The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-08
ALL CLEAR FOR RAILWAY BILL
MORE PRESIDENTS SEE TAFT;
CONFERENCE ORDERED.
Complete Railroad Assent New Secured
fer TaftI PiaR-HSuss Votes to SEND
Blll 10 Conference BY Isa to IGa
-Tammany Democrats saved che nay.

-ram@sny DenScrHhssved che nay.
WASHINGTON. June An the Eastern
trunk lines and the railroads Of the so
called central trafRo district have fol-
lowed the example set by the roads CON-
posing the Western trunk line commit
tee and have agreed to hold their In
creased freight rates in allegiance pend
ing an investigation by the Interstais
Commerce Commission into their reason
ableneas.
This agreement was reached late this
afternoon a. a conference at the White
House between President Taft and rep-
resentatives Of the Eastern and central
trunk lines. To-day's agreement consum-
mates the ADMINISTRATOR solution OF
the serious situation created BY its at
tempt TO apply the sherman antitrust
law to railroad rate making. II marks
too general yielding on the part Of the
railroads Of the country 10 President
raft's demand that ell advances in freight
rates be held up until they fall within the
operation Of the new railroad Law and are
investigated by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The agreements Of the last
two days mean that increased rates the
country over will he suspended for prob
ably a year.
The understanding reached az the
White House does not include the recent
increases In Communication rates out Of
New York city or any other passenger
rates. The Communication increases have
not been considered In the conferences
at the White House and they win 20 into
eject on or about July 1.
Two other developments to-day helped
10 clear the railroad situation. Tho
President sent a special message 70 Con-
gress urging the adoption Of an amend
ment TO the pending railroad bill which
Il accepted will shorten the time In which
the railroads Of tho country will have 70
wait for the rate decisions by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. The pend
ing bill a. Il passed the Senate contains
an amendment postponing the operation
Of all provisions Of he bill until sixty days
after IL has been signed by the President.
Mr.. Taft recommends that the bill be
changed 70 that Il will become elective
Immediately after the approval Of the
President, thus allowing the Intarataaa
Commerce Commission 10 begin ia IN
vestigation into the reasonablensss Of
the increases sixty days earlier than az
present provided
The other favorable development o.
the day was the sending Of the railroad
hill 20 conference by the House Of Rep
ressntatiyes This was the action this
President Taft desired 70 have taken in
regard 10 the bill
For a time there was grave doubt On
the part Of regular organization Republi-
-ans On the House whether they would
be able 10 send the ball to conference.
In ne closing hours Of the debate On
The Senate railroad bill several radical
were accepted by the Re.
publican leaders with the intention "
throwing them over later in oonfsrsnoa.
The leaders had accepted the amend
neuts 10 bring the long debate to an e,d
and get a vote on the hill
The HOUSE Insurgents. urged m b.
he radicals IN thu Senate, announces
however. that they would
vote 20 substitute tho senate bill for tho
House bill IN an effort q keep the hdl
rom Conference and retain some ~ thu
'adicnl insurgent features that we're
,dded ia the closing days Of the Sruats
i-hatn
The Administration forces were cpns
.iderably worked up over the situation,
md the vots to-day showed they bad
fo1d reason Ia be- on the anxious sea-.
The day WIS saved for the regular Pc
,ublican organization by six D-m1-
rats Representatives Fitzgerald. Hsr-
'ison. Goulden and Goldfogle Of Nv
FORK and Underwood and Craig 81 Ala
anna The four Democratic votes from
'ew York al Of them Tammany men
YER sufficient 10 turn the trick. and Fity-
'crald. who saved Speaker Cannon and
~ cohorts IN the fight On the rules 90
he beginning Of the tariff session. isaRAh
'eing hailed as the Moses Of the Rcpub-
Ican party
The insurgents. however. were rns
opposed 10 President Taft proposition %
trIke the sixty days provision from thu
enate bill. and 30 their motion that the
iouse agree 10 the senate bill they added
m amendment covering tho point pro-
osed by Mr. Taft. The insurgents
mustered - votes for their motion,
ut ie2 members responded 10 a dramatic
Ppeal on the part Of Representative
lam Of Illinois against the insurEent
tempt
The margin 81 ak votes included
peaker CannOns rhs whips of both
arties worked overtime trying 10 keep
leir members In line. but the insurgents
Idn't succeed any too we'll Eight %
,eir number deserted at the oriticai
Ioment and voted with the organization
The members of the conference com
ittse who will perfect the bill will bo
snatOs Elkins and Aldrich. RspubH-
lns. aud senator Foster. Democrat.
y the senate. and Representatives Mann
Illinois and Wanger Of Pennsylvania,
opublioans. and Adamson Of 0sorRia.
emocrat. for the HOsss. There viii
, no diiiculty In conference about add
e the amendment that President 1aft
ants.
President Brown Of the New York
sntral Lines, President McCYea Of the