The sun., 1910-06-02
VOTING ON RAILROAD BILL
SENITOR FOLLETTESIHENBN
WENT DEFElTED, % T0 20.


voted about six hours to-day tO con-
sideratiOn of the railroad bill and there i
I a chance that a vote on the measure will
be reached tomorrow 4 number oi
! important amendments were acted upon
! to-day. Two separate roll oalls were had
on the proposition 20 authorize the Inter
state Commerce Commission to take the
physical valuation Of ali railroads in the
United States that are engaged in inter-
state commerce.. The first roll cali came
on an amendment offered by Senator
la Toilette. who 10 a specialist on this
particular brand Of legislation Mr.. Ia
Follette's amendment was defeated by q
vote Of 80 to 2S
This roll call developed an interesting
situation. Eighteen Democrats and nine
teen Republicans did not vote. Most
/ Of them were paired. hue some Of them
were not Three Republican insurgents
or near insurgents, Bevsridge. Bourne
and Burketi. were absent and not paired.
-Four Democrats. Bankhead, Hughes.
Smith of MARYLAND and MCEnery Of
Louisiana. were absent and not paired.
A few minutes after the vote was taken
Senator BeveTidge came into the Senate
chamber and appeared very much disap-
pointed lie explained that he had been
called out into the marble room on Ofiicial
business and had no thought that a vote
would be reached 10 soon. He announced
that is he had been present he would have
supported Mr.. la Follette's amendment.
senator Brown Of Nebraska explained
that he had tried in vain To arrange q
pair Tor his colleague. Mr. Burkett. who
was also in fsvor Of the Ia Toilette amend
Inent, but had been unable 20 do So No
explanation was offered by senator
Bourne lie was also in favor Of the la
Toilette amendment. bat had made bis
customary call on the President and re-
mained longer than usual
senator la Toilette made an effort to
smoke ott the four Democratic absentees
Who were not paired. senator Hughes
vas IN the cloak room but declined TO
vote senator la Toilette requested
that the names Of he senators who were
haired on the amendment be- read from
the desk and entered upon the record and
that the names Of senators who were
absen, and not paired be- also read and a
permanent record made Of their absence
senator Money. leader of the minority.
promptly objected 90 the request. and
senator Gallinger also demurred. both
Senators explaining that they did not
object 20 a record being made hut they
did not like ths form in which Senator
Ia Folletts submitted his motion The
senator from Wisconsin did not press the
matter. hut having called attention "a the
situation il Was not long before everybody
in tho Senate had inv", iZatsd and dis-
covered who wero paired and who were
aharnt without pairs.
Il was very Cvid M that the friends
II tho physical valuation amendment
were determincd d 70 put through the Senat"
this feature. which has heretofore pa-sed
tho HoIss A. part of the railway bill
Immediately after the defeat % Senator
Ia Fcllette's amendment practically the
aarne subject matter was offered as an
amendment by Senator Simmons. Demo
crat. II North Carolina Mr. simmons
a,nendrnsnt failed 10y only two vo,e the
yo'e Icing % @ - S'natOr- Baveridge
md Bourne returned In time 90 vote for
tho Simmons amendment and senator
Nelson who had voted against the la
Fol'erts amendmsnt, voted in favor Of
ths Simmons proposition. Senator Hughes,
who hsd failed 10 vote on the roll call.
on the Ia Follette amendment. also
voted Tor Nr. Simmons amendment.
a n. -. = "A g.. a..
La rollette's am sndmont. voted against
tho Simmcns proposition. This gave a
net gain OF three votes Tor physical
val'ation.
Ttndi lnaved by failur" on two sue
cersive roll calls. the friends Vt The physical
valuation idea will again ask for 4 record |
vgta On the sub pet whCn the railway bill I.
- completed in the committee Of the /
whole and considered IN the senate I
In an earnest zT'Hech later IN the day /
n nator Bailey told the Republicans that !
they would h. obliged. either now or IN |
the near future. % authOTi1a The taking I
of the phvsical value Of all transportation 4
companies engaged IN Interstate COM \
msrCe a. the only rational hasis for ad-
iusfiR TRANSPORTATION rates
Next n the physical valuation vote
tho most Interesting struggle to-day was
over an amendment ofiar~d by Senator
nailev af Texas Intended a. remedy
-dofects" in the commodity clause of ths
Hepburn act senator Bail'y had pre-
pared his amendment q mot the Obiec-
tions 70 the commodity clnllse set out
in the dec ision ~ Judge George Gray Of
the Ciruuit Court q Appeals Tor tho
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which
we're sustained on appeal hv the supreme
Court ~ thu United States Mr. Raiiey's
Amendment commanded the votes Of all
tho Democrats and most of the insurReni
Rspublicans but WAS defeated by a vote
Of ~ 20 IS.
Before the Senate adjourned Senator
Crawford Of North Dakota offered Mr.
Baleys amendment In a modified form
and will call Il up for consideration to-
morrow. senator Crawford's amend
ment would permit common carriers 20
TRANSPORT IN interstate commerce their
own products provided they have parted
with the title 10 the same ninety days
before the commodities are offered for
senator Newlands's amendment. prO-
yiding for Federal incorporation Of rail-
roads, was defeated without a division
Or a call Of the roll.
A number of impprtlnt amendments
were added 10 the bill senator Simmons
Il North Carolina took advantage of the
luncn nOufs Nneh tic " Puouttu oetlhtofe
who were in charge Of the bill were re-
calling themselves In the Senate res-
lanrant, tO put through his amendment
relating % water transportation. This
lmendment provides that when a leaaer
rate for a longer than for a shorter haul
Il allowed by the Interstate Commerce
on account u water competi-
ion the rate thus allowed shall not be
ess than a competitive water nate plus
10 per cent. of the water rate This Il an
Tor which senator Simmons