The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-23
TAFT RAILWAY BILL HALTED
SEN1TE COCLDN'T BOTE TOR
LIrk 40 0sORG

Reese, 80 EalssiSsss In . Sw-esa b, asas-
ter CraWgsrd Tue Rntlre lDgbats
Waa On an Amendment PrrmlitmH
frame N9reemsnts By the h1Iirsssis.
wNSuINGTDN. April - CONSIDERATION
Of the Administration railway ball was
hali-si in tho Senate late this afternoon
by the abseOcs Of q quorum. senator
Eikin- who u in charge 10 the bill. wanted
a vote on the amendments providing
that proposed tFanic agreemeT - shalt he
-ubiect 10 the approval ~ the Interstate
Commerce commission. hat there Ses
oh lection On tho part Of Democrats and
insurgents after an announcement. by
senator DOlliver that he desires Ia W.
heard ard that he preferred 20 10 ahead
tomorrow morning. The point Of no
quorum VAS made by senator bailey.
and for the first time this session a roll
call oG the senate failed tn show q ma
iOr,ty Of the members present
The announcement Of the result Of the
call Of the roll was suspended for several
minutes by the presiding Of''cer a, the
instance oI senator Elkins. who expressed
the hope that u sufficient number VI sens
tors would soon pant in an appearance to
rake a quorum.
4 dOn't want them ~ pet her. said
senator Bailey. who made - no'iOn 10
adjourn. which prevailed ny a vote u ~
TO -
senator ElLins wanted the Senate TO
adjourn until a. O'Clock Tomorrow
morning. but there were immediais OBJ
jections TO an early session 81 the Senate.
and in the absence OF = quorum a motion
could not be entertained. senator Fi.ins
saw. notice that unless there IL better
progress m the consideration Of the rail
way bill he will not be- able longer 10
resist the demand for night sessions.
The entire debate in the senate to-day
per- ained ca the Cumm,n- and Crawford
amendments permitting traftc agr~"-
n1s.nts Ivy railroads sub cot 90 the aD-
prOyal OF the Interstate Commerce CON.
mission. Senators Crawford. Sutherland
aud lkins spoke an behalf 1t the Crawford
amendment aud Senators Newland~.
Borah. Clapp aud Cumm'ns ~err h"dui
IN behalf Ot the Cummin. amendment
senator Bailey announced his opposition
10 any amendment permitting tranc
agreements.
senator Crawford in the course oI his
speech got very much rScited over IA"
character of Theodore kOO-sv"'t whom
he eulogiHed in the highest terms. IL
was the first time that anything like u
simon pure pro-RoO-~v~lt SpssN'h has
been Heard in the Senate this session
Announcing that he always has been and
now - a follower 10 MIR. Roosevelt. the
senator from South Dakota sang this
song of praise:
-Tb. foremost fx,ir. la the United
States. the charaG ter who above M others
pat lif. into the demand for raIlwav
regulation. Whp pat new Tire and NtrthtH
IA m" Interstate tOInn~TC' Commission.
a.. n.
end IT the country - the other ami forced
consideration of u by Congress. - Ih-o-
tlnr, Ro0seyelt The -ta'smen'g Of thC
sN-p-p-ident were 'v-r treated with
Ipd f-r-nCs. Ia this country. whether they
appeared 10 messages t. 'ouSr"s- ar ~
aadr.s-.~ in his travels u made no
difference. whether 49, agreed With him
90 not Everybody psid h'-s-d to What
he said Tn. uttaranC~- Uf no tan have
ever sttractsd 80 much attention
Ar'er r-ld.ng igon q m--raE" 10y W.
senator Crawford exclaimed: He -
still a living forc. IL makes no difference
" herr. he j., u hst'Isr he - in the jungle
~ Rome. Vienna. London or Paris, b" -
great force. and - long ~ he retains his
health he alW aV- will he lie u gr~a'
individuality vho has impressed hi.n-a-h
On this country a. M other mRn has
senator B.ilev -ad the S~nai@ hat
spent daVs and even ws.k- IA CoB=,d-ra-
tlon Of this question ct a netdtrg ths raul
wAy law and that the onlv conC~rn 80
hihitsd by the senators on the krpublican
-ide vas ~ To hos they should comply
With u platform pledge adopted nv "a"
last kepublican national convention.
We could make any sort 1f foolish
declaration in oar national platform aud
Won on thar side wOHId follow -Iis de-
rlarsd senator hail~y That's the trusIbie
with American Ipositir- " one party
taks~ un a foolish issiIe th" "thsr paT,y
ViIl do lin ~ i~~ Th. chief dfrCi;ity
among S..nstOr- IN the other ~idA - one
OF macs. distinctions a. to how they shall
comply with party platforms IL that
10 to h.. the rub. here there will be- M need
tor SENATOR Ut " i-dpm. ability end learn
my Al ihsi Nill h- needsai 20 Equip
q senator for hi- duti~- will ~ ability
to read a partv platform u will mean
that ahl., men ~ 'hs nation sill 60 Ia the
national convention. instead of to Con
Kre--
y emit wake q distinction between
good AMI bad trusts CDn'in'is.,l the Texas
senator 4 want Ia civ" warning nav
that " hen we attempt IA locate the boun-
tiarie- of the. various kinds Of trusts We
ar.. travelling UD1n dangerous ground
do not b@li.ve that the Ts'lroads should
he. permitts.d 20 make any agreements
When ono. the anti Trust Law ~ suspended
for ID. railroads how can yOl deny the
same privilege - other equally W"ri-
tnT,ous interests Nhv not suspend -
for th,. benedt Of the Manufacture. IN"
farmer aud th.. lalJorsT' The suspension
Of tn AM trust Law in one instance means
tknt q u 10 h., ,nta-sftlatsd