New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-12

,ronI5 have had the right to fix rates whether
it were given TO them by Congress or not
Mr.. Knox. the former Attorney General. asked
M Foraker If the Supreme Court IN the case
of Field against Clark, had not decided that
Congress can lay down certain rule ana theh
authorize commission 70 apply =, LHts "a ta a,
AIR Foraker said that in that case the president
was directed to act by proclamation in an ad-
rninistrative way whenever he ascertained GER
tain state of facts to exist, and that IL lid not
amount to a delegation of legislative powers
Taking the floor again, Mr. Tillman referred
IN the discussion he had provoked.
with malice aforethought," said Mr.. Spooner.
well" answered Mr.. Tilman. Il like to set
YOU lawyers by the ears and then Watch you
pull each others wool.
ate the Panama Canal appropriation Dill MT
Allison asked that it be referred to the Commit
fee on Appropriations as a deficiency bill, put
on request of Mr.. Kittredge the bill was reaa,
Mr. Honllins urged that the bill be referred 10
the Committee on Interoceanic Canals as IL was
an emergency bill-not deficiency. Mr. Spooher
said it was an emergency bill because II was
Mr. Allison said he would frankly state that
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill should IN
the future carry the regular canal appropria-
tions unless the rules should be amended.
CANAL SALARIES CRITICISED.
of is good old Anglo Saxon stealing and not
graft" asserted Mr.. Tillman, ito pay such high
salaries as are paid to canal officials BE men
toned particularly the salary Of $4,000 to the
auditor. ..o ea1orios
should be fixed by statute rms was not me
function of the Appropriations Committee ne
added but it was over such legisialioh ds S SI
that the other great committees had JuFlsoio-
Mr. Hemenway asserted that the Committee
on Interoceanic Canals could meet morrow morrow
if it so desired, and legis5te Just "haI SALARIES
should be paid to canal officials
There should be legislation and the Stea!S
stoned said Mr. TiIlman, even if the Presl-
dent has loaned the prestige OF ms grea name
n
Mr. Teller took the position that the PresldehI
had been authorized to create the offlees ana
fx the salaries, and Congress should pay theii'
There should be law fixing the salaries.
Mr. Bacon declared he did not see now Con
gress can fix the salaries unless II uhdeTt i
the herculean and Impossible lask OF hAiit s9
the salaries of each one composing the vast
army of employees on the canal"
Mr. Daniel favored the bill going 70 tne At-
propriations Committee, and Mr.. Morgan 70
the Canal Committee. Mr.. Morgan reao me
first section of the bill relating 10 me issu ne
whole issue is the intention of this section 10
make these bonds bankable. When TINS mas
been done there is nothing to prevent the Ffesi,
dent from turning his back upon CoiIsIss
said Mr. Morgan. "He could say 20 CONGRESS-
I don't need any more appropriations from 59u;
I have S130,000,000, and that is an Heeu'
He protested against referring the Dill 10 an
overwhelming Republican committee, as ne
termed the Appropriations committee. After
saving he had no cause to fear the present
APPROPRIATIONS Committee, Mr.. Morgan con-
tinued: But there is new generatttton c o5
this precedent were established it might take
the same liberties with the Treasury OF the
limited States as the President takes. Inc
bin was then referred TO the Committee on APP
preparations.
RAILROAD RATES AGAIN.
Mr.. Bailey and MI Foraker resumed the rail-
road rate debate. Mr.. Foraker. referring 10 MS
contention rs to the absence OF decisions sus-
tanning the authority of Congress to delegate
the rate fixing power to commission said the
president recognized this in saying IN ms mes.
sage that the power should be conferred on
1nI1reIv administrative body. The Senator salu
that to call a commission purely aoIlllIt rs
trative'' did not make it so. He dWeIL on tlte
dif7cuItv of comforting on the commission power
to make rates where competition IS lhEoIfeu,
Mr. BAILEY expressed the opinion that any uI l
,eaeonable railroad rate can be reached unaeF
existing laws He defended the validity OF fa an
road rate making legislation, saying the Eu-
nrene Court has frequently upheld such i Iesls
Iation by the States. He consdered d ram 0aN
coTnn7ission an administrative body
The Senate then, at 400 p. m. went INTO eA-
ecutive session, and at $40 ad1ourheo'