The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Marked a Days Proceedings
in the House and Senate.
WILLIAMS ON HIS METAL
Minority House Leader and Lamar Ut
Florida Have Tilt-Ti!lman Pre-.
cipitates Debate on Railroad
Rate Bill.


ject of railroad rate legislation ar's-
ing through the introduction or blI:
by Mr.. .Tillman tc authorize the intet.
state commerce commission to Tx the
maximum rates, and the Panama ca
nal, due TO a controversy over the
reference of the emergency appropr,
alton bill to q committee, MONDAYS
session of the senate continuously
proved interesting for more than fou:
hours. -.
An adjournment was taken withoI;:
a mention of the late Senator Mitchell
Of Oregon, and so far as can be asce:-
tanned, it was the first time the death
of a senator was permitted to pass
unnoticed by the senate. The erasure
of Mr.. Mitchell's name from the ro::::.
followed. Chaplain Hale called the
situation to mind in his prayer by re-
ferring pointedly to corruption and
death, and by praying that the men'-
bers of the senate be given Strength
to- bear each others burdens.
The debate on the Tillrlan bill was
engaged in by a number OF senators.
Mr. Foraker declared that the bill
proved that it's author believed TIRE
present. laws were sufficient to co.
rect all alleged transportation evils.
except excessive rates, and that there
was ample provision for the punish
ment of rebate giving.
Mr.. Tillman responded that he mad
though the laws sufficient until the III.
vestigation begun by Messrs. Judson
and Harmon into the Sante Fe case
had terminated in pitiabie nasco.
Mr. Foraker asserted that the law
could not be blamed if some person
fell short in his duty. Mr.. Foraker in
| timated in his discussion that there
would be some extended controversy
before the railroad rate bills were
disposed Of this session:
After more. than a score Of sena-
tors had discussed the Panama bill,
it was referred to the appropriations
committee by vote of 40 to %.
Lively House Session.
Mondays session of the house was
enlivened by a tilt, just before al.
journment, between Lamar Of Florida
and the minority leader, Mr.. Williams,
regarding committee assignments. Mr..
Lamar sought to discuss the mattei,
but Mr.. Williams objected in the in.
terest of democratic harmony, effect
iveness and good will. He was 1t
once challenged to call a democratic
caucus for tuesday, but declined
to commit himself on the ground that
the house was no place for demo-
Gratis to wash their linen for the
amusement of republicans. Mr.. Lamar
| was taken off the committee on in
;evstate and foreign commerce.
The incident followed the announce.
ment of committees. Mr. Lamar NJ
Florida submitted and had read 4
newspaper clipping purporting to
quote Mr. Williams to the effect tlat
Fir. Lamar and Mr.. Shackeitord Of
Missouri bad been left of the in
terstate and foreign commerce COM
mittee because they had failed to fol-
low the democratic caucus action OF
last session On the railroad rate bill.
During the confusion Mr.. Lamar
shouted: "Mr. Speaker, he went to
tie newspapers with it and now he
objects to consideration here, but
have got it before the house and the
house will understand it,
Before this incident the session had
proceeded without a hitch.
Representative. Adamson Of Geor-
gia, member of the interstate COM
merce committee, introduced rate
bill which provides for the fixing OF
interstate rates for all common car
riers by the interstate commerce com
mission.