The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-01
WILL REPORT RAILROAD BILL
HOCSE CONMIrTEE FAUORS
COWMERCE COURT.

Netes 10 90 90 Retain u IN the nlil -
Ten Republicans stand by the Asi-
mlmeMtPAtiOn Namn ag llllnals and
Stevens OG Minnesota Against o..
WASHINGTON. Feb - o. President. Taft =
proposal that Congress shall create an
interstate commerce court Of appeals %
pasa ON cases arising from the lnterstats
Commerce Commission was Endorsed
to-day by the House Committee on Inter
state and foroi On Commerce. which has
the Adm nistration railroad bill undeS
consideration. The Commsrcs court pro-
vision was adopted by q vote OF 10 to =,
sn of the members 81 the committee being
present. Representative Mann % Illinois.
chairman Of the COMMITTEES. and Repre-
sentative Stevens ~ Minnesota, Rspubli-
cana. joined with the ar Democrats in
casting negative votes. Ten Republicans
stood by the Administration proposal.
and thia m@nns that the Administration
hill will be reported 10 the House sub
etantiaily a. II was outlined IN President
Tafe's message to Congress
Administration leaders are very much
elmted over the action 10 the House COM
nittee to-day II was the court feature
of the railroad bill that provoked . good
deal Of controversy IA committee. Chair
man Mann announced his opposition To
u some weeks ago and for a tame u was be-
lieved that the measure might reach ths
House minus this provision The vote
On this proposition was taken late in the
day at the CONCLUSION of a meeting that
lasted several hours Acknowledgement
wickersham had another opportunity
to be heard ard when he had concluded
has argument the COMMITTEES went into
executive session
According 10 nistUt erS ~ the commit ee
il looked for time as n the court pro-
vision would rs defeated. Chairman
Mann ana Nj stevens spoke against u.
taking the position that the court instead
10 expediting the handling 81 InteTutst"
commerce cases " ouii rstsrd thew
The Republicans who voted Tor the
court provision ara M~>-rs Nangsr
~ PennsytyauII. E-rh ~ Wisconsin.
Townsend " NJ gan. hsuUsdv ~ OHIO
Washburn 81 Massachusetts. Iald-r ~
New YOrk Know ipnd Of california Hue
lard OF " e-t Virginia. Miller 81 Kansas
and Stafford "f " nrouSiu. ln addition
Ia Messrs Mann. Stevens, Republicans.
the following Democrats east negative
votes: M~ssrs 'dlru-un and BARTLETT
IL Georgia. Richardson of AlaOama
Russell Of TsNas SINS 90 lennes~..., aud
Peters 90 Measurement,
with IN" Fps-lblo vNceDTl on at fhe
postal - .lng- hank bin the railroad hill
prohahiv viii b. the hrst bix Admuis-
tration rp-9 sure put m the statutes. The
court provision - bound - provoke. lively
debates "a f',c senate and House. buI that
~ will he written into rhe laws j. generally
believed The opposition 10 the House
will not M. pYolonC-d. Representa-
tives MANA and Stevens and other Re
publican Opponents 81 the court feature
will speuk against u out will not attempt
obstruction Tn" prospects are therefore
that the railroad pill Will not consume
much time IN tna HOUSE
The situation : direTent IN the senate
An elaborate minority report on the hall
hAR hsen prepared nv Senators Clapp OF
Minnesota and CrImnins of Iowa. mem.
hers Of the commerce Committee that
recently submitted the bill 10 the senate.
IL is the purpose 81 these insurgent soma
tors. a. we'll as others who agree with
them. to debate the hill az great length.
Predictions arr made that the measure
will ~ under DISCUSSION IN the open senate
~ least aN weeks.
Opposition 20 the Adninistratio rail
road hill IN tire Hou-s, ~ nor cOntined 10
the InsuT-ert-. ~ was pointed out
to-day thai while ~ the senate Committee
on COmnerre Two issurgent Senators
ANNOUNCED their purpose to tile a min, r
ity rfrbrt th~ Republican opposition in
tho Wouse IommIttee was offered by
fWo regulars Nlr Mann. the Speaker .
1euteg.aBt OF the floor. and Mr. Stevens
who as rule tys'ns with the orGanixa-