The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-27

United States the authority for or
ganization OF the court Of commerce.
The entire day was devoted 10 discuss
Ing and voting on tho commerce court
provision.
a motion by Mr. Hubbard of Iowa
TO strike out the entire commerce
court provision was defeated by a tie
vote.
In the senate Mr. Clapp OF Mime
sofa hurled defiance at the admins
tration and regular party leaders in
congress for the supposed effort to
read "insuTgcDt" senators out of the
party Mr ClapP intimated the peo-
Pile were not following the leaders.
who. he said, were merely reading
themselves out OF the party by the
course they were adopting. He took
especial exception 10 the recent speech
of Attorney General Wickersham.
Senator Hughes denounced the rail-
road bill as a whole and Mr.. Hepburn
undertook TO combat the contention
that the Crawford.Elkinsp provision null
llfled the Sherman antitrust law so
far as II affected the railroads.
Voting on the amendments of the
railroad bill began In the house late
today. 1t became evident practically
all the insurgents" were voting with
the Democrats.
Cooper Amendment,
The amendment OF Rep. Cooper OF
Wisconsin TO strengthen the provision
that the commerce court should not
have Jurisdiction exceeding that of
the circuit courts was adopted, 1S9
to 90. Then by a vote OF 143 to lis
the amendment Of Rep Lenroot of
Wisconsin for the designation OF the
Judges Of the commerce court by the
supreme court OF the United States,
instead OF by the chief justice of the
supreme court, was adopted.
Mr.. Lenroot offered another amend
mcnt providing the commerce court
should be organized in the first in
stance by the supreme court. instead
OF by the president. as recommended
by the interstate commerce commits
sion in the bill reported to the house
This amendment was carried, 135 to
131. the insurgents" voting almost
solidly TO take this power from the
president.
The house, acting as in committee
of the whole. no record vote was talk
en-, the voting being viva yoce, by
division and by tellers
Hubbard Motion.
Upon the motion Of Mr.. Hubbard
OF Iowa. to strike out the entire para
graph relating to a commerce court
MIR Bennett OF New York, in the chalF
announced the vote WAS 1Sl to 100
and then announced his own vote in
| the negative. which defeated the mo
ton. Mr.. Fitze,rald Of New York
protested that the chair had not the
right TO vote in such a case. but this
point OF order was quickly overruled
A demand for a vote by tellers was
| demanded. While this vote was bo
ing taken Speaker Cannon came into
| the house from his private room tc
vote with the party organization. The
J vote by tellers was l40 10 139. Mr
! Bennett again voting in the negative
| This ito vote defeated the motion 10
| strike out the provision.
The defeat Of the motion was ac
complished only after the greatest ac
tivlty on tho part OF the majority tc
summon regular Republicans. Anoth
or spectacular feature OF this vote was
the hurried entrance OF the speaker
| w,thou, r collar. He had been called
Unexpectedly. when there was not a
moment 10 lose.
One Democrat. Mr.. Russell Of Texas
voted with the regular Republicans on
every motion. The insurgents" VA
r,ed in their voting. At times as
menv as 25 voted with the Demo
Gratis while on other motions the
numbers were reduced 10 about a
dozen.
Maoon's Amendment.
The amendment of Mr.. Macon OF AT
kansas ia reduce the number OF judges
| on the commerce court from five To
three. and that OF Mr. Wanger OF
Pennsylvania 10 Increase their terms
of service on the court from FIVE TO
ten wears were defeated
Another amendment by Mr.. Lenroot
~ Wisconsin. insuring the right Ia
anneal "a the supreme court of tho
United stntes IN special cases was de
feated. 1874 TO 1SS.
Ren Morris Sheppard OF Texas. SUP,
posing the important amendment had
bccn disnosed OF, went to the house
barber shop, but no sooner had his
hcod rosted on the chair. his collar
! rcn,ovad vgheu a messenger rushed In.