Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-01-23

ference. DISCUSSION of the SWayn9
Impeachment charges occupied the re-
mainder of the session. Two bills on
the railroad rate-making problem
were introduced, one by Representa-,
tive Townsend of Michigan. creating a
court of transportation, the other by
Representative Esch of Wisconsin,
granting authority to the interstate
commerce commission to name a rea
sonable rate in place of the one they
may have declared unreasonable
The court of transportation is to con
sist of chief justice and four as
sociate justices, to be appointed by
the president and confirmed by the
senate and to hold Office during goot
behavior, the chief justice to receive
$4,000 and the associate justices So,
500 annually. The court is to hol(
one regular session each year IL
Washington and special sessions a.
such times and places as the chic
justice may designate. The court il
to have original jurisdiction in al
cases arising under the Interstate
commerce act. Appeal can be taker
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bill gives the commission authority
to name reasonable rates or regula.
tions, which all go into effect 80 days
thereafter. Appeal to the court or
transportation must be made within
60 days. In case the rate fixed is a
joint rate and the roads affected fail
to agree on the same among them.
Cn1unC within
mission is to issue supplemental
order in detail as to each road. The
commission is to enforce it's orders
if necessary through a writ of in
junction from the court of transporta>
ton and in addition a fine Of $4,000
day on the offending parties is pro
vide. The act is to become effective
July 1, 1905. Representative Davey
of Louisiana introduced a bill giving
the interstate commerce commission
authority to name a reasonable rate.
Washington, Jan. 17-In the senate
Mr.. Lodge presented the conference
report on the Philippine bond and rail.
road bill and lit was ordered printed
Mr. Mitchell of oregon made a state
ment ON his recent indictment in con-
nection with land frauds. Bills were
passed transferring the control of for
est reserves from the Interior to the
Agricultural department and abolish
ing the Office of the assistant attorney
general for the Postoffice department
and providing a solicitor for that de-
partment. Mr.. Hepburn concluded his
speech on the statehood bill. A reso-
luton was adopted, setting Feb. II as
the date for receiving the statue Of
Francis e. Willard from the state of
Illinois to be placed in statuary hall
III the house the SWayne impeachment
charges we're debated at length The
postof11ce appropriation bill was re-
ported. 1t carries $3.50, 1898 Rep
resentative Williams of Mississippi in
PRODUCED a bill providing for the con-
vening of congress on the first Mon
day after March 4 each year, the pro-
pesed law to take effect March g. 1905
Mr.. Grosvenor furnished the text for
q vigorous speech by Bourke Cochran
by reading letter from Judge Parde
of New Orleans, declaring that poll
tics was at the bottom Of the impeach-
ment proceedings. The fact of a
judge transmitting such a letter, Mr.
Cochran declared dramatically, was a
''monstrous spectacle Mr.. Grosve-
nor asserted that there was no ground
presented for impeachment in the re
Port of the committee. Other de-
tenders of the Florida Judge were
Mr.. Lacey of Iowa; Mr. Nevin of Ohio;
Mr.. Moon of Pennsylvania; and Mr..
Crumpacker Of Indiana. Mr. Lamar
Of Florida closed the debate, review
ing the sentiment of his state and de-
claring there was ample ground for
impeachment
Washington jan 18.-In the senate
Mr.. Stone (Mo.) spoke in support of
his resolution providing for an inves-
LEGATION of the charges of improperly
made in connection with the cam
paigns of 1896 and 1904. Mr.. Hans
brough had the clerk read the text Of
President Roosevelt's reply to the
Parker charges, and the resolution was
allowed to lie on the table. The
discussion of the statehood bill con-
tinued, with Messrs. Clay, Nelson,
Bailey and Stewart as speakers. Mr..
Berry offered an amendment permit
ting the annexation of West Fort
Smith, now in Indiana Territory, to
Arkansas. The senate committee ON
appropriations reported the fortif-
cations appropriation bill, no change
being made in the amount appropriate
ed by the house, $7,518, 1872. A bill
authorizing the secretary Of the in
terror to utilize Rhett river and other
navigable streams on the Oregon and