The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-27
RAILROAD BILL IS
IN SHAPE TO PASS
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months. and the doubt as to the effect
of that provision after the expiration
or that period in case of the failure of
the commission TO comply with this
measure for the fate of that provision.
Solution Was Simple.
The Jones amendment presented a
S1mpIer solution and, with the Cummins
provision disposed of, 1t was acceptable
to all partieS-to the opponents of the
bill, because 1t was the best they could
get, and to its friends, because it was
found necessary to go that far to get
votes enough to defeat the Cummins
provision.
Pending the vote on the Jones'
Paynter amendment there was much
confusion as to the parliamentary sta
tus or the two amendments as separ-
, ately presented.
The original suggestions OF Mr..
Jones merely provided for an extern
sion OF the suspension of the hundred
lowed by the bill for Investigations of
new rates by the interstate commerce
commission. Tt goes into the bill as
proviso and reads as follows:
That If any such hearing cannot be
concluded within the period of sus-
pension, the Interstate commerce COM
mission may, in its discretion, extend
the time of suspension for a further
period not exceeding six MONTHS
The addition made at the suggestion
OF Mr.. Paynter provides that IF the
AA4CISdSCQ rate Is IOQnG TO be unreal
sonabie the carrier shall refund to the
party paying it the difference between
that and the rate as 1t existed before
the increase. and shall do SO on the
presentation of the bill of Iading re-
ceipt or expense bill at its office where
the freight charges were made"
HIhe Paynter provision also directs
the Issuance of waybills and receipts.
showing the points Of origin and des- |
unation of freight, giving the names |
OF consignor and ccnsignee, and the |
total amount of charges, all to be used |
as basis for settlement.
ROIIcaII Vote Ordered.
Notwithstanding it was evident from
the time an agreement was reached |
for the acceptance Of the PAINTER
amendment that the joint provision
would meet with general favor. a roll
caiI vote was ordered.
MT. AldrichS name was the first
called and in a loud voice he respond
cd in the affirmative. Coming imme-
dlateIy after him was Senator Bacon |
and he cast his vote in the negative |
All others voted for the provision, and
Mr.. Bacon then changed his vote rem
der1ng the verdict unanimous. He took
originally voted no because he did
amendment.
In presenting his amendment strik
ing out sections IL, IA and Is and II. |
which are broadly described as the |
provisions of the bill, |
MI hughes pressed for an immediate !
vote and the amendment was accepted !
without much discussion. Again the |
roilcaH developed a unanimous vote
with one exception. The negative vote |
was cast by Mr. Burton of Ohio.
In the course of the discussion the
fact developed that practically al the
senators were opposed to the capital
ization provisions.
The Ninsurgent" Republicans based
their opposition on the ground that
sufficient care was not taken to pre-
ent the watering of stocks and the
issuance of both stocks and bonds in a
way that would be Injurious to the
general public.
They were, however, DESTROYS of leg
1slation prohibiting what they believe
to be abuses in railroad capitalization
While, therefore, they were willing to
nave the original provisions eliminat-
ed, they would not consent to allow
the bill to go to q vote without some
effort in the direction of regulating
and Mr.. Delivers amendment was Of
fered with this end in view.
When the Senate meets tomorrow
the Dolliver amendment, the LaFoIIette
amendment providing for the physical
valuation of railroad property and the
NeWlands amendment providing for
the national incorporation of railroads
viii be the only subjects left for con-
sideration.
If long speeches can be eliminated.
there is no reason why a final vote on
the bill should not be reached before
the end of the day, as it is regarded
as certain that all these features will
be rejected