The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12
The Senate Passes the Bill
Providing for 1t.
TIE STATEHOOD MEASURE
A Brisk Exchange Among Senators---lhe Bill
Goes Over Till Monda}---The Wagner
Butler Contested Election Case
in the House.
(By the Associated Press.)

washington, ID. c.. Dec. 1.-THE SEN
ate, late this afternoon, passed, with
several amendments, the bill fixing the
compensation of the Anthracite Coal
Strike Commission, and it now goes to
conference. The sentiment of the Sen
ate was strongly in favor of allowing
the members of the commission who are
not in the civil or military service of the
government a lump sum for their service,
and after considerable debate $4,000 was
settled upon as the proper amount, thus
taking the matter out of the hands of
the President, as the bill originally pro-
vided.
Several other amendments to the bill
were adopted, fixing the expenses of the
commission and the assistant recorders
at SO per day instead of SIS, and leav-
ing the question of the amount of salary
to the assistant recorders and employees
to the commission. The name of the
commission was also changed to "Anthra-
cite Coal Strike Arbitration"
An amendment offered by Mr.. Daniel
(Va.), intended to prohibit officers in the
civil or military branches of the govern
ment from serving on commissions or
performing duties other than called for
by law, provoked a lengthy discussion,
and in response to the appeals of Mr..
Allison and Mr.. Hoar was finally with
drawn.
At 2 O'Clock the Statehood bill came
up and there was a brisk exchange be-
tween Mr.. Quay, who favors the Omnibus
bill, and Senators who oppose it regard
ing it's consideration. Mr.. Quay and Mr..
Bate, for the bill, said they We're ready
to vote. Mr.. Beveridge, Mr.. Lodge, Mr..
Hale, and others, protested against press
ing the bill so soon after it was reported
and it went over until Monday.
While Mr.. Allison was explaining the
Coal Strike Commission bill, Mr.. Tillman
asked if the constitution of Pennsylvania
had been trampled under foot, and if so,
why had not the Attorney General en-
forced the Anti Trust Law.
Mr.. Allison said he could not answer
the question, but said he believed that
Congress had the power to deal with the
great questions growing out of the COM
binations of capital commonly known as
trusts.
The bill was discussed by Messrs. Ber-
ry, Hoar CMass.), Allison 0owa), Teller
(Colo.), Hale (Me), Bacon (Ga.), Till
man Is c., Morgan (Ala), and Cock
Iell MOI.
Mr.. Daniel (Va.), precipitated lively
debate by offering a resolution prohibit
ing the further assignment of officers and
employees of the United States or Senators
and ReDres entatives on any commission
or having imposed on them any duties
ether than those prescribed by law. He
did not criticise the President, he said;
on the contrary, he commended him, but
he argued that there is an abundance OF
intellect, character, learning, and wisdom
among the people of the country outside
the government service which could be
drawn upon.
Mr.. Plat Comm, expressed the opin-
ion that it would be unwise to so tic
the hands of the President that in a
great emergency he could not select the
he one man deemed most fit for appoint
ment
On a viva voce vote the amendment
was lost. but Mr.. Tillman demanded the
ayes and noes.
Messrs Allison and Hoar appealed to
MIR. Daniel to withdraw the amendment
and a general discussion followed, in the
course of which Mr.. Platt Comm, IN
CURED of Mr.. Tillman if it was not PROB
able if the amendment was adopted Judge
Gray would withdraw from the commits
SIGN. surely" was Mr.. Tillman's re-
Spouse.
The Senate adjourned to Monday.