The Penn's Grove record., 1910-06-10
PASS RAILROAD BILL f.
IN SENATE, 50 To z
Republicans SoIidIy For It and
Six Democrats Join Them.
VICTORY CLAIMED FOX SHIPPERS
Measure Has Many Clauses Favoring
Shippers Not in the Original One
La Follette's Amendment for
Physical Valuation Rejected.

Washington, D C.-The Senate
PASSED the Administration Railroad
bill by SO to IL. 1t had been, under
consideration for more than twelve
weeks and practically no other bust
ness except concerning appropriation
bills was considered in that long Pc
riod.
The practical unanimity with which
the measure was passed was due to
the radical changes made in the meas
ure from the form in which 1t was
drafted by Attorney-General Wicker
sham, folio wingnumerous conferences
in the White House on the subject OF
amending interstate commerce laws.
All of the Insurgents who opposed
many features of the original Dill
voted for 1t.
Through the elimination of pooling
and merger sections and by reason OF
the adoption of many amendments IN
the interest of shippers, the progress
sive Republicans claimed to have won
a signal victory, and most of the DEM
ocrats expressed themselves as 1avor
able to the large part OF the measure:
Had 1t not been for the retention Oh
the sections to create a court OF com,
merce it is likely the vote for D. Dill
would have been unanimous.
Debate ceased when Senate Eli
kins. chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Committee, moved to take up
the bill which was passed by the
House and after striking out the body
of that measure to substitute the mat
ter agreed upon by the Senate. IN
that form the bill was voted upon,
with the result that it was passed py
a vote of so to IL.
No Republican voted against the
bill and six Democrats voted for 1t.
they were Messrs. Chambertn, Clay,
Gore. Paynter, Simmons and Stone.
The Democrats recorded against 1t
were Messrs. Bacon, Fletcher, Fra
zier. Hughes, Money, Newlands, Per-
cy. Purcell, Rayner, Shiveley, Smith
of Maryland and Smith of South Car
Dina.
Just before the voting began Sena-
tor La Toilette. one of the "Insur-
gent" Republican leaders, served no
tice upon the Senate that unless the
S.late conferees made a determined
light for retention of amendments d.
tained by progressives and Democrats,
1t could not hope to approve the con-
ference report. Speeches in expiana-
ton of their votes were made by Self
ators Bacon, La Toilette, Dolliyer,
PAINTER, Clay, Simmons and Gore,
and brief remarks were made by 9th
ers. The new law will take effect
sixty days from the date OF approval
by the President.
Mr.. La Toilette offered his amend
ment to provide for the entertainment
If the physical valuation OF railroad
property. 1t was rejected by a vote
Of "a to 80.
Mr.. La Toilette then presented a
carefully prepared analysis OF the
original bill. Separating his remarks
into three divisions he undertook to
show what the original bill a
drafted by the Attorney-General n
recommended by the President" had
lone "for the public" and for the
railroads." and also to outline the I'M
provements made in the Senate IN
the public interest"
Mr.. La Toilette closed by giving no.
tice that the ~conferees must keep
faith with the Senate regarding the
important amendments e~ngrafted on
the bill if they expect the conference
report to be approved. He referred
to a remark made by Senator Aldrich
a fortnight ago in debate on the long
and-short-haul clause, that "he who
laughs last laughs BEST" as signifying
that the conferees might be ready to
drop some important features from
the bill.