The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-08
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RAILROAD BILL
sident Taft Promises to Give
en- Who Represent Big In
terests Square Deal.
HIT in HOUSE ON
QUESTION OF CONFERENCE
,uIars Win by Narrow Mar
In. but the End Is Not Yet
in Sight.

: in Sight.
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M saAsHINGTON, A June 7.-The furry
ats the railroad situation became 6
Uhx of tho past today, The railroad
oo>idents went home; President Taf'
aHsI horseback riding. and the railroad
% vent to conference.
e4Dresentatives OF the eastern and
~ fai railroads. at q conference with
= = .opresident this afternoon, agreed &c
d, railroad law becomes effective, and
y e That 10 submit the reesonableness
~ ~ ne Increases TO The Interstate Com
1.c commission. The railroads inter
- In the southern territory declared
: - had not as yet filed notices OF In
!. ? eady To abide by the decision OF the
H. Mission,
81 Taft Makes Promises.
h4fhe capitol things were not so pleas
m President Taft sent q special mes
- he had reached with the railroads
urging that the provision of the rail-
!, bill that gives the Interstate Com
= . l.e commission power 20 investigate
" suspend new rates, be made effective
ediately upon the signing OF the act.
III than have ii go into effect along
- the other clauses, which have d
lS,-day limit.
&C president did this as a part of the
= I ement with the railroads, by which
:. = .--.tnmiscd them square deal, and a
n. 1y determination as TO tho Justice of
- new rates. He also did it. 10 pre-
p1. The iiling OF any new rates during
r. sixty days between the signing OF the
and Its becoming effective,
= 1cre was bitter fight in the house
% whether the senate amendments
I'D he accepted as whole or the
5ure should 30 10 conference. The
.rgerts and Democrats who were op-
: d TO n conference declared that the
nldents wishes could be met by an
nemrnt on the part OF the house The
- lars. who desired to have the bill
n 10 conference FOR a smoothing out"
iess, declared that the only way 10
Tft the presidents wishes Isas TO send
PHI to conferccnc. They finally won
Slx votes,
81 Taft's Middle Ground.
qS'esident Taft declined TO commit him
IN his message or In conference with
lie and house leaders as TO tho ncccs-
11<pi conference, He merely expressed
twish indicated In his message and
ett 10 congress to determine the best
t-DB OF meeting that wish.
&C presidents conference today was
President McCrca of the PennsyI-
IA, President Brown OF the New York
r tral and President Finley OF the
4hern railroad. These men represent
III the trunk lines from Chicago east
1i- II was taken for granted before
hlconferencc began that there would
iamicable settlement and there was
surprise when, after an hour and
all, the statement was issued that
e had beenLa complete agreement.
= none OF his negotiations with the
Dad presidents has President Taft
r{ested that there was any purpose on
lnpart OF the administration 10 apply
va dissolution OF the various trunk
Z associations.
y the samc time there have not been
nations that any of the railroads
"a be granted immunity from the op-
Ions OF the Sherman antitrust Law.
= administration used the antitrust
In bringing the injunction suit TO
q The Increased rates simply because
- was no other avenue open to II.
Commission Will Hurry.
bring tho conference the question of
Y ability OF the interstate commercc
mission TO dispose of all the new
"i.hn INC next eleven months was
used the belief that the present
~ gave basis for comparison that
tld no; require a great amount of
iFresidcnt McCrea offered tho sug-
tnh that as certain basic rates form
,{fQundation for all the ether thousands
sHtcs. the disposition OF the basic ones
fWt not require such a great length
.lme. once tho basic rates are fixed
I, ptherS apply almost automatically
Jnen the rate bill was brought up In
4 mousse. that body almost accepted It.
ssiig The consummation by the slim
lsln of six votes. The vote came on
2otlon by Reprcse n1ative Lcnroot. an
urgent Of Wisconsin. TO concur in
.senaie amendments with an additional
fnpmcnt 10 section Of the bill. re-
Hng increases IN railroad dates TO be
mitted 10 the commission In advance.
1ne Close vote was caused by a COM
Htion nn OF Democrats and ,'insurgcnt'
,uoneans and five regular RepubIi-
u, HAD The Democrats not lost six
.es on their side of the house. or had
i"'nsurgents' been able to hold their
Il tsirength instead of losing eight. the
would have been accepted and the
SION OF congress shortened many days,
y House Conferees.
ne bill finally was ordered to confer
II and coDferccS ON tho part of Inc
ise were named. These were Repro
fative Mann of Illinois and Wengor Of
In.syINania tkepublicansl. and Adamson
t,eorgia lDcmocraO. The senate con-
tes arc Elkins OF West Virginia. Aid
OF Rhode Island tRcpublicansj. and
(ter ol Louisiana tDemocraD. Not n
1e surprise WAS occasioned by the loss
*lN Democratic votes, and much spec
tlon as to the cause resulted II was
MED out that four OF the DcmocraIc
II so-called "Tammany representa-
~ from New Representatives.
<Berald7 Harrison. Goudeu and Gold
nc other two were Underwood of Ala-
na. ono OF the Democratic leaders. and
.ig of Alabama,
/ne list OF insurgents" who voted with
regulars against the senate bill
~ also subjected 10 scrutiny and their
.tuuo was the cause OF much comment
resioent Taft recommended the
%nEss IN the senate bill proposed by
i-enroot In message to congress
ecSoruamcc with his agreement with
'7tern railway presidents last night.
4 Vote Was Close.
tftcr two hours debate on the pronosa,
.me IN The form OF motion bv len.
~. ihe house declined 10 accent II Inv
fotc II sc to 1862 4 motion fo non,
Icur In the senate amendments then
~ carried and conferess were named
|srcaftcr. ''"'''' eo"''
IL. insurgents who opposed the Len
Is,aa,Ii na,p.ioIi were Gardner and Amos OF
-to.Saenusetts Good and Pickett of Iowa
%ss OF California. Miller and VoIstrod
IL l,nnNsota and Parsons Of New York
NJ regular Republicans voting With the
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