New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-18
RAILROAD BILL SAFE
Senate Adopts Conference Re-
port hy.SoIid RepubIicansvote.
MAJORITY IN HOUSE aSURE
PostalGsavings Bank Bill Made
=. the Unfinished Business
?. forte day.
rFnonn TheTribune Bureau.G


Washington, June g.-The conference re-
nort on the railroad bill was adopted by
the Senate late TINS afternoon without a
dissenting vote on the Republican side. 1t
will he called I'D Tomorrow in the House.
where its approval bys a large majority is
assured.
The action, of the, SENATE was taken after
q discussion lasting nearly six hours. Sen
ators had made up their minds on the re-
rorr and none Of the orators was able to
hold his audience. The vote was 50 to IL,
all the negative votes reeorded being those
OF Democrats. Seven Democrats voted for
the repEt-namely, Messrs. Chamberlain.
Clay, McEnery, Overman, Simmons, Stone
and Taylor.
AS soon As the vote was announced Sena-
tor Carter moved that the Senate concur
in the House amendments TO the postal
savings bank bill. This bill was then made
the unfinished business and viii be taken UP
tomorrow at o'clock There is a de-
cisive majority in favor of Mr.. Carers mo-
ton. and an effort will be made to force
action on il before adjournment tomorrow.
The morning hour will be devoted to debate
on Senator Bristow's motion to discharge
the Committee on judiciary from further
consideration of his joint resolution pro-
viding for a Constitutional amendment per
rnittirs the election Of United States Sena-
tors by direct vote
Debate on The railroad bill began shortly
after IL o'clock and was continued until a
vote was taken, at O'Clock Speeches IN
opposition were made by Senators New
lands Bailey and. Bacon Mr.. Bailey de-
voted his criticism 10 tnes sections creating
the Commerce Court and declared this part
Of the measure was unconstitutional.
Senators Nesysands and Bacon complained
that the Democrats had not been consulted
iu the formulation of the report and that
there had not been a full and free confer
ence as is provided for under the rules OF
the Senate. Mr. Aewlands submitted some
general criticisms of the bill and said it
would not satisfy the popular demand be-
cause IL contained no provision for a phys
ical valuation of railroads.
lust before sthe vote was taken Senators
Stone Intercepted Senator Elkins regard
ing a newspaper report that the Senate'
conferrees had. insisted on striking out the
Capitalization features of the House bin, I'm
pursuance Of an agreement with Demos
cratic Senators that no effort would BET
made at this session TO regulate the ISSUE
once of stock and bonds by common car-'
r5ers Mr. Elkins said there had been no
agreement with the Democrats on this sub
5ect, although the motion. to eliminate the
Capitalization sections OF the Senate bill
was made by a Democratic Senator, and
was generally supported on the Democratic
SIDE
Senator jeff Davis broke into the de-
bate for few minutes and declared his'un-
alterable opposition TO predatory wealth. He
said the conference report was highly par
tisan and vicious. 1t was framed in the
interest of the railroads and against the
common people. The Arkansas Senatorswas
absent during the three months the bill
was being drafted and debated, and his
eleventh hour contribution amused the Re-
r5uhlicans and was not at all relished by
Democrats.
The long and short haul section of the
conference bill was debated at length. Sen
ator Borah expressed his regret that the
l. Senate conferrees had accepted the House
III long and short haul provision. He said he
doubted IT'S eonstitutionality and was GER
tain il meant endless litigation Senator
Sutherland said he preferred the Senate
long and short haul provision. but felt the
House provision would prove a great benefit
20 the interrnountain country. He believed
the courts would sustain it and thought
Mr.. Borah was unduly pessimistic.
1t was expected that Senator Hepburn
would speak at length on the long and short
maui Sec1lons Dut ne surprised tfle SENATE
by combining himself to a single observation.
Mr.. Hepburn was the only Senator from an
intermountain state dissatisfied with the
long and short haul section of the Senate
bill, and at the time the committee promise
was effected told his colleagues from the
West that they were deceived. Referring
to his prediction. Mr.. Hepburn said to-day
that the interTnountain Senators who
thought they had a beautiful orange tree
now found il had grown into lemon tree.
Senator Cummins, who was the leader of
the insurgents in the debate on the bill.
made a short speech Some provisions of the
bill did not satisfy him, he said, but the
whole It marked great advance in the
federal control of interstate carriers in the
interest Of the public. He felt the confer
ence bill was good measure as could
possibly be passed at this time. 1t con-
tained the best features OF the Senate and
House bills and was a better measure than
had been passed by either branch of Con-
gress- He gave it his cordial support, he
said