Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

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Washington, Jan. z0.-The bill to
indemnify American owners of seize d
fur sealing vessels was discussed in
tne senate by Messrs. Fulton and Pet
tus, but no conclusion was reached.
The statehood bill was taken up and
Messrs. McCreary and Bate opposed
it on the ground that the territories
object to union.
In the house the army appropria-
ton bill was passed after the adoption.
POI to 500 of an amendment providing
the militia shall not receive any pay
that retired army officers assigned to
or allowances additional to their pay
as retired officers where such pay and
allowances exceed those of a major.
Feb % was set as the date for the
acceptance of statues Of Samuel
Houston and stephen B. Austin from
the state of Texas. Mr.. Byrd of
Mississippi introduced a resolution or.
dering a favorable report on a bill to
discontinue the tariff on all kinds of
agricultural implements and cotton
machinery. The Indian appropriation
bill was taken up. Amendments to
abolish agencies at the Crow Creek,
Lower Brule, Sisseton and Yankton
reservations were defeated
Washington, Jan 21.-After day
devoted to listening to eulogie3 on
Senator ingalls, of Kansas the senate
received from the house notification
that that body had named managers
TO conduct the impeachment proceed
ings against Judge Swayne. The
senate Immediately adopted resoIu-
ton saying it was prepared to pro-
coed with the matter.
The house passed the Indiana appro-
priation bill 1t was amended only
in minor details, $4,000 being added
for Indian schools. The seven man
ayers on the part of the house to
present to the senate the Swayne i'm
parchment case are Messrs. Palmer of
Pennsylvania. Powers of Massachus-
etts. Olmsted of Pennsylvania, Perkins
of New York, Clayton of Alabama,
De Almond of Missouri and Smith of
Kentucky. The first four are repub-
licans. Representative Hepburn's
bill amending the interstate commerce
act was introduced. 1t demands that
the tolls collected by common car
riers shall be fair and reasonable, and
that upon complaint that such rates
are not fair the interstate comm1 rec
commission shall have power to make
them so, but the roads affected may
appeal from the commission to the
court of commerce, which shall de-
/ termine the reasonableness and law
fulncss of the rates decided upon. The
commission may appeal to the court
of commerce to enforce obedience to
its orders, the offending party to be
subject to a penalty of $4,000 for each
/ day of refusal or neglect. One sec
ton abolishes the existing interstate
commerce commission and establishes
q new commission, also to be known as
the interstate commerce commission,
to be COMP 0sed of seven members. A
court to be called the court of com
merce is created, which is to consist
of five circuit judges of the United
States These are TO be designated
each year by the chief justice of the
United States supreme court Elk
elusive original jurisdiction is confer
red on the court of commerce. Power
is given the court to bring before it
all parties named as defendants or re-
spondents in proceedings before It, in
whatever part of the United States
they may reside, and subpoenas may
run into any judicial district The
proposed Law is to take effect April 1,
1905.