The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-18
SENATE BY so TO II
ADOPTS RAIL BILL
FOrty-fOur Republicans Vote
i'll Favor of Measure.
INSURGENTS ARE INCLUDED
Even senator la Toilette and six
Democrats Favored the Measure,
Which Is Expected to Be Passed
In House To-day and TO he Ready
for President Monday.

The Senate adopted the conference
report on the railway bin at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, after the matter
had been debated for about six hours.
The vote on the adoption of the report
was so TO II.
All of the negative votes were cast by
Democrats. Six Democrats voted in
favor OF the report.
Forty-four Republican Senators, includ-
ing the insurgents, voted aye" Even
Senator La Toilette. who was detained
at his home by illness. was favorable
His insurgent colleague, Senator Bris-
tow, announced that if Mr. La Toilette
we're present he would vote aye
The Democratic Senators who voted in
favor Of the adoption OF the report We're
Chamberlain, of Oregon; McEnery, Of
Louisiana; Overman. of North Carolina !;
Simmons. Of North Carolina Stone, OF
Missouri. and Taylor, Of Tennessee.
The eleven Democratic Senators in the
negative were Davis, of Arkansas;
Fletcher. Of Florida; Frazier, of Ten
nessee; Hughes, of Colorado; Martin, OF
Virginia; Newlands, OF Nevada; over
man, Of Oklahoma; Percy Of Florida
Shiyely, Of Indiana; Smith, of Maryland,
It was announced Thursday by Sena-
tors who are opposed to the conference
report that the subject could be disposed
Of yesterday in about three hours. Sena-
tor EIkins took the precautfon to ask the
Senate to meet an hour earlier. The re
port was taken up within thirty minutes
after the Senate met. Senator NeWlands,
Of Nevada, the Democratic conference
on the part Of the Senate, opened the
debate in defense Of a minority report he
had submitted.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, followed.
Two Senators-Bailey and Borah, OF
Idaho-attacked the bill on constitutional
grounds and predicted that the Supreme
Court would probably hold that the long
and short haul clause OF the bill, as
finally agreed on, which was the House
provision, is unconstitutional Senator
Sutherland. OF Utah. another able lawyer
and a colleague Of Senator Borah on the
judiciary Committee. was equally conf
dent that the Supreme Court would hold
the enactment as valid
Senator Bailey's particular aversion
was the proposed commerce court,
The debate became so interesting that
Senator NeWlands felt impelled TO make
a second speech before the vote was
taken. Senator Cummins Gained the fears
of many OF the progressive Senators by
pointing out that the bill was a good
measure. in the main. Senators SmOOt
and Clay also spoke.
i is expected that the report will be
agreed TO in the House of Representa-
tives. and that the bill viii be before the
President for his signature early Monday
morning,
The action Of the majority Of the con-
ferees on the railway bill in reaching an
agreement as to the questions in dispute
between the two houses OF Congress be-
1ce inviting in the Democratic members.
the 'iect OF criticism in the SEN
on the part of Senator New!ands, one
or The minority cOnferees.
The Court of Commerce feature OF the
railway bill was attached by Senator
Newlands. who declared that the pro-
posed court would have nothing 10 do
unless its powers should be enlarged.
The Senate also passed another ad-
ministration bill without opposition II
was a measure that came over from the
House, amending the act regulating the
construction Of dams across navigabIe
waters. Senator Burton. OF Ohio, was In
charge of the measure.