Show ONLY MELVE in If NEGATIVE After Three Months of Consid Consideration Consideration Consideration the Administration Railroad Bill Passes the Senate by a Large Majority INSURGENTS RECORDED IN FAVOR OF MEASURE Action Finally Taken at a Night Session Only When Amend Amendment Amendment Amendment ment After Amendment Was Offered and Turned Down SOME NOTABLE FEATURES June Jun 3 The Sen Senate WASHINGTON ate nt passed d the tile Mil 1111 nt ot Bar DI to lo night nl hl It 11 had Und been under Uon tion fur ft i more than twelve hr nod loin no other tb r mutters except appropriation bills bill were n re In that Hint long period l Only twelve h he Sates C Call nil all b Democrats Democrat were nere recorded ct the bill hili The practical with Ith the tile measure ins vall paused cl was n due to radical changes mod made In 10 the measure na nur from the tle form In which It Itras wn VOlt drafted liy by II Horne G n ral Jk fol ful fallowing lowing numerous ruI conferences conference hc nt at the White While house on oa the subject of amend amendIng Ing la Interstate commerce laws In Ml til It the Insurgents who mho opposed et ninny ranny features fea fa features tures ture of the original bill 1111 voted toted for It tonight Through the elimination of bf f pooling po and merger sections section and by b f I Ithe the adoption of many man amendment n n T TUIO the tho Interest of or shippers the th pr r r r eive Republicans claim a ft signal v vand t t tand and most of the themselves tI a as favorable to the larI Ian r portion of the measure mure Had It not been beeR for the retention the sections to create oreate or a e urt t of e m u mores meroe it Ills is likely that UM v Vote vete te for iu rue bill would have been helm unanimous Debate ceased at SM H wt n ri Senator chairman of the ln In tnt t r state tate commerce committee mo i o otake take Up the bill which waa was passed M ly by lythe the tit and after arter striking out uto i 11 o body of that measure mur to ii I ha matter agreed ag upon a by the Ut Senat Sena J jl it i that form ronn the hilt bill waa was voted TOted upon Wi i i t ithe the Ih result r that It was waa passed by a v Vl to toof o of CO to 12 U Un Republicans n AH Sll 11 In Line No o Republican voted oLed ag a against the th bill billand bl b iland il II and alx six Democrats voted for It ft MI Th v were Meura Chamberlain cla lay ia U UI I Paynter Simmons and nd tune Stone tun ne Thill neI I Democrats recorded li It w ra rd Bacon Fletcher Fra h r Hughes Money ODe Newland Percy i rcy Vm cell ceil Rayner Shively Smith of oC Marland Mar Marland Marland land and anet Smith of ot South Carolina l Just Juet before beCore the voting b H an jn i n ator Lafollette one 0 of oC the Nt nt Republican leaders leade served no notice nolle n tic i t n u uthe the Senate that unless the tM r rr r fer made a determined fight for tor r of amendments procured d i it r y progressive and Democrats Deoc It oui uli A not hope to have ha the conference rv r approved Speeches in explanation of their lr vou vota VOlS 3 were made by Senators Senator Bacon lette leUe Paynter Clay and Gore The TIM new law will take effect t y days dR after It te Ic approved by Ity the th t r Ideal Ident Closing Hours Hour of Senator Lafollette presented a Uru number of eC amendments to the bill iHrIng Ing lag the day da the motif most Important f which lob provided that no person r red ed In a railroad company shall W te 1 a r t pointed to membership of ot tar Ih prop i o i d court of commerce and subs u uV 1 HUlln MO l 1 n supreme su reme court a as a body bod f fir tor r the in f Justice OR on performing the duty of f circuit court Judges for rices r t rIces Ices on the bench of the common commer re a e court Both amendments amendment amend menta were lost lo t n il former by b a vote Tote of 2 Zt 21 to SS II and the tha 1 latter 18 to Jt n Both amendments amendment aroused aro sharp aha afI n r e t Idem m Speaking to the provision H u i Continued on lale age Two ONLY TWElVE IN NEGATIVE GAIE Continued From Page One planting the chief justice Mr Carter i declared that the reflection on that of office floe fice was such that John rohn Jay and John Marshall might well turn In their graves Mr Ir also presented an amendment providing for tor tho the fuller equipment of tho the interstate commerce commission with tho the end of ot providing the moons moans of transaction of or he the In Increased Increased increased creased business that will from the passage ge of or the bill Ills his amend amendment amendment amendment ment contemplated the creation of four districts each to be bo presided over by bya b ba a commission of three men mon with sal salaries salaries aries of ot