Show WILL ILL COMMAND SUPPORT OF THE INSURGENT SENATORS Administration ministration Railroad are roa Bill 1 Certain Certain ere tain tarn to Pass ass in Senate When en Vote Is s Taken WASHINGTON W ASHINGTON May 31 On tho the eve of or leaving for his homo home in Iowa for the purpose of or participating in tho the campaign in that state Senator Cummins today informed the Sonata Senate that as amended the railroad bill would receive his vote as it would also the votes of the progressive Republican sen senators senators senators who have stood with him in opposition to the tho bill as it was wag prepared by byI I the tho attorney general and introduced by Senator Elkins The statement was as made during a brief speech delivered by b Mr Cumin Cummins Ins In support of ot an amendment placing upon railroad companies the burden burdeno of o proof In hearings hearing on rate rato Increases This amendment was wall accepted by Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Elkins and became a part of the Ule bill bUI by general consent thus ing the only amendment presented by b the Iowa senator that has been accepted ac accepted accepted by b the tho Senate Mr Cummins said that while the bill left much undone he be considered It dt a step forward In railroad legislation and with the exception of the court of commerce sections in every way Va de desirable desirable He felicitated himself and his associates as upen upon the expurgation gation gatlon of or sections MOtions t and 11 U r dealing deang 1 with traffic agreements and mercers The Tho first of ot these he characterised as a rep and the second as a cu rl It Ho He closed d with the following statement We 0 have been as free to commend what we W thought to ho bo tight right as wo we 0 have bAve been beon to denounce what lIat we vre be to be wrong Aside from the adoption a ol of oC the Cum Cummins Cummins mins mina provision the action of the Uio day dlLY consisted in the tM rejection of Senator Sena Browns Drons amendment prohibiting the consolidation of or competitive This amendment went out In an adverse I vote tote ote of or 20 30 to 41 The Tho principal discussion lon of or the day was over ocr the Br Brawn wn n and andon on nn n Senator amendment re requiring requiring requiring quiring the interstate commerce comet arce com corn 1 to til mike ke a physical n of o the railroads railroad Mr Bailey 11 spoke against ht t the th Rr Pr u n 11 provision on the ground around that th ref reci r ration of consolidation be b jf c largely larely to the M states nUt Mr Yr H Hyburn posed It on 0 the Ute J that fiat at th M subi aubi was wag covered by b the law taw 1 1 I Kelson Ih and ami an Char 1 iw cause cauco they theT feared that If It the t e lIl out t of f r consolidation ln was revived I might it be he taken t n of If the tile rant t to rep r tp i many of or the objectionable features tures f r sections r 7 slid and 12 19 In hi the th bill belt Mr Ir supported his ble ith t hM a valuation amendment In Ina a ton long loag FT t He lie Ie said that such Much Valuation was wan n u necessary tor aaa a basis baals for the Ilir th f Ingot Ino off f rates tea The rite at he i a i mot feet the approval of tf the t e interstate n merce meMe lon and a he pre lct 1 f C defeated It would Vo Jd not be long ionic re a the would be ho 6 petitioning Toe hr its It enactment nt The amendment waa supported T Senators Ban Bailey and Borah and tre opposed u ouId by t mesa who aM d It itice would cost COAt to ice such h it n 1 unton and nd WId that by b the Ute time It wn ws 11 fir fin fr another would be necessary h When late Ide In the day da it looked J rn as If I U tt would bo be to obtain a vote voto Voton on this amendment Senator Steno Stene took the till floor witt the Intention of deliver In inga a set ch on en another er ar n ment which he hI said Mid ho he would Introduce ire ITa refused to yield the tho floor for a vote tote The Senate onate TV will HI meet at 11 tomorrow e i |