The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-14
Compromise Amendment Is
Voted on and Adopted
After a Scramble
SENATORS MAKE A MESS
OF THINGS GENERALLY
Some Democrats Promised to Vote for
Certain Amendment Which Gets
Mixed Up hut Republicans
Finally Pull Out

Washington. May 1s-By a sudden weld-
ing late today of supposedly irreconcil.
ahle factions the Senate by vote of
os to 10 adopted a compromise amend-
ment to the railroad bill for the regula-
tion of relative charges for long and
short hauls. The agreement was reached
chiefly for the reason that each faction
apparently thought 1t was getting the
better of a shrewdly driven bargain.
There are not wanting tonight senators
who suggest that the supreme court may
refuse to arbitrate the question as to
which factions judgment is right. Be-
fore adjournment Senator Bacon sought
to show that Senator Aldrich, the leader
OF the forces In charge of the bill. had
voted for provision different from thai
which he had advocated during the long
debate on this question. He was affects
ing to quote from one of the Rhode IS
land senator's speeches when Senator
Bailey interrupted. remarking that Mr.,
Bacon was mistaken and was quoting
from his (Baileys) remarks.
Hope the senator from Texas will not
interfere" said Mr. Aldrich. laughingly.
The senator is trying to justify his acl
tion in voting with me-
THAT is the time | usually have td
justify my VOTE" retorted Mr.. Bacon
While upbraiding regular republicans
TO. what he asserted was a change OF
front, Mr. Bacon was interrupted by SEM
ator Elkins, whose ruddy face was
wreathed in smiles as he asked: well,
you're happy, aren't you?''
This raillery plainly irritated the Geori
| gia senator for he retorted rather SHARPE
| ly that it took very little thing to
| make some people happy
Maybe the senator will find that ii il
| a big thing" said Senator Elkins, beam.
| ing across the chamber.
suspicjou I'm the Air
Significant glances passed between sem
ators, and people on the floor and in the
oa1Ier;es beean IN susnect tI,a comma.
81. aa,s,,. a.. ID ,,,.t -,
'Ai'e a'Ae''1en' '"a. i'su '"s' oee'i
aoopted meant soiielhihs Inherent eiiah
period upon its face, as in the amends
ment the new provision strikes out of Sec
tion Of the Interstate commeree law the
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' - ss,,.,a ,..
1uias'ai'es a'u anu a'so
eliminates the provision OF that section
and amends the section so as to make
II read as follows:
"section 4-Tbat II shall he unlawful for
o,,,,,o,, ,..r;a, s,,,,,.o+ % tha no.
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''sions Vi 'HiS ao' " ohaise u
1". ~, ., sop'S''' =, - 1ee'e
- - p',s"o-
VI iiAe niiu VI piopei'y ioi shoi'ep
than Tor longer distance over the same
line or route in the same direction, the
shorter being included within the longer
d,stance or to charge anv greater coma
ren.a.,o, &c . thro,,gh rata tho, tho a.-
pe"'a.'o" q. y" '''' '''N
sreeate oi the iocai ia'ee'
But this shall not be construed as au-
thorizing any common carrier within the
terms of this act to charge or receive as
,,,a,,so .;or, - = ,,,r.a. &c for
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a. ionse .'. .,s.'s',1
'nal INC ii'e, s'",e ooi'li,e- GO .o,'''''s'io-
may iao"i us nnow.eus s,., y. inon, ,,,. ~
l,''a.'o" VI upol appnea
49,, -. ,,, 80 a,.s,.,t,, a., ~. ;,.
lne loneel hau, aie u.ssI'''ta' i.ssl 70 VIC ~ ~
~, 81, 49, .a.,,,. 80 S
ti,in,, ~, u,oters or rail. then II r,ev az
riza a 1n1n orria ~ 10 CHI aroo los
snr ~, Ionera, tha, To-, ~ shorter d,s-
taroa Gov az transnortatio 90 no ssar,ar.
~ s,.o,,,r., 49, y, a,,a,,+ sh.,, ~.
sutbo,it,, he granted unless the con,mis-
s,on ,s satisesd that all tho ratas in
s,o,,,ad re iust ana reasorah,a ana nor
,ni,,st,v discr,r,,natorv NOT undnIv rre-
sarentis, ~ ,,raiud,c;ai
No Change OF Rates
And. provided. further, that no rates
or charges lawfully existing at the time
of the passage of this amendatory act
shall be required to be changed by reason
of the provisions of this section prior TO
the expiration of six months after the
passage of this act nor in any case where
application shall have been fled before
the commission in accordance with the
provisions of this section until determi-
nation of such application by the COM
mission"
or the 5s votes in favor of the amend
ment % were given by the republican
of any long and short haul provision in