Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-05
SENATE BEGINS DISCUSSION
OF THE MEASURE
LITTLE PROGRESS is LIKELY
Foraker Declares It Can Never Go
Through In Present Form and
Introduces important
Amendment
BY Maurice SpIain

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The state
hood bill was given precedence today
over the pure food bill in the senate
and consideration of it began forthwith.
but 1t does not appear the chances of
the bill passing at this session of con-
gress have improved. In fact, Sena-
tor Foraker of Ohio, who introduced
an important amendment to the bill,
declared this afternoon it could never
go through in its proper form.
The Foraker amendment provides
that the provisions of the BILL so far
as they relate to New Mexico and
Arizona, shall not become effective un-
til they shall have been approved by a
separate majority vote of the people of
each of those territories. Should this
amendment prevail it would put it in
the power of Arizona to reject the pro-
posed statehood scheme so far as it re-
lates to that territory, whatever a ma
might do.
Senator Foraker declared it was an
outrage to attempt to force statehood
on a territory that did not want it.
He said he would do his best to secure
the incorporation of his amendment in
the bill, and if it was rejected he would
fight the bill to a finish. /
Representative Needham today intro
duced a bill approprating 100000 for a
public building at Santa Cruz.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-There was
an exceptionally large attendance of
senators when the senate was called to
order President pro tenn. Frye being
absent, Senator Perkins presided.
Mr.. Hepburn introduced bill for the
regulation of corporations which was
referred to the db9rSttesa on judiciaSS
The president today sent TO the SEN
at the following nominations:
Chief OF the bureau of manufactures,
j. Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania.
Chief of the bureau of navigation for
q term of four years, Rear Admiral |
George A. Converse.
Chief of the bureau of ordnance, with
rank of rear admiral, for a term of
four years, Captain Newton E. Mason.
Judge advocate general of the navy, |
with rank of captain, for term of four
years. Commander Samuel w. B. Diehl. |
Postmasters:
California-William Bradford. He
met; Horace E. Ailatt, Imperial; w. S. |
Collins. Loyalton.
Hawaii-Arthur Waal, Lahaina.
Secretary Metcalf today sent to the |
senate a report as to the needs of the
service at the port of New
York, and recommends the construction
of station on the government reserva-
tioin at Angel island at an estimated |
cost of $250,0O0.
To Control Corporations
A national board to exercise super
vision and control over corporations is
provided for in bill introduced in the
senate today by Senator Hepburn. II
is proposed that congress create new
of the government to exist
In connection with the department of
commerce and labor, to be known as
"The National Board of Corpora tions."
This board shall consist of five persons
four to be nominated by the president
for the terms of four years each at
salaries of $4,000 annually, and the fifth
shall be the secretary of the
department of commerce and labor.
Authority far greater than that en-
joyed by the department now entrusted
with the regulation of so-called trusts
and monopolies will be given to the
board of corporations if Sena-
tor Hepburns bill becomes a law. The
bill provides that the board shall have
the power to compel the production Of
all books or documents or the attend
ance of witnesses necessary to the in
veEtigation of any question affecting
the right of corporation to engage in
business under provision of this act.
Senator Newlands today introduced ,
n the senate a joint resolutio provid-
ng for a commission with instructions ;
o frame and report TO congress s ma
ional incorporation act for the con- Z
'truction and consolidation of rail- ,
'oads employed in interstate commerce. s
Che action proposed by the resolution,
he senator says, has nothing what
'ver to do with the recent suggestion
# Commissioners Garfield, which he :
aid simply covered the question of IL
lenses to manufacturing corporations G
Engaged in interstate commerce. It's
purpose, he said. is to unity and sim .
'lify the railroad syste of the coun- q
~; to place such system under nation
i control. to make the taxes fixed and !
ertain, and to make dividends certain, y
o that hereafter any increase OF busi- :
ess may tend mathematically either to
betterment OF the roads or an in q
rease in wages or diminution IN !
ates.
The senate at i;l5 p, m. adjourned !,
ut of respect 10 the memory OF Rep 1
esentative Mahoi ey Of Illinois