The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-14
CONGRESS is
|NSUL I T D
So Declares a Demo
crat in His Speech on
Railroad Bill

Washington. April 14-Representa.
five Adamson of Georgia. ranking mi.
nority member of the house commit.
tee on Interstate commerce. speaking
In the house today on the substitute
railroad bin presented Tuesday by
Mr. Mann of Illinois. chairman of tho
committee, declared that the purpose
of the majority of the committee I'm
introducing in the report quotations
from the Presidents message. adyo.
eating the commerce court. was I'm or.
der 10 command the solid co-operatioo
of all the regulars, insurgents and
near.insurgents OF the Republican
party.
He charged the President with at.
tempting TO dictate TO congress an act
which he regarded rs serious as
sault upon the dignity, freedom and
independence Of congress-" and Tho
most violent and Insulting ac, of
usurpation ever indulgod in by an ex-
ccutive,'
The argument for the commerce
court, the speaker said, had no foun.
dalton in any party authority and was
not touched upon in the Republican
platform. Mr.. Townsend of Michigan,
he declared, was the author OF that
and entitled TO whatever credit or
dIscredit attaches TO It."
The Republican platform makes no
mention OF f." said Mr. Adnmson. $50
no Republican nor ncar-Republican of
whatever degree or quality. need halt
and fear aud trcmblc about that as
the dellyerance OF cardinal Republican
doctrine. II you Insurgo against any
body on that, IT viii be against tho
lpse dlXit Of the President alone on a
bill appointing Mr.. Townsend's court,
prepared by the attorney general at
the request Of tho President and sent
simultaneously TO both houses OF con.
gress with orders to enact 1t into
laws Congress considered that court
six years ago and refused TO adopt it,
AS now presented. the proposition is
much worse
The speaker called attention to the
fact that The argument fayoring the
substitute bill was not enthusiastic
and convincing" as the usual argu-
ments made by Chairman Mann
His friends knew said Slr Ad-
amsop. 2that he was not originally In
favor OF the court and believe that, II
he finally votes for that court. IT Will
be out OF official Difference to the Pres
ident. substituting for his own con-
science and judgment. the imputed
conscience and Judgment OF the Pres
ident
The provision as to Initiating In
mir MT nd ha
President borrowed from the Demo-
cratic platform. just as the party In
power has taken up every other yalu.
able thing II ever has done or pre-.
tended to do"
Az to the Presidents recommenda-
ton to relieve the Interstate Com
nerce commission OF the duty OF in
itiating and defending litigation, Mr.
Adamson thought II Of doubtful wls-
dom and unsupported by sufficient
reason" The minority OF the COM
mittee, he said. did not oppose the
Presidents recommendation that the
commission NAV arrest a rate before
1t goes into effect and investigate its
fairness and that, he charged, the
President also borrowed bodily from
the Democratic platform. so that the
best two things in the original bill are
taken from the Democratic platform -
The argument for the commerce
court. the minority member declared,
failed to sustain II. aud he referred
10 the Presidents description as
analogous 10 the court OF customs as
very unhappy, also declaring the
suggestion that 1t is like a patent
court az not at all pertinent A great
objection to the court. In his opinion.
and that OF his colleagues of the mi.
nority. was that It speciallzes litlga-
tlon touching particular lines Of bus
mess. which he considered "abhor-
rent To the American sense
Mr.. Adamson aDalyzed the bill In de-
tall and stated in concluding that the
strongest objection OF the minority
was In the manner the bill originated
and came to congress.
In my Judgment" he said. this
Is the most violent and insulting act
on usurpation and dictatIon to congress
by way OF interference with It's func-