Show PASSED BY THE HOUSE The administration railroad bill has passed the lower House of Congress by a vote of to On the final vote upon the measure the regular Republicans were Joined by all the in insurgents insurgents insurgents and fourteen Democrats The changes made in the measure as it came cam from the hands of o Attorney General Wickersham who drew It up upon upon upon on request of the President are not so important as asto 40 to cause the administration tion any misgivings An effort was made by the Demo Democrats Democrats Democrats aided by a dozen Insurgents to have hae the bill recommitted to the committee com committee committee on Interstate and foreign com commerce commerce commerce merce with instructions to report it back to the house with the court of commerce provision stricken out This provision Is regarded as highly important by President Taft and Its I retention in the bill is a great victory for him as well as the regular Republicans Republicans who have manfully resisted all attempts to strike it out The traffic agreement clause and the provision permitting railroads to pur purchase purchase purchase chase the stock of companies were the chief features stricken after atter the bill left the hands handsor of or the committee The purpose of o these provisions was w stated by President President President dent Taft in his speech at Passaic N 27 NJ NJ J Monday night While he would doubtless have preferred their reten retention retention retention tion It is not likely that he will wUl make an any further effort for them The Senate is still struggling with the bill with fair prospects that it will oe oc passed pas ed when all the grave and reverend senators tire of o talking upon th ty various amendments Then the measure will go into conference and a final effort made to get bet it into satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory shape It Is probable that this also will be beat at accomplished t and that when It reaches the President It will be signed and be bee bec c e ume me the law of the land and the lUdge I of the Republican publican R party re redeemed redeemed deemed In this respect The making of a railroad bill is a ticklish job At the outset it must be recognized d that there thore Is prejudice against the roads In many parts of the country and that the peo people pie are suspicious unduly undu y so perhaps in this instance that the corporations are bound boud to get the long end of the bargain This prejudice Is responsible for the attitude o ot of many senators and representatives representatives tentatives who become demagogic In order to please the folks at home At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same samo time th there re are other senators and representatives who go to the oth other other other er extreme and work In the interest of oC the railroads all the time With these elements of discord rail railroad railroad railroad road legislation Is both difficult and dangerous for any party Now that the present bill Is in a fair way to be become become become come a law after being considered cons at atall atall atall all angles It ought to stand as a mon monument mo mon monument to its authors this of course with the understanding that the th President Presidents Presidents dents dent s views finally prevail In the mein |