The age-herald., 1901-03-02
THE SENATE

Washington, March In the Senate today an interesting and, at times lively debate was precipitated on reso- lution to discharge the committee on in ter-state commerce from consideration of the bill requiring railroad companies to make detailed Investigations of all acci- dents involving loss of life and to re- port to the interstate commerce com mission No action was taken. Amend ments appropriating s500,00 for the Buff falo-Pan-American Exposition, 900 for the St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Ex- position and $250,000 for the Charleston, s. C., Interstate and West Indian Expo sition were attached to the sundry civil bill as riders.
 MT. Platt of Connecticut substituted a report from the committee on relations with Cuba upon it's investigation of ex- penditures in Cuba. It was permitted to lie on the table with leave to MT. Money of Mississippi to present minority re- port if he desires. The resolution of MT. Pettigrew to dis charge the committee on interstate com merce from consideration of the bill quirfng sworn statements of all railway accidents to be filled with the interstate commerce commission was laid before the Senate. MT. Pettigrew presented memor- ials from various organizations of rail
  bill and said as the committee would not act on the bill 1t ought to be discharged.
 Railroads Accountable.
 MT. Hoar said that the great enterprises should be held to strict accountability for the conduct of their business so far as 1t related to the safety of their em- ployes. It ought to be known he said. that the railroad officials are as careful of the lives of their employees as they would be of thos of the directors of the lines. Nobody doubted, he asserted, that it would add 50 per cent to the safety of railway travel if director of the rail- road were tied to the Trout of the loco motive.
 MT. Wolcott declared that he was un- willing that MT. Hoar should make the statement that the managers and direct ors of the railroads of the country viewed with indifference the accidental killing of their employees It was we'll known that 90 per cent of the accidents on railroads were due to carelessness and negligence of employees.
 MT Hoar disclaimed any reflection on the character of the railroad officials.
 MT Jones of Arkansas gave notice that tomorrow he would ask the discharge of the judiciary committee from considera- ton of the antitrust bill. MT. Pritchard of North Carolina addressed the Senate upon the resolution of MT. Butler of North Carolina to refer the credentials of Senator-elect Simmons of North Car olina to the committee on privileges and elections. with a view to Investigating the conditions which led up to this cleo tion
 A final conference report upon the ln- dian appropriation bill was agreed to. Exposition Appropriations. The last committee amendment to the sundry civil bill was that relating to the Pan-American Exposition. to be held in Buffalo. and appointing $5OO,0O to be dis bursed by the Pan-American Exposition Company under rules to be prescribed by the secretary of the treasury.
 MT. Cockrell of Missouri offered as an amendment to the amendment the Louis lana purchase exposition bill, appropriat- ing s, COG, 900 for the St. Louis fair.
 MT. Depew. chairman of the committee on industrial expositions. supported the Pan-American and the St. Louis exposi- ton amendments He referred also to the Interstate and West Indian Exposition to be held in Charleston, s. C.. and hoped that the appropriation of $250OO0 would be granted
 The Senate agreed to the amendment ----------------------
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