Show SENATE PASSES RAILROAD BILL only twelve vote against measure which haa has been dundei consideration fop for twelve week weeks i washington Washing fou the senate passed the administration railroad bill friday night it has been under consideration for more than dweire weeks and practically no other business bu alnesa except appropriation bills were considered in that ions long period only twelve votes all by democrats were recorded against the bill the practical at unanimity wh wi idich the measure was passed waa was due to radical changes made in the measure from the form in which it was dratted drafted by attorney general wickersham following numerous at the white house en on the subject of amend ing interstate commerce laws all the insurgents who opposed many features of the original l bill voted for it friday night 11 1 through the elimination of pooling peeling and merger sections and by reason of the adoption of many amendments in the interest of shipper shippers the progressive republicans claim a signal victory and most of the democrats expressed themselves as favorable to the large portion of the measure I 1 had a d it not been tor for the retention ot of the sections to create a court of commerce it Is likely that the vote for the bill would have been unanimous |