Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-21
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law had gone into effect rebates had
practically ceased
FORAKER asserted he had not said
there were no longer rebates, but that
he had said that there was ample law
for the punishment of the taking of re-
bates.
Il take it that Congress does not
want to legislate unless necessary" he
sand and added that all that is neces-
sary is to strengthen the law by
amendment.
Hall brought the discussion to an end
by calling for the regular order.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion at 1921.
Combinations by the Senate of the
nominations Of members of the isthmian
canal commission were reconsidered to-
day in executive session, and motion
was adopted calling upon the President
Tor the return of the notification of the
Senate's previous action. When this has
been done the nominations will again be
referred to the intcr-oceanic canal COM
mission for consideration.
Before the decision was reached to re-
consider the vote, charges OF railroad
! ing nominations Were made by several
| minority senators and counter charges
| that the proteStantS We're proceeding in
n manner not prescribed by the rules OF
| the Senate were made by Republican SEN
| ators. The discussion developed the fact
! that there had been no poll OF the canal
commission or the nominations in ques-
| ton, and as a result objection. to recon
| sdera ton was withdrawn. 1t is generally
| understood that the purpose of minority
! senators in asking to have the nOmna-
| lions returned is to permit protest
| against Chairman Theodore +. Shorts
| holding n position on the commission and
| the presidency of the Glover Leaf rail
I nj 10 =
| The contrc versy in the Senate resulte ed
| from a motion to take up the nomina tor
| of j.. B. Bishop as a member of the com
| mission. which was only sent to the Sen
| ate today. Objection Wis made and Sen
| ator Morgan followed this by moving tC
| reconsider the action of the Senate in
| confirming members of the commission.
| Senators Teller ana Culberson botl
| made speeches against an alleged disno.
| sition to use undue haste in having nom
| nations disposed of and Senators Lodge
and SpOoner protested that the coniirrla
| tons were in accordance with the USlIa
| procedure, and finally the motion to re
| consider was out of order. 1t was point
| ed out that Il vote to reconsider could h.
| had only by unanimous consent.
| Senator Morgan said that as a member
| of the commission on inter-Oceanic c;thals
he was entitled to cast his vote for OF
| against the nominations at SOM meeting
| of the committee or through poll taken
| by the chairman. Several senators s;tG
| they supposed that this course had bec1,
|
| Senator Willard, chairman of the canal
| committee, tc know whether he had take
| Il poll. The senator replied that he had
| not. but he had been informed that n ma
| jority of the committee was in favor OF
| confirming the nominations and saiI III
| thought he had authority to call them MS
| When this statement was mad" Soma
tors Lodge ard Spooner abandoned the.
| objections and the motion to reconsider
| was adopted. The rules provid" iurthcG
| that if II notification of Il confirmation Of
| President before the expiration of thv
| time within which u motion to reconsider
| may be made, the motion to reconsider
| shall be accompanied by motion to re-
quest the Pre- sident to return the nOtiti-
| cation to the Senate. The notifications il,
the cases of members Of the canal com
| mission had been sent to the President,
| consequently before action can again he
had on the nominations these notifications
must be returned.
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