Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
OUR NATIONAL LAW MAKERS
The Senate and House Regularly az
work-Whst They arc Doing.


deal with the subject. the Hepburn
bill. although not before the House. and
which probably will not be for several
DAYS. formed the basis OF the discus
sion. A feature OF the debate was the
statement by MIR. Williams. OF Missis-
revision OF rates the Democratic party
was committed without addition or sub
traction 70 the recommendations OF
President Roosevelt in his recent mes
sage. The Democrats. he said. were
glad 20 nave the Presidents views. be
cause IL was Democratic doctrine" Il
ought. ne said. 20 be American doc
trine. ana ne said he was only too glad
that the President was more OF an
American than n Republican or Demo
cgat. we viii. toeuark his tracks on
this subject" declared Mr.. Williams.
amid grclt applause "and." he con-
/ tiEued. facing the Republican side. 1--WE
T VIII call on ven as American citizens
+ to help us toemnrk them"
Nr. Williams later asserted it as his
belief that railroad Influences We're felt
+ in the Senate at the same time the
T s0-callei Culiom bill. establishing the
.
substituted by the Senate cOnfCrces
/ for the sO-called Reagan bill The
latter bin. he declared. would have
fulfilled the requirements
Dir. Bell. OF California. asserted that
the Hepburn bin was So wOrded as 10
. De- indefinite as 20 what constituted a
. reasonable rate
Consideration Of the agricultural biz
had not been concluded when the
House adjourned
Agricultural Sill Passes House.
The House Friday passed the aEricul-
tural appropriation bin without mater.
.al amendment. During its ccnsijcrc-
tiCn the usual discussion Of the p-ovi-
sion for free seed D-stribution was ia-
dulrcd in. M Lilly. OF Connecticut.
Characterizing b. as petty larceny.
Mr.. Pou. Cf North Carolina. wanted
the appropriation increased 60 100000
and offered an amendment TO that
effect az the same tine remarkinC that
l. would cost more than that 20 in-
auGurate President Roosevelt. The
amendment was rejected
The present system CT the A-r.cul-
tural Department i'm publishing cotton
reports was denounced bv N~. Living
stCn. OF Georgia. as damnahlo and
shameful and bee pleaded for some one
that the reports shall Zee published
every two weeks in order q stor
gambling in Gotten. He would he
said. have offered such an amendment
himself had De NOT been thrown down
and turned out of doors when ht
brought in q resolution OF the same
character some time ago.
EUlogics upon thc character O. the
late senator George Il. H0ar. 90 Mas
Eachusetts. practically cnErOsscI The
time 90 the senate. There were III
speeches by cs many Senators. inclCd
ing senator Hears colleague. Mr
Lodge. and his successor. Mr. Crane
After the conclusion az the memorial
services the senate Adjourned out of
respect 10 the dead Senator's memory
Among the speakers were NCssrs. Dan
iel. Bacon ana Cockrell
Nr. Pettus tCoh accession 20 7rcai
especially OF senator Hcar's fcirres.
to the South in The period succeeLln.
the war. saying. "Ee WAS thrOughou
10 all a man az lnflite compassion. @
comprehensive yUpathies. az uobl
and unsrllsh impulses. lie WAS par
t.san without rancor. an antagcnis
without bitterness. a friend vitEou
reservations and conditions. con
Qlerfr without vengeance. "a loser with
F. out resentment"
Charge Against Catholics.
Sensational disclosures in relation &
{ the alleged Use az Indian trust fuud
! for the support OF sectar.an school
were made by Senator Bard. in @ state
Z mems 90 fhe Senate committee on Iu
. dian Affairs. Senator Bard oddressc
q the committee after the statements na
{. been made by s ". Br0sius. agent ~
u the Indian Rights Association en-
D Francis = Tuvn rorr -nf ioucr OF Ia
e dian affairs. Senator Bard addressed
had been visited by DR.. 2. Z. Schar
q an agent FOR a Roman Catholic Nissio
e Society. and asked 20 use his intucn-
{ with Republican members OF Ccngre.
looking 20 forwarding tie interest Z
Catholics in getting diversion
Indian trust funds for the support
.s Catholic schools On the reservation
p He quoted Dr. Scharf as saying that
1 the Republicans would agree TO hrin
+, about the desired legislation. the Cat
i olics would see that twenty cOcgres
n .onai districts In which the Republ
Il cans were weak were carried for u
4 party. Dr. SCha-f was said TO hay
= given the names OF the districts. u
gether with the number OF CathOl
u voters in each. and names OF the prizes
who would look after the agreemel
and deliver the Necessary votes 10 ca
~ the districts.
Senator Teller said that II IL W
~ proven that the statement OF DR.. Scha
20 was made in earnest. then there "
SO more cause 20 complain OF the inte
'e. ference OF the Catholic Church th'
ID the Mormon Church IA political anal
as u the country.
b. Gen. Miles and President Davis.
The treatment by General Nelson