The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-04
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The senate had been dragging along
for two or three hours on the rail-
road bill In committee of the whole,
when, apparently; debate was ex-
hausted and there were no more
amendments to Do presented. Az with
ordinary measures the vice president
announced the transfer of the bill
from the committee of the whole to
the senate proper.
Are there other amendments to the
bill to be offered In committee of the
whole?" he asked. IF not, the bill
will be reported to the senate"
As there was no response, and after
a monetary pause he said, "the bill is
in the senate"
By this time Senators Bacon and
LaFollette had become aware of the
situation. Both had amendments
which they desired to offer in COM
mittee. Mr.. Bacon was mollifled with
the assurance that his amendments
could be presented in the senate as
such. But MIR. LAFollette did not get
so far. Stating that his attention had
been distracted, he was proceeding to
say that he had not had proper op-
portunity to present his amendments y
He was not permitted to proceed fur
ther, when the vice president inter-
rupted him with. sharp rap of the
gavel. ~
"The chair" the vice president said
deprived no senator of any oppor.
tunity that belongs to him. and the
chair resents such insinuations."
MIR. LaFollette responded by saying
that the chair had certainly misun.
derstood the spirit Of his remark
which he said bad not been intended
in any sense as q structure on the
course Of the chair.
BY unanimous. consent the bill was
restored to- the committee of the whole
and the Wisconsin senator presented
his amendments.
One of his amendments would pro.
hibit the appointment or designation
as judge of the court of commerce
Of any person who holds stocks OF
bonds, or is otherwise interested In
any common carrier subject to the
proposed court.
This provision scarcely had beer
read when Senator Hepburn took the
floor. He denounced the suggestion
In the amendment as infamous" ant
said that in his public lectures the
Wisconsin senator had called attention
to the votes of his colleagues on 6
similar measure presented at a pre-
vious session. apparently with the pur'
pose Of charging that senator's who
had voted against it were favorable
to the appointment of judges who
might try their own cases. The Idaho
senator complained Of such course
and his complaint was echoed by Sen
ators Gallinger and Carter.
Senator LaFollette presented
large number of amendments to the
bill during the day the most importan
of which provided that no person in
terested ma railroad company shall
be appointed to membership OF tn
proposed court Of commerce, and sub
stituting the supreme court as bod,
for tho chief justice in performing
the duty of designating circuit cour
judges foriservice on the bench OF tn
commerce court Both amendment
were lost, the former by vote OF u
to 80, and the latter 1s to 20.
Both amendments aroused shari
criticism. Speaking to the provision
supplanting the chief justice. Mr.. Car
ter said the reflection on that of1c'
was such that John Jay and Johl
Marsh all might we'll turn in thei
graves" If they could be made awar'
Of the suggestion.
Mr.. Hale made an impassioned pro
test against the amendment. He IN
terpreted it as reflection upon tn
present chief justice.