Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-04
RAIL BILL PASSES
BY DECISIVE VOTE
ED MEASURE soLIDLY, DEM.
ocRATS SPLIT.
TWELVE VOTES RECORDED
AGAINST BY MINORITY
DoIIiver and LaFoIIette AnaIyze Meas
ure and Claim Great Victory For
Prosressives-Import Features Of
New Bill, Which Now Goes to Con-
ference.

ference.
bill passed by the senate last night
returns now to the house, where it
passed several weeks ago. While still
bearing the title and number of the
measure passed by the house, it has
been radically amended by the senate,
and the stage into which it will pass
is that of the conference, which prob
ably will not begin before Tuesday. The
house conferees are expected to be
Mann, of Illinois; Wanger, of Penn
sylvania; and Adamson, democrat, of
Georgia. The senate conferees prob
ably will be Elkins, Aldrich, and Fos-
ter. democrat, of Louisiana.
At conference today between Rep
resentative Mann, of Illinois, and SEN
ators Aldrich, Elkins, and Crane, 1t was
suggested that the house might accept
the senate amendments to the railroad
bill and a conference be avoided. If
this course be taken it would permit
of adjournment Of congress within
three weeks.
Bill Reaches House.
The railroad bill reached the house
at 2:35. 1t will lie upon the table un-
til Monday, when it will be formally
laid before the house.
A suggestion that the house accept
the senate amendments to the bill met
with favor at the hands Of some DEM
ocratic members of the house who led
the fight against the mea sure adopted
by the house They pointed out that
the senate bill was much better than
the one that was passed by the house
from the shippers standpoint, and If
the republican leaders sincerely desir-
ed measure that would benefit the
people they could accept that measure.
Washington, June 4.-The admins
tration railroad bill, as transformed
from the original thru the efforts ot
the insurgents during three months OF
consideration, passed the senate late
last night by a vote of so to IL. No
republican votes were cast against the
measure on the final roll call. The
democrats who voted against the bill
were Bacon, Georgia: Fletcher, Flor
i'd; Frazier, Tennessee: Hughes, Colo
rado; Money, Missisissippi: Newlands
Nevada: Percy. Mississirpi Purcell,
N. D.: Raynor, Maryland: Shvely, In
diana: Smith. Maryland. and Smith Of
South Carolina
Just before the vote was taken. on
motion of Senator ElSins chairman 1f
the committee on interstate commerce.
the senate bill was submitted for the
provisions of the house bin after the
eracting clause which simplifes the
legislative system and makes a con-
ference an immediate possibility.
Position Of Railroads.
The railroads did not anticipate in
junction proceedings such as the de-
partment Of justice has inaugurated:
they were mindful. however, of the
probability that after the date the new
law goes into effect, all increases in
rates could be suspended for nearly n
year by order of the interstate COM
merce commission, pending investiga-
ticn as to their reasonableness.
An hour before the final vote was
taken deM ocrats began to explain why
they would support the bill After that
Senator La Toilette again proposed his
valuation of railroad property, which
offered again the Dolliver amendment
for the physical valuation Of telegraph
and telephone properties. which was
voted down without a roll call.
DoIIiver Uses Sarcasm.
Senator Dolliver took the floor to
declare that every day since the debate
began had seen some tangible I'M
PROVEN ent in the measure until it had
~ of,a1 n oonIitin~, Nhnra thpca r,tn
felt at the start they could not vote
for. it were now able to do so. Senator
Dolliver expressed pleasure that mat
terS had eventuated so that factions.
if there be any in the republican party
and the sarcasm of the remark
caused many smiles-could be united
and the party in congress present a
solid front in support of a great ma
tiona1 measure.
The Iowa senator also paid compli-
ment on behalf of his progressive coll
leagues to the management OF Senator
Elkins in handling the measure-his
fairness, patience. willingness to have
all sides heard and all amendments
considered and earnest desire to have
the bill in its final form the outcome
Of free. deliberate effort
"The bill came here under adverse
said Senator Dolliver,
"and 1 hope it will be the last expert
ment in the line of preparing bills in
advance ffo- congress 20 Tatiss- Tatisys-.
tor Elkins, upon whose shoulders have
fallen harder burden than has had
to be borne by any chairman Of a
Of this body in many years,
has won golden 1aurels by his man
agement. I hope that when the law
becomes operative that the exercise
OF larger powers will justify all the
labor that ha. been expended and the
loss of time and strength that has
been suffered"
TO CUT esoooo,ooo MELON.