| Show SLEDDING FOR FO THE RAILROAD RATE MEASURE Majority of the Republicans on Senate Committee Opposed to the Hepburn Bill and Will Not Allow It to toBe Reported Be Washington Feb 13 There were In Indications indications at the meeting of the senate committee on Interstate commerce that an amendment would be proposed tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row on which supporters of the court review feature for railroad rate rat legis legislation lation may agree The phraseology of the amendment has not been determined but may be decided upon at a confer conference conference conference ence of Senators Elkins Ald ch and one or two others opposed to the bill as it stands Senator Foster took an active part In the discussion today by asking questions concerning the powers of the courts under the Hepburn bill and whether It would Interfere with any fun fundamental fundamental fundamental rights Senator Dolliver ex cx explained explained the rate making section of the bill and the intention of the persons who drew it declaring that it was the pur purpose purpose purpose pose to carry out the provisions of the constitution giving the government the right to regulate interstate commerce be between between between tween states Neither faction in the committee is able to line up its forces and know just where It stands One or two Democrats have not made their positions known Of the Republicans Dolliver Clapp and Cullom favor the bill as it came from the house and Elkins Aldrich Kean Foraker and Crane will wUl not vote to report a bill which does docs not contain a provision t for court review of orders of the we interstate commerce commission Supporters of ot the house bill have claimed all allot of the Demo Democrats Democrats Democrats but the speech of ot Mr Tillman in inthe Inthe Inthe the senate yesterday is ia said to tb tb have made then them uncertain as to his v te and so far as known Mr McLaurIn has not made his position clear claar Must Have Democrats If these Democratic votes are lost the bill could not be reported In its pres present present present ent form If It one of ot the votes was lost the committee would be tied as Sena Sans Senator Senator tor Cullom cannot get here to vote on Friday and Senator Dolliver has been unable to arrange a pair in the commit committee tee teo |
