The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-04

ATTY ~ imposed OF from 400 To {2,DOD
against granting franks or passes for
the transmission OF messages. Spc-
cial night and press report rates are
authorized
La Toilette Busy.
Senator La Toilette presented a
large number of amendments to the
bill during the day the most 'mpor-
tant OF which provided that no per-
son Interested In railroad company
shall be appointed To membership OF
the proposed court of commerce and
substituting the supreme court as "A
body for the chief justice on per-
forming the duty of designating cir
cult court Judges for services or tho
bench of the commerce court. Both
amendments were lost. the former by
a vote of 30 to 32 and the latter Is
To 80.
Both amendments aroused sharp
criticism. Speaking of the provision
supplanting the chief Justice. Mr..
Carter declared that the reflection on
that office was such that John Jay
and John Marshall might well trun
in their graves"
Mr. LA Toilette also presented an
amendment providing for the fuller
equipment of the Interstate commerce
commission with the end of providing
the means OF transaction of the in
creased business that will result from
the passage of the bill His amend.
ment contemplated the creation OF
four districts. each to be presided over
by commission OF three men with
salaries Of $4,000 each. The amend
ment was briefly debated and was
voted down without roll call
Also Lost.
Seeking TO prohibit the continuous
service OF train employees for more
than II hours. Mr. La Toilette present
ed an amendment which was defeated
by a vote of "a TO 81. Mr.. Newlands
proposed an amendment instructing
the Interstate commerce commission
to investigate the intercorporate hold
ings Of railroad stocks. Finally Mr.
Elklns took a seat beside the speaker
and Mr.. Aldrich seated himself on
the other side and besought him not
to delay "A vote. The senate rejected
the provision and roll call was re-
fused
Mr. NewlaDds then offered another
amendment practically the same as
before. II was laid on the table. An
amendment by Mr.. La Toilette per-
mitting railroads to issue passes to
the widows and minor children OF em-
ployes killed in the line of service,
was accepted without division.
At $40 p, m. the bill having been
perfected I'm the committee Of the
whole. was reported to the senate. Mr.
Burton moved to strike out the sec
tion for the establishment of "A court
of commerce and argued that the
method prescribed for designating the
membership of the proposed court
would be unconstitutional, as II would
deprive circuit judges who are Sc
lected 10 serve for five years on the
court, Of their life tenures In the Of
pointed. The motion was rejected by
a vote OF 25 TO 3s,
Mr.. La Toilette offered his amend
ment to provide for the physical val
uation Of railroad property. 1t was
rejected by a vote of "a to 32.
Mr.. La Toilette then presented a
carefully prepared analysis of the
original bill. He undertook to show
what the original bin "as drafted by
the attorney general and recommend
ed by the president" had done "foi
the public" and for the railroads,
and also to outline the improvements
made in the senate. lin the public in.
4 terests."
/ As against public benefits conferred
/ by the original measure, he enumer.