The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-27
DEFEAT THREATENS
TAFT'O RAIL BILL
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Democrats can pursue Is 70 make a mo
ton 10 recommit when the bin Is taker
uD in the House If this could be car
ried. then one amendment could he voter
on separately. With the House so even.
~ divided, no prediction can be made as
to what the final fate of the administra.
tons bin will be
The House leaders know that there
was a tremendous opposition to the bin.
but they were not prepared for such a
display as their opponents showed. The
bill had been debated for about ten
days, and when It was taken IN for
amendment at noon a lively fight was
Immediately precipitated. Representative
Hubbard, Of Iowa. an insurgent. offered
an amendment striking out the entire
first section. that creating a commerce
court which is an especially objection
able feature to the prOgressives.
Saved by n Tie Vote.
There was no end Of wranglinr for
the greater part Of the afternoon. Finally
the amendment was voted upon by a
standing vote. and the chairman counted
ayes, l3l, and noes. 49, Amid a scene
OF confusion, Mr.. Hubbard demanded
tellers, and the second ballot was taken.
This resulted ayes. 40. noes. 139: bur
the chairman exercised his right and cast
a vote in the negative and tied the vote.
40 to 140-thus. as is possible in Commit
tee of the Whole. defeating the amend
ment.
An amendment was agreed to providing
that a majority OF the Supreme Court of
the United States. instead of the Chief
Justice, should designate the five justices
Of the Commerce Court from among the
circuit judges OF the United States for a
term of five years. The provision in the
Dill stipulating that the first five judges
originating the court should be desiy-
mated by the President. was amended so
IS to take this power from the President
md place it in the Supreme Court. The
provision authorizing the President TO |
appoint five additional judges was left |
n the bill. The effect of this amendment
mt ~ ANt IN tSNllNdNANb LtnLOQl. OF WIS |
onsin. will be TO take authority from the |
President and the Chief Justice and di- |
-ide it among the membership of the Su- /
IRENE Court.
Representative Madison. Of Kansas.
roposed an amendment to the section
f the bill, authorizing the court to sus-
end orders of the Interstate Commerce
ON 4 { < on T1ea
ided that injunctious granted by the
curt should hold for not more than six
days Representative Madison de-
Jared that this was too long a period L
nd he moved that injunction orders Of
ne commission should be limited 10
even days duration. This amendment
as adopted by vote of 1SS to 124.
Representative Mann, who Is in charee
the bill, expects to pass it in the /
ouse Friday or Saturday The opponents
the measure centered their attack on :
le court provision but failing to hold ,
le insurgents in line against it will not {
Irther attempt to delay its passage. !
House leaders insist that the test votes z
yesterday indicate that the court pro- 7
sion will be part Of the measure. as II q
III be sent to the Senate. They point I
Il that the maximum vote registered
rs $50 More than 100 members were
sent. many Of them Republicans. Only 1 n
teen insurgent votes were polled against I,
court provision and it takes a least n
Republicans. acting with the n
'mocrats. to overturn the responsible h
ljority h
80 the friends Of the administration de- o
red that the action yesterday fore Fl
adows the adoption of the court pro- s.
ION when it comes up for consideration n
the final passage OF the bill G.