The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-21
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Spirited debate was occasioned in the
Senate by the introduction of a bill by
Mr.. Tillman authorizing the interstate
commerce commission to fix maximum
rates. Mr.. Foraker declared that the
bill proved that its author believed the
present law sufficient to correct all trans
portation evils except excessive rates.
Mr.. Tillman responded that he had
thought the present avs adequate until
the investigation begun by Judson and
Harmon into the Santa Fe case had
ended in a miserable fasco. The Pan
anna Canal emergency appropriation bill
was received from the House, and after
considerable discussion, during which the
high salaries paid employees was criti-
cised, it was referred to the Appropria-
ton Committee by a vote Of 40 to D.
The death of the late Senator Mitchell
of Oregon was not mentioned during
the session and the erasure of his name
from the rolls follows. Announcement of
committees was made in the House. A
resolution was passed slightly increasing
the membership in several important
committees, owing to the fact that the
membership of the House has grown
from 800 to 1856. Mr.. Lamar (Fla.), a
Democrat. who with Mr.. Shackleford
CMo) had been left off the Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee, was
stopped from voicing open criticism of
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader, only
by the latter's strong objection. Mr..
Sulzer On. W introduced a resolution
of sympathy for the Russian Jews.
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The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill
authorizing the Rock Island, Arkansas
and Louisville railroad to construct
bridges across the Ouachita and other
streams in Arkansas.
In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Allison
presented the report of the committee on
appropriations on the Panama canal bill,
giving notice that he would call it up
for consideration Thursday. A commu-
n~ication from Secretary Shaw saying
that only a few small campaign contri-
buttons had been made by national
banks was read. A controversy over
committee appointments in which Mr..
Lamar (F1a.) and Mr.. Shackleford (Mo.)
bitterly attacked Mr.. Williams CMiss.)
took up nearly all the time in the House.
The subject under discussion was the
committee distribution of the annual
message Of the President. which was not
completed when the House adjourned.
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! The Senate Thursday discussed the
Panama canal emergency appropriation
bill, but did not come to a vote. A
separate bill regulating the issuance of
bonds for the canal and placing them
on the same basis as other government
bonds was passed without debate. A
pure-food bill was reported by Mr.. Hey
burn. Mr.. Elkins made a statement
from the committee IN interstate COM
merce expressing the opinion that the
committee would report a rate bill with
in a reasonable time. Debate on the
recommendation in the Presidents an
nual message regarding insurance regu-
lation occupied the House again without
a conclusion. The pending resolution re-
fers the question to the ways and means
committee, and in its defense Mr.. Payne
argued that the only way Congress could
control insurance was through the taxing
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the House adjourned.
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The Senate Friday adopted a resolu-
tion Of Mr.. Stone requesting the Post
master General for information as to
whether college periodicals are admit
ted to the mails as second-class matter
and whether a preference is shown
some such periodicals over other similar
publications. Mr.. Gallinger reported
the merchant marine bill. The Panama
Canal bill was laid before the Senate
and Mr.. Bacon presented an amendment
requiring quarterly reports giving lists of
officers and employees of the commission
above the grades of laborer and the sal
aries paid them. After debate by Messrs.
Tillman. Spooner, Money, Hale, Cul-
berson and Allison an agreement for a
vote was reached and the Senate ad-
journed. The House devoted nearly all
of the session to a lively debate on the
possibilities of controlling insurance COM
papies. Mr.. Sherley (Ky.) stood for the
doctrine of States rights and Mr.. Cock
ran On. W attacked the officers of the
big life insurance companies. A mes
sage was sent to the Senate returning its
bill regarding canal bonds as a usurpa-
ton Of the constitutional right of the
House to originate revenue legislation.
The hazing incidents at Annapolis came
up for much criticism.