The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05
RAILROAD BILL In SENATE
MR. CLAIMS OFFERS IMPOR.
TANT AMENDMENTS.
hhey Are IN the Nature Wf CSnre.sIoas 60
essHs@rsss 20 tire ssssi The BHl 10 he
TalNrn 20 In the HoCse Next Week
-DebRtr shall Ne 1:ermane 70 the nam


amendments 10 the Administration rail-
road bill in the senate were offered to-
day by Chairman Elk ms Of the Interstate
commerce Committee The proposed
amendments have the approval IT a ma
loriy II the committee The three
amendments are IN the nature ~ con-
c~->IonS tn the opponents IT the bill
Ons 81 the amendments inserts the
words Subject to the approval Of N.
Interstate Commerce Commission IN line
- page ~. of section :. which VIl have
the effect Of requiring the approval OF
the commission to every traffic aEre..-
ment before IL Gill Ice effective The
pending bali only Tequired The fling %
such an agreement with the commission
Another II the proposed amendments
strikes out the concluding sentence of
section -, which section VA general au
thor,kes the acquisition by one railroad
Of another road. provided the acquiring
road owns not lea- than ~ per cent of the
stock oI q road Ia be acquired. subject
tn the approval of the Court ~ Commerce.
The words Proposed to b. stricken ont
are a. follows
In making the detsrmi nation herein
provided for the court shall TAX . into con
alteration the effect ~ such proposed
acquisition upon the duty. Observance
and effective enforcement 81 all IN. Laws
OF the United States and the relative M
portance of any benefit to the public
interest and Of any effect upon cnmprt-
ton resulting from such acquisition
The third amendment inserts IN the
same section the word lawful ~ guah-
tying the word owns 10 max. q in
cunoent upon the road -eek ing 10 acquire
another road that II snail Law fully own
not less than 50 per cent nf the stock Of
the road 10 be acquired
The Administration "a. lroai h'll will
he taken up in the House A. soon - tho
naval appropriation hill - DISPOSED Of
Chairman Mann of the House Interstate
and Fore On Commerce { ommiftee to-
day secured the adoption at resolution
TO this eject II provides thar general
debate shall be g''rmans 10 The bill a
rather unusual propos ton. aud thar the
hill shau be privileged az are appropra-
ton bills: that - II remains The un'in-
ished business and may 10 called NJ a.
any time there - nothing else m the way
The resolution VAS adopted without much
argument. The DEM Gratis did not s.sn.
disposed 20 interpos@ anv objections
Representative Adamson ut Graorg.a.
the senior minority mem her oi the Iu'.f-
state and Foreign Commerce COMMITTEES.
made a bret 'alh 10 no eject that the
Administrator rili - introduced ~ Mr.
ovnseud Vas entirely oUnoN nus OIL, rns
Democrats But the minority n arntars
II the committee had Succeeded rf a-s.r1-
'ng u materially and they hoped ." b..
able N accomplish more - usu trs' r1aa sure
WAS read m the Mouse for Amendment
under the rvs minute rule Consequently .
he said. ~ would inteTpo-- No direction
TO the adoption 0t ne rule - Repf-~sff,.-
tive Mann at Illinois cha rWsu % the .
Interstate and Fore gn & 0mm--D,' tom
mlttee. showed no dIsyositlon tp uuut
debate or TO cur's'l he POWER Of amend.
ment
A. = result ot this action Nv the House
me railroad hill probably viii 10 taken
up some 'rr" 0-N' week 90 faA. 10
Ieas' all II 'tls N"-A 'u I..-. fHa naval
hll
senator Crawford II ~oIrr uas.r,
spoke "a favor 81 The Nfuuu. str,I.r o.,
NAy ball IN The Ssua'. -. gav ~. -aHf
live are - creataa court oi commerce.
l would give ~ exclusive II-Isiir'Iuu uv.r
his class % cases except that 80 puld
~ limit the power 81 the court a. To- pro-
hibit 70 from interfering with tho sutur,--
m~nt Of an cypress ard positive. sfpfI'a .
II a State until within rss-1uanI. TIME.
after such statute gp.- INTO eject wI.l
specific provision that ~ 90 - o. -.ls
y commenced ~ a STATE court - sufp....
the statute within a specified tim. tfto-
lie ena ct rnenf the iiTt-sltc'.uu - E.a
court ~ commerce shall rur attach urfil
the aui' brought m the Strra rad U..r
ma lly dtspO~@d ~ rv 10. ,r,rlr'- 90 ...I.
state Ia IN" event that t',- gr....t
nent u adopted the ~ ..'r.y. .isr.. ..
~ the state should h. p-rrf''.d o..
resent tho state ~ ~ Lizard r. %.
commissioners as ~" - 80 NAV he. lH r...
senator Crawfrrd also aa. a,..'." r..
amendment authorizing tr" iur..-.'r
oTnmerCs Commission - 4 o." 90 Fr.
property ~ common carrier. ....N rr
interstate commerce
n effort 10 tN 4 date Tpf = fp'. 90. .t...
railway bil was made alter ~.fa. r', re-
ord had finished hrs - .s.s-... I.I. 10 tas|..
senator Llkgns who 10 IN ,rrrss. ..f .I...
ball. recalled 'hai . rad ha"u L"'ur. 90
senate tor sIN v""SS ant -YGyr- 90 D.
adjournment - ,ort~mUia 81 pv ir'. %
oT earlier Senators Expecting o. -r s..,
VI the measuT. 'sput nav. % 90. ,-
Senator Ba' on V9ufod - know .I...
senator from W. Virginia mad "... ..f
81 his ansndmel MS reply ~ .r.
- hat oTsf - all b.. has tr ~ lnd
We pan1 10 soc tI tho tT.oU'U..f
hA' are To 30 offered - this h,ll heirrr
se ever agre" 10 vui" ~ - % commenced
senator Bacon
have introduced 'hr"f amendments
n the ball to-day replied Senator Flk,n-
ana Senator'S ought 20 b" prepared 10
discuss the measure Nv ihis time
eTtaIniv hone that some senator viii
. ready tD go ~ with The debate a. m.
isIt session nj the ~enai. To- - nsge--
airy 70 gel this blll Oul ~ the way m order
o take up the other Imrortant legislation
ending hero B
Replying To the suggestion that vote
- taken on Saturday. Senator
umnnns sad The senator from " 49, q
Virginia while Away agreeable has nos
leoom" IOculSr More than ons hundred
have slready bs-en proposed ,
o this measure and n w. uss all the sGua.
litIon Tsossi BILE u will iak" two ~ eeks ~
OnsideF hem In committee ~ the y hole
hen they T.ust 30 considered by IN"
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