Show DISCUSSION ON RAILWAY RA rE BILL BILLAs As Many Opinions as There Arc Are Members of Committee Says Chairman Elkins COURT REVIEW FEATURE CRUX Declares that Knit Endl JILIn I id Afraid to Bring Question ui to lu luA toA toA A Vote Washington Wn Feb 16 We have hav heard as S many opinions on the railroad rat rate as us there are members of ot It tho the committee and each man IK is to bring the th court review feature to a n vote said Chairman today tollay when Urn senate committee committed on Inter Intel Interstate state commerce adjourned until next Thursday without having taken a voto on a n bill or considered an all amendment for tor Judicial review of at orders of ot tho the In commerce commission This statement was made male In the time pre pres presence once ence of ot Senator Dolliver and Clupp Clapp who ido are contending for tor the tho Hepburn bill In inthe the tho form torm that It come curne train from the house It was wall said II a 1 1 In Jest but It Is in believed that It more nearly nearl expressed the tho situa eltun situation situation tion than any aimy nn previous pr alleged authoritative tatie announcement The Tho committee committe tee agreed that Important amendments amen will Vili not bo be voted on until Friday of ot next week weel Ostensibly bly the adjourned because Senator was vas sudden suddenly ly iy taken ill 11 with aunt 1 threatened to tobo tobe bo be pneumonia and could not bo present re ent entIn and In Senator Cullom will return reI Urn front from Florida 1 some ome time next week and adul al l cast cust his vote ote In tho the committee The Tide real rell reason for tor the tide adjournment Is believed to bo ho the tho attitude of certain Democratic members In 10 not nut Unclosing their position on OIL tide the court review fea tea feature feature teat ture t U re Neither Republican faction In the tho th committee commit toe was as certain of or the outcome and ii fl vote solo therefore was WIlli not Insisted Insl ted upon today Supporters of o the house bill were encouraged f howler however from a 1 telegram received today by Chairman Elkins train from Senator Cullom asking to he counted against amendment to the tho bill If I a vote voto Mas ns tak taken taken taken en today to Without taking up the question of Ju itt Judicial review of oC of ot the commis commission sion slon the committee considered many amendments offered to other oIlIer sections ot of o tho house bill Senator Carmack offered on nn amend amendment ment meat Increasing the Interstate com coin commerce merce commission tram from five to tn nine members This amendment was adopted by hy a 1 vote of or 6 to 5 8 as follows Elkins Aldrich Kean Car Carmack Carmack mack Foster and Crane negative lapp Clapp and Newland s sIt It was waa as agreed 1 however that Cullom and may amay have hao their votes otes recorded on this amendment and ami this thU may change changa the result though this Is not believed Another amendment offered hy by h Sena bena Senator Senator benator tor armack to fix the tho liabilities of ot common carriers carrier railroad and transportation transportation tation companies for Cor negligence was wai adopted unanimously and will he be incorporated incOrporated In or to the tha th hilt hill ns liS a mw section The Tho amendment Is as follows That any nn common carrier railroad or transportation company receiving property proper for transportation from a point In ono one state to n a point In another state shall Ip ut a it receipt or 01 bill hili of o lading null and shall be liable to this th holder hoMer thereof for Cor any ony losses lops Ill or Injury to such property caused by bytho b bythe the tho he of ot tiny any In common carrier railroad or transportation company tn to which such lIch property may be he delivered or over whose line lino 1111 or lines such prop property property property erty may pass and no contract receipt rule or regulation re shall free trpe such corn Con common mon nina carrier railroad or transportation company front from the tide liability therein Im Impo imposeS po poseS ed el Provided that nothing In this see sec section fc lion tion hall shall deprive time the holder hol of M such receipt or bill of if lading frond from any rem remedy Ally edy or right rl ht of tit action which ho ide now has hall under existing laws That tho the common carrier railroad or transportation company Issuing such uch receipt or hill bill of ot lading shall bo bl en on entitled entItled titled to recover from tho the common car carrier ncr rier railroad or transportation corn com company pall PaddY through whoso whose negligence ence tho amount of or such Huch loss damage or I In InJury injury I Jury shall lowe have been sustained time the amount of such su h loss lo or In Injury jury ju ni fiB It may ma bo he required to pay to tho the owners of mf ouch inch property Several amendments amendment were suggested provIding for both Inclusion lon rind Inri ix ox 10 of ot express companies anil pro cars corll under tho the bill but no nc lC lion was taken Senator Foster desires that express companies shall bo be Included and ao notice that ho would call for to a n aon on such an amendment nt at the tile next meeting of or the committee There were wern also a number of ot amendments offered to ta section oni ona of ot the Hepburn bill on the tho subject of ot what Is ts known ax as Joint routes rou tes No amendments vera offered ott rell at It tho the session today tola which hall had hn 1 any an hearing on tho the court features affecting rates fixed by the tho commission It has hils been said that Senator Knox will prepare on tIn amendment on 01 that subject able to tn the tho president but hut this rumor could not ba be confirmed Senator Aid Aidrich Aidrich rich who ho tho the faction reek seek reekIng reekIng Ing lug to the tho bill does t 0 ell not credit the tho report nor does clu Senator Dolliver who Ix is 1 1 seeking to 10 have havo the tho bill hill passed n amendment on that subject Senator Spooner lm ides a 1 plan lan relating to time tho adjustment ot or differences he be between tween the time Interstate commerce com corn commission mission anti and common carriers respect respecting ing log rates hut but ho ito Is not neatly to make tho time details public This plan plaid provides that when whelm o n common carrier protests agaInst a 1 rate rato fixed by hy the tho commission socks seeks A 1 restraining order the tho com cent common mon mun carrier may he be compelled to pay Into the tha courts or monthly equaling tim difference be br between tween thee the rates established by tho tim rail railroad road mall and fixed by the tho commission Thesa hse payments are aro to bo ho held hel 1 by 1 the tho courts pending tile tho review and return returned ed Id to tho time railroads ls In tho the oyent ent the tito commissions order was WI declared un tin unreasonable reasonable rca If It the Iho commissions order bo IJO upheld tho time money monor held by br till tho courts would be bo paid laid not to the shipper but to tn the time producer of ot time tho commodity shipped Senator Spooner has hns not perfected tho time plan Illan to his imie hI own satisfaction hut ho Is IA devoting a n great deal ot of thought to It It Is said laid that the tho supporters of ot tho the bill would not order on nn amend amendment ment moat of or that character for tor tIme the reason reMon that It does not lot Mio lie operation of ot the time commission In fixing rates and amil would tend to discourage frequent ap Ip appeals Penis peals J Both Republican factions express the tho belief bellet that Moody I Is U the tha presidents choice for adviser on tho the on pending railroad rate rato legis legislation legIslation legislation lation and ani that he h is I opposed to any amendments looking to the retrial of ot any after otter tho the commission lon has hns In Investigated investigated a 1 rate and corrected It It If 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