Show SENATE PASSES RAILROAD BILL Only Twelve Voto Against Measure Which Has Been Under Consldera tlon for Twelve Week Washington Tho senate passed the administration railroad bill Friday night It has been under consideration considera-tion for moro than twelve weeks and practically no other business except appropriation bills were considered in that long period Only twelve votes all by Democrats were recorded against tho bill Tho practical unanimity with which the measure was passed was due to radical changes made In the measure from the form in which It was drafted by Attorney General Wickersham following fol-lowing numerous conferences at the i White House on tho subject of amending amend-ing Interstate commerce laws All tho Insurgents who opposed many features of the original bill voted for It Friday night Through the elimination of pooling and merger sections and by reason of tho adoption of many amendments In tho interest of shippers tho progressive progres-sive Republicans claim a signal vie tort and most of tho Democrats expressed ex-pressed themsolves as favorable to the large portion of tho measure Had It not been for the retention of tho sections to create a court of commerce com-merce It Is likely that tho vote for tho bill would have been unanimous |