Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-21
THE week IN CONGRESS


railroad rate legislation. arising
through the introduction or pill by
Mr.. Tillman to authorize the inter
state commerce commission TO fix
MAXIMUM rates, and the Panama
canal, due to n controversy over the
reference of the emergency appropri.
alton bill to a committee, today's SEES
sion of the senate continuously proved
interesting for more than four hours
An adjournment was taken without &.
mention of the late Senator mitchell
of Oregon, and so for the first TINT
the death OF a senator was permitted
to pass unnoticed by the senate. The
arasure of Mr. Mitchell's name from
he rolls follows.
House-Mr. Williams, the minority
leader of the house, stepped on the
lid" today just In ume 10 prevent
revelations in the nature of open crit
lcism of the committee assignments
Of certain of his colleagues for which
he is responsible. Mr.. Payne the re.
publican leader. naively suggested a
way by which the revelations might
be made, but Mr.. Williams assumed
all responsibility and declined tc
allow the washing of democratic lin
en- for the amusement of the republi
cans"
Washington, Dec. 14.--Senate--A
- Int
duced In the open session, and Mr.
Allison presented the report Of the
committee on appropriations on the
Panama canal bill. A communication
from Secretary Shaw regarding can
paign contributions by national banks
was read. The secretary enclosed a
letter from the controller of the cur
rency, saying that the reports of bank
inspectors reveal only a few small
contributions in the last fourteen
1ears.
House-The entire time was taken
up by political debate and nothing was
accomplished.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Senate-The
senate spent four hours today in dis
cussing the Panama canal emergency
appropriation bill, and when 1t ad
journed the bill was still under con
sideration. There were set speeches
by Messrs. Teller, Scott and Morgan
and they were followed by genera.
debate, in which all phases Of the
controversy were exploited, including
the question Of salaries, the control
Of the Panama railroad and the neces
sity for general legislation on the
canal subject. Mr.. Allison, chair.
man of the committee on approp.ia
tons, expressed the opinion that con
gress should take up the question OF
salaries In connection with other can
al legislation. He also said that the
status of the Panama railroad had
been made the subject OF legislation
House-Debate on the recommena
| alton In the presidents message 70
| garding insurance regulation, Occu-
| pied the house today without con
clusion. The pending resolution refers
| the question to the ways and means
committee, and In its defense, Mr.
Payne, chairman, made the argument
that the only way congress could con
| troll insurance was through the taxing
| power. To this many objections were
made. Members said congress could
not afford to take the position that
the only way 1t could control insur'
ance was through taxing il; that II
should resolutely pursue other meth
DDS Of control until some way was
found which would be effective.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Senate--The
| Panama canal was again under con
sideration by the senate today and
Mr.. Tillman occupied the executive
time given to that subject, except
when he gave way to questions from
Or interruptions by other senator's. He
did not indicate any intention Of OPP
posing the passage Of the appropria'
| lion bill, but he criticized the methods
If the canal commission in many tran
| sactions. He raised the question al
| 20 whether President Shonts Is still
in the employ of the Glover Leaf rail
road and said that the railway regis
:er still carries his name as the head
Of that road. He also sharply criti
cized the employment OF Secretary
Bishop as a press representative, and
Mr.. Hale joined in this censure.
House-The house today devoted
four and three-quarters hours to lively
debate on the possibilities OF control
ling insurance companies. Two sci
speeches we're the features. One by
Mr.. Sherley Of Kentucky bore on the
doctrine of states rights, and the
other by Mr.. Cochran OF New Yorl
related to the actions of the officers
who manage the big life insurance
companies Of his state, Mr.. Cochran
proposing that congress, through itI
taxing power, should confine all insur
ance companies to the state in which
hey are organized. Mr.. Cochran
severely criticised the management o
some insurance companies.
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