The sun., 1910-06-05
WOULD FOOL SENATE LEADERS
BOJ w .W4T REES 80 TO SEND
RiILW ~ BILL TO CONFERENCE.
Number u Regular Repuhlicahs, Near.
y an the insurgents and Mary sf the
Democrats win NOie for . Melton 20
accept the senate NH a. q ls

members Of that body voting for Il the
leaders believed that the measure would
a. Once 20 % conference and that a report
would soon he made that would meet with
the approval Of the majority IN the House
and the senate
/ II became known to-day that a number
/ of regular Republicans. nearly all the in-
surgents and a considerable number "
Democrats IN the Hou-e are opposed -
sending the bill % conference. They are
ready 70 Accept the Senate bill and will
vote for q motion N that eject when the
measure Ia called up in the House Tues-
day. The regulars who advocate ths
acceptance of the senate bill do NJ on the
ground that such action would tend 20
shorten the session aud enable them 70 get
hack to their districts At a comparatively
early date
The insurgents and the Democrats who
will oppose referring the hill to a confer
ence committee are satisfied with the bill
a. Il was passed by the senate and express
the belief that Il Il IA sent 10 conference
IL NAV he robbed Of many OF its good
features In the closing hour ol the
debate IN the senate several radical
amendments were accepted by the Re-
publican leaders apparently With the idea
oi dropping them IN conference Il the
House accepts the senate bill the senate
Ieaders will have been badl,- fooled
The future II tho railroaA ball was made
, the sub ieCt u a conference on the House
side of the Capitol to-day Those who par
tiCipatsd Wrr" Speaker Cannon. Repre-
sentative Mann. chairman u IN. commit
tee that report d the hill 10 the House. and
senators Ahri,h and Crane While in
formation a, 10 what tran-pired at this
meeting was withheld IL !. understood
that Il was agreed that an effort should be
made 20 srnd the ball e. conference
Il In generally admitted that Il the
railroad hill il sent To conference the
session will be- prolonged There are
four provisions Oi the hill which would
provoke extended controversy IN com.
mitt.r representing the two house.,
namely the lonE and short haul clause
the physical valuation amendment m
COrpOrated in the House bill the stock
and ~ond features of the House tail and
he amendments ia both Senate an,F
House bills declaring telegraph and
telephone COMPANIES Ia he common car.
ners.
The long amt short clause uf the House
ball ~ very drastic. IL prohibits a greater
charge for a short lhan Tor long haul
under any circumstances Exceptions
are made ia the senate clause that the
House conieres'- would fight To the limit
The long amt short haul clause Of the
House bill was sdopir ~ by an OvrrWh helm ,
ing majority. and Representative Mann
insists that % shall b- enacted into law
This feature of the senate bill vas de- I
hated az great length and finally a COM I
promise Wa -nectet
The Hou-- contained an amendment I
providing for a physical valuation Of aIl l
railroad property 4 similar amend
meut offered 10y senator Il Toilette m
the Ssnate was defeated The senate
adopted an amendment authorizing q
physical valuation In certain cases A.
a means % asCertaiuing the reasonable
ness OF unreasOnAbleness II rates A /
general physical valuation such a. pro-
posed by senator La Toilette does not
meet with the approval II senator A.
drich. II the bin go~s to conference
Mr. Aldrich will be one OF the represent
alives II the senate lie will OPPOSE
physical valuation - prOvId~i m The
House bill
The Administration would ike 10 sea
the provisions Il the House bill relating
10 stock and bond ISSUES enacted INTO
law This ~ another feature ~ the meas
ure that would excite controversy IN
conference
Great danger ~ prolonged debate in
conference on the railway ball ~ nOt
overlooked by thua- Republicans Who are
really ANXIOUS 10 see Il enacted into law
When President Taft returns to Wash
ington Monday he will 10 urged hoy some
Republicans t1 Use his good ufiic,as ~ have
the senate hill aCCeptrd 10y the House.
thus bringing the cUnfiCt over this meas
ure TO an end No doubt - expressed
thar Il the President passed q he word that
hs would ptefer 20 have the senate bll
accepted rather than take chances On
oOnferpncp ths leaders would sul@crih-
10 such u plan An ea-nrst effort viii To-
made between now and Tuesday 10 bring
about such an aNeemsnt
With the railway hill out ~ the way
II Wout he an easy matter for Congress
to adjourn by July ! That measure
dspossd o. only three Administration
hills that President Taft wants passed
~ this time would he up for consideration.
They are the Statehood Till, the land with.
draWal bill and the postal savings bank
till The fate Of only one % these u really
in doubt That IL the Statehood biu
The others will undoubtedly he PASSED
before adjournment.
Democrats ~ we'll a. Republicans are
an Kious Ia gej away from Washington
II they can GET the railroad ball Ou, - the
var next week ghev would be able 20 So
da VII Rhf ahead