The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-14

Between the hour fixed for the vote
on the proposition, Senator Hale OF
Maine approached Senator Smoot and
asked if it were not possible to agree
upon compromise that would permit
the Republicans to get together Mr.
Smoot replied that il was, but that
those who had fought against the dis
ordinations now practiced by the
don their position.
Compromise Agreement.
Two recesses were taken by The
Senate during the afternoon to permit
of a compromise arrangement and dur
ing that time Senator SmoOt conferred
with Senator Bacon and secured the
support OF the Democrats to his propO-
sition- Fortified in this matter, he felt
sure of his position, but was willing
20 compromise upon a provision that
would prove generally satisfactory and
yet would give the relief sought.
THE adoption Of this compromise is
q great victory for the intermountain
country said Senator SmOot this
evening The effect of it will be that
the railroads VIII be prohibited from
giving lower rates for a long haul than
a short one, the short haul being in
cluded within the long haul, unless
they are specially permitted to do so
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. The burden is on the railroads
TO show there % competition that re-
QulreS d lower rate Tor long haul,
before the commission will grant il
II Will give the relief to the inter
mountain country that section has been
asking
Before adjournment Senator Bacon
sought 10 show that Senator Aldrtch,
leader of the forces in charge Of the
bill, had voted for a revision differ
ent from that which he had advocated
during the long debate on this CUES
/ ton Senator Bailey remarked that
Mr.. Bacon was mistaken and was quot
I ing from his (Bailey'sl remarks.
The Retort Courteous.
/ i hope the senator from Texas will
not interfere" said Mr.. Aldrich. laugh
| ingly- The senator is trying to justi-
| fy his action in voting with me-
THAT is the time 1 usually justify
my vote" retOrted Mr. Bacon.
While upbraiding regular Republic
ans for what he asserted was a change
Of front, Mr.. Bacon was interrupted
/ by Senator Elkins, whose rudy face
was wreathed in smiles, as he said ::
( Well you're happy, aren't you?
This sally plainly irritated the GeOr-
gia senator, for he reIorted rather
sharply that it took "a very little thing
to make some people happy"
! Maybe the senator will find that
/ it is a big thing" said Senator EIkins.
/ beaming across the cfamber. Signifi-
cant glanceS passed between senator's.
and peopIe on the floor and in the gal
/ leries began TO suspect that the COM
promise amendment just adopted meant
/ something different than appeared on
! its face.
! As adopted, the new provision strikes
out of section % the interstate com
merce law the words under substan-
/ italy similar circumstances and con-
diJions.' and also eliminates the pro-
ViSO of that section, and amends the
/ section so as TO make 1t read as fol-
lows:
Amendment as Passed.
Section THAT il shall be unlawful
| for any common carrier subject TO the
provisions of this act to charge or re-
{ ceive any greater compensation in the
| aggregate for the transportation of
! passenger or any like kind of property.
for shorter than for a longer distance
/ over the same line or route in the same
I direction, the shorter being included
within the longer distance, or to charge
any greater compensation as a through
route than the aggregate of the local
| rates, but this shall not be construed
as authorizing any common carrier
within the terms Of this act to charge
| or receive as great compensation for a
| shorter as for a longer distance.
/ Provided. however, that the inter-
state commerce commission may. from
| its knowledge, or from information, or
/ upon application as certain that the
/ circumstances and conditions Of the
! longer haul are dissimilar 10 the 1efT-
| cumstances and conditions of the short
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