The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14

tnlS snail not be construed as aulnOT"
izing any common carriers within the
terms Of this act to charge OF receive
as great compensation for shorter
as for LONGER distance,
Provided, however. that the inter
state commerce commission may from
Its knowledge or from information. or
upon application ascertain that the
circumstances and conditions OF the
longer haul are dissimilar TO the cir
cumstances and conditions of the
shorter haul, whether they result from
competition by water OF rail-. then
IL may authorize a common carrier 10
charge less for the longer than for the
shorter distance for the transporta-
tlon Of passengers or property but In
no event shall the authority be grant
cd until the commission is satisfied
that all the rates involved are just
and reasonable and not unjustly dis"
criminatory or uDduly preferential nor
prejudicial.
And provided further, that no rates
OF charges lawfully existing at the
time OF tho passage Of this amenda-
| tory act shall be required TO change
by reason OF the provisions OF TINS
act. and changed prior TO the cxplra-
ton OF six months after the passage
of this act, nor in any case where
application shall have been filed be
| fore the commission, in accordance
with the provisions of this section,
pending addition of such application
| by the commission
OF the 81 votes in favor OF the
amendment % were given by Repub
| lican senators who have opposed the
insertion Of any long and short haul
provision In the railroad bill. 13 b.
| Democrats. and the rest by Repub-
licans. chiefly insurgents.
The negative vote was equally di-
vided between Republicans and Dem"
ocrats. The senators who voted in
favor Of the provision were;
Aldrich. Bacon. Beveridge. Bradley
Brandcgec, Briggs. Bristow, Burton.
Burkett. Burnham, Burrows. Carter,
| Clapp, Clark (Ark) }, Clay, Crane,
Crawford. Cullom. Cummins, Curtis
Dillingham;, Dixon. Dolliver Dupont.
Elklns, Flint, Frazier. Gamble, Gug-
genhelm. Jones, Kean. LaFollettc.
Lodge. Martin Nelson. Nixon, oliver,
Owen, Page. Paynter. Penrose, Percy.
Perkins, Piles, Purcell. Root, Shively,
| SlnlulOHSs oIntu Nos vs. SN'tN, -
phenson. Sutherland Taylor. Warner
and Wctmore-56.
The negative vote was.
Daily. Bourne, Bulkeley. Chamber
lain, Fletcher. Frye. Gallinger, Hep
burn, McEDery and Overman-l0.
The senate, under unanimous cor
sent agreement, began voting at four
O'Clock upon the long and snort haul
amendments. OF which dozen or
more had been submitted The pend
Ing amendment was one by Senator
Hepburn OF Idaho. for which Senator
Dixon OF Montana had presented a
substitute The effect of this was 10
give the Montana senator possession
OF the floor al four o'clock.
For several DAYS the regular" Re-
publlcans had been boasting they had
n clear majority TO defeat all of the
long and short haul amendments. The
regulars had been assured Of a num-
Der OF Democratic votes. Just before
four o'clock Il came TO the knowl-
edge OF Senators Aldrich and Elkins
that while the Democrats on their
list would vote against the Dixon
amendment, they purposed later 10
support an amendment introduced by
Senator Ovcrmap oi North Carolina,
the effect OF which would be to place
all rates on a mileage basis.
Such a provision would be particu-
larly obnoxious 10 the opponents Of
a long and short haul provision. and
they were unable in haSty poll 10
show majority against the Overman
amendment Senators Carter of Mon.
tana and Smoot OF Utah. supporters
of a long and short haul provision
received oyerturcs from the regular
Republicans. who offered n compro'
mise IN the form OF a portion Of the
original Dixon amendment and prof
fered by Senator Paynter.
Picturing the political effect of a
humiliating defeat through the adop'
ton of an exclusively Democratic
amendment that would put the whole
question on a mileage basis. the reg
ular" Republicans encountered little
difficulty in bringing large majority
of the senate to their way of think
ing. The compromise finally adopted
was put in the hands OF Senator
Smoot and In turn presented to Sena-
tor Dixon. who offered II as a modi-
fication of his own amendment just
before four o'clock.
Through the clumsy handling of
scissors and paste brush. the compro-
mise was sent TO the clerks desk in
a form far different than intended by
its authors.
AS the clerk began 10 read Senator
Aldricn hurried TO the desk OF Sena-
tor Dixon aud whispered conversa-
tion ensued Mr. Dixon clamored for
recognition
Il move that the senate recess" he
shouted, until $3.50
He appeared greatly excited Tho
demand for recess was met with
cries of no. no." but on vote d
large majority sustained the demond-
There followed scene OF great
confuxlon. Obviously few people real
ICED what the move meant ON ev-
cry side there were cries that the
unanimous consent agreement had
been violated. Evidently the insnr-
gent Republicans did not know what
was happening and Senator brlstow,
who had been In the cloak room burst
into the chamber with bundle OF
papers In his arms, which he threw
to the floor with every Indication OF
anger.
Senator Cummins FASTENED to Mr.,