The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-18
SENATE PASSES RAILWAY BILL
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
M 4 VOTE or 10 TO a.
Foriy-fsuF Republicans. inrludlnE ihe IN
surEents. ana slN Democrats Vote for
q ~ the Negative Voies east hl
Ilemoerats llotae May vote TO-tla,

WASHINGTON. June n. The senate
adopted the conference report on 'he
railway hill AZ ssh this afternoon after the
natter had been debated Tor about six
hours. The vote on tho adoption OF the
report was 81 to n. Al Of the negative
votes were cast Nv Democrats. Sin
Democrats voted in favor II the report
Forty-four Republican Senators, includ-
ing the insurgents. voted Aye. Even
senator Ia Toilette. who was detained
AZ his home by illness. favored the re-
port HIS insurgent colleague, senator
Rristow. announced that II Mr. Ia Fol-
Ietts were present he would have voted
Ave The Democratic senators who
voted in favor of the adoption q the
report were Chamberlain II Oregon.
McFnery of Louisiana. Overman uf North
Carolina. Simmons II North Carolina
Stone ct Missouri and Taylor Of rennessee.
The rpport was taken up within thirty
minutes after the Senate met. senator
NsWlands oG Nevada, the Democratic
conierce on the pArt of the senate. opened
the debate in defence II a minority report
he had submitted lie complalped once
more hecause he had been shut ont Of the
conference committee until after the
Republican conferses had reached an
agreement. senator BACON u Georgia
followed senator Newlands and upheld
him. and ~ membcr Of the Committee
On Rules IL the Senate Condemned the
practice of partisan conferences.
Two senators. Bailey democrat. NJ
Texasl and Bon.h Republican. ~ ldahnl
attacked the Till on constitutional grounds.
senator Borah. who u cunceied n he an
able lawyer. predicted that the supreme
Court would probably hold that the long
and short haul clause 81 the hlll "a nnally
akrped ~. which was the House pro-
vision r. unconstitutional because u
amounts o. a delegation Il legislative
authority. senator Sutherland ~ Utah.
another able lawyer and colleague oi
senator Borah On the Judiciary Com
nittae was eaually confident that the
supreme Court would hold the enactment
valid
senator SInn0t was somewhat disturbed
over the predictions that the long and
short haul clause would he held 10 h.
Invalid and predicted that Il the courts
10 held the people would rise up and
nass laws affecting railroads that would
10 very stringent senator Clay, Demo
Graf. thereupOn invited senator SmOOt.
a whilOm regular into the radical camp
Of the Democrats and Republican IN
surgents.
senator Baileys particular objection
was hased on the proposed commerce.
court. He was very confident in his pre-
diction that this feature % the bill would
ha held 20 he unconstitutional by the
courts He denied the power OF Congress
n curtail or impair in any way the powers
Of a Federal judge and found other con
stitutional defects in the commerce court
provision
The debate became ~ interesting that
senator Newlands felt impelied 70 make
second speech before tbs vote was
taken. senator Cummins calfned the tears
of many Of the progressive senators by
pointing out that the bil was good
measure in the main and that u would
suhserve a useful public purpose.
There was A sense ~ relief manifested
generally IN the senate when the roll call
began senator Elklns had opened com
municatiOn with the White House nv
telephone and promptly notified Presi-
dent Taft lust ~ zoOn a. the result 81 the
roll call was known
Il IL expected that the report will IL
aRreedto in the House tomorrow and that
the bill will he before the President Tor
his giRnstire Monday morning.