The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-08
Railroad Measure as Passed
by Senate
.FAII.SBY 6 VOTES IN HOUSE
A Message from President Taft, Urging
Early Enactment, But the House
Democrats and Insurgents
Prevent Passage.

Washington, b. q, june s.-Ihe rel
cent furry as 10 the railroad situation
became a thing 81 the past Yesterday
The railroad presidents went home,
President Taft went horseback riding,
and the railroad bin went to conference.
The eastern and central railroads at a
conference with the president yesterday
afternoon. agreed to withhold ali pro
posed freight rate Increases until the
new railroad law becomes effective. and
after that to submit the increases To
The interstate commerce commission.
The southern railroads declared they had
not a. yet filed notices Of increase, but
that il they did they would abide by the
decision 81 the commission.
At the capitol, things were not 30
pleasant. President Taft sent special
message to Congress telling Of the set-
Element be had reached with the rail
roads and urging that the provisions 81
the railroad bill, which gives the inter
state commerce commission the power
to investigate and suspend new rates, Bel
made effective Immediately upon the
signing Of the act, rather than with the
other clauses, which have d sixty-day
limitation
There was q bitter fight in the Hons,
MS to whether tie Senate amendment
should b accepted IS whole Or The
measure should he given into the hands
az eonferees from Rouse and Senate
The insurgents and Democrats. who were
opposed 20 q conference declared that
the presidents wishes a. to the iinme
diate effectiveness of tie interstate com
meree rate approval clause could b met
BY an agreement on the part 81 the
House The regulars declared that The
only way to effect the Presidents wishes
was to send the bin to conference. They
finally won 81 six votes.
The presidents conference yesterday
was with President james Mecrea Of the
Pennsylvania, President III G. Brown Of
the New York Central and President W.
If Finley of the Southern railroad
These men represented all q the trunk
lines from Chicago eastward After au
hour and a haiF. tha statement was Il
sued that there lad been complete
agreement
When the railroad bin was brought up
IN the House that body almost accepted
Il failing 81 only Six votes Tae vote
came 90 motion 81 Representative Lem
root, an insaraeut Republican, II Wis
eonsin, who moved with An additional
tHat section of the bin. I
requiring Increases ii railroad rates to
b submitted ID tie interstate commerce
il advance, become effective /
Tie close vote Vas caused hY comb /
Ratlen d Democrats end insureeut Re-
9nblieabH arid five regular Republicans.
Tie bill finally vaa ordered sent ID
conference and those eonferees On The
part # the House were. namely. Mann Of
Illinois and Wagner IT Pennsylvania. re.
puhlieans, and Adams Of Georgia, Dem
oorat The Senate eonferees, already
named, are Senators FlISins of West Wiz.
sinia, Aldrich IF Rhode Island. Repub
Iicsns, and Foster Of Louisiana, Demo
rat
b opposing the adoption Of the SEN
tie amendments and favoring the send
ne Of the railroad bin To conference, Mr..
Mann declared that the Senate bill was
It'll Of errors
Announcing that be did not favor tie
Senate bin IN It's entirety, minority lead
IT Champ Clark said that he thought Il
vas better bill than would be given
ne country II the measure went %
conference. and therefore he favored az.
,epting the Senate amendments.