Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01

MEMBERS OF SENATE COMMIT
TEE WILL ASK FOR RE-
CESS STRINGS.
ACTION WILL POSTPONE
LEGISLATION ON MATTER

ACTION WILL POSTPONE
LEGISLATION ON MATTER
Resolution Prepared to Be Submitted
to Senate for Ratification-Old Gus
tom Done Away With-Provisions
of Canal Zone Bill.
Washington, Feb. 25.-Members of
the senate committee on interstate
commerce Friday expressed in resolu-
ton form their desire to sit through
the recess to mold railroad rate hear
ings. The senate almost unQuestion-
ably will give the required permis-
sion, and the Esch-Townsend bill will
be buried, with resurrection later q
matter OF doubt. The committee men,
bers appointed subcommittee to
draft the resolution for the summer
hearings which the senate will be
asked to sanctiOn-a sanction that be-
yond peradventure puts rate legislation
OF until the next session.
Resolution Is Drafted.
A subcommittee consisting of Sena-
tors Foraker, Kean and Carmack met
Immediately and drafted the resolu-
ton. 1t provides that the full COM
mittee, or a quorum Of the committee,
shall meet Immediately after the ad-
journment of the present session OF
congress and thereafter at the con-
venience OF the committee, and report
to the next session. While no date
is specified in the resolution for the
first meeting OF the committee, after
the adjournment OF congress, the time
generally favored is April Is, in this
city.
The resolution Of Senator Newlands
creating a commission to frame ma
tional incorporation act for railroads
engaged in interstate commerce, was
ordered referred to the Interstate COM
merce commission, with directions to
report on the plan outlined by the
resolution, with such suggestions and
notifications as it may dsem adv;s-
able.
Via custom ADO11SQeQ.
The senate Friday adopted reso-
luton reported by Senator Lodge from
the committee on rules, directing the
sergeant-at-arms not to permit flow
ers to be brought into the senate
chamber. This does away with a
time-honored custom. especially preva-
lent on organization days and the first
day of new session.
Cost Of Maneuvers.
Secretary Taft Friday transmitted to
the house a statement showing, the
total cost of the joint encampments and
maneuvers of the militia and regular
army for the past year. The maneuvers
at Manassas, Va, cost the state mill
tia organizations $4S4,0i3. and the reg
ular army, $105,156. In California the
cost of the militia was $4,000, and
the army $3.50. In Washington state
the militia expended 1851 and the
army $9,471.
The Canal Bill. T.
The bill for the government of the
Panama canal zone, which passed the
senate Thursday, is a house bill. It was
amended in several important respects
by the senate, notably in eliminating the
provision for abolishing the canal COM
mission. The measure will now 80 to
conference if the amendments are not
accepted by the house. The bill is tenn
porary in character, it's provisions ex-
piring at the end Of the first regular ses-
sion of the next congress. 1t vests in the
president authority to appoint person
or persons to govern the canal zone, and
the president is given further authority
to direct the manner of such control.
Annual or more frequent reports from
the governor of the zone. and also from
those in charge of the canal, are provided
for, as are also estimates of expenditure
and appropriations for all work on the
canal, and it is provided that after the
present fiscal year no money shall be
expended except by direct appropriation
All rentals and other income from the
Panama railroad are to be credited 10
the treasury canal fund, and the presi-
dent is authorized to deposit $1,000, 900
In an American bank having a fiscal
agent on the isthmus of Panama for the
purpose of facilitating business. Au-
thority is given to acquire by purchase
or condemnation the remaining 1.036
shares of the stock of the Panama rail-
road company for the benefit of the gov
eminent.