Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-13
All Other Legislation Including
Appropriation Bills, ExIuded
from Consideration Until
Measure Is Disposed Of.
VOTE ON LONG AND SHORT
HAUL AMENDMENTS TODAY
Organization Republicans Con-
fident of Ability to Resist All
Efforts 10 Change Provisions;
Rely on Democratic Support,

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Uy Morning journal special Leased Wirei
Washington MAY 12-Agrceing IT,
a proposition by senator Elkins 90
begin voting on the long and short
haul amendments 70 the railroad bin
tomorrow at 4 o'clock the senate to-
day took an advanced step in the
consideration of the bill.
The agreement provides that tho
voting shall be concluded within the
executive day" This is an elastic
arrangement and II the voting should
be prolonged there might be delay
until saturday. II the Dixon amend
ment should be voted down a num-
ber Of others will be offcrd, and ur
der the agreement they can be dehal-
ed 1t discussion is desired.
The first vote win be ON the Dixon
amendment as substitute Tor the
Hepburn provision Both Of these
provisions seek 10 stiifen the present
statute, but the Dixon substitute gives
the Interstate commerce commission
more discretion than does the other.
The organization republicans are
confident of the defeat OF All amend
ments. Considering that nineteen
republican votes will be cnst for the
Dixon precision, they claim from
twelve TO fifteen democratic votes
against IT, The smaller number
would give them a majority Of five
Not.al the advocates of the provision
conoede the claim. some Of them
nntend that thy rcppblleah drfectien
win grow Ia -. while they assert that
not more than eight or rine demo
Gratis VIII vote with the regular re-
publicans
Toward the close Of the days sos
Sion there was some discussion Of the
status OF the railroad bin ana other
business before the senate, with the
result that the senate reached an
agreement TO meet daily. beginning
Monday next at / / o'clock instead OF
t2 There was ,lso an understand
ing that practically al other business
even Including appropriation bills
should be excluded until disposition
was made of the railroad hill
During the debate today Mr.. Smoot
complained that the railroads do not
dcn with shipments from the west to
tho east as they do with shipments
from the east to the west. Having
said that salt Lake city pays more on
every article shipped from eastern
points than do Pacific coast cities,
Mr. Smoot asserted .hat in no in
stance Is Chicago charged more than
New York on invoices from the west
Tint" said Mr. piles lis because
Chicago Is IA the water zone
fNn.H responded Mr.. Smoot that
is not the reason "Chicago has pow
cr enough in the railroad world 20
demand Just treatment
WHY should tile railroads wish TO
huild up one point at the expense ol
another Mr. Briggs asked.
Replying to AIR Briggs for Mr..
Smont. Mr. Dixon of Montana said
. la no | a. AnpnlaG tPI-
minal rates the railroads had built W
"a citv of G00.0UO. while Santa Bar
bara and Santa Monica which tNen-
tN-fiNc Years ago were about the Same
size as Los Angeles. had remained
stationary because OF
the denial of the same invor.
Replying To- d question, Mr. smoot
Said that individuals could not afford
to appeal To the Interstate commerce
comission or the courts because
such course would result I'm their
ruin While the Utah senator was
engaged in one ot many encounters
with senator Elkins regarding the
of the rates To the
Pacific coaost. the latter made refer
,nce To- the water competition.
Water, Mr. Smoot exclaimed.
voter III the senator from West
Virginia had remained in the cham
ion on that point instead or re-
he goes out and then bobS M
icre again in . few minutes with the
.ry of 'Wnter
The controversy proceeding. Mr.
imoot asked Mr. Elkins whether he
would complain IL West Virginia were
'cquired to pay the rate to Chicn6o
md back on shipments from New
FORK
u would not il the rates wcrc just
nd reasonable. Alr Elkins re
bonded.
After the West Virginia senator had
lWelt for some time On the earnings
" the railroads Nlv smoot said that
Z he (Elkinsl would remain lonS
neugh ne would undertake To con-
iucc him of the correctness Of his
oaitinn.
The last speech of the day WAS
nude by senator nixon. who said
Nevada had suffered more from long
nd short haul discrimination than
nN other state- As an illustration he
1id that while the freight rate from
sew York to san Francisco. 5000
niles, j. about eighty cents per hum
red. that from san Francisco to Re-
o stf miles. is Sl.s9 per hundred