Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-12-27

Jonn Sharp WiAiaihs' Democratic mar
rpony not to wash Democratic linen
for the amusement of the Republicans
in the house. Next day, however. La
mar renewed the attack. In reply
Williams said he would ignore per-
sonalities, but denied that the removal
of the two men from the committee
was inspired by enmity TO Hearst.
Finally Mr.. Williams in closing the In
cident declared that the country was
tired of the Republican party and
afraid of the Democratic party, the
fear being for just such exhibitions as
had occurred.
Canal Bill Passes Senate.
The emergency s1L0oo.oOo appropria-
ton bill for the Panama canal, which
had passed the house. was reported
favorably TO the senate from the COM
mittee on appropriations, the amount
of the appropriation being unchanged,
but the section referring to Panama
bonds being omitted. Chairman ALI
son explained that this would be COW
cred in separate bill from the finance
committee. During the debate Morgan
of Alabama predicted that at the ex
travagant rate in which the canal work
had been begun the cost of Its compile
ton would exceed 400,000.000. He
charged that the first three years were
equal In reckless extravaganza and
exorbltant salaries to the first three
years of the DE Lesseps project Till
man of South Carolina unsheathed his
pitchfork and said It was good old
Anglo-Saxon stealing TO pay such high
salaries as are paid to canal officials"
The finance committee reported its
substitute for the bond provision Of the
Panama canal bill. 1t gives the bonds
to be used for the canal construction
privileges of reduced taxation when
used for national bank circulation. The
bill was passed without opposition.
First Rate Debate In Senate.
The discussion of the railroad rate
question was precipitated in the SEN
ate by Tillman's Introduction Of
bill empowering the commerce commits
sion to fix maximum rate on thirty
days notice Tillman referred TO what
he called the fiasco of appointing Har
mon and Judson to prosecute the Santa
Fee The discussion wound up with
legal argument between Bailey and
Foraker on the right of state legisla-
ture to delegate the rate making power
TO a state commission. Knox of Penn
sylvania came TO the front as the ad-
ministration's spokesman and cited
precedents TO show that congress had
delegated power to a commission TO fix
administrative rules, although he ad-
mitted 1t could not delegate Legislative
powers. Foraker then said that an
administrative commission was pre-
cisely what he wanted
The New House Committees.
Speaker Cannon announced the mem
bership of standing house committees on
Dec. II, the prominent chaIrmanships
being as follows: Ways and means.
Payne of New York; appropriations,
Tawney OF Minnesota: interstate and
foreign commerce. Hepburn of Iowa:
foreign affairs. Hit of Illinois: naval
affairs. Foss Of Illinois; insular affairs.
Cooper of Wisconsin; Judiciary. Jen-
kins OF Wisconsin; military affairs
Hull Of Iowa; banking and currency.
Fowler of New Jersey; merchant ma
rlne, Grosvenor of Ohio: territories.
Hamilton OF Michigan; postal, Over
street of Indiana; public lands Lacey
of Iowa; Indian affairs, Sherman Of
New York; labor. Gardiner of New
Jersey.
Senate Ignores Mitehelrs Death.
The death Of Senator Mitchell OF Ore
gon did not receive official notice in
any way at the hands Of the body Of