The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
RAILROAD BILL
 IS HAMMERED BY
 SENATOR CLAPP
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 MT. Hughes said there should be a com mission made to determine Its meaning.
 He pointed the way of removing the obstacles in his continent-wide ambition of MT. Roosevelt and declared 1t was the policy of policies in reasonably regu- lating rates. When we are outtraded we lose bargain but in this measure there is but one disposition that should be made of 1t, and that is in my mind the essential feature of absolutely scrutniz- ing it in the interest of the people before it Is again enacted into farcicial law as presented two years ago.
 MT. Cummins challenged the correct ness of MT. Heyburn's position. He as- serted that the purpose of the provision was to make that lawful which is now un- lawful. In response Mir Aldrich coin cided with the views expressed by Mir. Hepburn to the extent of asserting that under the proposed law any agreement i'll restraint of trade would be unlawful, notwithstanding the proposed law. MT. Cunmins would not assent assert ing there had been no other idea in fram- ing the provision. He said 1t would make the railroads immune from the anti trust law and he declared that the pro- legalize acts now considered illegal. He
  Voting in the House Voting on the amendments to the rail. | road bill began late in the House. It be. came evident that nearly all of the in- surgents were voting with the democrats | The amendment of Representative Coop | CT of Wisconsin, to strengthen the pro. viso that the commerce court should mol have Jurisdiction exceeding that of the circuit courts was adopted, 139 to 90 Ther | by vote of 143 to 11S the amendment o1 Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin, fol
 the designation of the judges of the com, | mere court by the supreme court of tht United States instead by the chief jus | tice of the supreme court was adopted. l Mir Lenroot offered another amendment providing that the commerce court should
 be organized in the first instance by tht supreme court instead of by the Presi | dent as recommended by the interstate commerce commission in the bill reported | to the House. This amendment was car ried, 135 to 131, the Insurgents voting almost solidly to take this power iron the President.
 l of the whole. No record vote was taken the voting being viva voce, by divisions and by tellers.
 | Upon the motion of MT. Hubbard O. Iowa to strike out tile entire paragraph | relating to the commerce court, MT. Ben nett of New York, In the chair, an nounced that the vote was 131 to 130 anc then announced his own vote in the mega itive, which defeated the motion. l MT. Fitzgerald of New York protested l that the chair had no right to vote in sucf a case, but the point of order was over ruled.
 | Demand for a Vote | A demand for a vote by tellers wa, made. While this vote was being takel l Speaker Cannon came into the Hous, l from his private room to vote with tn, party organization. The vote by teller. was 140 to 139. MT. Bennett again voted | In the negative. This tie vote defeated
 the motion to strike out the provision.
 The defeat of the measure was accom- l plished only after the greatest activit. I on the part of the majority to summon l regular republicans.
 | A rather spectacular feature of thi | vote was the hurried entrance of tn l speaker without collar, he having beel
 called from his private office when ther | was not a moment to waste in the worl Il of making toilet One democrat MT l Russell of Texas, voted with the regu l lar republicans on every motion.
 The insurgents varied in their voting At times as many as 25 voted witt
 the democrats, while on othe motion their number was reduced to abou l a dozen.
 The amendment of Mir. Macon O l Arkansas to reduce the number 0 judges on the commerce court iron
 five to three and that of Mr Wayne of Pennsylvania to increase their ternl