The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-14
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Compromise Amendment to Rail
road Bill Is Passed, All Claim
ing to Have Bested oppo-
nents in Shrewd Bargain.
Mistake Is Cause Of
Great Confusion.

NaSnlnStOU -. ~, Mo- -
sudden welding late to-day OF sup
posedly irreconc,lable factions. the
Senate, by vote OF 56 to 10, adopten
compromise amendment to the ran
road Bill for the regulation OF relative
charges for long and short hauls. Thei
agreement was reached chiefly for the
reason that each faction apparently
thought 1t was getting the better oil
the shrewdly driven bargain
Before adjournment Senator Bacon
sought to show that Senator Aldr1ch,
the leader otthe forces In charge OF
tho Bill had voted for provision ~
ferent from that which he had advo-
Gated during the long debate on this
question. lie was affecting to quote
from one OF the Rhode Island Sen
ator's speeches when Senator Ba1iey
interrupted. remarking that Mr. Bacon
was mistaken and was quoting from
his tBailey's) remarks.
II hope the Senator from Texas VIII
not Interfere" said Mr.. Aldrich laugh
ingly THE senator is trying to JUS
tify his action in voting with me
THAT is the time 1 usually have TO
Justify my vote" retorted Mr. Bacon
EIIsins in Smiles.
While upbraiding Regular Rcpupii
cans for what he asserted was
change Of front. Mr.. Bacon was inter
rurted by Senator Elkins, whose rua.
DIV face was wrcathed in smiles, as ne
asked:
well. you're happy. aren't you?'
This raillery plainly irritated the
| Georgia Senator for he retorted
| rather sharply that it took "a very Ut
| tie thing to make some people happy.
| "Maybe the Senator will find that
| 1t is n big thing" said Senator Ill
| kins. beamipg across the chamber.
4 Significant Slances passed betWeen
| Senator'S. and people on the floor and
4 in the galleries began TO suspect that
! the comp rornise amendment that had
lust been adopted meant something
| different than appeared upon its face
/ AS adopted. the new provision
strikes out of Section of the inter-
state commerce law the words ''un-
! der substantially similar class and
/ conditions, and also eliminates the
proviso of that section and amends the
section so. as to make 1t read as fol-
lows:
section 4. That it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier subject to
the provisions of this act to charge or
4 receive any greater compensation in
A the aggregate for the transportation
of passengers or of like kind of prop
crty. for a shorter than for Longer
distance over the same line or route
in the same direction. the shorter be-
ing included within the longer dis.
tance. or 20 charge any greater COM
pensation as a through rate than the
; aggregate of the local rates: but this
shall not be construed as authorizing
any common carrier within the terms
of this act to charge or receive as
great compensation for Il shorter as
for a longer distance:
"Just and ReasonHble.'
provided. however. that the Inter
= state Commerce Commission may from
!. Its knowledge or from information oil
/. upon application ascertain that the
= circumstances and conditions of the
4 longer haul are similar to the circum
stances and conditions of the shorter
q haul, whether they result from compe
Q tition by water or rail; then 1t may
. authorize common carrier to charg'
g less for the longer than for th'
q shorter distances, for the transporta
q ton of passengers or property; but Il
4 no event shall the authority be grant
a ed unless the commission is sat!she
. that all the rates involved are jus
is and reasonable and not unjustly dis
It criminatory, nor unduly preferential
"a or prejudicial. and provided. further
II THAT no rates or charges lawful,
,e existing at the time of the passage o
1t to be changed by reason OF the pro
s. visions OF this section prior to tn
e. expiration Of six months after tn
passage of this act, nor in any cas-
where application shall, have been file
n before the commission, in accordanc
In with the provisions OF this section
until a determination of such applica
* tion by the commissions"
=. How They Voted.
:, OF the tlfty-six votes cast in favo
"a of the amendment twenty-five wer
-, given by Republican Senator's. VIII
h. have opposed the insertion OF any lon
at and short haul provision In tho raj
It's road bill; thirteen by Democrats an
IS the remainder by Republicans, ch'eu
~ Insurgents. Tho negative vote we
equally divided between Republican
h. and Democrats Among tho Senator
,e- who voted In favor OF the provisio
~ were Mcssrs Bacon. Clark (Arkansas
IN Clay Martin, Owcn. Percy, Simmer
nm and smith (South Carolina). Anon
re- those voting In the negative were Ra
,g: lev. McEnry and Over1man
led Picturing the political effect OF
lay humiliating defeat through the ADO
Of ton OF an exclusively Democrat
amendment that would put the who
question on mileage basis the IRE
ular,. Republicans encountered lit
dihiculty in bringing large majori
ard Of the Senate to their way of thinkin
list A compromise. which finally W
va adopted. was put In the hands OF Sc
,m- ator smoot and in turn presented
senator Dixon, who offered 1t as u Tt
!. J.Eiication of his own amendment, j.
va prior to the hour OF 4 O'clock.
w. Through the clumsy handling of SC
DR.. sors and paste brush tho compos
- compromise was sent 10 the cler
desk In form far different from 9
- Intended by Its authors. AS the cl
began to read, Senator Aldrich hurr
'olk to the desk OF Senator DIXON ans
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