The Cairo bulletin., 1910-04-27
DISCUSSED LONG AND LOUD IN
BOTH HOUSE AND
SENATE.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS
Voted on In House, Acting as Com.
mittee of WhoIe-Senator
clapp pefies The
Regulars.

bill was the feature before bouth the
house and senate today. In the house
"insurgents," joining the Democrats,
practically took charge of the meas
nre They succeeded in having adopt
ed numerous amendments. motion
by Hubbard, of $owa, to strike out
the entire commerce court provision
was defeated BY a tie vote.
Representatives Clark. Of Missouri,
Macon, Of Arkansas, Adamson Of
Georgia, Madden, OF Illinois, Hub
bard, of Iowa, and tT'eters, Of Massa-
chusettes,, are all opposed to the crea.
tion OF such a commerce corrt.
The voting on amendments began
late in the day,
The amendment of Cooper, OF
Wisconsin, to strengthed the provis-
that the commerce court should
not have jurisdiction exceeding that
of the circuit courts was adopted,
139 to 90 Then by vote of 143 to
118 the amendment Of Lehroot, of
Wisconsin, for the designation OF
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.
Lehrooot offered another amend
ment providing that the commerce
court be organized in the first in
stance by the supreme court instead
Of by the president. as provided by
the administration bill. The amend
ment was carried, 1876 to t31 the
Insurgents" voting almost solidly to
take the power from the president.
The house wa acting as commit
tee of the whole.
Upon motion by Hubbard. of
Iowa. to strike the entire paragraph
relating 10 the commerce, Bennett,
OF New York, in the chair announced
a vote of 131 to 1870 and then an
nounced his own vote, and then de.
featedl the motion.
A demand for vote by tellers was
made. While the vote was being
taken Speaker Cannon rushed in
without collar on from his private
room to vote with the party organiza.
tion. The vote then was 40 to 139
Bennett again voting in the negative,
This tie defeated the motion.
The defeat was accomplished only
after the greatest activity on the part
of the majority to SUMMON the reg
ulars.
Another amendment by Lehroot in
suring the right to appeal to the Gu
preme court of the United States in
special cases was defeated, 1874 tc
135.
Representative Sheppard, Of Texas
supposing that that important amend
ment had been disposed of went tC
the barber shop. He was called bach
by messenger With a towel wrap
ped around his neck he quickly made
the floor arriving n time to pa be
tween the tellers.
Madison, of Kansas. "insurgent,
offered an amendment reducing from
sixty to seven days the period during
merce commission might be suspend
Ell by the commerce court, pendinl
the application of the court to file III
Injunction in certain cases. The 'in
surgents" generally voted for tn,
amendment, and it was carried, 13
to 124.
The commerce court provision ha,
not been disposed of when Mann, o
Illinois, in charge of the BILL move,
to lay the measure aside for tn
day.
When the bill was finally repoorte'
from the committee Of the whole I,
the house any amendment adopte,
may again be voted upon.
In The Senate.
In the senate Clapp delivered a DC
fiance eo the administration and res
ular party leaders In congress i
connection with the supposed effor
to read the "in urgent" senators ou
of the party.
Ciapp intimated that the mass G
the people were not following tn
leaders, who, he said, were merel
reading themselves out of the part
by the course they were adopting
He took special exception to the n
cent speech of Attorney Genres
Wickersham,
Clapp congratulated the opponent
of the bill on the headway made. II
said at the beginning they were tol
that acceptance Of the bill withot
condition was to be test of part
loyalty, and that it must 60 throug
without debate. But notwithstandin
this edict, some important amen
ment have been made.
Referring to what he characterize
" ns "Crawford's frantic appeal
The Roosevelt policy in support