The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-12
HEADWAY With RAILWAY BILL
SENATE REGIL tRS SEEN TO
CONTROL THE SITI tTION.
I've nt.IDemSrrAtlr Nns~RdmrR,>
Nsted Ds~n. 90 20 - and Sa Co -
"a FolletIe 10 NttArk the FsNi To-
aay Nelson Den0un~es the Measure.


WASHINGTON. April n The first ts-,
vote on the Administration railway hlll
in the senate came this afternoon and
tho regulars showed that thew hal the
situation we'll in hand voting down w
- 60 IS AN insurgent Democratic amend
ment by senator Clspp or Minnesota
limiting the jurisdiction ~ the Court of
Commerce -Four Democrats Money
Foster. Percy and simmons voted with
the regular Republican On SECOND
test vote the Administration force-. I~d
by senator Aldrich. won by vote or ~
20 - This was on an amendment offered
by senator Cummins Of Iowa. proposing
to define and limit the jurisdiction 81 the
commerce. Court The four Democratic
Senators who voted with the Repuhl.
can regulars on the first roll rail- deserted
On the second and supported Ssnst or
CImmins's amendment Two near va
sVrgents. Brown and B,irkett 1T Nebraska.
voted With the regular Republicans
All told three amendments offered 10y
senator ElkIns. IN charge of the Admins
tration bill. we're adopted m tho course
OF the day. Al the amendment. related
to the juTisd,Ct on Of the Court ~ tom
nerve. Therr are 10 amendments ~ the
bill pending hut even th,s small ne ginning
led senator Galnnger 70 congratulate the
senate on having made some Roadway
at last
Tomorrow Senator Ia Toilette Will he
heard in opposition to the hill cauSfic
attack on the hill Ivy senator Nelson ~
Ninnesots, a near insur gent Vas the
feature 81 the d@hate m the senate to-day.
Ne denounced the bill a. insidio'islv de-
signed for the purpose Of breaking down
the antitrust laws and character set
It as sugar coated and -vi~ious
piece ~ legislation for the hsneh' nf the
railwa-s Of the country
senator Nelson reid hi- respects TO
Attorney General Wicker-ham 81 TO-
called the work OF the head " the Dsus-'
rnent ~ Ju~tic" in drafting the railway
htll and then made this reference ~ I've
chicago speech 4 DO not think that ~
lies IN has mouth. after framing such .
bill a. tins one before the senate to 90
out Q" chicago and cri'i"i-a mer,brr-
~ Congress
senator Nel-on had hardly concluded
his remarks when there came another
echo ~ the Attorney Generals Chicago
-p~eCh from = senate in-'trgent SsUa Tow
Sutherland ~ Utah Wa, defending that
-estion of the hin giving The Attorney
General the exclusive right =" defend az
rTder= - the Interstate r0'nuif.Tts. Com
mission before the Court 81 { ommevcr
and Senator BoTah "f Idaho observed
-Ipo~s the senator moan - -ay that an
Acknowledgement who Would erinci-e
SenAtoTs ~ the Tinted States an the p.,r-
fOrTnance ~ their duties would he-ita,~
Ia cTiticis@ n"Tnbers ~ tho Interstate
Commerce Commission
S~nstor Sutherland rsplisd that tho
Attorney General would do hl= duty as
a toVernm~nt Official under any and al
circumstances
senator Nelsnn notified TN. Senats that
he would not support th" railway I'LL
uNIes- u - materially amended he ol,.
lected 60 the provision creating the Court
~ Commerce and fpund fault with thrrr
other features ~ the hill
We cannot Justify ourselves before
the American JpNople.- said IN. Sanatur
from Minnesota ~ ~" give unlimited
authority To Railroads 10 make nsrger-
The chief aim ~ this Hill. tn nv mind
- IN protect tho railroads ~ m. country
against the antitrust law The only
way To deal With tho American people
~ justly and abpVslOaTd We sho'ilt
not take a roundabout Nav 10 da-s.tv,.
them. employing language that I-ermts
81 double construction ! he'd just a.
aoon see th. Constitution Of the I nitad
states attacked the sherman anti
trust Law. Once tho door ar. left aiar
the trusts will continue tO grow and de-
velop. and finally the people viii he IN
the handS Of these great combinations
We will 10 IN much tn" same condition
a. the people ~ France when their lands
were owned by tho nobility. Then there
was an upheavsl Unless we psf ~
o'Ir legislative shield tho trusts will hs.-
cOn,e - dangerous in this country AZ
was the French nobility in IL aRgre~-ions
prior - the revolution. " may not H..
in our day. hut the time will come when
the people 81 this country will H. forced
20 resort - revolution a. they did IN
France unIess n check - put upon the
aggr~saions Of the trusts in disregard
~ the rights ~ the people
When the Senate adjourned the amend
ment o6ered by senator CuFnmins. a wing
the petitioner before the Interstate Com.
merce Commission the right 20 10 a party
with the Attorney 4 General IN the defence
Of the case before the Court Of Commerce
vas under consideration