each The Tho VAS was briefly debated and was Va voted down without roll call Seeking to prohibit the continuous service of train for more ban han fourteen hours houra Mr present presented ed an amendment which wa was defeated t by a vote voto of 24 U 4 to 31 Mr Newlands proposed p posed an amend amendment amendment ment Instructing Ute tUe Interstate com corn commerce commerce merce marco commission to Investigate the In holdings of ot railroad stocks DC to D Desist lat Finally Mr Elkins took a seat be bo beBide beside Bide side the Ute speaker and Mr Aldrich seat seated seated ed sd himself on the other side and bc be ought him not to delay deJay a vote The Tho Senate rejected the provision lon and roll i call mit was refused Mr Ir i then offered another amendment practical ly the same as before It was laid on the table An amendment by Mr permitting railroads to Issue passes to the widows and minor children of em era killed In the line of ot service was Vas accepted without division At p nu m the tho bill having been perfected In the committee of ot the whole was reported to the nate Mr Bacon moved to strike out the section for the establishment of a court of commerce and argued that the method prescribed for designating de the mem membership membership of or the proposed court would be unconstitutional as it would deprive circuit judges jUdge who are selected elected to verve serve for fot five fhe years on the court of or their life tenures in the offices office to which they were wore originally appointed d The motion was rejected by a vote voto of er 26 to 88 38 Mr Ir Lafollette offered his amend amendment mont merit to provide for the tho physical l valuation valuation of railroad property It was ro jested by a vote rote of 24 4 to 32 by bT Mr r Lafollette then presented a care analysis of the original origin bill blU He lie undertook to show what the original bill bin as drafted by the attorney attorney attorney ney general and recommended by the tho President had done for lor the public and for tor the railroads and also to outline the mado made in the Senate In the public Interest As against public benefits conferred by the original measure m Q ure ho he enumerated enumerated twelve benefits benent which he said cald bad had been bestowed upon the railroads In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first section he ho included the con control control trot of classification the e authority author ty to establish through rates ratos the require requirement I meat ment of or written statements of or rates I and the tho authority given glyen to suspend new I I rates 1 ht provisions that Mr Lafollett placed laced In the Interests Interest of ot the railroads railroad are those tho e that have received attention throughout the debate and Included th the capitalization merger and traffic agreement provisions which have bave been eliminated lie He outlined th the modifications and changes made IDad dur during durIng during ing the pending of the bill as Mr Ir I La Lafollette a follette said by the progressive lie ito publicans and Democrats against t th the combined opposition of ot the administration tion and the railroads Mr Ir l closed by giving no tit tire that the conferees must keep faith with the Senate In the matter of Im Important important amendments engrafted grafted en on th tb bill If It they expect the conference re report report report port to be approved He referred to a remark made Dade by Senator Aldrich a fortnight ago a o In debate on the long and short haul clause clauso that he who h laughs last laughs l bust bost bo t and signify Ing tog that tho the conferees might bo Ito ready read to drop some ROme Important features of the bill 1 Outline of the Dill Bill The high spots In the railroad bill billa billas as a It passed the Senate may be de do described scribed as a follows The bill provides for lor the creation o oa or of ora ofa a new court of or commerce for the consideration exclusively of appeals appeal from ordre of the interstate commerce commission The court Is 18 to consist t tor of or five judge to t sit alt In Washington Their powers arc are to be coordinate with the judges of the tho federal cIrcuit court ourt they are aro to receive the same sam sampa pay pal pa and emoluments and are to be ap zip appointed pointed In the first instance by the theP President P for terms terme respectively ro of or one two three four and five rive years eara Bach Each as ho he to take up tho the work werk of a circuit judge Is III to be bo sue ceded leed by a designation from the cir Wit bench these thelle and other vacancies to LO be filled by appointment by the Justice of the supreme court While the tho