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Show ers tor an agreement practically decided de-cided before the close of the day to refrain from further effort In that direction. di-rection. The failure to put through this formal for-mal plan did not, however cause complete com-plete discontinuance of efforts to bring the bill to an early vote. Senator Sena-tor Aldrlch. the prime mover la this direction, was busy throughout the day. Just before tbe senate adjourn- J rd. 'he said seme arrangement would be raede in securing the passage of the bill at an early date. Vote Next Week. Senator Halo, in an orn talk in the senate, said a . vote should be reached by the end of the next week. Formally, the railroad bill was before be-fore the senate throughout the day and Senator Cummins occupied the floor from the beginning to the end of the session. His amendment, requiring that before be-fore going Into effect in cases in railroad rail-road rates shall have the approval of the Interstate commerce commission was under immediate consideration. RAILROAD BILL FIGHTSTILL ON WASHINGTON. May 19 Beginning Begin-ning today with a fair prospect of an agreement bet wen the "regular" Re. publicuns and the Democrats, which w-ould penult an early vote upon the railroad bill, the senate concluded today's to-day's session in as great uncertainty as It has been at any time during consideration con-sideration of the hill. The day was full of consultation and the situation shifted many times. When adjournment was taken shortly I after 4 o'clock, there was more talk ! of an understnndlng between the regular regu-lar Republicans and the insurgent Re-' Re-' publican!, than between the "rega-I "rega-I lars" fiid the IVniocrnts. f The flr.t reports of the day indl-I indl-I cated tbe t-troug probability a large j majority of the Democrats, If not all i of I hem, would ogre to accept a proposition prop-osition of the Republicans to strike I out the laM thrve sections of the bill, j relating to the capitalization of railroads. rail-roads. This arrangement was to have carried with It the adoption of an amendment presented by Senator Simmons to prohibit the lowering of railroad rate to destroy water competition com-petition and to ilvp ;i ohire of advantage ad-vantage to the New Mexico and Arizona Ari-zona statehood bill. In return, the Democrats were expected to vote againrt most of the amendments to the railroad bill offered by th0 "In-Purgetiis." "In-Purgetiis." Democrats Divided. When this proposition was put in writing and Senator Johnston of Alabama Ala-bama began to Hrrulate u on the minority mi-nority hide of the chamber, he met with much opposition and before he had proceeded far. his associates becalm be-calm convinced hi:- part w;is by no means imonlmors for the proposed compact. Among thu.,. who refut-od to sign, were Senator Bacon, R-i.tier, Frazler. Overman and Smith of South Cnrv Una. They rai-ed th.- objection that tbe ngreome'it v.-nuhl In construod an a Brrrender to "A'drkh Rep ;blirans" with such a large defection, the mov- |
