Show TAFFS TAfTS RAILROAD BILL MUCH AMENDED IN BOTH HOUSES RESULT IN DOUBT WASHINGTON Ma May The Th Tho dl dieman- dieman fling of ot the administration bill proceeded In both hous houses s. s Section 1 the tho tho traffic a agreement pr pro pr- provision vision was Ion was eliminated both by the senate and house houle Tho The senate te nl also struck truck out section 1 12 which would have haff permitted permitted permitted per per- any railroad owning 50 SO per cola colit t tot of ot another to absorb It altogether The section prohibiting a railroad charging a higher rate for or a short hort than thana R a long lone haul was adopted b by tho the house In Inthe tho the form orm reported by tho the committee on Interstate commerce but with an nn additional addi addi- provision and nd repot to congress b by tho rho interstate to haul question lhee hee l II I no 8 section cllon corresponding to till this In the bill as 88 It Il Is pending pending- In the senate but an amendment olto offered d b by Senator Heyburn today to modify tho the existing law Jaw similarly precipitated an n extended extended extended ex ex- tended debate which way was In progress Tiran ten n the mato nalo adjourns adjourn 1 Strictly 5 a I etCh hot hens c a 0 is U boring bor In ing holes In a a. separate bill the bill tho senate m to tho the senate bill Introduced by Senator tho the house In the bill introduced by Representative To but Townsend but tho the bills at the outset were Identical though changed by tho the committee that reported them Each version eNlon o of tho the bill has hall yet to be pl passed ed In Its o own n house and then will have to under undergo o tho the tender mercies of ot the tho other Ou Outcome come in Doubt Whether either cither will ever emer emerge e from the final stage of ot joint conference Is la a athing thing nobody Is prepared to prophecy Ever since It was reported to tho the senate senate senate sen sen- ate some Bome weeks ago has the tho bill been en moved mo along with Hh such puch celerity as to to to- day dllY The entire outlined at yesterdays yesterday's conference of ot the tho Republican can leaders was carried out and extend extend- ed cd In rapid succession lon the Cummins mid and th the Crawford Hiking amendments to th the tho traffic agreement provision wore were ure I withdrawn wn and the entire traffic and arid merger provisions provIsion stricken out Immediately after the bill was taken tip lip in the senate Mr Elkins In char charge o oot of ot tho the bill proposed to lay on the table the Cummins amendment nt requiring th the approval of ot all a agreements with rates by bythe bythe bythe the Interstate commerce commission In an e of ot their taking effect Mr Cummins save eave tho the trouble of ot a vote b by withdrawing his amendment Tho The Democrate Democrats Demo Demo- crate had agreed to ote vote against tho the Cummins provision In consideration of or orthe the adoption of or the Clay Y amendment striking out the entire section Mr Ir Elkins Elkin explained the tho majority of ot the Interstate commerce commission llon was willing to permit tho the section to go out because of ot tho the apprehension It would repeal tho the trust anti t law an as applied to railroads He ald said he ho Intended support support- supportIng I Ing Ine tho the Clay amendment but hut explained that to get set It before the senate It was necessary to In lay the Cummins amendment on the table Mr Cummins believed Ills provision pro If It would be beneficial to the public public pub pub- lic Ile and said Id ho would rc rc oTer It Il In connection connection connection con con- with a R. section to be taken up later Ho declared himself much gratified gratl- gratl rat rat- fied over o th the prospective elimination of ot the entire traffic agreement section The motion to lay 18 on tho the table was promptly withdrawn by Mr Elkins who ho then withdrew the Crawford Elkins substitute sub sub- The last notion action was acquiesced In b by Mr fr Crawford hut not nol without protest The rhe contention that the tho Crawford amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment would constitute a compliance with d b Senator the platform wits was tlC challenged by Clapp who said tho the purpose of or that declaration had been to In Insure Injure ure a against aln t tm m no ol which tho the Crawford amendment amendment amend Amend- m ment nt would not accomplish The Clay amendment striking out the pro l provision lon was os then presented and ac aCt without division This action a wo followed Immediately b by adoption without without without with with- out division dl of or a