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Show SENATE PASSES RAILROAD BILL! Only Twelve Vota Against Manure Which Haa Been Under Consideration Considera-tion for Twelve Weeks. Waahlnginn The senate pixed the administration railroad hill Friday night. It hna been under consldera tlon for more than twelve weeka and practically no other business except appropriation bills were considered la thai long period. Only twelve votes, all by Democrata, were recorded against thn bill. The practical unanimity with which tha measure waa paaaed waa due to radical changes made In thn measure from Ihn form In which It waa drafted by Attorney (lenernl Wlckersbsm, fol lowing numi-roua conferencea at tha While House on tha aubject ot amend ing Interstate commerce laws All Iho "Inaiirgentu," who opposed many features of the original bill, voted for It Friday night. Through the elimination of pooling and merger sect loss and by rtason of the adoption of many amendiienta In the Interest of ahlppcra, tha prngrea-slve prngrea-slve Itepiihllcnna clulm a algnul victory, vic-tory, and moat of thn Democrata ei- pressed themsclvca na fnvorubla to tha largo portion of the measure. Had It not been for the retention of , the aectlona tn create a court of com-j com-j merco. It la likely that the role for j Ihe bill would have been untnlmuua. |
