The sun., 1910-06-07
FATE OF THE RAILWAY BILL.
IT WIZ Nor BE KNOWN UNTIL
COUNTING OF NOSES TO-DAY.

The Dem0erat. NHi Deelae the Isaae-II
They JOlR the lnsargrals senate nlll
Nnl Ne Adopted lT They stand bg
che Regulars q Wm &c % onfereRee.
WASHINGTON. June e-lt will not be
known definitely until tO-morroW. when
there will he a final counting of noses.
whether the House leaders will be able
20 send the senate railroad bill 10 confer
enoe a. planned A hurry call vas sent
out to-day urging all Republicans 10
be present tomorrow. The railroad
bill will b. called up then and a motion
made by Representative Mann Of Illinois
chairman Of the Committee on Commerce
that the senate bill be referred Ia a con
ference committee II they have the
votes Il il the purpOss Of the House lead
ers 10 send the measure 20 conference in
order that a number % amendments
adopted by the Senate may either he
dropped out altogether or modified ma
terially.
After a canvass Of the House to-day the
leaders announced that from thirty to
thirty five Republicans favored accepting
the senate bill. Those who intend 20 vote
10 concur in that measure include all the
insurgents and such regulars ~ Repre-
ssntatives Madden Of Illinois and Martid
Of South Dakota. Al an informal meet
ing Of the insurgents held to-day Il was
agreed that the Senate bill suited them.
and for that reason Il was decided 10
stand out against the motion 90 send the
measure 20 conference
Regular leaders in the Senate and House
very much desire that an opportunity
shall be given in conference 10 further
perfect the hill Thew insist that num-
Der of ins'Irgent Democratic amendments
adopted by the senate are crude and
that some ~ them at least will lack effect
iveness unless they are whipped into better
shape
There is a division ot opinion among
the HOUSE Democrats a. 10 what attitude
the minority shOuh assume toward the
senate railroad bill The leaders are in
clined 10 the belief that the Democrats
should vote 10 send the bill 10 conference.
Democratic senators. among them S-n-
atOr Hughes uf Colorado and Racon of
Georgia. were oH the House side to-day
urging their party brethren to adopt such
4 course. The democrats will deCide the
issile II they stand by the House organ
ization the bin will 60 To conference n
they join with the insurgents the senate
bill will bs adopted
Repre~entative4 Underwood an Alabama
Democrat. stirred up some excitement
to-day when he announced that he had
discovered a Joker In the senate bill
lie Cuntsndei that this particular Joker
would nullify present and proposed pro
hi6itlons against the payment Of rebates.
The Joker. he pointed out. was con
tained in an amendment 10 the HOUSE bill
Ons s~CtiOn ~ the HOUSE bill provided q
penalty of tsSI Tor failure On the part ~
Carftrr a. quote a rate ~ a shipper un re-
quest ~ for mIrquotng a rate To u the
senate added a provision reading
That Notwithstanding anything In this I
section contained. any person uT company I
suffering damage In CUnzeVupnCe ~ anv
s. collation. ~ anv ~ the pros isipns Of this .
seCtiUu shall hav" me right - recover I
sIrh damage hv zI.If Eainst the carrier .
In anv court 90 COM etrnt jurisdiction .
Mr. Underwood ruutalded that he .
language quoted wuuld enable the rail- .
making settlements Tor damages He .
.,st Interest In the iokeT somewhat when /
he learned that u was inCornoratad IN the
lill On motion e senator Shtyelv ~ In
liana. Deln"Crlt