The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-17
SHARP DEBATE OVER
BILL Mr.. TAFT WANTS
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irol of rates, and even more comprehen-
sive control than under the present law
1t is not the agreement that is power
ful.' he said but the rates themselves,
and so long as the commission controls
the rates il is in command OF the sltua-
ton
Mr. Aldrich refe rred TO a supposed al
lance between the ''insurgent' Republic
cans and Democrats, and then after
brief protest from Mr. Cummlns over
this method of presenting the mater, tne
Rhode Island Senator declared IL TO be MS
opinion that no schedule OF the roads,
whether under agreement or not, could
go into effect without the approval OF
the commission.
IF that is not made clear in the bill
/ am perfectly willing to have il ma de
So" said Mr.. Aldrich.
Responding to this state ment. Mr.. Cum
minis declared the only way TO remedy the
defect was To withdraw the repeating pro
vision. To this suggestion ana others
Mr.. Aldrich responded that he had found
himself in such disagree ment with MI
Cummins that il had been impossible in
committee to go into discussion with him
over the provisions of the bill.
The IOWen replied that he had never
made a single suggestion for n amend
mant IN committee, and that Mr.. Aidrieh
had heard none from him. Consequently
he was quite unable TO understand why
Mr.. Aldrich had made the statement.
Taft's Name Brought In.
In this connection the Presidents name
was brought into the discussion.
Mr.. Cummins was still discussing the
terms of the alleged antitrust repeal ana
referring TO some of the provisions. when
Mr.. Aldrich stated that Such was the
purpose of the President and the attor-
ney general
This statement brought Mr.. Nelson to
his feet with strenuous protest.
The Senator must not hide behind the
President" he said excitedly; that is
small business and It won't do. IT is NOT
1ArrfnI Lot
Mr. Aldrich was also somewhat excited
when he replied He disavOwed any IN
tention OF taking refuge behind any one.
ut is rot my habit, he said, ITO hide De-
hind the President or any one else. L
have opposed the President when it took
a great deal of courage TO do so. If the
bill does not carry out the purpose or It's
authors, let's make II do il. The measure
has been recommended by the President
and by at least one ex-President and 1t
was approved by the platform OF my par
". and presume also the party OF the
Senator from Iowa"
Prepared by Attorney General.
He declared that he had not said what
the President had wanted. but only that
the bill had been prepared by the attor-
ney general at the direction OF the PreSl-
dent He reiterated his independence, as
a Senator, of any outside interference,
and asserted that while ii was the habit
of the executive officials to prepare many
hoped no Senator would be prejudiced
simply by executive suggestion.
Mr.. Bailey suggested the real purpose
of Mr.. Aldrich in coming into the dis
cussion today had been to call attention
10 the fact that Mr.. Cummins was not in
harmony with the administration
1T didn't need any such effort" de-
clared Mr.. Aldrich. while the Iowa Sena-
tor assented that his attitude was per-
fectly well known.
Here Mr.. Root called attention to the
provision of the constitution requiring
the President to recommend legislation,
and he contended the Presidents action
on the psnding bill Ia d been in accord
ance with this provision. Mr.. Bacon took
issue with the New York Senator, de-
claring the recommendation of legislation
TO be different thing from undertaking
TO control the action of Congress
Presidents Iowa Speech.
When Mr.. Cummins resumed he read
from President Taft's speech of accept
ance and from his speech at Des MOines
the statement that the interstate COM
merce laws should be so amended as to
permit railroads to make traffic agree
Inents if approved by the interstate com
meree commission. In one of these
speeches. the President said in this way