The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-19
Regular Republicans in Senate
Expect Nothing From
the Insurgents.
TURN TO DEMOCRATS
FOR NEEDED ASSISTANCE
Willing to Make Many Conces-
siOns to Get the Measure
Through.

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Abandon!ne
all hope Of reaching any common under
standing on the railroad bill with the in
| surgents, the regular Republican senators
moved an early adjournment OF the SEN
get together tonight 10 consider propo-
sitions looking TO the completion OF the
bill.
Before adjournment Senator Aldrich
made an effort TO obtain an agreemen
to take the final vote Wednesday, but
there were several objections and the re
quest was not pressed.
II is the, general understanding about
the senate chambers that the Democrats
would be asked to assist In eXpediting the
bill by permitting amendments 10 he laid
on the table. from rerrainlng from
speechmalSing and by other means. with
the understanding in return the last three
sections of the bill relating TO capitaliza
tion would be withdrawn,
The Democratic senators generally have
opposed these provisions because Of their
supposed infringement of The states
rights,
Anxious to Get Through.
Many OF them are anxious To dispose
OF the bill and are willing TO resort 10
The Democratic conference was attended
by about a dozen OF the Democratic law
yers. After considering propositions adj
vanced by the Republican regulars, they
decided 10 submit their views 10 their
colleagues in time TO consider any suG-
gestion that might be made at tomor-
rows session looking TO the fixing of a
day for the final vote on the bill
As the result of the days labor. the
senate accepted. by majority OF seven
teen votes. the house provision rcgulat-
ing the defense of cases arising out oi
the orders Of the Interstate commerce
commission as offered and amended By
Senator Smith OF Michigan, and rs later
modified al the suggestion OF Senator
Hughes of Colorado
This provision. as ii passed The house
places the conduct OF such cases in
charge OF the attorney general and per-
mi,s the interstate commerce commits
sion TO intervene.
AS offered IN the senate by Mr.. smith.
the provision was so modified as to per-
NIT ample notice to the commission and
hc accepted afterwards suggestion
from Mr. Hughes which also permits the
Intervention of shippers or other parties
at interest and not only pIpmblts the
attorney general from disseminating such
cases without notice 10 the 1nterNehers'
bur authorizes them to proceed with the
ease even after the attorney general may
have withdrawn from 1T,
Status of the Vote.
The vote on this combined proposition
of the Michigan Republican and the Colo
rado Democrat stood 10 10 70.
The thirty seven affirmative votes Wefe
cast by Republicans and the others. three
by Senators Fletcher. Hughes and NC
Emery Democrats. Ten OF the negative
yolcs were by Republicans, Beverage,
Borah Bourne, Bristow. Burkctt, Clapp
Cummins, Dixon, Dolliyer and La foi-
lctte.
THO success OF the Smith Hughes pro-
vision was admittedly due 10 the adoption
OF the house section, which IS generauy
considered to be more lHyorahle 10 Ship
pcrs than was the provision IN the orlS
ina administration pilI: ,,
bccn impossibIe to get any Democratic
votes and Il considerably large nunper
of Republican votes would nave pseh M ,osl'
Indeed until the change was maze thete
WAS fair prospect OF the uelsal w III ~
original provision and for the success OF
thr C'urnmines amendment SUBSTITUTING
tho Interstate commerce commission ior
the government as the defendant Ill tue
cases. ,,. dor,nso
rrn,,siop The senate also accepted an
au,ondmnut proposed by Senator Aldr,Sn
ryfendInr from sixty TO 10 DAYS INC
ncriod during which the interstate com
merge commission may suspend lor III IL
vrstigaiion any classihcal,oh ma ma ,ons
railroad companies. This also was con
ccssIon in the interest OF ti'e shIpPci :
ana was accepted without division ana
without debate. ,.,.,, n-.,.ue-ht .
senator Rayner made sharp onsIt nS
upon The Smith Hughes amehondin. nna
| who resented what he construed 10 ne IN
| inlImuttou that ne was lineo up .,a ~
yor Of the house plan. Supsequ,u' 49,
| nations led TO more afhcape =. :
standing and the incident s,p9eu "'''
| s,rances OF mutual good WIN