The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-27
VOTE ON
RAILROAD BILL
MAY BE TAKEN ToDAY--TAE
WAY WAS PAVED YES
TERDAY.
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SEVERAL VOTES TAKEN
Amendments by insurgents and Dens-
ocrats Defeated--Two Other
Amendments Practically IN
animously Adopted.

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the defeat In the senate today Of q
number of amendments offered hs
the insurgents and Democrats the
way was paved for an early vote Oh
the railroad bill, probably tomorrow
Tho senate will probably adjourn un
til Monday when the statehood BIZ:
viii be up.
The regular Republicans maintain
Ell a firm hold on the situation on
several votes on important feature
notwithstanding the 'insurgents" ant
Democrats united on several occas
ions.
After Lafollette concluded his two
days speech in opposition to the bill
the voting proceeded rapidly Follow
The Cummins' amendment requiring
the approval Of the interstate com
merce commission on all increases In
railroad rates before they became OF
fective was voted down 20 to 40,
The Martin amendment, requiring
he cimmission to reach final de
,sinon on Increases within SIX
months, was defeated, Is 10 54
The amendment by Clarks, OF Ar
yansas, to defer the increase rate un-
III passed upon by the commits 'inon,
but putting them into erect after six
months, pending Il final decision,
was rejected, 35 to 10,
Tho amendment composed of pro
positions by Jones and paynter, was
ecepted almost unanimously This
authorizes the commission TO suspend
increases of rates for six months be
yond tha t@0 days Fixeet by the pond
ing railroad bin whenever the rea
sonableness of increases cannot be
determined within the original per
iod.
The amendment by Hughes, strik
'ng ont the capitalization provision
of the bill, wa also adopted with a
practically unanimous vote,
OF the % votes cast for the Cum
nins' amendment II were by insur
ents and by Democrats.
There was little discussion on tifs
nlan to eliminate the capitalization
sections but Dolliver introduced Ar
amendment looking to the pronbs
tion of certain abuses, as the water
ing Of stocks
When the senate meets tomorrow
the Deliver amendment and lafol
and's amendment, providing for the
physical valuation. and the Newl
aand's amendment, providing for tn
national Incorporation of railroads
viii be tho only subjects left for con
sderaton.
Lafollette, in his speech today, at
tackled the pending bill, saying tn
roads could afford to lower the rate
asserting that they are earning y
per cent more than in 1897 Will
there had been an Increase Of onli
20 per cent in wage He charges
the roads with issuing large block
OF water stocks.
H charged that twelve lays in ad
vance of the attorney generals pr
sentation of the pending BILL tn
same measure. still in typewriting
had been outlined to the house con
mittee by railroad attorney, II
declared the enactment Of the bill a
originally presenter, notwithstanding
II represented the view Ufxthe pres
ident, woifsl be ar disaster to tn
country"
Taking up the capitalization provis
Ion Lafollettc declared that they ba'
been drawn by corporation lawyer
| in the interest Of wall street maniI'
ulation. He said the public weal'
hold congress responsible for the rat
increases now being promulgated
The senator exclaimed in conclus
ion: "Thls ig not the time to trim
with the people They want justice
and If they do not get justice tile'
| will demand a Reckoning from W
They'll strike back. They'll strlk
hard. and they'l be justified In strlt
4 inv