Show PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL Time Consumed by Debate on the Foraker Amendment Washington May 7 When the senate met today toda a communication from the secretary of commerce and nid labor was read nad stating that the tho full report of ot the tho commissioner of ot corporations on the sub subject jt of ot transportation of ot oil is now in inthe inthe Inthe the hands of tho the public printer and that as soon as receiver from that official It will be transmitted to congress as requested by a recent resolution Clapp McCumber and Dubois Dubols were ere appointed conferees on the Indian appropriation bill Consideration of the rate r te bill was then resumed r Mr amendment in including Including eluding the owners of all private cars within the definition of or carriers being first fir t in order Amendment Mr Foraker offered an amendment in inhibiting Inhibiting drawbacks special lal rebates and passes Mr McCumber McCumb r said abolishing passes would Interfere with securing harvest hands bands in the west and northwest where whereupon whereupon upon Mr Gallinger G offered an amend amendment amendment ment to the tho amendment giving harvest hands reduced rates Mr Hansbrough suggested an amend amendment amendment amendment ment prohibiting senators members of ot ote the e house ho hoti S of or representatives and other officers and employee of the government from accepting passes paes s and extending the payment of or mileage to the clerks of ot sen sea senators and arid members Mr Hale protested against the provis provision ion as to clerks and Mr Gallinger against the entire provision as an Inch inclination nation to run wild The amendment was voted down with withoUt t out o t division Modified by Morgan Mr Morgan sought to have the amend amendment I ment modified so as to permit the grant grantIng granting I I Ing of passes to victims of or cyclones earthquakes etc and speaking in sup support support port of or the suggestion praised the rail raU railroads railroads roads for tor carrying carr Ing free tree the sufferers from the recent San Francisco disaster The amendment was yaa agreed to Mr Culberson then offered as substitute tute hate for Mr amendment a pro provision provision vision simply prohibiting the issuance of ot free transportation to any anyone one except of and agents of the roads ministers of ot the gospel etc Speaking again to tL amendment Mr Foraker said that he had heard much complaint from the south that the ne negroes negroes negroes groes do not have havo transportation equal to that given whites He lie did not how however however however ever want to compel the carrying of ot ne negroes negroes negroes groes in the same cars with whites but would have them given the same accommodations accommodations for the same pay Can it possibly be the design of the senator to incorporate this subject of dis die discrimination discrimination crimination with that of free transports transportation tion in order to strengthen it asked Mr ir Bacon referring to the separate car sy system system tem tern of the south for negroes ne oes Important to the South The provision he lie said touches upon a ci matter of vital l Importance to the th south He Insisted that the two matters should not be coupled together Does the senator object to equal ac accommodations accommodations for the same pay asked Mr Foraker No responded Mr Bacon but I do object to giving the Interstate commerce commission supervision over the matter matterAnd matterAnd matterAnd And that I insist upon declared Mr Foraker In view of the fact that of the senate Is Republican I presume that he can make good his boast answered the Georgia senator with warmth Mr Bacon proceeded with his argument against the coupling of or the two persona The debate de ate over ov r this point became gen general general general eral Mer Money Mo Ma MaCumber Cumber Clay and others speaking Mr Moneys M Views Mr Money and Mr Ir Bacon sought to have the provision so amended as to re recognize recognize recognize cognize the state laws Mr Money said that the southern people were particularly particularly particularly against riding rl with the negroes and were willing that such be understood to tobe tobe tobe be the fact There are many who are willing to ride with the th negroes he said and we are willing that they should do so there is no accounting for tastes Further on he said If anything could kill this bill I think the Instrument has been found In doing so I wont vote for fora a rate bill having a race clause In It and andI I am sure there are many In this side who will not The Th vote was then taken on Mr Cum Curn substitute for the Foraker amendment and it was adopted by a vote of 38 to 35 Twelve Republicans voted with the Democrats in the affirmative Amendment of Elkins Mr Elkins then th n offered his amend amendments amendments amendments ments preventing common carriers from engaging in the production or selling of ot coal or coke or any other commodity In competition with shippers The discussion then began on nn technical lines several senators contending that as presented the amendment would not ac accomplish accomplish accomplish the result desired and a num number number number ber of amendments were presented to cure the deficiency Several other amendments and substitutes substitutes to the Elkins amendment were sent to the desk and at the suggestion of Mr Lodge all were ordered printed and will willbe willbe willbe be considered At the senate went into ex executive executive session and at p m in ad burned d |