The sun., 1910-05-27
CUNNTNSGMUNDKBNT BEATEN.
FINAL VOFE ON THE RAIN ~
lBILL NAY RE TAKEN TO-DlT.

Rour DemOcratle senators Vote Against
Cummlns Three sections Nhlch ReE'
ulate Issue oG storks and Bends cut
out Nlih Dnly Gee Negative Vs,r.
WAsHIN0ToN. Nav 20 The apparent
deadlock in tho senate over the railway
hill was broken this afternoon and II
looks nov as II a final vote may be taken
On the measure before adjournment TO-
morrow. The breakup cams with tho
defeat % tho Cummins amcndmoat
which failed by a vots Of % 10 - This
amendment has been pending for som,
time and has been the subject Of stubborn
debate. Il proposed that no increase In
! passenger OF freight rates flod with the
Interstate Commerce Commission by a
common carrier ahOuld be effective until
after 10 had bssn approved by the com.
mission
In the agreement which led % the
defeat oi the amendment offered by tho
Senator from Iowa concessions Werc madc
by the Republican leaders The Inter
state Commerce Commission IL 20 have
authority 20 suspend any proposed in
crease for i2O days and then II in its die
erection a further investigation into the
reasOnableness of the proposed rate il
deemed necessary a second suspension
Of ak months may be ordered. az the end
Of which time II the commission does
not act tho increased rate will GO into
effect.
The amendment providing for the ad-
ditiOnal six months suspension was offered
by senator Jones Of Washington Before
the vote was taken Senator Jones. ~ the
suggestion Of the Republican leaders.
accepted an amendment offered by
Senator Payutsr Of kentucky. This
amendment provides that during tho
time the Interstate Commerce COmmis-
sion and tho courts have the rates
under consideration waybills shall he
issued 10y the carrier. In special form
which will show on their face dates of
shipment. origin. destination aud all
other necessary information regarding
the shipments 20 which increased rates
apply. The purpose of these special way
bills ls % make Il possible for the shipper
20 have returned to him the amount OF
tho increase in the rate imposed by the
of the question u the reasonableness of
tho incroase BE- determined against the
carrier and In favor " the shipper
On the vote on the Jones' amendment
a. modified by Mr. Payntsrs amendment
everv senator voted In the affirmative
senator Bacon Of Georgia ~ first voted
In the negative. but before tha result
was announced he asked permission 10
change hls vote o. the affirmative, "
IL understood that she Paynter amend
ment Will probably not survive the con
ference committee % the two houses
on the railway bill
Immediately following the adoption
Of the JOnes-Payn or amendment Scna-
tor Hughes Of Colorado moved 10 strike
out sections ~. ~. IS. and n ~ the Ad-
minislration bill. which regulate the
issue Of stocks and bonds 4 roll call
had been ordered Dn the motion when
SENATOR Dolhvcr and Cummins voiced
a protest against the seeming haste.
Both senators have amendments PEND
ing ~ substitutes Tor the three sections
involved senator DOlhyer asked per
MISSION 10 offer his substitute before the
vote was taken on senator Hughess
some debate % was finally agreed that
senator Dollivsr would " withhold his
amendment and allow the vote to he aiken
on striking out the four sections and
offer u tomorrow On the votet o strike out
the sections hfty-ei Rht senators. including
regular Republicans. insurgents and Dem
ocrats. voted IN the sfirma'ive and but
one senator Mr. Burton % Ono, voted
IN the negative
The amendment ofered by senator
Doiliver u a modified form uf the bill
which he has repeatedly introduced IN
the senate and proposes Government
recognition Of issues Of stocks and bonds
of all common carriers and other agencies
0f interstate commerce, including tele-
graph and telephone lines u ~ gen
eraily admitted that the amendment will
he defeated
The situation " regard 10 the railroad
bil in the senate began 20 clear immedi-
ately upon the conclusion Of senator
Ia Foliette's two day speech The Wis
consin senator had been talking for
about eleven hours In his usual vigorous
style and almost everybody vas ready TO
cry Enough
In to-dayg section 81 his speech the
senator had charged that the railroads
have heen increasing their net earnings
steadily since 1897, and thai it was plainly
their duty 20 decrease rates instead ~
increasing them He had submitted a
mas of figures showing the percentages
of increase on many commodities and had
asserted that the average net revenue
from operating railroads was about
y O0O a mile
An amendment offered 10y senator MAJ
tin of Virginia extending the time 20 sir
months during which the Interstate Com
merce Commission may suspend a pro
posed Increase ~ rates was the hrsi
proposition that came up II was voted
down by strict party vote. $50 81. u
was reported a. one time that an agree
ment had been reached between the Re
publican leaders and a large number -
the Democrats 20 compromise on senator
Martins amendment bat the Tepuh-
ican regulars finally decided 10 withhold
from their Democratic colleagues the
credit q amending the hill and acccpted
senator Jones's amendment. which was
practically the same a. senator Martin 4
The most interesting vote oi tine drv
was on Senator CummiEs's amendment
II had been believed for several dTvs
that thi- vote would be- close On the
roll O. to-dry four Democratic SEM tors
3 ilav 81 TeNgs. McEnery II l.Oysmlr
Smlh ~ Maryland and Taylor u Ton
nGssee voted against a. Four o'har
Democrats Hughes Of Colorado. Brnk
herd Of Alabama and Money and Pefe'
Of Miasisaipp were Fbsent and not
paired n an Of thess Democrats hgi .
been present and had voted for the Cum
mIns amendment u would stiIl have been
deieTted. The following twelve insurRent
and near insurgent Republicans lined up
for senator Cummina amendment Bever-
idRe. Borah, Bourne. Bristow. Burkett.
Clapp. Crawford. Cummins Dixon, DOll-
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