New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-29
DELAY In SENATE
RAILROAD BILL HELD.
Critics Waiting for ElkTRS TO
Offer His amendments.

lIrom ne Tribune kUreau0
wsshinston. March 2S.-Anothor unsuc-
cossfGl efror, was made by Senator Elkins
TODAY 70 persuade some OF the critics OF
the interstate commerce bin TO address the
senate. Nobody was ready TO proceed and
adjournment was taken shortly after
O'Clock Several OF the insUrgent Senators
On tho Republican side are preparing
speeches IN opposition 10 the hill, but they
60 not want 10 deliver them uatil tho
amendments which the friends 81 thc
measure have IN preparation are formally
offered This Is true also OF the Demo
cratic critics ~ mo bn Senators Bailey.
CLAY, Ncwiands. Bacon and Others DO not
intend 10 Jose an opportunity "a make po-
liucsi capital 10y attacking The bin. but
they are insisting thar senator FIkins shall
offer hts amendments before sc o~atory
begins
Four or f1o amendments arc now bClnC
prepared by Attorney General Wickcrsham
fof Nlr. Elkirs one - mem aims to give
shippers rlght - appear by counsel be-
fore The Commerce CCurt. Another ~ %
Emerd Section =, relating 10 traffic agree
rncnts 20 make h. clear that agreements
between carriers respecting ClassifCstionS
srd rates shall d. approved by Tho later
state Commerce Commission before they
being cons .dered ~ Section 70. relating 90
mergers II IL doubtful y any of these
amendments VIII he ready for submission
% the Senate before "Wednesday or Thurs
2sy. When they are submitted the Repuh-
licsn leaders WI insist thar The bill he kept
before the Senate for IN least three hours
every day until an agreement is reached
- date Tor the nnal vote
r IS apparent rhst ~ VIII he Impossible 70
take ? final vote on tie bill for ~ least
Two weeks. and unless some Of the amend
rlerts now being prepared so further than
30 critics ~ the bI' expect tnem 10 So the
fnal vote nav be- delayed three weeks.
Senator Alcr.ch win return 20 Washing
ton tomorrow. after an absence of ten
asys snd his powerful influence will be eN-
Frted toward has-eCi0C vHe progress Of the
mi. Senator Root has given sful study
10 some of the constitutional objections
rsised against particular sections Of The
hi and WIN address Tho Senate this week
f1 defence OF the measure
T. was expected that senator TIE, hum
Mould address trc Senate to-day IN sup
:ort of ms amendment providing for the
establishment of district land courts. this
nelng The pending amendment 20 the i'm
'erErate commerce bill Several Senator's
Nanted Nr Hepburn n proceed. hut he
faid that whsle 20 was an rriued for his
sreech be preferred 10 delay his talk uutil
alter "a the wee.
some or the insurFent Senators. notably
Nsssrs CUnwlue Donlver Prisrow and
-lapp we've angry to-day because The Ser
ste adjourned without aliorrnE any time
iC the interstate commerce l.II -hey
sgid he, were placed ia Tie ATTITUDE %
Delaying The BIN by their refusal 70 dis
-Css II, whereas they were perfect VIII
nC - 60 ahead WIKI the 5ebEs as soon
as tie amendments by lI~ Elkirs are
'sacy on tie otLsr hand. some or -ae
TRENDS o. TIC bali r-.ra .Ir. ElE.-s has
oeen TOO len,e.t vt-r -.c insurgents Tlay
-old I'm TO-DAY thar ne ought % insist on
vote On ta- h.l WHENEVER he found thar
10 Senator was ready To discuss Il. They
-o1s r.e pos -ca lAat Iae tll had been
ref.-e rec Senate l-uC eucag- 10 give
every senator wAo vented 70 speak r
-1a0ce -C prepare himself, and animated
fhat it Was the purpose Of the Insurgents
~ to-Ce t-e hands CT tie friends Of Tie
7-l. They told MI El6ins 10 ought 20
axe the POSITION thar The bah was open 10
lrlcn-UleIL O. --tt -C-r and lLat any SEN
t'sr had aar-4ri.' no c'ler amy amendment
10 might 1-s--p ~ base considered.
When senator Deliver complained 20
senator L-Cius -hsr le wanted 20 sDeaK
'n rae bib arJ desired 10 defer a.s e.
marks Erul l.r Esk.rs offered las amend.
rents, ~ E.kus said he had made ms
speech without waiting Tor Sir Delivers
sul-r-rrsuts. and De did nor th.rs II nee.
tssary or'the Iowa senator 10 celav D. s
speeca pending t5e Offering a. his emenc-
Ire.cS
Before tae railroad bin was taken I'D
Senator Reyau-1 made AIS daily oout-Itg-
\ ton ~ tIo Congressional. Record He
N started crs-mar elibustsr on totrt
III tsalGtlca 70 correct en- error ID. q ,s,y
cnac'c1 hv -re last Congress arrrc~izi~a
ne Ies.rFeg RI public lands When Tie
.iil was reached on the calendar lIr. Rev
burn asked taar ~ go over until ro-ror-
ic" Senator Clark ~ Wyoming moved
'Hat II he taken mo at once, and Ibis mos
Won oFrried 20 20 This decisive VOL.
would have deferred less determined
orator than Mr. TTf,.hlrD A. s,,,, -. 49,