The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-16
DECLARES HE WILL OPPOSE Ap-
ILLUSTRATIONS RAIL
ROAD BILL.
MAKES INITIAL SPEECH
Expects His Action TO Incur the Dis
pleasure of the President
Gets His Time Con
tinuei.

/ Wa hington, March 15.-That ~
would oppose the administration ra' I,
road bill, even though it might re-
suit in an effort to read him out 'of
!, the party, Senator Cummins, Of Iowa
,,in effect, declared In the senate 90
! day.
| He va making his initial speefl
ION the railroad bill, commenting n.
ipecially on the history Of the mea.
lure, which he said had originated in
| the executive branch of the govern
ment rather than In congress Afte.
Occupying place on the senate ca
endar Is days the hill was taken ltp
lat 2 o'clock, and thus was launched
| a discussion Of what the members os
! the senate regard as the most liz
lportant legislation before congress
The Iowa senator had proceeded on
ily two hours when he asked leave ta
lsuspend until tomorrow
/ The leave was granted, but Sen.
lator Hale, chairman of the Republh
can caucus, gave notice that here
latter the bill will be kept constantly
before the senate. In language just
las positive. Bailey declared that the
lbill could not be rushed, and de-
clared that congre-s was liable still
Ito be considering ii when the dog
Gays arrived.
! In the main Cummins' speech was
i devoted to general review of this
RAILROAD measure. but It was preceded
Iby recital of the history Of the pro
posed legislation, in which he criti.
Ieised the course Of the president and
illec;area Hi intention Of opposing
Il the bill in Its present shape, even al
the expense Of the severe displeasure
lof the chief executive,
III the uncontradicted and re
peated and apparently Authorized
statements of the newspapers be mo-
in error, every Republican at least il
expected to vote for It jut as It Is
unless he dares TO incur not only tbs
executive dispiea sure, but be ban
ished from the Republican ranks
said Cummins.
II do not speak Of this phase d
the subject In spirit of anger. an
conscious of no other esntiment thai
profound regret. | recognize 1t i
/, not only the privilege but he duty O
the president Of the United States K
make such recommendations to con
gress as in his judgment will be-
promote the general welfare
whether he is within his privilege
or his duty when he undertakes te
prescribe the precise form whief
legislation shall assume may well bt
doubted. His great predecessor ev
idently thought executive proprietl
did not permit II, for when he wa'
dealing with the same subject IN hls
message at he beginning Of the FRS
session of the 59th congress, in 1905
he sail: 1T is not my province te
indicate the exact terms Of the Law
which should be enacted, but | cal
the attention OF congress 10 ceftalt
exiting conditions with which It i
desirable to deal
Il would not, however, be inclines
to attach much Importance to tbs
lpmctice which now seNns to be very
! general, were It not that its con 9
ouences. in the very nature of things
must he disastrous.
Il don't fear that In a slight III
, stance, or during one administration
, the independent VIII of the members
of congress can he overcome: but Il
upon subjects like the one before us
the practice of having bills prepared
in the executive offices ami pre-
sented to congress for pas age. ae
eompanied with the implied message
that punishment follows lsohedi
ence, II continued from year tn year
In the end congress will become q
mere form in organized society
4 with the utmost respect for TIE
exalted office of the president of t. G