Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-12
MITCHELL UNMOURNED
BY FELLOW SENATORS
Dead Mans Name Never Mentioned
and No Notice Taken
TiLlMAN SCENTS RIG cCANna|
TlLLMAN SCENTS BIG SCANDAL
Canal Building Expenditures and
Especially Large Salaries He Calls
PLAIN An0lo.Saxon Stealing-New
Rate Regulating Bill introduced /,
the Senate Ivy Him.
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With spirited debates ON the snhi.c,
OF raIlroad rate legislation. arising
through thr introduction Of a h.lI
by Mr.. Gilman To authorize the IN.
tcr.Statc commerce commission To
Tx maximum rates, and Tho Panama
canal duo 10 a controversy over tho
conference III tho emergency hin
To committee, today's session of
the Senate was highly Interesting.
An adjournment was taken without
mention OF thu late Senator Mich
ell, Of Oregon. ana so far the tlrst
limo the death OF Il member waa
permitted Ia pass unnOtcd by tho
Senate
After more than Il score of scna.
tors had discussed The Panama canal
bill, 1t Was referred 10 the appropr!a-
ton committee by n vote Of 40 To %
Tillman Solves the Problem.
Mr.. Tlllman's bin provides for tho
amendment OF the act to regulate
Interstate commerce by giving t.
the Interstate commerce commission
tho power to fix "A maximum rca.
sonab!e rate" when Ii determines
that an existing ratio is unjust or
unreasonable. II provides that after
tho commission fixes such maximum
rate II shall he the only legal rate
that may be charged. Mr.. Tillman
had the bill read and said he thought
h.. al ar
controversy now before Congress"
Tho blu was referred TO the commit
tco on Interstate commerce.
Foraker Gets Sarcastic.
AIR. Foraker said he believed that
hill introduced is the best yet or.
Tered II the government is to go
into the rate making business at all,
Tor tho reason that il would do tho
least possible harm. In saying TINT.
however, said the senator, Il mini
mizo the necessity OF any eXplanatio.,
OF that character because tho bill is
directed solely at excessive rates"
He said that this Is not what The
people are complaining OF so much
cally have been discontinued and If
they have not that IT. il argued tina:
the present Law Is sufficient 10 reach
this evil. The senator from Ohio
took tho position that Mr.. Til!niana
bill recognized the fact that the urr.
sent laws are sufficient To reach re-.
bntoS and In fact everything but dis.
eliminating charges.
Tilitnan Roasts the President,
II had supposed that tho law was
snilicient for that purpose" said Mr..
Tillman. "buL since tho investigation
OF rebates, begun by Mr.. Judsou ana
MT, Harmon at the inStigatlon OF
the executive came 10 such Il miaor.
ahls and pitiablo iasco. am get.
ting rather shaky as TO tho suf.
ilciency OF that law IL certainly
Will prove failure until the Prcsi.
dent stops protecting Cabinet OF
fcers and whitewashing them and
until he does that there never Will
be anything accomplished under tho
law"
Mr.. Foraker declared that tho Till.
man bin and many others offered
were unconstitutional for the reason
that Congress- had no right to dele
gate to 4 commission the right to
regulate railroad rates.
Tho Panama canal bill was then
laid before tho Senate aud tho Ques.
ton of reference to the appropria.
lions or canal committees was dc.
batcd.
Just Ordinary Stealing.
ut Is good old Ango.Saxon steal.
Ing and not graft" asserted Mr.. TIL
man, ito pay such high salaries rs;
are paid TO canal officials"
He mentioned particularly the sal.
airy Of $4,000 to the auditor.
Mr. Allison declared that all these