The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
ON RATE BILL
ENTERTAINS SENATORS
rilIman Introduces a Measure
Which Gives Foraker a
Chance.
OVER MAXIMUM RATES
Foraker INDUCES in Lengthy Arsumen,
of Observation-Disclosures Advocates
Make a Spectacular
Plea.

debates OF the subjects of railroad rate
legislation arising through the intro
dIction of a bill by Senator Tillman
TO authorize h Interstate Commerce
commission to fix maximum rates, and
the Panama canal, n the controversy
over the referee of the emergency APP
preparation bill to a committee today's
session of the senate continuously
proved interesting for more than four
hours. An adjournment was taken
without a mention of the late Senator
Mitchell. OF Oregon, and so for the
first time the death of a senator was
permitted to pass unnoticed by the SER
ate. The erasure of MIR. Mitchell's
name from the rolls followed. Chaplin
Hale called the situation to mind in his
prayer by referring pointedly to corrup-
ton n death by praying hat mem
pers OF the senate be given strength to
bear each others burdens.
The debate on the Tillman bill was
engaged in by a number of senators,
Senator Foraker declared tina the bill
proved that it's author believed The
present laws We're sufficient to correct
hll alleged transportation evils except
excessive rates, n that there was
ample provision for the punishment of
rebate giving.
senator Tlllman responded that he
thought the laws sufficient until the
Investigation begun by Judge harmon
INTO the Santa Fe case had terminated
IN a pitiable fiasco. Senator Foraker
asserted that the law could not be
blamed If some person fell short in his
duty"
Senator Foraker intimated in his dis
russion that there would be some ex-
tended controversies before the rail-
road rate bills were disposed of this
session.
After more than a score of senators
had 6jSn1cCad tho poroy = KIN ~ ,,o-
referred to the appropriation commit
tee by o vote of 40 to %.
Washington, Dec. 11.-There was a
discussion of railroad legislation in the
senate today, p~recipitate6 by a bill in
trodueed by Till1nan, which he ex-
planned gay the Interstate Commerce
commission power to fix a maximum
reasonable rate.
Foraker talked at some length on the
railroad question.
Delegation Demands Statehood.
Single statehood for Oklahoma and
Indian Territory was promoted today in
one of the most novel performances
ever enacted in the national capitol
building. A delegation $50 strong from
those territories called to pay it's re-
spects to Senator Beveridge, chairman
of the committee IN territories. The
committee room would not accommo-
date all the visitors and the senator re-
ceived them in the corridor and adj
dressed them there.
The senator complimented the people
on the territories and promised they
should not be disappointed in their de-
sire for statehood. Three rousing
cheers rang through the capitol at the
close of the speech, and Charles G..
Jones, of Oklahoma City. chairman Of
the delegation, declared Senator Bever-
idge ever had been ready with the
right kind of advice" in the fight made
by Oklahoma and Indian Territory for
admission to the union.
One Pretty Incident.
The prettiest scene of the entire pro-
ceeding was at the close when Helen
iRenstron, a 15-year-old girl from Okla
!homa City, sang three verses from
"Oklahoma," the joint statehood song.
The delegation also called on Speaker
Cannon. After Miss Renstron had fin
ished singing for Cannon. he c%ongratu-
lated her on her beautiful voice, and
said: You must go over to the senate
and sing for the sinners: you can win
them over"
A novel method of seeking federal
control over insurance is proposed in a
bill introduced today by Representa-
tive Fred Lands of Indiana. The bill
cites that congress has exclusive iuris-
diction over the District of Columbia
territories and insular possessions of
United States in consequence of which
authority is given the department. of
commerce and labor to require full
statements from all insurance COM
panies doing business within such iur-
isdiction. He states that publicity is
the thing required and that no in
uranc company can afford to quit
business in any of the territory named
to avoid government supervision, as all
commando will hn iro1,,l11