The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-03-03
SENATE VOTES TO
TAKE UP SUFFRAGE
Decides on Immediate Consider
alton of Resolution for Con-
stitutionaI Amendment.
LAMAR RAPS STEEL "TRUST'
Declares Corporation in Past Six Years
Has Received Approximately $75,-
100000 in Unlawful Rebates
From Transporters.

Washington, March BY vote of
IA to Al, the senate decided to take up
for immediate consideration the SEN
ate resolution for a constitutional
amendment for woman's suffrage.
The vote was taken on Senator
Reeds motion to lay on the table Sen.
ator Ashurst's motion to Immediately
proceed with the discussion OF the res
olution. Those voting to lay the mo-
ton On the table were: Bankhead,
Bryon. James. MARITIME, Overman,
Reed. Robinson, Smith of South Caro-.
lima, Gore. Swanson, T4llman. Hitch
cock, Kern and Shields.
Against the motion to lay on the
table: Ashurst, Borah, Bradley,
Brady, Bristow, Burton, Chamberlain,
Clapp, Clark of Wyoming. Cummins,
Dillingham;, Fail. GaIlinger, Gronna,
Hollis. Hughes, Jones, LaFoHette,
Lane. Lee of Tennessee, McCumber,
Myers. Nelson. Morris. O'Gorman,
Oliver. Page, Perkins. Poindexter.
Pomereae. Ransdell. Root. Shafroth.
Sheppard, Sherman. Smith of Arizona.
Smith Of Michigan. Smoot, Stephen
son. Sterling. Sutherland. Thompson.
Townsend, Vardaman. Walsh, Warren
and Works.
Says Unlawful Rebates Wore Given.
The United States Steel corpora
ton during the past six years has re-
ceived approximately $75,000,00o in
unlawful rebates from steamship and
railroad lines" declared David Lamar.
the wolf Of Wall street." at hearing
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion. Tho hearing was held In com
pliance with resolution adopted by
the senate to investigate the charge
that tho steel trust was receiving un-
lawful rebates from these sources.
Lamar described the history of the
steel corporation, saying that prior to
1898 there were 100 independent com.
panies. but by 1900 they had been con.
solidated into nine corporations. In
1901, J. Pierpont Morgan and others
consolidated these nine concerns into
the United States Steel corporation
he said
by this consolidation" said Lamar
"the corporation came into possession
of stock of the nine different compan
les and some Of them In return &C
CURED controlling interest in rail
road and steamship lines.
Sought to Gain Voting Control.
The purpose of having the con
trolling interest in these companies,
continued Lamar. was to exercise 6
voting control and so name the presi
dent general managers and other:
who would be obedient to the United
States Steel corporation. This pur
pose has been accomplished and ont
OF the principal devices has been t.
/ raise rates and at the same time IN
/ crease the capital stock. Rates ovel
! these railroads, particularly the Du
luth, Iron Range company and the Du
luth, Mesaba and Northern, were alb
normally high However, these CORE
! spond to rates existing on other roads
but this is due to the fact that tn,
capital stock Of both carriers has beer
greatly inflated On the original In
vestment these roads pay from 200 t,
ESQ per cent per annum. besides plac
ing husdreds of thousands of dollar
10 improvements and surplus"
Lamar declared that in this way tn
steel corporation received directl.
from these subsidiaries in dividend
during the past six years of $4,000
600. He asserted this was form o
illegal rebating and preferences tina
were prohibited by the interstate CON
merce law.
Commissioner Harlan announce
that the commission soon would hol
hearing into the practices and pre-
perments given or received by the E
gin, Joliet and Eastern railroad.