The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-14

sudden welding Friday of supposedly
lirreconciliable factions, the senate, by
vote Of Sc to 10 adopted the com
lpromise amendment to the railroad
bill for the regulation of relative
charges for the long and short hauls.
The agreement was reported chief
lily for the reason that each faction
apparently thought it was getting the
better Of shrewdly driven bargain.
Some senators last night suggest that
the supreme court may have to arbi-
trate the question as to which fac
tion's Judgment is right,
Before the adjournment Senator
Bacon sought to show that Senator
Aldrich, the leader of the forces in
charge Of the bill, had voted for a
provision different from that which
he had advocated during the long de-
bate on this question. Senator Bailey
remarked that Bacon was mistaken
and that the senator was quoting from
his (Bacon's) remarks, ilf
Il hope the Senator from Texas
will not Interfere" said Aldrich,
,,laughingly, "as the senator is trying
70 justify his action in voting with
me-"
That time usually justify my
vote retorted Bacon
While upbraiding the regular re-
publicans for what he asserts was
a change in front. Bacon was inter-
lrupted by Senator Elkins, whose rud-
dy face was wreathed in smiles, as he
asked:
We'll, you're happy, aren't your"
This raillery plainly irritated the
Georgia senator, for he retorted sharp
| " that it took "a very little thing to
make some people happy
Maybe the senator will find it's
a big thing" said Elkins, beaming
across the chamber
i
Significant glances passed between
the senators, and the people on the
floor and in the galleries began to
suspect that the compromise amend
ment that had just been adopted meant
something different than appeared up
on its face.
Section ~ That it shall be unlaw-
full for any common carrier subject
to the provisions of this act to charge
or receive any greater compensation
in aggregate for the transportation Of
passengers, or Of like kind of prop
erty for shorter than for a longer
distance over the same line or route
in the same directions, the shorter
haul being included within the long
er distance. or to charge any greater
compensation for the through route
than for the aggregate of the local
rates: but this shall not be construed
as authorizing any common carrier
within the terms OF this act to charge
or receive as great compensation
for the shorter as for the longer dis
tance:
Provided. however, that The inter-
state commerce commission may,
from its knowledge, or from informa-
ton, or upon application, ascertain
that the circumstances and conditions
of the longer haul are disimilar to the
circumstances and conditions Of the
shorter haul as to whether they result
from competition by water or rail;
then it may authorize the common
carrier to charge less for the longer
than for the shorter distance for the
transportation of passengers or prop
erty; but in nc event shall this author.
ity be granted unless the commission
| er is satisfied that all Of the rates in
tvolved are Just and reasonable and
are not uniustly discriminatory, nor
sunduly preferential or preiudical.s
OF the fifty-six votes In favor of the
amendment, twenty-five were given
by republican senators, who have op-
posed the insertion Of any long and
short haul provision in the railroad
bill; thirteen by democrats and the
remainder by republicans. chiefly in
surgents The negative vote was
equally divided between the republi-
cans and democrats.
Senators who voted in favor Of the
provision were:
Aldrich Bacon. Beyerigge, Bradley,