Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
MAKES SLAP At
GENERAL MILES
HOUSE PASSES AMENDMENT
TO THE ARMY BILL
Provides That Retired Officers Over
Grade of Major Shall Not Have
Full Pay When on Duty
With State Militia
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE APP
pointment of Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles as inspector general OF the state
of Massachusetts, overshadowed all
other questions In the discussion of the
army appropriation bill in The house to-
day. The debate had proceeded in a
leisurely manner until Mr.. Hull, in
charge Of the bill, Offered an amend
ment providing that retired officers
above the grade of major should not
receive the full pay Of their grade when
assigned to duty with the militia OF
the several grades
Several Of the members declared that
the amendment was directed especially
at Gen. Miles.
The measure was adopted.
Consideration of the army bill was
then concluded, when the house ad-
journed until tomorrow.
Statehood and Railroads
The attention of the senate today
was divided between the statehood
question and governmental regulation
of railroads. Mr.. Newlands made a
formal speech on the railroads, and at
its close engaged in a controversy over
the points involved with Senators
Spooner and Foraker. All amend
ments to the statehood bill except that
relating to the liquor traffic in Indian
Territory were agreed to.
The bill making the restriction on the
transportation Of lottery tickets be-
tween the states applicable to transpor-
tation between the states and terri
tories was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Newlands then addressed the
senate on the joint resolution which he
introduced several days ago, which
provides for a commission with in
structions to frame national incor-
poration act for the construction of
railroads engaged in interstate COM
merce. He advocated an increah OF
the authority of the interstate COM
merce commission so as to authorize
it to regulate rates, and said the trans
fer of control of the railroads now
exercised by all states to the national
commission would have the very de-
sirable effect of destroying rebates
Such control, he contended, would be
advantageous to the railroads in that
it would relieve them from the op-
pressions of varying conditions of pop
ular judgment and take them out of
politics.
Mr. Foraker asked Mr.. Newlands
how he proposed to secure the REIN
corporation of the various railroad
companies as proposed by his resolu-
tion. to which Mr.. Newlands replied
that his measure is so framed as par
TALLY to drive and partially coax the
railroads.
He added that other means might
be resorted to and that would be to
prohibit roads from taking out nation
al corporation papers and from engag- !
ing in interstate commerce.
The amendment making a donation
of $5,00O,00O for the benefit of the pub
lie schools of the proposed state Of
Arizona was adopted after striking out
the provision for the payment of in
terest on the sum.
At the instance of Mr.. Long the bill
was so amended as to require pay
ment for improvements on leased lands
before sale.
An amendment giving to the senate
exclusive Jurisdiction over national
parks and reservations also was in
serted.
Mr.. Foraker then presented his
amendment providing that the portion
of the bill applying to New Mexico
and Arizona shall not take effect until |
it shall be favorably voted upon, but |
pending its consideration, at AIS p. m.,
went into executive session and at 4:2S |
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