Show SENATE id ATE Bill BILLi 5 BL t 1 i Amended Hepburn Measure ini in ir M Accordance With the Compromise Compromise Com Corn i promise Agreement Agreement f ALLISON MOVE CARRIES 1 Y All AU Take a Turn nt at Debate anti and UHl 11 t S Offer Offet- Chon Changes Change's La La Votes lih lh Democrats i t j. j Washington May tay a 11 Tn In Tn a continuous contin contin- SS 4 session of or seven hours hous today the to senate divided almost entre entirely along alon FV p party rt lines amended the Hepburn railroad rate bill In accordance with W. W rte bi wih recently S the compromise agreement recent entered Into by the Republicans and known as the Allison Alson amendment amendment c i f It I will wi meet tomorrow an hour earlier than usual and tal take e up theother the Uw thet t other Allison lson amendment relating to temporary suspension of the orders order of the commission b by the federal federalS federal'S S 'S courts II It I Is 1 c calculated that this bill bi will wie ihl be S adopted by a vote of at least 5 CG G to 22 S basing the estimate upon today's vote ote S on fl the tho Rayner amendment which followed the lines laid lall down in the 5 recent Long compromise amendment and which gou sought ht to confine the tho review i S S. S by the court t CO to questions as to whether f. f S the commission had hod exceeded exceed el Its ar authority au at- a r or had deprived the carrier of I Its is constitution rights q La T. Polete Lone Supporter tt Mr rr La La Follette olete of ot Wisconsin th 5 recognized railroad roal m rate authority was j i 5 S 5 the only Republican who supported j S the tho provision Four Democrats Democrat voted S S against 11 H The Wisconsin senator voted with the tIne Democrats on each roll rollS'S rol S'S call cal throughout the day and got almost almot the united support upon two amendS amend'S amendments amendments amend amend- S 'S ments meats which he proposed proposed ono one permitting er perS per per- S 0 the commission to fix lx a minimum miniS mini min T S as well wel as a maximum rate rate rate- rate and the other aiming to protect the tho commission against new evidence He got no Republican support support k Puss Anti Exception The Hood flood of or telegrams from railroad rail rail- ral- ral road or organizations protesting a against S 'S t the roal prohibition of ot passes to the members members mem mem- bers bars of families o of disclosed i i the consensus of ot opinion to be that that'S j. j S 'S pass anti revision will wf be he later reconS reconsidered recon recon- t pass ant 1 S and the exception granted as requested It is thou thought ht tho the final vote vot cannot be I reached on the bill bi until the e early part of or next week weel I The da days day's s 's discussion was begun by b I. I treatment o of the pass anti pas ant amendment recently adopted Mr Clapp asked that the amendment be reconsidered by unanimous consent consent- consent Objection was wa as made Mr Allison's Alson's amendment to strike from 1 the bill bi the words faIr fairly S remunerative relative to the rate that the commission was directed to fix fi was then adopted t. Allison n Amendment Adopted Mr MI Allison Alson then offered the second amendment ment agreed upon b by the Rep Re- Re p senators putting the orders of or the commission Into effect within t t reasonable time and continuing that in force not riot to exceed two years zears leals uns un- un 1 courts courts s Q suspended lcd l bil the S Mr La Follette objected to any an limitation him lim Im- Im and moved to strike It I out It I V was Haton disagreed to The Tho Allison Alson amendment amend amend- j ment meat was wa then agreed to the minority leader offered of of- ti Mr MiS tr Dale Bailey lealer r r ferel his amendment prohibiting the inferior federal courts from suspending the tho commissions commission's rate by an interlocutory S. S tory decree He read real from public Utterances ut utterances ut- ut tOl of the President to show that the executive had repeatedly advocated advocat advocat- ed cd legislation that would keep the commissions commission's rate late in effect until It was finally reversed upon full tul hearing S. S On a roll rol call caU the amendment was 1 lost ost S son Amendment Lost Mr Culberson offered an in amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment permitting an appeal from front the theL the L I. commissions commission's decision only upon question as S to whether the complainants complainant's complain