offices of the court are to tobe tobe tobe be In Washington Va and regular regul r sessions ire are to be bo held ho hare hore re provision lon Is made for far sittings anywhere in tho United States Stat The government rather rathor than dut interstate commerce commission is III made de the tha defendant in all cases casos com corn tnt Ing ng before tile the court but tho the commis commission commission sion Mon is permitted to Intervene as aro are other interested parties The defense placed Is under the tho direction of the at attorney attorney torney orney general but the tho commission slon and interested parties are permitted to have tavo counsel and to carry carryon on tho the suit In n case tho attorney general falls fails to do doBO doso BO so Appeal may be taken to tho su au supreme supreme preme court long and Short Haul The long and short haul provision lon of the present Interstate commerce law is amended so as to permit a greater charge for tor a short haul than for a long haul only with the consent of the tho in interstate Interstate commerce commission Espe Especial olal cial provision Is mado made against tho the fix fixing I ix ing of a lower rate for the purpose of ot destroying water competition Railroad companies are required to furnish written statements of rates from one place to another upon tho the written application of ot a shipper under undera a penalty of for misstatement or for failure to comply with such applications applications nations In addition the tha shipper can bring suit for tor additional damages Either upon complaint or upon its Itson own on Initiative tho the commission Is au nu authorized to determine the reasonable reasonableness ness floss of individual or joint rates or classifications and if I such rates are aro found unreasonable discriminatory preferential or prejudicial tho the com corn commission mission lon is authorized to prescribe a proper maximum rate rato Rates Hates reduced to meet water competition must not be restored unless after a hearing by b the commission to determine whether con conditions conditions conditions have changed otherwise than by bythe the e elimination of ot tho water com corn i petition pennon Unless set et asido by a competent court orders of the commission are tp continue in force for two years The commission is also given authority to investigate tho the propriety of ot any an new rate regulation or classification in individual Individual individual or joint of any common car carrier carrier rier nor and pending such euch hearing a IL sus suspension suspension suspension pension for ten months of tho the rate classification or regulation Is provided rho The carrier is required to refund alt all charges found round to be bo excessive noute and Classification Authority Is also given the tho commis commission commission sion to establish through routes and ancl joint classification and to prescribe maximum rates over them whenever the carriers themselves neglect to todo todo todo do so This regulation also covers covern water waterlines waterlines waterlines lines that are aro connecting carriers Shippers are aro given tho the right to des designate desIgnate ignate a through route or part of a route over which their property shall shaU be carried A penalty of 6 5 Is Im Ira Imposed Imposed posed upon carriers for disclosing any Information concerning shipments A Alike AUko Alike like Uko penalty Is provided for violation of orders under section 15 16 of the ex cx existing interstate commerce law and in inthis inthis this case caso each cac day that the tho violation continues Is IB to bo be construed as a sep separate arate o offense At Internals Intervals of six months the tha com corn commission commission mission Is required to mako make an nn analysIS sIS of the tho tariff and classifications and to investigate the advisability of a uniform classification Telegraph and telephone lines are placed under jurisdiction of ot tho InterI inter commerce commission The com corn commission commission mission is authorized to judge the rea rca of rates and a penalty is isira ira Imposed sid of ot from to against the franks or Ot passes for tor granting transmission of ot messages Special night and press report rates are au an The Tho only provision in the bill applicable cable to other than railroad corpora corporations is one ono regulating Injunctions by federal courts court which suspended the tho operation of state laws It Is pro provided vided that such action shall be taken only emly when presented to a justice of the supreme court or to a circuit judge of three judges judge one and heard by whom shall shan b bo bl a Supreme court Justice or a circuit court Judge |