The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-22
FUN WITH SENATOR ELKlNS
ENSCR6ENTS TNTERRCPT MIS-
TAIN ON RAILROAD RILL.


WASHINGTON. March - The insur-
gents In the Senate hsd q hot of fun to-day
with senator Elkins % West Virginia,
4 Who. a. chairman oG the Interstate COM
u,erce Commission has charge oT the
Administration railroad bill The insur
gents had heen accusing senator Elkins
and the other organization Senators with
heinE half hearted In their support 81
the railroad hill chiefly because the
/ regulars had not made any set speech
in support of the measure
senator Elkins e=sayed TODAY 70 do
the speech making for the hill. and he
prefaced his remarks with the request
that the senate should refrain from
nterr,Ipting him. Senator Elkins isn't
very good at a rough and tumble debate.
and that may have heen the reason Why
he asked that he no allow nj tn read his
~peech without interruption ~ any
rate the insurgents paid very little heed
~ the request Several times senator
ClmInins. who on Saturday finished
four day speech on the hill. announced
that he could not permit statements made
10y senator flkin~ to appear un"hallsnged
IN the record
Does the senator FROM West Nircinia
recall what The bdp Rposave't sad
on the question of rate discrimination
asked Senator Cummins
I can't remember everything IA" sad
retorted senator Elkins. and 'Neryhody
IN the chamber smiled
But having quoted IN" former PTesi-
dent here several times observed SEN
ator Cummins. I thought you might
want to put his opin ION IN respect to this
sub iect in your sp~ech
Put IL in your own sn@'Ch'- snapped
senator Elkins.
IF do will you agre" to stand by it'-
asked the senator from Iowa
We'll III have tn read It first. said
the senator from Vest Virginia
Al one stage ~ Mr.. Elkins's speech
Senators who were sitting near him en-
gagged IN a crossfirs 81 questions that
woru noi audible ia ~oTH. parts Of the
chamlber and later Senator Bailey Ques-
toned the senator from West Virgins
~ = whisper The senate laughed
he lrtily ~ th.. latter Incident and senator
~ Toilette arose and said. did no,
herr that whisper
Al this was don. merely for the pur-
ia of h. wing snms good 'tur~d fun
with senator Elkln=. lie cot huStsred
on several occasions and lost the line
" here he WIS Teading al ~ which sarfncd
IN tfck" he Ssnsts. regulars and insur-
gents alike
when som.bodv interrupted gan 10
object io IN" undertone IN Which Sen''nr
Bailey IVES questioning S@n i'Vr flkinr.
tho senator from IeNa- replied thAt N"
was oniy adherng 90 senator Eikn~-
request that he TO spared interruption
IA h.s speech
4 was only -ea> ng hight SAID senator
hey, ana tn gtis-~tion- ] asked viii
not even apr n - interruptions IA the
Rec -
Replying to the suggestion thar the
bill had not bs'sn proGerly considered ~
committee senator Eiatns said
n' tiil II mere 80 ~ msrttS, just -
any other Dill duly repur,''d. 10 he voted
On tavOrably ar untaNorShiy, OT - 10
amended, just as the senate may direct
I; - 'FtI., Tho COMMITTEES. did not c~nsider
AZ i'nE IN amendments propose u IN. hill
~ ~. Cpinmttts.s b. was m tde plain u
the COMMITTEES. thai thor" wsr" great
many amendments - be discussed and
fr.'.- wore differences A. u many II ths-s.
llu- Iuti-.7t- aad q Icing "NIdent 90 would
ttEr long time - discuss and di~puss" Il
IEsJn ~ wa- ,ieCid,sd O. r~purt the nil and
1T % .,n,t the amendments De fought ont
on tine F.ur e the ~.aUate. tibet ehy SAVING
tVp ~ tursss W,a.k. ttfns tnt- Wa m.
chief ~ - 90 tor 'pt 'tis'lI~-lug and voting
81 the amendments NV the committee to-
tore IN" r'll WAS reunrt.f
~--ns.trr tIkiuS m discussing the pro-
VISIONS ,-fecttnG tho ISsJI" ~ stocN and
burds and TyOJgaulI,itup ana ul' gers
aid
The bill ~ this respect was carefully
drawn for the ytIrt-ss.- ~ gc~om ~ lahing
th. main .ni ~ view oi preventing IN
tn. future mo tsss o. by Interstate COM
uraTc.. railroads ut inflated and hct iriotR
amounts pf -tOCk and bonds hut On the
Other hand. ~ avoiding any lntsrfs renee
wIth IN" ordinary ami l"gitimat" methods
under tn laws of IN" States by whth
they or respectively organ ned Much
II the criticism upon th"ss sections pro-
c's.dz from tisrscaTd If IN. fact that
tho Federal Government does not confer
upon tn. railroad companies ROVER to
I~s,I.. stock or bonds. but u can only
or.rst" nv wav ~ Restraint and rogt!a-
ton
In order tina: the railroad companies
may n" able - provide the large sums
~ money which they Will he ,allsAi upon
10 "XVend ~ the near future to comply
With the various requirements of law
conforming in~'T equipment and 10 m
Crats~ the 'apaCitv AMI END the
l.,ngth oG their lines they must 10 lsf'
ftN. 10 is~'Is tho-.. kinds ~ -..s-1rit 80
which Ih.y NAV find ~" ralii~s, sale
fOT IN the market. prov ld'ai oniS that
IN" haaic principle ~ ISSUING stock tor
par and bonds a heir fair market value
he ur~=e-N - SiIch legislation cannot
how ever ignore the fact ;ha' ~ the paat
under tho AUTHORITY of Law vast amounts
~ -to~k and securities have been iastI"d
aud ar,. nov held by the yubliC. and that
contract righ'A have been created and
large Investments made upon her faith
which the Federal legislation should
carefully avoid IN any nav inpa ring
Thsr.fors the. provisions ia tbs. thiTt~suih
and fourteenth sections are drawn very
carefully 10 pre~~rv" all existing ron
tract rights and "a accomplish the pur-
pD@s-s above aet forth Without some
such provision your COMMITTEES was
fully persuaded the sfsAct NJ tbs. proposed
legislation would tn very seriously i'm
pair the ability ~ the railroad COMPANIES
20 comply 9th the Increasing ,suIliC
Demands upon thorn
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