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with henderson against: Dillingham;
for, with Swanson against: Fall for. with
Erndrick against: Simmons for. with
Kirby against: Mcrumbcr for. with La
raycttc against: Harding Tor. with Walsh
IMaSsD AGAINST: Edge for. with owen
against.
Announcement was mad" that If Son
atorS Hitchcock (N"hraska), Stanley
tkrntuCkY). and chamberlain COrcg"nl
all Democrats. had been present they
would have voted IN support of the con-
ference report.
Passage Of tho Bill.
WASIIINGTDN. Feb. -. The confer
cncc rcpor; ON tn" railroad bill, cmb"dy :
ing legislation for reorganization Of
railroads Of the country with the md "I
federal control. was adopted late to-day
by the senate. II passed the house SAT
urday and now goes la IN" President.
The vote on adoption OF the report.
taken after several hours Of debate Was
A. 10 Il.
The bill was opposed by Senro aFl't-
man. Democrat. Nevada. who pr"diCttd
that turmoil and ChuaS' in the INDUS
rria! world would follow close upon It's
enactment.
Il think il would he far better" he
said. TO return rhr roads without any
Legislation than 10 return them WIZ
legislation framed To meet a p"iti'a'
mcnt ownership and | believe that II
there is anything that will bring gov
..rnmCnt ownership II Is passage oil thiS
hill. 1t throws ON the government an
the responsibility and liability and at
the same time deprirrS the government
OF any right Of ownership.
Senator Pittman raised against IN"
hill. the old issue arising out of the long
and short haul clause Of the interstate
commerce act
resulted in discrimination against every
interior community In the United
states" he said This bill will allow
the railroads to charge more for nan
ding freight to Reno. Nov, TO Salt Lake
city, to Spokane. and to Albuquerque.
New Mexico. than they charge for haul
ing freight clear through and past those
communities to the Pacific Ocean. mat
is an injustice that we should never
allow"
THAT condition does not arise out OF
this bill" Senator Poindcxtcr. Republl-
can. Washington. Interrupted nm, put
does arise out OF existing law.
Senator Pittman rctorted that II INC
representatives of the interior clleS
would hold up the pasasg" OF the gen.
eral. bill. their grievance might be RENE
died in the Interstate Commerce act.
Senator PoIudcNt"r. on" Of IN" Senat c
ConfrrcrS on tn, hill. in further reply
10 senator Pitiman. said 1t was the
"onIy piece OF legislation brought mp
sine, 1910. which in any fashion met the
long and short haul Discrimination.
Railroads will not nc allowed 10 make
lower rates for long hauls than they q"
for short haulS over the same distance
ON the ground that they have 10 meet
maternal water competition at coast
lines He said. This hill stops that.
There is a second which Will aid IN"
interior communities. Railroads are Tor
hidden under this measure To make their
Long haul rates so low that they don
meet tn. actual out of pocket costs NJ
rendering IN" service. These two things
will go lar towards mitigating the EVIL
Of which the senator from Nevada just
/ ly complained"
Senator Simmons democrat. North
Carolina. supported the bill. declaring
, the labor unions w"r" opposing II Tor
purely selfish reasons.