motion by Senator Nelson Nel Nel- son lSon striking out section 12 which covel cov- cov ed e el d the question of ot merger burn Hoy-burn Stirs Things Up Mr Heyburn Heburn then precipitated tho the d debate dR de- bato bate of ot the day by presenting nn an amendment amendment amend amend- ment prohibiting a 0 greater charge for a short than thOon for a 0 long haul He lie spoke poke At nt length In support of his amendment presenting presenting pre pre- man many Instances of ot dis crimination Many IRO of ot his hiM statements were ere challenged by Senator tor Aldrich 1 and a controversy controversy con con- ers tro ensued lI In which several senators senators senators sena sena- tors participated Admitting that apparently there thero were some c cases ses of or Injustice tItI Mr 11 Aldrich said the tho trouble was to find a a. remedy Declaring Declaring De De- claring that many cities such Much M as St. St Paul Kansas City and Denver nver had heen ln built hullt up by tho the r railroads he asked Mr Ir Heyburn Heyburn Hey Hey- burn whether r ho advocated nd d their anni anal annIhilation annihilation In the tho Interest for lor Instance of ot some Ome unknown place In Idaho Ho Ito declared de do- dared Mr fr Heyburn's contentions carried car car- carried ried to their le legitimate end end would convert convert con con- vert crt tho the great central part of ot the country country coun coun- try to Into barren w waste t That Is tho the old siren song nong r responded respond spond- ed Cd Mr Ir Heyburn Ho Hn would not admit Its I applicability and declared if It th the terminal terminal terminal ter ter- ter- ter minal charges u of ot the railroads were fair fairand fairand and remunerative e there could bo be no In Injustice injustice In- In justice In n charging the same ammo prices for fora rora a short haul The H burn am amendment wee under consideration when the tho senate adjourned I Voting In the tho House Voting was begun on am amendments amendment to the lon long and short haul hulI section after aBer two hours' hours debate In tho the house 55 SS to nn an amendment b by Mr Hurl of or Texas Texal to strike out cut the provision pro pro- vision to permit tho making of t low through h rates In InIc view Ic of ot water r comp competition tI- tI tion was defeated td An amendment offered by Mr Ir Nashburn Washburn Washburn Wash Wash- burn of ot Massachusetts to strike out the entire section relating to the lon long and short haul clause lC leaving leaving- the tho law unchanged un un- unchanged changed chang woo wao ao also d defeated r 48 to I The house accepted an nn amendment of offered offered or- or d by b Mr Stevens Ste of ot Minnesota pro pro- ding for an m Investigation In of ot facts relating relating re- re lating to the lon long and short haul The section relating to tho the Jon long and short horl haul clause was then agreed to In practically tI Ca 11 the tho form It was reported As agreed recd to h by the house the section permits per per- mits t railroads to charge chargo low rates for tor fora tora a long n haul with water competition only after afler such lIuch lower rates have hl been approve approved approved ap ap- ap- ap prove proved by the tho Interstate commerce commIssion com corn mission The provision authorizing traffic agreement agreements agree agree- eo- eo ment ments between cen railroads was then taken token up Mr Ir Townsend of Michigan offered an amendment I providing In case calle any such agreement sr ment should result In higher rates than th previously charged d. d the Interstate commerce commission should approve c the rates rote before th they became effective Mr 11 Martin of South Dakota offered n a sub sub- substitute tc providing pro an any rates ratos made mado b by traffic traffic trat- trat fic nc agreements should bo be approved b by tho the commission before b becoming effective e Mr Mann ann o of Illinois In charge of ot the tho measure opposed both amendments Ho He declared tho the traffic agreement clause clauf as reported contained nil all tho the safeguards for tor supervision euper of or rates b by the commission commission commis commis- sion slon that were proposed in n the amend amend- ments Both political parties he hp declared had iad approved ed this proposition for tor traffic agreements B By 53 to 59 Mr Martins Martin's substitute was adopted Mr Madden of ot Illinois offered an amendment to strike out tho the entire trat- trat traffic tlc fic a agreement section By to 91 M the tho amendment was adopted many regular Republicans voting with the Democrats A number of t Insurgents voted ote against the he Proposition |