The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-31
ROOT ADVOCATES
RAILROAD MEASURE
New York Senator Makes EX-
haustiye Speech on Court
of Commerce Feature.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SHOULD HAVE LEGAL END
Speaker Believes Bill Ought to
Be Amended Before Final
ly Adopted.

WASHINGTON. March 30-In a speech
that occupied TWO hours and had not
been completed when the senate ad-
journed, Senator Root today came to tie
support Of the administration railroad bill.
The nortion of the speech delivered to-
day dealt almost exclusively with the pro-
posed court Of commerce, which Mr., Root
defended Notwithstanding. he said. it
appealed 10 him far less strongly than
did most Of the other features OF the
bill
lie was questioned closely by Senators
Cummins, Crawford, Jones, kd%ner and
others, and in response TO the inquiries
said he would favor an amendment TO the
bill permitting the representation of ship
pcrs In cases involving their interests.
Senator Root argued Tor tne general
policy OF having all The law business of
the government centcred in the depart
ment of Justice Mr.. Root VII! continue
ms speech tomorrow,
Should Be Amended.
Mr.. Root began speaking just after Sen
ator EEins had introduced series OF
amendments 10 the bill. In presenting The
amendments MI Elkins said they had
the support OF majority OF the members
OF the committee on interstate commerce,
This remark brough MI. CumminS to his
feet lie said that the committee had had
no meeting and therefore had had no op-
portunity To consider the amendments.
Mr.. Root said many of the provisions
of the bin were far more important than
the court OF commerce provision He
thought however. that the Dlll shou.,
be amended In some respects.
Mr.. Root spoke OF the success Of the
present railroad rate law. saying the
prcsIaent OF the greatest raiiroad corpora
lion In his state had told him he would
not turn his hand over TO have the law
reepaled Notwithstanding, when the bill
az 1906 was before congress. Washington
had rung like Il boiler shop In opposition
TO It, But satisfactory as the law might
he as n whole, many controversies must
arise I'm It's administration and for their
adjustment there should be an expert
court
Government the Defendant.
Defending the provision OF tho law
making the government the defendant In
ALI appeals from the orders of the Inter
state commerce commission. MT. Root
said under The present law the shipper is
not represented. The only change made
was placing the conduct OF the case In
The hands OF the attorney general. But
he thought the bill should be amended so
as TO perrnit the representation oi the
shipper In all cases In which his interests
might be involved.
"Do YOU believe" asked MT Cummns.
"In n case not supported by the attorney
general the court could call upon rep
resentative OF the shipper
xyouio he competent for the court 20 make
such an order. He thought, however, all
the law business Of the government should
he conducted by the attorney general he
asslrned II the bill became a law special
deputy would be designated u" the at
lust as one Is now selected 10 conduct
cases before the court OF claims. lie
thought the sense of duty OF the attorney
General could always be depended upon.