Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
House Acts FavorabIy Up
on Measure Long Un-
der Debate.
INSURGENTS COME IN
Nearly All of Them, With ID
Democrats, Support Meas
ure in Final Vote.

Washington, May 10.-The railroad
Oil was PROMPTLY placed before the
house today for final action. The pre-
vious question upon the entire mea-
sure being ordered an amendment was
offered authorizing the acquisition by
railroads of stock of non-competing
companies. 1t was defeated. The vote
of the insurgents was divided. Some
licans against it.
Moves to RecOmmit.
BY viva voce vote the house agreed
to the bill as amended in committee
of the whole and Adams of Georgia
representing the minority moved to
recommit the bill with instructions to
report it back to the house with the
commerce court provision stricken
out. This was defeated 157 to 176.
The insurgents voted almost solidly
with the regular republicans against
the motion
Voted With the Democrats.
On motion to recommit the bill these
republicans voted with the democrats:
Cary and Lenroot of Wisconsin, Davis,
Lindberg and Nelson of Minnesota.
Fowler of New Jersey, Gronna of
North Dakota, Norris of Nebraska,
Poindexter of Washington, Woods,
Haugen and Hubbard of Iowa. Hav-
ems, the newly elected democrat from
New York state. was the only demo
crat who voted with the republicans
against recommital.
Greet Passage With Applause.
On roll call, the.-Eailroa1l bill passed
200 to 1875 The announcement was
greeted with applause by the republi-
cans. The regular republicans and
insurgents" voted solidly in the af-
firmative. IA democrats joining them
in voting for the bill. These demo
Gratis were: Bartlett of Nevada. Gar
ner. Gillespie and Hardy of Texas,
Havens of New York, Hughes of New
Jersey, Jameson of Iowa, Kitchin of
North Carolina, Nichols of Pennsyl- |
vania, Page and Pou of North Carolina, |
Russell and Smith of Texas and Saun- |
ders of Virginia.
Two Clauses Out.
The traffic agreement clause and |
provision permitting railroads to pur |
chase stock of non-competing trans |
portation companies were the chief |
features of the measure as reported to |
the house by the committee on inter |
state and foreign commerce that were
stricken out by the house.
Otherwise as Drawn Up.
In other respects the provisions of
the measure as drafted by Attorney
General Wickersham at the instiga-
ton of President Taft and later amend
ed in committee were but slightly
during its passage through
the house. The sections to provide for
the creation of commerce court were
retained with but few amendments,
as were paragraphs placing limitations
upon the issues of stock.
Mann Praises 1t.
ut is the best bill ever passed by
the house. said Mann of Illinois, in
charge of the measure, Immediately
after its passage.
Taft Predicted Success.
Passaic, N. J.. May 10.-In a speech
before the Passaic Board of Trade here
asst night, in which he discussed the
legislative situation at Washington,
Taft declared, with great emphasis
md amid outbursts of applause, that
he railroad bill has not been emas'
,ulated in any vital way and predicted
hat a satisfactory law would be
,assed. He said:
"The bill still retains it's important
eatures and am hopeful that within
he next few weeks we shall see the
,assage of the bill in both houses, the
.djustment of differences between the
wo houses and its final enactment"