Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-21
THE KING OF NORWAY.


course OF events This will make at
least four appointments the president
will have 10 make.
Having the power To- appoint the
members Of this court. who finally de-
tcrmine the law upon am questions. ne
has the opportunity to appoint those
whose sentiments on section ~ accord
with his. The attorney general would,
no doubt. grace the supreme bench. II
he were appointed. would he not sup
port his own handiwork2
How easy il would be for the prcsl-
dent, through his new appoiutees. Co
bring about "a change in existing law,
and to foist upon the people the pro-
visions Of section D. as the law OF the
land
"The pending BIN demonstrates the
president is strongly Inclined toward
the interests Of the railroads There
fore. would hc not make appointments
20 the court OF commerce Of those
known 60 be favorable to the railroads.
II this should happen. then by the
passage OF this bill all the benefits and
protection given by court decisions may
be lost. and the railroads may. by
our action. be authorized To accomplish
those very things On matters or con-
solidation which the courts have de-
termincd they could not do because
they were destructive OF the peoples
rights"
OF the proposed court OF commerce.
MI Purcell said no established lawyer
could desire place on its bench, be
cause IL would be a vortex Of pas
sion and greed
He found fault with the failure NJ
the bin 20 prohibit over-capitalization
and improper combinations OF rail-
roads He also said the bill should
permit the interstate commerce CONF
mission 20 regulate transportation rates
on the great lakes, as under existing
conditions independent lines could not
get q footing there.
PRESIDENTS WISDOM BEPUDI-
ATED
Mr. Purcell declared already the
country had repudiatcdt the wisdom of
the president In giving his Endorsement
to the new tariff law In support OF
this statement be referred To- the ac-
ton of the Indiana state Republican
convention. lie pointed out that IN an
the five congressional elections held
since the Payne bill became "a law, the
Republican candidates had been de-
| feated. Notwithstanding four OF the dis
/ tricts had been Republican. He spoke
regarding the failure o. place lumber
on the free list. and went at length
| into conditions I'M his own state, where
| he said the lumber business was large
| ly under the control Of ring.
| The senate engaged i'm prolonged
| Wfanglc over the status OF amend
| meuts offered by Senators Crawford
| and Cummins TO the provisions legal
1 iziug trafic agreements between rail-
| road companies.
/ This condition was at last relieved by
| the acceptance by Senator ltlkins OF
| the Crawford amendment as "a subsu-
! tute FOR tine original provision. The
/ effect OF this acceptance ls 20 permit
| Mr. Cummius 90 present his suggestion
! as an amendment 90 the section as
! thus modified. The Crawford provision
/ requires that such agreements shall be
/ subject 30 the approval uf the inter
/ state commerce commission, but does
| not specifically require this approval
| shall be- vouchsafed before the agree
/ mcnts go into erect
/ Mr. Cummius presented a substitute
| specifying the approval should ante
| date the effectiveness of the agree
/ meuts. AS Mr. CuWmns desired 10
/ speak az length ON the subject, the
| senate adjourned without taking ac-
| ton ON either provision.