Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-03
Sundry Civil! Bill Passed.
With Amendments.
Conference Ordered on River
and Harb0r Bill.
Numerous Ellis Claim Attention
Railroad Rates Again.


l"dtE. passed the sundry civil anl;.o-
IrHitti"n bill! carrying about $,;< na0 uon
Various amendments were offered To
ih'. measure ana mast of them Ns.ir
n'h':t Il II snne length. There also WIS
'ii:'' 'll1siu.i nf tine nur.. food biu .nI
ii"i::.'.-:' MADE. !; }iriri speech in el1n-
port Of his resolution providing Cor
I'll" appointment of i .;nirt Cong, eys-
!"nal committee" 40 Investigation tn"
question uj railroad rates. rlr r,.;ulu-
ton Mas referred Ia tlc committee Oh
Interstate commerce.
NJ the night session. the general lie
il itncy appropriation bill. The. last Of
III" supply measures. MAS considered
y" tn" senate.
\ bill Was passed incorporating .hc
american academy in Rome
Soon after the Srndt. met the Stin-
dr,- civil appropriation bin Was taken
~. IN amendment by rlatt Conn. to
al" linns" provision relating 10 tx
l'"its,'s "f f"le';iI Judges providing FOR
Hil reasonable EXPRESSES nctrIailv in
IN rcd. L"t L" exceed so Il day. WIS
.!t.tr,trl. IN umonGnioul was adopted
prohibiting tile allowance" Of foes To
=
amendment WAS aimed 1T ibo otiit, Of
IL" district attorney i'll New York Cny,
where il WAS Said that in fuur years
lee; .fnIni,,tih" 10 %4l: coH hld l.rcil re-
'"ivcd. i!.r salary Of tile New \ ntI
officers. h"~cNtr. WAS raised FROM
$;ljN - SH.G"9 Il year.
M itil"Nd,n'.nt ;pFr,3 ri'tih" $500
| for marking: liz" S;,cts where Nm =
lean soldiers fen il, China ANA t'lih:'
was a..!t-s-i /" ;ln,! the la vas then
fase"G
After i conference. hna lc,n ordered
ON Tn" river aNd hHrirur bill Ilryhurn
called III tn. nl;lr tcoI bill. a4l al,
'hrSS+,l tn" Scnatr on lis prnViE ions.
While talking. he WAS irtcrt'r9:cti by
m:nl senators desiring "a pass bills.
Among those Nhs one prohibiting The
sending AZ ms, cts injurious l." crops.
through the mails. rnlhersol objected
ANA in doing so hud Il letter rc:li from
CiElslcs William Cunningham of Tex
~. Proposing To "roincr" the cotton
,I.up iN the wholesale Introduction OF
III" boil Wrt.vil into the Soutiri'n states.
While The lctf"r p,ll'"it"d rs ~ II "!n
'f"X;:. il Was written ON paper bearing;
h. l"tt"r head of i'ti.r". Met 'ormiyl, X
60, ~ New York. Hnd tile Mrit"r said
that tn" ua'na signed was fictitious.
After frN burn resumed ia. Was not
permitted To- continue LONG without III
I.,rup ion.
Mr.. Me- '"nm.lS interpreted 4 speech
il support o. the cnnSt::utionaliy IF
"crvIcr ~ senators ana other federal
utnct. l"!.tr- - commissions apuuint-
al for Snrcial work IL referred to the
service q, tn. late. senator Wnlcott. rf
tulnr;talo whose lrn,h occurred yester-
.,y. >i$iug th.l, his I,nis. had shock
p, 80, only The Senate hut the entire
.riIi'trv.
Nj. I,ollivcr then called up his re-o-
idtiui. rriyitiinG tu tn. :pi.,intmcn; Of
i commission CONFUSED y! members o.!
both houses Of tt.nGr ':;e to investigate
rJilrCa0 rates. He sail he preferred Il
Joint commission to an IiveStiSat ion
ny H. S-nat" alnnn. because he
thought il will he mon" effect in SO. ur-
ING hlrmoninus 2cti1n Mr.. Deliver
said Tat nearly cverybody believed he
t;ihr had come for 4 thorough inVv.Sti-
cation ~ the CIC stion OF rates ana the
enactment into Jaw Of the president :
.tt.nlnm, ndltionS on ;hc subject. He
81 hoped for acton by tn" Senate
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