complain- S were being 5 ants ant's constitutional rights violated and permitting the temporary 1 setting aside of or the decree of the commIssion commission cornS com corn S mission until after ten days days' notice and ten days' days addition additon for the tho preparation preparation prepa prepa- S ration of or the case The amendment was raton declared lost Mr r. r La Follette lolette wa j S the only Republican voting for It It S offered amendment Mr r. r Bacon Dacon an the Issuing of or preliminary A i- i prohibiting federal federalS S injunctions except b by two S judges one of whom mutt must murt be a circuit cir clr- S. S cult judge and only after notice It I was rejected offered b Mr Allison Allison Alli Alli- S. S An n amendment by 11 that the commissions commission's l son providing sn OI r V V decree should not become effective beo before before be be- o fore foro thirty days das was accepted I Can Reecho Complaints Mr offered in an an amendment S prohibiting the commission from re receiving re- re complaints complaInt to determine dif differentials dl- dl di- di or preferential of one lo locality loi lo- lo i over another nother Tho The amendment 2 was rejected Mr Lodges Lodge's amendment to give theS the tho S 4 f commission authority to voluntarily S 5 routes and joint establish through rates where not existing where one I f tt r I of or the connecting lines is a water line lne uy was adopted Mr 11 Clarks Clark's An Ark Arl amendment re requiring ret re- re t quiring the commission In fixing tho the rate late to ascertain the proportions of ot f. i c-i the traffic which belong to interstate r if 1 commerce and that within the state rejected tc l was Mr Raynor Ranor offered his substitute for the tho Allison Alson compromise court COUt re review review re- re view tew proposition Limit of the tho Review Mr h Allison Amson who had left lef a sick u i chamber to be present at the consideration consid'S consid consid- i I erton of or tho the compromise amendment S. S S 'S which bears his name earnestly de declared doS do- do S dared clarel that under the pending bill bi the S. S only questions that could coull be L. L S. S by the courts court were those of or Just compensation cornI com corn I of ot the rate rte and whether the I S commission exceeded its is constitutional t powers powers Mr Ir Daie Bailey In replying ng to Mr Allison AlIt Alli J son fon charged that the Republican maS majority majority ma ma- S had decided upon not only keeping the doors of the courts wide f open but also removing their hinges hinges S f Tha s what hat I L call cal a broad court re review review re- re i. i view he exclaimed He Ho pointed to r the bill bi to prove his contention that the tho courts were directed to consider S 'S in th the the- appeal an any order or requirement requirement require require- 5 S. S ment of or the commission The Rayner Ray nay L ncr ner amendment was wa rejected After Mr 11 Fulton Fulon and Mr Cullora t. t had shown wherein there has been no S S surrender surender of or principle by the friends y of ot rate rte regulation and Mr Bacon Dacon had hadt t explained how there had been Mr r La Follette LaFollette offered an amendment proposing proposing pro pro- f posing that a copy of or all al the new testimony presented by the carrier to l the tho court in appeal should be submitted submitted sub sub- i. i f to tho the commission with a view of or enabling the commission to chan change I Its rejected decree If It deemed advisable It I was Opposes The Wisconsin senator then presented present ed cd his amendment giving the commission commission com corn mission the power p Cr to fix fx a n minimum as ak well wel as nR a maximum rate rato anti and ant giving It ic control of ot th the Die classification Mr Doliver opposed the proposition am nail ant started debate with the a sharp wih senator sena sena- who maintained main maln- tor ton from Wisconsin was wa tamed In his position by 1 Mr Mn 1 nal Balle Dailey and Mr r. r Daniel Daniel Mr Bailey said sid he favored an n absolute absolute absolute ab ab- ab- ab solute rate The Wisconsin senator declared that proposition the only feasible le plan but said he lie wished to keep within the tho of the commission The amendment was rejected without a roll rol call cal After a spirited Interchange intel between between be be- tween Mr rr and Mr rr Bale Bailey the senate agreed to meet an hour incur earlier earler than usual tomorrow and then ad ad- iou rued |