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hy SsnatOr Crawford Of South Dakota.
which he had previously accepted on
behalf Of the COMMITTEES on Interstats
Commerce.
Senator Crawford was the only one who
objected 10 this prOOssding. He seemed
unhappy over H.
Il want 10 express nv disappointment
at the deliberate abandonment Of my
amandmsnt.' said senator Crawford.
'lts object u 90 carry ont our party
platform pledge a. we'll a. the recon-
mendation of the President and the Inter
state Commerce Committee.
senator Sutherland OG Utah was one
Of the regulars who protested on ths
floor Of tho Senate against the surrender
OF his colleagues
4 want 10 enter my protest said the
Senator We are Fepudating the Re-
publican platform which permits agree
ments Platforms certainly mean some
thing. and II - the plain duty of the
Republican party, a Republican senate
and a Republican HOUSE 20 carry into
efect this platform declaration
An amendment offered by senator Clay
Of Georgia. a Democrat. then came mp.
This amendment provided for the strik-
ing out Of section ! of the hll A few
seconds later the sight was presented
of practically all the Republicans voting
for a Democratic amendment which
killed q section Of a hill recommended
By the Republican President lmmedi-
ately after this senator Nelson II Mime
sofa under an agreement reached pre-
vioualy a. part Of the concession made
By friends Of the ball offered motion
b strike out section ~. and this was
adopted without a division and by prac-
tioally q unanimous vote
After the two sections were eliminated
from the bill the senate settled down
. 20 a discussion of the long and short haul
amendment offered by Senator Dixon.
q near inRurgent. The insurgents pre-
dlct that this amendment will bs carried
b. them tomorrow Il forhids any
railroad engaged in interstate commerce
from charging more for a short haul than
fora long haul over tho same line Of road
In the House tho elimination of the
section relating 20 trafiic agreements
was the result Of a motion made BY a
regular Republican. Mr. Madden of Il-4l
hnois. Taking hope from the victory
attained by the insurgents Of the Senate |
IN compelling the Aldrich cotere 10 with |
draw sections 7 and y Of the senate !
bin. the insurrectos in the House were
IN q joyful frame Of mind The Madden |
amendment was adopted by a vote oi |
40 20 pi.
Two efforts were made to-day 10 in
duoe the House TO incorporate a section |
In the bill aimed at increases Of rates now /
being made by the railroad companies.
Amendments OF this character wer4
offered by Representatives Borland Of
Missouri ard Hitchcock 81 Nebraska.
They provide in substance that all changes
IN rates made since January /. 1910. shall /
not BE- regarded lawful until they have
been approved by tho Interstate Com
merce Commission. The House refused 4
10 adopt a retroactive provision.
The pending ball was sustained in one
important particular by the House.
This was the long and short haul clause
81 the measure. Il provides that no rate
for a short haul shall exceed the rate 4,
for a longer haul over the same line or
route In the same direction. the shorter
being included within the longer distance.
u further prohibits the exaction Of a
greater charge on a through route than
10 represented by the aggregate Of the
local rates, This provision Of the bill
Whs retained in the measure by an over
Whelming vote Of i77 20 20.
An amendment offered by Repre-
sentative stevens Of Minnesota. author
hing the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to make an inquiry into alleged ],
abuses under the long and short haul
claase and tho sections making discrim-
nations against individuals or communi-
ties unlawful. was adopted
CINCINNATI. May 3 Mr. Taft had little
30 say to-day about the way Congress is
treating the Administration railroad bill
WhenHtold that tho Senate had started
20 write that measures obituary he
smiled and said that frequently such
obituaries were premature
Il is known. however that the Presi-
dent u getting tired II tho way IN Nhich
sons members of his party ara acting
with regard 10 his legislative programme
and IL Is possible that he may 10 some
ming soon that will surprise folks.