The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-10

when ne asked to be excused for IN
truding a matter OF personal interest
into the proceedings, which was the
first time he had done so in eighteen
years service. IF / have been erlti-
cised," he said with emotion, Il have
borne it. If have been slandered ana
lied about, / have submitted to II, con-
tent that my deeds, my acts, might De
placed in opposition to and in answer
to the libels of those who traduced me.
The bill he drew, said Mr.. Hepburn,
he regarded but a rough draft, after
conferences with the president and
members of his cabinet. He denied
that the Townsend bill was an admin
istration measure, nor, said he, was any
bill that he knew of an administration
bill. As finally offered, he said that
what was known as the Hepburn bill
was, with the exception of but two
words, the product OF the attorney-gen-
eral. He had yielded. however, to his
colleagues on the committee in the mat
ter of the Esch-Townsend bill, not that
he did not have confidence in his Dill,
but because he did not want the COM
mittee ito be the target of every scrib-
bier who wanted sensational headlines
After commenting the court of trans
portation feature of the bill Mr.. Hep
burn, in concluding, urged the railroads
to a strict obedience of the law. They
must learn, he said, that there was
terests of the multitude We're greater
than any interests that could be SUD-
served by money and wrong ana dlso-
bedienee. "They must learn, too, that
the people are alert now lest the mem
ace of the concentration of immense
wealth becomes a terror in the future,
if not restrained" He was loudly ap-
plauded as he took his seat.
The substitute bill of the minority
then was defeated, ISL to 1856, Messrs.
Gaines, of Tennessee Rider and Scud-
der. Of New York, and Livernash and
Wynn, Of California, voting with the
republicans. ~
The roll then was called on the Esch-
Townsend bill, which was passed, S26 to
II. = ...-
The following republicans voted
against the bill: Adams, of Pennsylva-
MIA, Castor, of Pennsylvania, Dwight,
of New York, Gardner, of New Jersey,
Hill. of Connecticut, Huff, of Pennsyl-
vania, Mccall of Massachusetts, For
ter, of Pennsylvania, Sibley, OF Penn
| sylvania, Southwick, of New York, ana
Vreeland, of New York. .....-
The following democrats voted no:
Messrs. Harrison, of New York, MeDer-
mott. of New Jersey, Rider, of New
York, Scudder, of New York, Gouden,
of New York, and Shull, of Pennsylva-
MIA. .s.s,
Immediately after passing the rate
bill Mr.. Moon, of Tennessee, called at
tention to the fact that the statehood
bill had been transmitted to the house,
and inquired of Speaker Cannon II 1t
would be in order to make motion 70
agree to the senate amendments
Speaker Cannon promptly notihed Mr..
Moon that he had examined the rules
and found that, as the amendments
provided for an appropriation, the bill
g, had gone to the committee on terrific
ries at once. A spirited discussion fol-
lowed over the adoption of resolution
reported by the committee on military
affairs. calling on the secretary of war
for information regarding the manage
naent of the army transport service.
4 The auartermaster-ge generals offlre
was condemned by Mr.. Humphreys, OF
washington, the author Of the resolu-
ton, for having, as he stated, charged
up to the government between 100000
and 100000 and credited to the trans
port service for carrying ''deadheads."
Messrs Capron, Of Rhode Island, and
slayben, of Texas, defended the prac-
tice Of transporting school teachers and
members of the families Of officers and
men, the latter declaring that the quar-
termaster- general was ready at any
time to supply to congress any inform
alton it desired. The resolution was
adopted. .-..
After designating Sunday. February
A 26, beginning at noon, for the delivery
of eulogies on the life and character of
the late Representatives Mahoney, of
Illinois, and Croft, Of South Carolina,
the house, at sos p. NJ, adjourned until
tomorrow at u o'clock,
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