Show EXPLANATIONS SEEM IN ORDER Latest Bulletin From the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House Concerning the Rail Railroad Railroad Railroad road Rate Bill I EVERYTHING IS LOVELY I PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE WHEN HE GOT UP SATURDAY Washington May 5 In view of the publications today regarding the presidents presidents dents position n on the question of rail railroad railroad railroad road rate legislation and the amendments proposed an authoritative statement was I Issued at the White House today defining the Presidents position I The statement follows The rhe Allison amendment in the presidents judgment simply states affirmatively what the president believes is already contained in the Hepburn bill but if there Is the slightest doubt as to its being thus th s already contained In the i bill the president would insist upon Us its being put In because unless It Is thus contained the bill bIlI undoubtedly would be void Nothing but Good I Therefore as incorporating the Allison J amendment under no circumstances would do anything but good and as there Is an honest doubt on the part of some sincere adherents of the bill whether it Is or Is not already by implication contained in inthe inthe Inthe the bill the president Is clearly of the opinion that the Allison amendment nt should be put in and this without regard j to whether other amendments are or are not adopted If the Hepburn bill blU therefore passes In this form which is practically the ex cx exact exact act form in which it passed the house it will be satisfactory to the president who from the beginning has stated that the Hepburn bill itself would be satisfactory But the president would like If In addi tion to the Allison amendment the so called Long and Overman amendments were adopted While the president re regards regards regards gards these amendments with favor and would like to see them adopted he does not In the least regard them as vital and feels f els that the Hepburn bill would still be In excellent shape even without them Final Vote Wednesday j Assurances were today given shen to the president that practically the Republican publican R strength th would be cast for the amendment to the railroad bill Many Maity lan senators called at the White House and not a few at the apartments of Senator S mator Allison and in this thi way messages messa s have been exchanged Senator Allison hopes to be well enough to be in his seat Mon Monday Monday day da but it is likely that the compromise will not be offered until the rate making and court sections of the Ule bill are reached Probably this will not be before Tuesday or Wednesday After Arter that is voted upon there thero will be few amendments pressed and the final vote on the l Il may ma come as early as Wednesday Comparatively few senators were at the capital today Instead of or having havins a conference as had been suggested the leaders seemed to think that the gen sen general general eral welcome given Ien to the statement that thata a compromise had been agreed upon made such a gathering unnecessary The few fw who did meet at the capitol discussed the president statement again indorsing the Allison amendment and expressed the opinion that his acceptance of the prop proposition proposition eliminated all prospects of ot a con contest contest contest test Democrats Have Doubts Many lan of the Democrats especially those who advocated Senator Baileys plan for fora a limited review were Inclined to look with ith some doubt upon the compromise They The would have hae preferred the bill without amendment as the alter alternative alternative alternative native of the Bailey amendment Nev Nevertheless Nevertheless Nevertheless they concede that the Allison amendment will ill pro gb b through A suggestion suggestion suggestion tion was made today toda that the Democrats should all vote yote against the amendment not with an art idea of defeating It but sim simply simply simply ply to show their disapproval of Its terms The minority it is believed will vote unanimously for the passage of the bill billon billon on its final vote Senator Carter visited the president to tonight tonight tonight night and assured him that the com corn compromises compromises promises would be adopted It is known that the Montana senator sen tor has several times made polls of the senate on the rate bill and It Is believed that his mis mission mission mission sion tonight Is to give the result of to days Inquiries |