Show i 1 I S FORM A COALITION TO PASS RATE BILL Republican and Democratic Railroad Regulation Senators Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors Arming for Action TO PROBE TO-PROBE ROBE CAMPAIGN FUNDS loin Calling I lug for fon fu Inquiry Into Political teal Contributions Goes GOtS GIS Over O l i Washington ton April Apri A A of At o the time Republican and amid Democratic railroad rate senators is under way Wy The rime President 1 Is Interested In bringing bring lHing ing log them together Il It I is announced b by tho those e close ose to 10 the executive that he has alno almost t abandoned nn any Idea of the thc called so-called colel con conservatives nt es Aldrich Crane Knox anti others accepting anything but bul the tilL broadest t court cout review This he tic will wi ill no not I l listen to 10 If I the President nil advises vises the rate ate ad advocates advocates ad- ad will trill 1 unite upon the tho amendments amendment amend amend- ments ment of Mr h Long of Kansas and Mr Mi 11 Bailey Unley of Texas Senator ten Carter of Montana will wi undertake the work of ot organizing a coalition coalton which can cn muster mus- mus tel tee the necessary votes otes forty five fi e to tomake tomake make the tine prospective e compact opera compact operate opera opera- t e tive He Tie will wi ill consult with Ith administration tion ton Republicans und bring them around to the tho Presidents President's views Ball Bailey Amendment The Bailey amendment provides es for prohibiting circuit courts from granting grant grant- ing temporary restraining or orders r against rte rates by the interstate commerce commission The Long amendment provides pro ldes for the most mot limited lim lim- court COUlt review re appeals being confined con con- confined fined entirely to constitutional ques ques- The Knox amendment which the conservatives es conser have ha e been urging provides for fon appeals under tinder tho the laws Jaws of the he lie United States and gives shippers the same me right of appeal as common carriers The President wants tants the Bailey amendment so o inserted in the bill bil that Its ts constitutionality can cn be determined ed eti b the United United Unit Unit- by supreme court of the thc Uni ed States Invalidating other othen othe sections of the tine act Democrats to t 1 Meet In attempting to carry out the coalton co co- alton the Democratic solicitors senators wil will 1 have ha lave a conf conference l tomorrow or 01 ored Wed ed nl da It I will wi not be a caucus arid and ant not binding It I will wili wi be for Cor the purpose purpose pur pur- pose of seeking to adopt the Bale Bailey amendment a as a minority proposition Senator Bale Bailey believes es bolc one thirty Democrats Democrat will wil support his amend amend- ment Ho He thinks all al minority sena- sena tots ors will wf vote ote for or It I with wih the exception of f er Culberson nd and Bacon H He ITc Hex tN Is x satisfied that 1 Mr Morgan who now no opposes the amendment will wil vote yote forit for n nIt It when the time comes come Four Ican lican Ican senators enatO are sl said to have been heen converted b by b Mr MI Baileys Bailey's Dales recent speech The Fine a administration laton leaders er claim laim to have ha twenty-nine twenty votes amon among the he Republicans for time the tl Long amen amend amend- ment ment It I will wi be lie necessary to obtain fourteen of oC these administration supporters supporters sup sup- porters to vote for the Balo Bailey amendment amend amond- meat ment In addition additon to tire the II thirty one Democrats to make the tine new nw coalition Affective tt ye Xa National I Un Bank nl t Th The senate tOlla today sent oVI over oven r without action a resolution calling caling for an in- in into Inlo whether national banks have ha lave been guilty gullY of contributing to campaign committees s heard herd a 0 favorable favorable favor ol Ca able railway rate rte speech by Mr Ir Hoburn toy Hoy- burn Idaho and partly finished consideration con con- COI- COI bill bil of th the tho Indian appropriation Tint The Ill author of the national bank In- In flir Ie resolution Mr Mi S. 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C C will wi lue press Il his resolution which In addition ad ad- al- al to Inquiring Into campaign contributions con con- wants ants a decision is us 8 0 o whether th the amounts amount given gl have ha not nol been le Illegal al abstractions which call cal for Cor restitution an and criminal prosecution whether the Chicago banks Lanks have ha e been hecl enga engaged el In Jn transactions beyond lawful awful powers In connection with wih the Walsh failure and whether r Ohio national na- na lonal tonal banks have han been secretly 1 paylag pay pay- 1 lag Ing ng count county treasurers for COI on the deposits of af f public fun funds s and anti are also to be he In Investigated In- In by the senate committee on finance If it I the resolution Is ts passed The ad advisability of prosecutions and amending men the thc national banking laws JawN are aro asked to be he deel decided ell upon 1 Mr li 1 Amendment When the rate mate regulation bill hi was taken lalen up Mr n a advocated the adoption of his amendment providing In n effect that the circuit courts review the mInding finding of the decision of the Interstate interstate In- In commerce commissions commission's hearing hear hear- ing tag and anI that lint If IC the rate rate is iN found to be Le unjust t or unreasonable permitting it i to fix the proper rate Tho Time senator would woul permit the rate rat f f r the tine commission to w b be set aside only ater after the filing o of a bond bonti In such amount mount as to cover er the tine expenses of oC the he before the lie and the tho amount of mone money involved olve ind t nd ad reasonable attorney re fees |