS put in
writing and Senator Johnstoa "a Ala
b3ma began TO circulate it on the mi
noity side Of the chamber he met
with much opposition and before he
had proceeded far his associates he
came convinced that his party was by
no means unanimous for the proposed
ct mpect
Among thcse who refused to sign
We're Senators Bacon, RaYner Fra
zier Oyerman ana Smith Of south
They i3ised he objection
that the agreement would be con-
strued 2s q surrender to the "Aldrich
republicans. with such large de-
lection the movers for an agreement
practically decided before the close
pf the day 10 refrain from further ef-
fort in that direction
Failure to put through this formal
plan, did not, however, have the eff
feet of causiug a complete discontin- |
uance of the efforts to bring the bin
10 an early vote Sen@tol AldIich I
who was the prime mover in this Iii
'ectiOn was busy throughout the day |
lust before the senate adjourned he I
5Xpress ed the ouinion that some ar
'angement would be made that would |
insure the passage oi the bill soon.
senator Hale in an open talk in the
enate said that vote should be
cached by the end of next week
Formally the iailroad bill was be-
ore the senate tim pughout the day
nd ,f,,ss .f H.
lied the floor from the beginning un-
il the end of the session.
His amendment requiring that be
orc going into effect increases in
abroad rates shall have the appioNal
# the interstate commerce commits
ion Was under Immediate consideta-
ION
He charged that since january !
he railroads have put large number
f increases in fclce and that their
ctiVitN in this respect was invited 10y
he provision OF the pending bill
Mr. Cummins said that he did not
hsrgc that the new rates were ox-
cssive but he did contend that the
Id rates were established by the rail-
Dads and that it is fair to assume
ley are reasonable. He said there
1ould be supervision of increa ses by .
pme government board and challcng-
d senators to dispute that statement
While not intended for that pur-
nse the maneuVers of the republican
ipporters of the Cummins amend
rent at one time took on the appear
nee of filibuster II proved to he
mere bit of tactics 10 give the Iowa
'nator IN opportunity to proceed
The Cummins amendment had not
zen disposed of when the senate add
urned r