The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-14
SENATE PASSES
A COMP PROM|SE
LONG AND SHORT HAUL PRoviS-
ION TO RAILRoAL
MEASURE.
THE VOTE WAS 65 TO 10
insurgents, Regulars and democrats
All Think They Had Better
Part vt Shredwiy Driven
Bargain.

WdSnihStOn, May l3.--By Suddei
Welding late today OF supposedly ir
reeoncilable faction, the senate b,
a vote Of Sc to 10, adopted the com.
promise amendment Of the railroad
bill for the regulation of relative
charge for long and short hauls. Oh
the Sc votes in favor Of the amend
ment, twenty-five were given by Re
publican senator's who have opposed
the insertion of any long-and shcrt
haul-provision; ~ we're tby Demo
Gratis and the remainder by the other
Republicans, chiefly insurgents.
The negative vote was equally di-
vided between Republicans and Dem
ocrats.
The agreement was reached chiefly
for the reason that each faction ap-
parently thought 1t was getting the
better of shrewdly driven bargain.
Many senators tonight suggest that
the supreme court may have to ar
bitrate the question as to which Iac-
items Judgment is right.
While a dozen amendments were
submitted, the pending one was Hey.
burns for which Dixon presented a
substitute. The regular Republicans
had been boasting for days that .ney
had a clear majority to defeat all
amendments, believing the majority
of the senate could defeat the Dixon
amendment supportedd by the insur-
gents, some regulars from the int r
mountain sections ana majority of
the Democrats.
Ju Eet0re the time to vote TODAY,
Ellins and Aldrieh learned that. the
Dsmocpaas on their TIst White voting
against the Dixon amendment pro
posed later to support one by Over
nan, the effect OF which would be
TO place all rates on i mileage bass
Such provision was particularly OBJ
noxious to the opponents of the. long
and short haul provision, and they
were unable, in the hasty poll, to
show majority against the Overman
Carter and Smoot, both ardent sup
Dorters of long and short haul pro-
vision which would prevent discrim
nation against the ipter-mountain
country, received overtures from the
regular Republicans who offered q
in the form of a portion
Of the original Dixon amendment and
a provisio taken from the amendment
offered by Payne.
Fictrring the political effect OF the
defeat through the
adoption OF an exclusively Democratic
the regular Repubi-
'ans encountered little difficulty in
large majority of the SEN
ate to their way of thinking. The
which was finally adopt,
I'd, was put in the hands of Smoot
and in turn presented to Dixon who
offered 1t as a modification of his
own amendment, just prior to four
o'clock, the hour SIT for the vote.
Through clumsy handling the COM
promise was sent to the clerks desk
n a form far different from that in |
ended by It's authors. As the clerk
began to read Aldrich hurried to the
Iesk and whispered to Dixon. Dix
IN clamored for recognition. He
shouted for a recess until 4:3o. He
greatly excited His de-
nand was met with cries of mo, |
No. But on the vote a large major
ty sustained his demand.
There followed scene of great /
con fusion. Some A'eclare that III I
vas unprecedented in recent years.
On every side. were c ries that the /
unanimous consent agreement had
been violated.