The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-03

| the conference, and it was apparent
| also the insurgents would not acceps
it, Mr.. Flint then withdrew from the
! conference.
Agree in Explanations.
Several senators were asked tonight
| to what they attributed the failure to
| get enough votes to adopt the Elliins-
Crawford amendment.
They were almost unanimous in the
expression that it could be charged
| directly to the fear that II rates were
raised by the railroads, the people
| would say the repeal of the Sherman
antitrust law in its application to
railroads was responsible,
UnQueStlonably the possible political
effect of the adoption of that section
frightened away some Of the early sup.
porters of the provision.
Senator Root was noticeably annoyed
at the outcome Of the conference. When
asked what caused the change of front
in connection with section T. he said:
"Cold feet, Some Of those who ought
to support the bill were afraid of the
political effect
The action Of railroads In the West
ern Trunk Line association in fling
new classifcations with the interstate
commerce commission giving notice of
material increases, was referred to by
u
ference. AS wages have been in
creased il was agreed there would GER
tainly be other advances and certain
Republicans feared the political effect,
Attention was called to the fact that
the New York, New Haven & Hart,
ford railroad today increased passen-
ger rates between Is and 80 per cent.
Hot Debate Probable.
Whether the showdown between reg
ular Republicans and insurgents Will
come tomorrow depends upon the de
bate and the, attitude of the insurgents
when they learn of the plans to de-
prive them Of victory.
The adoption of the programme
agreed upon today would leave the
first six sections of the bill relating TO
the proposed court of commerce; the
section under which railroads would be
required TO furnish applicants with
written statements of rates; the pre-
vision authorizing the commission 10
fix rates upon its own initiative or
complaint that existing rates are un
Just and providing for suspension of
a change in a rate for a period of
sixty days pending Investigations 10
its reasonableness
Practically all sections that would
remain if those relating to stocks and
bonds were eliminated. prescribe pen
alties and the form OF reports railroads
would be required to make TO the cim
Senator Elkins, in charge of the bill,
encountered further trouble on the SEN
ate floor today in the opposition of SEN
ators from fintermountain' - states to
the long ard short haul system of
freight charges.
Discrimination Charged.
Senator Dixon of Montana, in ad
vocatlng the adoption of his amend
ment prohibiting railroads charging
said cotton goods were transported
from New York to Seattle for 90 cents
a hundred. while the rate from New
York to Missoula, Mont, $50 miles
shorter, was S3.31.
Mr.. EllSIns suggested if the rates
were unreasonable, relief was to be had
from the interstate commerce commits
sion. Mr.. DixoD replied that small in
terror communities could not afford sue h
a course, Senator Smoot of Utah came
to Mr.; Dixon's assistance and com
planned Of discrimination against Salt
Lake in favor of Los Angeles,
With an air of irritation, Mr. Elkins
said each community should he per
mitted to enjoy its own advantages,
and if people of the interior wanted
advantages of coast cities. including
cheaper freight rates due to water com
petition, ''they should move outside -
"We are not going TO get off the |
map exclaimed Mr.. Smoot hotly; |
we are going TO stay right where we
are and ask congress to right our
Mr.. Elklns insisted he did not want
to put anybody off the map. He
charged Mr.. Dixon with entering au
alliance with the Democrats, who, he |
said, for twenty years had been advo-
eating what he was arguing for. Mr.. |
Dixon replied twenty Republican sena-
tors would vote for his amendment, and
he hoped all the Democrats would do
likewise. The subject was still pend
ing when the senate adjourned