The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-04
SENATE PASSES RAILWAY BILL
INSURGENTS ALL TUMBLED ~
AND VOTED FOR IT,
And 10 Bid slx DcmScrAts- OAly Twelve
senators IN the NeGatNe-NOw u
Goes 60 Conference &C
the Measure a. Finally Adopted.

WASHINGTON. June she Senate
passed the so-oallsd Administration rail-
road bill at 10 O'Clock tonight. thus end
ing a contest between the insurgents anil
Republican regulars which has run on
more or lees regularly for almost thres
months. The closing scenes in the de-
bate on the bill were Characterised By
grand rush on the part Of the insurgents
TO seats on the organization band wagon.
Not an insurgent voted against the bill.
which went through by a division II
80 TO -. All who voted against the bin
were Democrats. 40 that President Tafs
will have the satisfaction Of rejecting
that Notwithstanding all the duat and
smoke that had been kicIh1 up in the
long Senate fight the bill has finally
emerged a real party measure.
The bill will now 90 20 conference. the
House having already actei on a similar
MEASURE. To get in a parliamentary I'D
vantage the Senate after it hal passei
the hill tonight took the House bill from
the table. struck out all after the enact
ing clause and substituted lie own hill a.
an amendment. This will permit the
House 70 disagree without delay and ask
for q conference.
The long fight over the railroad biI
in the Senate ended with both insurgents
and regulars in good humor. The in
surgents in explaining their rush tovari
the hand wagon declared that the bin
contained many good features, and they
alone were entitled 60 the credit for
them.
Senator La Toilette after having
occupied the attention Of the senate
for large part oT the day with a dozen
or 80 amendments sang a swan sons.
The bill wasn't just a. he would like %
see IL. but IL was q step in the right dirpo-
ton. and the country. as he viewed the
situation. could thank the insurgents and
the Democrats for the merit in IL.
Senator Dolliver. who had been pester.
ing senator Elkins for weeks. arose and
said such nice things about him that the
West Virginia senator got 70 his feet
and with his arm across his chest bowel
low in acknowledgment. His kindl-
ness. his forbearance. his patience. his
good will toward all. his willingness
that every man should b. heard we're
a few Of the bouquets that the Iowa in
surgent handed TO the chairman Of tho
Committee m Interstate Commerce.
The DeWocrats who voted for the bin
were Chamberlain Of Oregon. Claw Of
Georgia. Gore Of Oklahoma. Payntsr
81 Kentucky. Simmons Of North Carolina
and Stone OF Missouri
The bill NJ II passed the senate contains
only three or four propositions in the sarns
FORM ~ they appeared in the Administra.
tons original bill The commerce court
feature is retained With slight modihca-
tons. and % also are the propositions
authorizing shippers In select their own
routes. the provision imposing penalties
Tor incorrect statements of rates by rail-
road COMPANIES and that authorizing the
commission TO begin investigation on its
own initiative and 70 control classifc,.
items. These ara practically tho only
elements Il the original bill left.
To these have been added chiefly
| through Insurgsn' and Democratic votes.
long and short haul amendment. IN
antrim junction amendment. a nrnvisis n
giving the Interstate Commerce Com.
uission power 70 suspend Increases n
rates for eleven months. a provision ID.
lowing the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission ~ become a party q litigation IN
regard ~ lie orders before the new com.
nerve CDurt an amendment shifting the
burden ~ proof in regard a. the reaann.
ahieness 81 increases m rates from the
shipper 10 the railroad iself, an amend
ment including Telephones and Telegraph
companies as common carriers under the
interstate commerce law and several oh ~
amendments ~ minor importance
In addition the insurgents. acting IN
concert with the Democrats forced out
~ the Administration bill the section
legalizing traffic agreements and the four
sections providing for Government reg
ulation Of stock and bond issues by all
roads
While the insurgents lay claim 70 most
81 the credit. the Senate regulars are far
from conceding this. The fact renains
however. that the bill comes out Of the
Senate lacking several Of the most import
ant features that Il contained whsn IL
entered and having appended TO il many
features that we're not contained in the
original draft Of the bill.
II 10 seldom that ~ important a piaos
Of legislation comes out Of the senate
With A. many Democratic amendments
as are contained in the Administration
railroad bill This Of course IL accounted
for in the fact that the Republican regulars
Wers obliged 70 treat on several occasions
with the Democrats u gather strength
enough 90 defeat some % the radical
lnsuFgsnt propositions.
Ths Introduction % an amendment
BY Senator Ia FoIlstts providing that tbs
majority 81 the members Of tho Suprsm,
Court Of tho United States. instead OF IN.
Chief Justice alone. shall have the power
Of designating the members of the Court
Of COmmeros caused a stir in tho senate
early In the days proceedings. snfns
Senator's regarded u 40 an ahront n the
present Chief Justice.
The attack on tho Ia FOIlstts amend
mant was led by senator Carter. wh9
declared that John Marshall. John jay
and thu great limo OF Chisf Justices Of ths
Q,,,V.r,s Costrt of the Initial ataesa NAV