Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-21
RAILROAD BILL IS
ROASTED BY GEORGIAN
He Declares Measure Is Not
Demanded by People Nor
for Their Benefit

WASHINGTON. June IS-Representa-
tive Adamson. OF Georgia. led the mi
nority attack on the railroad bin today
in the house in a speech in which he
not only severely criticised the admin
istration for what he said was its part
In the framing OF the law, but declared
the measure was legislation not demand
ed By the people nor for their benefit.
The commerce court provision. Mr..
Adamson contended. created commits
sion v..sca would be for political adj
vantage only.
The representative from Georgia took
UP the measure as it has been agreed
upon in conference. in which he was
the minority member. Declaring that
he could not vote for the report. he de-
Tended his attitude. saying there was no
law requiring him to vote for a pet
measure OF an adverse administration.
which. he added. was so partisan a bin
as to require the exclusion OF Democrats
IN the conference committee.
PERNICIoUS FEATURES.
There stiII remains in this BILL" cried
AGr. Adamson. the initiation Of the per-
nicious system of stock and bond manip-
court. a useless. foolish travesty on
Jurisprudence and an unconstitutional
mutilation OF our judicial system. The
BIZ still gives TO the attorney general.
though in modified forms and degree.
control OF litigation"
He went on 10 say that the conference
had stricken from the bin many pro-
visions which he considered good and
had inserted many which he considered
- - TT lAA hx~ BE- boz
OF the measure. For those reasons he
felt that i've months OF labor had been
OF little value to the country.
let US hope" exclaimed, that no SIM
liar effort at legislation with like pur-
poses and methods will ever be made in
this country again
DEFENDS STATE RIGHTS.
States rights he contended for. de-
ciaring that without the right of states
10 regulate corporate affairs and phys
zeal operations within their borders there
would be no effective legislation.
The cherished ambition of the admin
fstration 10 broaden the federal govern
ment's powers is a continuing menace
which all patriots should dread. resist and
rebuke" he cried dramatically.
When he referred to the recent in
cfeases in rates by the railroad and the
subsequent withdrawal OF the advances
after conferences between the railroad
presidents and President Taft. Mr. Adam
son grew sarcastic.
1T was ugly in the corporation mag
mates to upbraid the administration for
an alleged violation Of a promise to le-
galixe traffic agreements" he said.
UNKIND OF ROADS.
1T was unkind to embarrass the adj
uafnistration at a crucial point by trying
20 advance rates by unlawful agreements
on the ground that the administration
was about 10 permit legislation, which
would not live up TO that promise. 1t was
gracious. then. for the magnates to with
draw their increases until legislation
could Be completed in consideration of
square deal
There Is no reason nor justification
70 inject into this legislation the addI-
rionaI commission affOrding to the ad-
mInIstration the double and unfair advan-
tage Of an opportunity both to place IA
vorftes in ONCE and TO intimidate and TO
bleed the corporations into contributing
40 the Republican campaign fund but the
administration fattens on that kind of
porridge."