The Nebraska Independent
MAY 24, 1905
SENATE PASSES RATE BILL
(Continued from Page 1)
bo that he knew of no such agree
ment. Senator Long said that Senator Al
lison had stated yesterday that the
retention of the words "in its judg
ment" was a part of the amendments
presented by him.
Senator Carter announced his in
tention to vote agains'c the retention
of the words, knowing that the amend
ment would be death with in confer
ence. The amendment was adopted 50 to
21 as follows:
Yeas Alger, Allee, Ankeny, Bacon,
Bailey, Berry, Blackburn, Brandegee,
Bulkeley,- Burnham, Carmack, Carter,
Clark (Mont.), Clark (Wyo.), Clay,
Culberson, Dick, Dilingham, Dryden,
Flint, Foraker, Foster, Frazier, Gal
linger, Hale, Hansbrough, Kean,
Knox, Lodge, McCreary, McCumber,
McEnery, Mallory, Martin, Millard,
Morgan, Nixon, Overman, Penrose,
Pettus, Piatt, Rayner, Scott, Simmons,
Spooner, Stone, Taliaferro, Teller,
Tillman, Wetmore 50.
. Nays Allison, Beveridge, Burkett,
Clapp, Clarke (Ark.), Crane, Cullom,
Daniel, Dolliver, Elkins, Frye, Ful
ton, Gearin, Hemenway, Hopkins, La
Follette, Latimer, Long, McLaurin,
Nelson, Newlands, Perkins, Piles,
Warner 24.
The clerk was permitted to read
the amendments covering ten pages
without interruption, and it looked as
if he might proceed to the end, when
Senator LaFollette offered an amend
ment permitting , railroad companies
to grant passes to the officers of the
railroad employes' association. The
amendment was adopted.
At 1:45 p. m. the reading of amend
ments was concluded and after . an
nouncing the third reading of the bill
the chair asked: "Shall . the bill
pass?"
There were, however, some gen
eral speeches to be made and the
passage was deferred.
After the senate concluded the third
reading of the railroad rate bill to
day, Senator Rayner took the floor
to discuss the, general aspects of the
measure. His speech dealt mainly
with the president's connection with
the legislation and was largely per
sonal throughout. Mr. Rayner said
he was of the belief that the presi
dent would again change his mind
before this controversy was over and
if the speaker of the house would
nominate a man on the conference
committee who had the courage of
his convictions and would not waver
on the question of constitutional re
view, the president would abandon the
Allison amendment and go back
again to the Long amendment, the
place that he started from. He said
that Addison had once made the re
mark that a woman who deliberates
is lost, and that while there 'was no
chance of anybody ever losing the
president, there was no telling if
within the next few days some new
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known, might not get possession of
the president and tide him over the
breakwater of the Allison amend
ment, back again to his original ter
minus. Mr. Rayner said that he would not
pretend to make an assault upon the
president or pretend to charge him
with selfish or dishonest purpose, but
that the processes- of reasoning,
through which he reached a conclu
sion were so changeable that it was
impossible to follow him. He said
that he resembled an unadjusted ka
leidoscope whose reflecting surfaces,
after shaking it up frequently, ex
hibit 4ts beautiful colors in symmetri
cal form, but after you have adjust
ed and focused it it flies into its orig
inal fragments and resolves itself in
to its component parts. He said this
was a great era for natural disturb
ances and that the president seemed
to be somewhat jealous of the earth
quakes and .volcanic eruptions that
had taken place and was going
through a sort of meteoric perform
ance himself, illuminating the horizon,
but tearing through space oblivious
of where he was going. Mr. Rayner
said he (Rayner) was perfectly ser
ious in his expectation that, owing to
these peculiar fancies of the presi
dent, he would change his whole posi
tion again, , unless the senate ad
journed on him and prevented it.
In concluding his remarks about
the president, Mr. Rayner said he
might have reunfted his party tn the
floor of the senate, but that he had
unhappily divided the people.
Says Amendment is Fatal
When he came to discuss the Alli
son amendment Mr. Rayner said he
hesitated to vote for the bill and had
never supported a measure of this
sort with more reluctance, because he
thought the words contained in the
amendment were fatal.
Mr. Rayner insisted in the strong
est way that this unfortunate amend
ment destroyed the efficiency of the
entire measure and that, in his judg
ment, if it is finally adhered to "we
might as well abolish the commission
and ring down the curtain on the
comedy." "I
"I deplore the fact," said Mr. Ray-;
ner, "of the president's interference.
regret it with all my heart and I
am sorry for it. He has debilitated
and mutilated this measure, while if
he had only persisted in his purpose
a few days longer, a united senate, in
response to the voice of a united peo
ple, would have put upon the statute
book a law that would gratify their
expectations and respond to the exi
gencies of the hour."
Senator Teller expressed the opin
ion that the bill as amendment by
the senate was a much better measure
that when ft came to the senate. He
expressed regret that there had been
an effort to give the bill partisan
coloring and denied the right of the
president to call senators or members
to the White House and instruct or
request them how to conduct them
selves. He would, however, give the
president credit for giving life to the
measure, for without that initative
he did not believe the republican
party would have permitted the pas
sage of the measure.
