Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-10
AMENDED MEASURE OF ADMIN.
IsTRATloN PASSED BY VOTE
OF 200 TO 1926.
MERGER CLAUSE REJECTED
BY NARROW MARGIN
Effort to Tack on Senate Provision
Permitting Companies to Purchase
Stock of Iowa Competing Lines Re-
jeeted, 16s to 1eo-EHort to Recon-
nit Fails.

Washington, May 10.-Tbe admin
istratton railroad bill today passed the
house, 200 to 126.
A motion to recommft the bill in the
house was defeated, 157 to 176.
The house, 169 to 100. today defeated
thorizing the acquisition by railroad
companies of stock Of non-competing
transportation lines.
lnsursent Vote Divided.
The railroad bill promptly was
promptly placed before the house to-
day for final action. The previous
question upon the entire measure be-
Ing ordered, an amendment offered
authorizing the acquisition by rail-
roads Of stock Of non-competing COM
panies was defeated. The vote of the
Insurgents was divided, and some DEM
ocrats voted for, and some republi
cans against 1T. By a viva voca vote
the house agreed to the bill as amend
ed in committee of the whole, and
Adamson., Of Georgia, representing the
minority. moved to recommit bill
with instructions to report it back to
the house with commerce court pro-
vision stricken out. This was defeated,
l57 to 176. The insurgents voted al
most solidly with the regular republi-
cans against the motion.
How They Voted.
On motion to recommit the bill these
republicans voted with the democrats:
Cary and Ienroot, of Wisconsin,; Davis,
Lindberg and Nelson, of Minnesota;
Fowler, Of New Jersey; Gronna, Of
North Dakota; Norris, of Nebraska;
Poindexter,, Of Washington; Woods,
Haugen and Hubbard, of Iowa. Hav-
ems, the newly elected democrat, from
New York state, was the only democrat
/ who voted with the republicans against
breconmittaL
Insurgents Vote For Bill.
On the roll call the railroad Bill pass<
"a, 200 to 1876. The announcement
was greeted with applause by the re-
publicans. The regular republicans
and insurgents voted solidly in the af-
firmative, fourteen democrats joining
them in voting for the bill. These dem
ocrats were: Bartlett, of Nevada; Car
ner, Gillespie, and Hardy, Of Texas;
Havens, of New York; Hughes. of New
Jersey; Jameson, of Iowa; Kitchin, of
North Carolina; Nichols, of Pennsyl-
vania; Page and Pou, Of North Caro-
lima: Russell and Smith, of Texas, and
Saunders, of Virginia.
Two Important Changes.
The traffic agreement clause and the
provision permitting railroads to pur-
chase stock Of competing trans
portation companies were the chief
features Of the measure as reported to
the house by the committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce that were
stricken out by the house. In other
respects the provisions of the measure
as drafted by Attorney General Wicker
sham at the instigation of President
Taft and later amended in committee
were but slightly changed during its
passage thru the house. Sections t"
provide for the creation Of a commerce
court were retained with but few
amendments, as were paragraphs plac-
ing limitations upon the issues Of stock.
TT is the best bill ever passed by the
house." said Mann, Of Illinois, in charge
of the measure, Immediately after its
massage.