The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-03
Only One Conference by Demo
cratic Senators Stands in
Way TO Delay.
WHOLE DAY OCCUPIED
In AMENDING MEASURE
Changes That Are Made EX-
pected to Bring Some Demo
Gratis Into Line.

WASHINGTON. June But for the
fact that Senator Overmau OF North car
olina succeeded in having the senate In
corporate in the railroad bill proVi-
sion regulating injunction proceedings az
fectinC state laws, the senate probably
would have voted on the railroad bill to-
day.
The acceptance of that provision had
the effect OF inclining some Democratic
senators more favorsbly to the bill, and
OF causing the Democratic side of the
chamber 10 request opportunity for con-
suItatlon before reaching the voting
stage on the final passage. Accordingly,
the vote was postponed to permit Dem
ocratic conference, which will be held at
II o'clock tomorrow.
After this agreement was reached
Senators Elkins and Hale made an et-
fort TO get the senate To agree To vote
on the bill before adjournment tomorrow
but without success. Senators Bacon
and Bailey objected TO cutting off Of
debate in advance OF the final vote and
when ii appeared as If they might be
conciliated. Senator Clapp entered objec-
tion to any arrangement whatever.
One Day Of Hard Work.
The bill was before the senate during
the entire day and large number OF
amendments were presented and disposed
Of.
Just before adjournment Senator Elk
ins gave notice that at the proper time
he would ask the senate 20 substitute the
senate bill for the house bill
He succeeded In having adopted an
amendment postponing for sixty days
after It's passage the time when the pro-
posed law shall go into effect. The
suggestion was not received with general
favor and on a rollcall vote received a
majority of only seven, the voting stand
Ing 81 TO 25.
The Overman provision covers n subject
broader than transportation. II provides
that no interlocutory injunction suspend
ing or restraining the execution OF any
state statute by restraining the action of
any state officer in It's enforcement shall
be issued by any federal Judge upon the
ground of unconstitutionality unless the
application shall be presented to a JUS
tice of the supreme court or TO circuit
judge and shall be heard by three judges.
The only objection expressed to the
amendment was that It's operation would
not be limited 10 railroads, but there was
y considerable vote against X, the bal
lot resulting 2S ayes to rs noes.
Scope Is Enlarged.
The provision heretofore adopted p1ac-
Ing interstate telegraph and telephone
lines under the control OF the interstate
commerce commission was enlarged. In
compliance with a suggestion by Senator
LeFolettc. who presented tho original
amendment. As II now stands. IL pro-
vides that telegraph and telephone
charges shall be just and reasonable. and
authorizes the commission 10 determine
when they aro not so. Special night
rates and special rates on press dis
patches arc authorized. Telegraph passes
are prohibited to ali persons. The PEN
atty for disobeying this provision Is fixed
a from 500 10 $1,000.
Senator Hughes OF Colorado was among
those who had amendments accepted. His
provision gives TO the shipper the right
to choose a line competing with a part
OF the through route by which his ship
ment was billed. 1t exemPts the original
carrier from ell responsibility for damage
sustained on other than its own line.
Mr. Simmons sought, though ineffec-
tually, TO have his physical valuation
provision inserted. IT was voted down,
80 to 80. Senator LaFollette succeeded
with two or three amendments, but failed
in AN effort TO obtain for shippers the
right To bring suit Iu the proposed court
Of commerce when there Is a prospect
that irreparable damage may be done by
increased rates. pending the delay neces-
sary TO an investigation by the interstate
commerce commission.