Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-21
The House CONTINUES to
Shoot Clay Pigeons"
Both Branches Will Adjourn To-
day for Holiday Recess.
President Nominates Joseph B. Bishop
for the Canal Commission.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Thc House
continued to shoot clay pigeons" to-
day as one member put it, and the
debate on general topics continued for
five hours. 1t is understood that with
adjournment today the general debate
on the Presidents message which has
been i'll progress for seven days has
been concluded and that the session
tomorrow is to be brief ono, when
adjournment for the holidays will Dc
taken.
A feature of the discussion TODAY
was 4 defense Of the department of
agriculture by Southern members who
endorsed the government cotton sta
tstics. The divcrgences of these sta
tstics from the actual crop during
the past year, as stated by Bowie Of
Alabama, had been but seven enths
of one per cent.
The House agreed to the conference
report on the Panama appropriation
bill.
The conference report on the emergcn-
cy appropriation for Panama canal work
was taken up in the House upon the con
venng of that body. Williams was in
formed on inquiry that the House pro
vision in the bill requiring information
to he given to Congress on its demand
from canal employees had been eliminated.
He wanted 1t separate vote on that
amendment, but Hepburn said under the
rule the confe renee report must be- ac-
copied or rejected as whole. After Il
protest by Williams the conference re
port was adopted without further OPPOSE
tion.
Payne reported from the ways and
means committee the Philippine tariff bill
and gave notice that it would be called
up for consideration Jan. l. Tho minority
was given permission to file its views and
a S'lh-Dill Thursday.
Efforts TO conclude the general debate
on the reference of the Presidents mes
SAGE today failed. 1t WAS agreed, how
ever. that this bate should conclude to-
morrow and ir putting the question
Speaker Cannon remarked:
General debate will close tomorrow
who Their the committee of the whole is in
session or not" ON the railroad rat"
question Macon. Ark, expressed hearty
sympathy with President 1toost welt
Referring to the recent bank failures IN
Chicago Prince, Ill. Iradc til" point that
with the present limited number of ma
tinnaI bank examiners II Uhs iIrosSihie
for those officials to cover the ground re
uuirrG by thCm. There w re. lie said, two
sections Of the revised statutes which th"
department of justice might de We'll 10
corS Ter for the pIIrpnS" of arTl%lng Il
penalty to delinquent bank officials. Orc
Of these sections prohibits national b''nkS
from lending to any nnc 'orr"Wrr more
than ont-tcnth Of their capital IN" otil-
Ct section APPLIES to cnIbcZzlinG bank ol :
fca!S and provides Il penalty OF inc "ii"
imprisonment.
i'rincc said there were 525S national
hanks and but - examiners. Perhaps
Congress was ut fault IN this respect. lie
dId not think there WIS HNncSS on I'M
part of the controller Of III" currency but
it WIS evident that there was fault some
where.
Gillesnie. Texas. suggested that til" con
trnIl.r had declared the law restricting
loans was too stringent to h" enforced,
Primo. replied that th" best way to SCI
rid of Il bad Inv was to enforce IL
The word INA xmum." Gillespie, Texas;
asserted. was tin" joker III IN" r"liroad
rate situation. This word II" S'lH' VA
thc only change the President had mad"
i'm his recommendation on the SubJec--
since which :. great calm had come over
the railroad opposition. The PRESIDENT 81
the Pcrnsylvanil railroad. Srld 'fliic1lio,
ihat hi; road would max" no opposition
to thu IcgislItion and believed this chang"
allnwin" Il maximum rate "hlN |" ~
fixed UCrIld afford 10 remedy Tor UNJUST
rates. ,1
Ass"rt:n., that insurance companies han
entered the field of savings BANKS ara
trust comp. Mes, tldh, H. ''i''' az
IInsiiiI,s. 1T, stated hr had policies ~
tIir largo companies undrr "Nlmihatinh
in New York and he c"nS'drfoh 'IirIi nm. ~,
vcs:igltion The state control over m
,,,,,n ana no ,1,uoscd federal control
' ncma :'. for an investigation q HAHN:
NJ AnnanoliS vas made by Candl"f, MISS.
ContcnJinE tina the cotton cl';i, 80, 80
mates of the dCnirtmcnt oi :efiNlli ~.
b Ind been assa;lcd both by the cotton
growers because the estimates W." r,, ,sn
largr. :lnd by the manufacturers hceatiS US,
,,,.cs.cI Satisfaction with the eStmatS
F icr the last six years he srid, the cIi
mates of The department had been Win
scvcn-tentfs Of one per cent; ol - s,t
J'nr I'll practical purposes TINS W'S - - -,
i. ~ rs possible and vindicat.d II
hnncstv and accuracy of the report. l II
onnnscd the suggestion to diScottlItur III.
bncpmhcr estimate for one IN ftpr"i
Eowie concluded with praise Tor the M
rotary of agriculture. .a,,o1, ~.
Th.. House adjourned at l11 CLOCK uii-
al tp,unrrDy