I JUDICIAL REVIEW OF RAILWAY MOM RATES Provision in Senate Touches Upon Findings of Commission ELKINS FRIENDLY TO BILL Army Jm Surgeon m Cozil COli Contract t tact II Sj System J Abol- Abol t liol- liol Pure l Measure hn III In P on Oil April In 10 In Vashi Washington ton March 2 Two vo T speeches In rn a advocacy of oC railway rate rati legislation were vei e delivered In llio tho senale semi sen- ate ale today by Mr 1 r. r Cia Clay of oC Georgia and Mr MI Carmack of or Tennessee ee former for for- mer nl opposed any ammy an suspension u pen lon of the time rate Iatt as aR fixed by hy the the latter declared that lint ho would stan stand by the President Mr Mi Hale in dl discussing eu the railroad rate question favored orell the Incorporation tion tiomi into the measure of a judicial re review review re- re view povl provision lon He Ht thought ht that In Inasmuch In- In as there was vas little difference of opinion a as to the necessity for fOl It there should be no trouble In rt reaching a speedy conclusion lie He did i not believe be be- I be-I lieve that there should be an any suspension suspension sus sos 1 pension of oC the rate fixed b by the commission com corn mission He h held l that as the com commission commis I sion slon would be lie acting as a part of or the legislative branch of the government the inferior federal courts coutts should ho l not ot othave have the power ower to repeal an act of oC congress s. s as a setting aside of tho the rate would woul be ho Mr Ir Al Aldrich rIch Rhode Island pointed out that the tho friends of oC the m measure did not agree upon its provisions Mr 11 Clay thought that If IC It was S as the Intention to te print a review re of the commissions commission's com corn mJ missions mission's ions ion's findings as some maintained the l C right rl-ht should be conceded fr lr this Jill Why not S say so directly In the bill billand billand and find get over the controversy elS h ho he in In- In y r I 1 believe that thata a review ought to jie e permitted but I believe that the lie re review review review re- re view should be ho confined to to the the question question ques ques- tion tiomi as to whether the rate rale fix fixed Is constitutional The court should not be authorized to go into the whole whole- case Mr Nelson of oC Minnesota thought that the thc trouble was not hot am among the friends of oC the bill but among Its en enemies enemies en- en Olt claps claps- i opposes It on oiL high con con- l grounds l he h cc tb IS i a t I W U fri thI J I l d HIt n J r th- th E r. r t Y r p I H l- l j iu uns iu-uns l o best el I CI-I friend n the theburn n J. J burn bult had itt ill the hc tt H UP li be be- Vl it it WAS WA A unconstitutional however how how- ex ever cr or told find wanted It str strengthened to prevent an any loophole through which the railways could e tho of th the I lay t H He doubted whether ther the life ln F could l absolutely absolutely- d 11 It i co bO LO j. j tf r Jie power t to f Issue sue J thou their c constitutional TI rights ht Mr Me h Patterson Icon C Colorado contended contend contend- e ed for r thu the insertion of oC such a thin tion jn hit fn the m measure That Is the I only onla a way we ve can get a decision as to 10 Its constitutionality it It he hea a asked Mr CIa Clay a admitted that It W was Thon let us Incorporate it In 10 the lull hill declared declared- ll- ll the Colorado sentor en tor He held It was not hot constitutional constitution constitution- al ai l invalidity 1 this section not Injure the thu remainder of oC the bill Mr l Carmack Tennessee thought It a n. splendid omen of or the future tranquility tran- tran of oC the thc country countr to unit 1111 the senator semi sen ator from froni South Carolina Mr Ir TIllman Tillman Till- Till man in charge of oC the administrations administration's measure In the senate senale He lie salt said he war waw glad to tn act a as the guinea g philosopher an and friend of oC th the administration In defending Its measure and for COl standing stand ing for COl Democratic principles lie deft de do- ft tided the work worl of oC the interstate commerce commerce com corn merce Incite Trend I III To ard Na National ncI O hip Mr 11 Newlands Nevada declared that the irresistible tendency of the times limes was lowal d national ownership lIe He favored national incorporation The rrie bill was lal laid aside an and the measure providing for COl the increase f of r the tho medical corps of or the arm army abolishing contract surgeons was wasI I taken Lu up The estimated d annual exI cx- cx I I Is i I Mr rr Halo Hale opposed It upon the I i ground that thole thele was wan no ItO occasion In Ini i time lime of ot peace pence to e enlarge either cither the I army or 01 the time navy He said he did j not believe the people favored anything anything any any- I thing thing- but a decrease During a defense of the lie measure by I Mr Ir Warren of Wyoming it was shown ISho that the retired list of oC the navy is at annual expenditures of ofa ofa a little less than un and that I of oC the tho army at an aim expenditure oCI of oC The bill passed by a u vote of or 48 to 5 I Mr 11 Carmack offered an amendment to the Die railway rate bill fixing the responsibility of oC common carriers for goods os In transit and Mr Culberson presented a n memorial from Crom the CatLIe Cattle Cat Cat- the LIe Raisers Raisers' ass association of oC Texas urgIng urging urging ing railroad rafe rate regulation so 50 a as 38 to tu protect the cattle raisers and farmers armel's of the southwest The senate then a adjourned Pure Pmt Food Bill Hill in Iii I lOUSe House ll By agreement reached In the house toda today tho the pure food bill tu be taken up for COl consideration on out Tuesday April 10 The conference report on ott the bill reorganizing the consular service was agreed to and the lesl legislative executive lye tive and Judicial appropriations bill was ras then lien considered In committee of the whole I Despite the objection of Chairman rawney of the appropriations committee com coin who declared that he lie was opposed to creating In tho the department of th the Interior a ii secret l service bureau tho the house houle adopted an amendment to the tho bill increasing from I to the amount to bo be u used ell for 01 the detection of ot land frauds Representative Williams llIams of MIM 18 sippi Democratic floor leader advocated advocated o a the he increase declaring that lint the tho secretary of oC the Iho Interior desired debited ItHe It lie He cited an all Instance of how one Olle man mui had lied secured through trickery 1 G 5 acres of oC the tho public domain ii in iii California It was to detect Ju just t sue such Huch frauds he lie wild said that lint this money wy was wafa needed The huh bill which has hns now floW been beon before the house c for n nearly arh three we weeks kH willbe will wll willbe be tomorrows tomorrow's completed at 8 session