The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-17
FIGHT OVER RAILROAD BILL
TILTS BETWEEN SEN tTORS a. W.
MINS AND lLDRICH.
lnsurSenIs say the Rin VIA EmaseuIs'r
the rate Law Fsrred Through Z "n-
Gress N, nSo-eN ~ amt Repeal Nnii-
trust law n Applied To RaIlrOasts.


create the impression that they are IN"
real defenders of the Roosevelt policle~
81 Tar a. Interstate commerce legislation
- concerned Their intention To tRN the
Administrator ~ith backsIiding from the
Roosevelt standards was apparent To
Siay when they ,ont-n,lsd that m" present
tall drawn 10y Ih" ATTORNEY General and
in,ior-.,l hv President Taft. would -mas-
culat. the rate hall fop''-d tnruugh Con
Rr,-Ss bv President Roosevelt IA 1876
S.-ctIOH 1T the present toll Nhich legal
il.-s trafic agreements. was the "hlTf suit
ieci Of contention ~ the senate to-day
senator Iummins OF Iowa Who l,-i the
debate again to-day against ~" Adj
ministratioH m"as'Ir'' aud hl- followers
Cont-nd.d that this -.-'tIon r-I.-al~ the
PROVISIONS ct the sherman antitrust
Law as applied to railroads They de-
Clarrd thai whh- President Roosevelt
and the last Republican national platform
had declared for legislation permitting
traffic agreements they had never con
templAi-d agreements without ih. ap-
prevail of the Interstate commerce ON
mission a. prov ld-d m the present hill
senator AldTIch denied that the ball
would repeal the antitrust law because
the commission would still haN" the
right TO pass On the rea -onailens - a
rate but senator Bailey accepted ~"
insurgents view and taN.i SENATOR
AldrtCh with having that purIu-, ~ View
when the hill Was reported
senator AldrIch admitted that none
81 the Senators who voted far th" SHEER
man antitrust law intended To- ,uolud"
railroads within - operation. bat h."
denied that th.r" had heen any diSpu-
-itIon Ia exempt the railroads nv mean :
- the present hall The dehats got 50
warm that senator AldrIch sad that
II the language oT ia" hll wasn't clear
on this subject h" would be glad Ia haN"
u made clear senator Aldrich -aid
that th. ball was h-for. the senate ~
authority Of the President and had he..n
prepared or ginailv Nv the Attorney
General
1T IL true tho Attorney General has
prepa red tins hlll 10 said senator Ium-
mi ns. hut | want Ia saw that u repeats
the antI-t rust law 80 Tar a. the opera
tIons of us provisions are concerned
Why inject IhiS immunity cLau-e N
the bill'' asked senator Nelson ~ Mime
sofa. so a. ~ permit railroads ~ ma =
ing mergers - 10 exempt from IN" pro.
visions ~ the antitrust law am -ur-
b
from Rhode Island senators must not
hid- b.hind the Pr--Ideut ~ the Attnr-
ney General IN assuming responsibility
for this measure That - MT "a. Nay
for the senate TO iegi-lat"
am not IN IN. hahi' 81 hiding behind
any one retOrtsi senator AldrIDh with
considerable feeling -TL.f - not my
custom do not wish 10 avoid my
responsibility | have -,IId ~" blli -
her" by the authority at th- Pr'--tdrnr
20 the United States former President
~ the tnlted Stats has d'.'lar.-i m favor
.of thi- amendment to m" Proposed law
~ there - any doubt a. 10 the meaning
IT this amendment or any other I vii
not oppose a change that viii mak" %
clear
The way that senator nelson questioned
Mr. Aldrch showed that th. Insurgents
will have a supporter "a At least some
features VI the. bill senator Crawford
81 South Dakota another n~tT. insurgent
IndtCatrd nv nae hH.' Dt Questioning that
h.. alSo had q certain degree. - symfathv
with the fight that trIWW'u- and other
Radicals are making pu 'r'- m.asur.
senator Sutherland ~ tan Vho q
counisd q regular. also d'riaT'-i that he
thouEtt the language oi -" toll ought
Z" ~" changs-i tn max" ~ clear on tbs
point
Altogether tie in-r.r gents N-rs vol
pleased with a." iay- i..N ..pru.nt-.
senator Eik ~ " lp 't- .arg, - fl., i.IiI
prst-ud- to ~. satisfied with tb'. is.y s.lOt.
m~nt- that have oc'urr.-t thus Tar lrVa-
GENERALLY r-Iort'i 20 1ay HAT ne. E,'Iub.
HcanE will haN, from 'Wp fn I've. u..rtflL.r-
Of the ts.tnOs ratio side supporting 49,,
bill WheU ~ come Ip fpr pa-.lg-
S..un tor BACON - tt'ura,i.t Wa- ,f.. uf
thu. S-uutoT~ who 'uUk W. AIdurU .r
ta-A Tor hrvruR .d'u,tt'd con he floor thr'
a b.lI We h...ng considered undo The r,.
tatiuu ~ N" Pr.-~ld''n1
49, - fHF L. D..
and gam voted for bulls Prey. rsl ~ the
head. of dep rtrn"nt- observed ~..n.
tor AldrCh ~ reply lhrN precedent
never prevailed To- a gre ter rNf.uf % o.
10 no.. cleveland aduinr~fr ton .h.U
not vote "a MT y i~UatI-s' ~ N.s Tr.fz ,.i
out of the ChFmi,"T | b. ye no pr.ItId -,
one way or the other uu dCCDunt Of the
author-hp 81 the ms'-'!re Will ~
y,.-tlgHr- the facts and the laV and shall
act "a INV own responsibility
senator Root -IOk" along h.. SAM. IT...-
and -sid ih,. f?Cr 'hlt the btlI w. rr.r. r..i
by the Attorney General Jnd lrior~sd
by the President would hhy" great We ghr
with hun
SENATOR Aldrich ani SEN Tor r.Imr,. ~
mad another ttlt u hon tn, Son tor fr,,u.
Rhode island declared fh't h. hid teen
~ such Disagreement with IN. senator
from Iowa on al amendments 10 'hr bilI
With. u was under onnsId"r7'rou I..f,rl
~. Interstate tDnm"r," tnmuif''.... "a
such a thing - an NUi"T~f utluE v ffI
hum Wa OUT 1T the Question lie -tIt
this ~ explaining why The nll h.d not
received greit-r consideration t.tpr.. the
committee
The senator from Rhode island ma
never heard any amendments proposed
Nv ms. before committees -ad senator
Gummins and ! fail To- $500 how h.. knew
there were any such hopeless disagree
ments On amendments 70 IN" b.ll He
certainly never heard any amendments
drawn by me N committee How h.
would have rejected any ~ nv amend
msnts without firHi knowing what thew
were 10 more than | can discern ~ far
a. this session ~ Congress - concerned
long ago abandoned all nope II heInR q ble
to improve the present interstate com
merce law Nv fight has been merely me
- hold On 10 what We already have "a the
existing laws hope that 40 can retain
what was granted ~ the railway rate at
that Waz enacted m 1914 have not
offered any amendment save for the pur
pose 81 restoring IN this hill what was OH
tanned IN the act Of 1874
When the senate adjourn cd late thiE
afternoon senator Cummins Vas still DO
liverinR hIs opening speech IN the hill