Senator Foraker said there were
some sections that he would like to
see enacted into law and that if he
could vote upon those sections as
such he would be relieved of great
perplexity. He, however, had an un
changeable opinion on the right of
congress to enter upon the rate mak
ing power and could not secure his
own assent to cast an affirmative vote
for the measure as a whole. Hence,
though he stood alone, he meant to
cast his vote against the bill, know:
ing if he voted alone he had support
in the real convictions of many other
senators.
Senator LaFollette took exception
to Mr. Dolliver's contention that the
pending bill was a compliance with
the president's recommendations, say
ing that the contrary , was true and
that It did not contain provisions that
would enable the interstate commerce
commission to ascertain what are
either just or reasonable rates. He
also deprecated the idea of making
it a party question. "It may be done
here, but not in the country at large,
he said. "You can not divide the peo
ple at large on the question as to
whether the railroads shall serve the
people equitably and justly." '
Speaking of the defeat of his own
amendments, he said:
"They were voted down by republi
can colleagues, who had been lined
up under the leadership of New Eng
land senators."
He contended that the addition of
his amendments would have streng
thened the measure and they should
have accepted. He then entered upon
an argument against overcapitaliza
tion and said that so long as it was
permitted the question would remain
a live issue.
"It will not be possible to keep it
within the closed doors of the com
mittee rooms," he said in conclusion.
Senator Bailey announced his con
viction - that the bill was a vast- im
provement over the existing law, and
said he would vote for it.
"If not perfect it can be amended
and if the carriers do not respect and
obey this milder law congress will
pass a law with teeth in it with
teeth of metal that will hurt."
Anxious as were senators by this
time to reach a vote, there was never
theless much interest manifested
when Senator Tillman took the floor.
After announcing his intention to
vote for the bill as "the best he could
get," he entered upon the task of
acknowledging the instrumentality of
the president in securing the legisla
tion. He came bluntly to the point,
saying:
"But for ; the work of Theodore
Roosevelt in bringing this matter to
the attention of the country we would
not . have had any bill at all. It is
true that the idea was not his and
the demand for the legislation was
made in three democratic platforms ;
nevertheless he seized upon the idea
and the success of the issue is large
ly due to his advocacy. I can't con
gratulate him on his victory, for I
think he should -have had a better
bill."
The consideration of the bill was
concluded with the reading of a brief
statement from Senator Dubois, ab
sent because of illness, to the effect
that he desired to be recorded as
favorable to its passage.
After the last of the general
speeches on the rate bill had been
heard, Senator Frye, who occupied
the chair, was prompt in putting the
bill to a vote.
"Let us have the ayes and nays,"
was heard from a dozen senators. A
roll call was ordered. There was an
unusual attendance and the voting
proceeded with exceptional rapidity.
Explanation , was made on behalf of
practically all of the absentees that
if present their votes would be in the
affirmative. The roll call resulted in
the passage of the bill by a vote of
71 to 3 as follows: .
Yeas Alger, Allee, Allison, An
keny, Bacon, Bailey, Berry, Beveridge,
Blackburn, Brandegee, Bulkeley, Bur
kett, Burnham, Carmack, Carter,
Clapp, Clark (Mont), Clark (Wyo.),
Clay, Crane, Culberson, Cullom, Dan
iel, Dick, Dillingham. Dolliver, Dry
den, Elkins, Flint, Foster, Frazier,
Frye, Fulton Gallinger, Gearin, Hale,
Hansbrough, Hemenway, Hopkins,
Kean,. Knox, LaFollette, Latimer,
Lodge, Long, McCreary, McCumber,
McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory, - Martin,
Millard, Nelson, Newlands, Nixon,
Overman, Penrose, Perkins, Piles,
Rayner, Scott, Simmons, Smoot,
Spooner, Stone, Taliaferro, Teller,
Tillman, Warner, "Wetmore 71.
Nays Foraker, Morgan, Pettus 3.
The absentees were Aldrich, Gam
ble, Patterson, Burrows, Burton, De
pew, Dubois, Gorman, Heyburn, Kit
tredge, Money, Piatt Proctor, Suther
land, Warren.
It was 4 : 53 p. m when the chair
announced the result and eight min
utes afterwards the senate adjourned
until Monday.
CHANDLER STANDS PAT
Ex-Senator Reaffirms Statement of
Tillman and Proves He Was
Acting for President
Senator Tillman, received from for
mer Senator William E. Chandler a
statement of his course as intermedi
ary in negotiations between President
Roosevelt and Senators Tillman and
Bailey on the railroad rate bill. The
communication bears upon Senator
Lodge's denial for the president of
Mr. Chandler's statement quoting the
president as saying he had lost con
fidence in Senators Foraker, Spooner
and Knox. It was offered in the sen
ate by Senator Tillman, and printed
in the Congressional Record. The
text of the statement follows:
Former Senator Chandler addressed
to Senator Tillman the following let
ter, by way of reply to the president's
charge that the statement attributed
to Senator Chandler was "a deliber
ate and unqualified falsehood:"
"My Dear Mr. Tillman: "As the
telephonic denial by President Roose
velt sent to the senate through Sen
ator Lodge remains in" the Congress
ional Record of May 12, it seems to me
that I should take some notice of
it, which I do now by reaffirming the
essential truth of the statement I made
to you and which you repeated in the
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