The sun., 1910-06-19
TAFT SIGNS RAILROAD BILL
HOt ~ passes IT AND ~ SOON
BECOMES 4 LAH.

/ HNe Aenaae saAtchood nlu Also Pnsset
Wifhout q Record VOte sR li-ns
! naIiroad BRl Gers ThrouSh Wah
oniy . FeW Demorrats Vegiag Nay
WAsHNGTOS. June is--Ths Tan rail
road bin ~ hOw on tho statute books.
The msaSurs vas finally passsd by tbs
House this afternoon and Was signed by
The President at I0:is O'clock tonight.
The President found both the Admins
tration railroad bin and thu statehood
measure. which also went through the
HOUSE on its final passage this aftsrnoon.
waiting for his signature at the White
House when he returned At S7S O'clOck
tonight from his trip 10 PsnnsylvanlA.
The President was very tired. but was
20 glad % find both thsss measures. bat
particularly the railroad bill. out oi
danger that he decided TO sign 4 without
delay. The railrOad bin vas over IN the
executive Ofices. but the President had Il
brought 10 the White House proper and
AIMED his signature without any formality
IN the preaence of his SECRETARY and one
OT two Others.
The Statehood bill will be signed Mon
day. With the exception of the Payne
AltTich tariff Law these two measures
constitute the first big legislation b bs
credited to the Taft Administration.
The bill admitting New Mexico and
Arizona 10 the Union caused hardly a
ripple in the House procedure. going
through without even a record vote on IT,
The railroad measure wa passed with
equal ease. only a few Democrats raising
their voices In opposition.
The Taft supporters In Congress we're
elated over the Eucoess % the Admins
t-ation IN finally getting definite results
from Congress On ti.sse measures. and the
fact that they vent through backed by
many Democrats A. well A. by tle solid
Republican vote vas taken a. added
reason Why President Taft vas % be
congratulated In fact it Is being pointed
out here nov that President Taft is CON-
ing out II the present s-ssion with his
party standing more solidly behind his
measures than Il ever did on President
ROosevelt's recommendations
Undsy the Statehood ball that has finally
been ssnt b the President Nsw Mexico
and Arizona cannot be admitted 20 the
Union until next spring The Territories.
however can g ahead this summer and
elect delegates 10 constitutional conven-
tons. The constitutions viii he sent
o. the pe11le e the TerritoFiss on refer
sndum and then will 60 30 Congress and
the President f0r their approval Even
Il Congress fails % act On the constitutions
the States Will he admitted automatically
siKty days after March Sne1t
u took only a short time for the Houss
% concur IN the Statehood ball passed
by the senate The House already bad
paaasd a Measure of iis own bat decided
that the senate bin was better and than
time wopld hc saved by avoiding a con-
ference
senator BsV eridRs e Indiana. Who had
char e u the Statehood bill in the senate.
was being Congratulated to-day on the
outcome and appeared 70 he almost a.
happy a. Delegate Cameron of Arizona.
Who has worksd early and late al this ses-
sion 10 further sentiment foP Statehood
legislation.
A few speeches were made IN the Hous
before the conference report on the rail-
road hiil vas acceptsd Oue of the speak
ers was Chairman Mann Of the IlO,ise
Interstate Commerce Committee. Who
had charge of the bill for tho HOUSE
lie called attention 70 the fact that b.
had been opposed tn agreeing 10 the Ssn-
ate railroad bin on the ground that that
measure could be- improved in confer-nos.
lle had prcmis'd that the measure would
he improved. and he felt that he had Kept
ils word 90 thH House II was very
apparent from ths demonstration that
the HOUSE also beloved that Mr Mann
had done a good job Tor them.
When the vote on the final passage
NJ the railroad hill Was taken there was
q grand roar Oi ayes Two or three
Democrats only voted against the meas
lFe, and the voice II Representative Adam
son ~ Georgia. the senior minorily maIn- |
her of the Interstate tommeroe tom |
mittee was ths only ons distinguishaile /
in tho faint opposition chorus Mnsi /
NJ the other Democrats soomed 10 feel |
hat the railroad bili ~ finally lassed |
ID fairly good measure
Representative Adams1n made the /
ihiol Argument against Iho bill Ia tina 1ln-
sideratl1n II tho olnioronos report
-FhsFs still remains ln this measure /
no said -tue initiation oi q PeruiUi1us |
,ysiem II stook And boud stipulation /
,nd TIE uFeatlDa ~ q olmmnrus uuTt. /
! useless and foolish tTayusty on i4us-
lFldsnoe AAd aA unn'rs' flt,onAl ,auu,
ailon " our Judicial slslsm Tha blll
.ull uyas T. ihs AtiDuAsl liensral, |
houEh Ia d modiiled furm And degrao
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hai ihs hiil ~ hHAlly d. sui was = much
leiipT mesflTp tan hsl pegn intended
~ lhq allh1rg " lhe ongipal lrsit llo
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nsilqnfhle ~ ihif, bn aala. aiding that
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