The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-12-14
DEBATE ON RATE BILL
ENTERTA|NS SENATORS
TiIlman Introduces a Measure
Which Gives Foraker Q
Chance.
OVER MAXIMUM RATES
Foraker INDUCES in Lengthy Argument
Of Observation-Disclosures Advocates
Make a Spectacular
Plea.

Washington. Dec. i3.-with spirItc,
Debates on the subjects OF railroad rate
legislation arising through the intro
duction OF n bill by Senator Tillman
70 authorize the Interstate Commerce
commission TO Tx maximum rates. and
the Panama canal, and the controversy
over the referee OF the emergency APP
preparation bill To n committee today's
session OF the senate continuously
proved Interesting for more than four
hours. An adjournment was taken
without n mention OF the late Senator
Mitchell. OF oregon. n no for the
first time the death OF "A senator was
permitted to pass unnoticed by the SEN
ute. Tn erasurc OF Mr.. Mitchell's
name from the rolls followed. Chaplin
Hale called the situation to mind I'm his
prayer by referring pointedly TO corrup-
lion N dcat:i by praying that MEM
beers OF the senate be given strength To
bear each others burdens.
The debate on the Tillimnn bill was
engaged Ia by a number OF senator's.
Senator Foraker declared hat the bill
proved that it's author believed the
present laws were sufficient To correct
bl alleged transportation evils except
Excessive rates. and that there was
ample provision for the punishment OF
rebate giving.
Senator Tiilmin responded that he
thought the laws sufficient until the
Investigation begun by Judge Harmon
into the Santa BE case had terminated
In a pitiablc flasco. senator Foraker
asserted hat n law could not be
blamed II some person fell short I'm his
duty"
Senator Foraker intimated In his dis
eussion that there would be some cx-
tended controversies before the rail-
road rate bills were disposed OF this
session.
- 49,. - .no,so-s
had discussed h Panama bill IL was
referred To the appropriation commit
tee by n vote OF 40 TO 20.
washington. Dec. li.-Therc was n
discussion OF railroad legislation In the
senate today. preclpitated by a bill In
troduccd by Tillman, which he cx-
blamed gave the Interstate Commerce
commission power TO fix "A maximum
reasonable rate.
Foraker talked ut some length on the
railroad question.
Delegation Demands Statehood.
Single statehood for oklahoma and
Indian Territory was promoted today In
one of the most novel performances
ever enacted In the national capitol
building. A delegation 80 strong from
those territories called to pay It's re-
spects to Senator Bevcridgc. chairman
OF the committee on territories. The
committee room would not Occommo-
date all the visitors and the senator re-
ceived them I'm the corridor and ad-
dressed them there.
The senator complimcnted the people
on the territories and promised they
should not be disappointed In their de-
sire for statehood. Three rousing
cheers rang through the capitol nj the
close or the speech, and Charles G..
Jones, OF oklahoma city. chairman OF
sha NalHnaHlnn 1ngluFe1 Senator IgkRr-
idge ever mac been ready with the
right kind OF advice In the fight made
by Oklahoma n Indian Territory for
admission To the union.
One Pretty Incident.
The prcttiest scene OF the entire pro-
ceeding was NJ the close when Helen
Renstron. n i5-ycar-old girl from Okla
.homa city. sang three verses from
''Dklnhoma." the joint statehood sons
The delegation also called on Speaker
Cannon. After Miss i,cnStron had nm
ished singing for Cannon. he c~ongratu-
lated her on her beautiful voice. n
said: You must go over To the senate
and sing FOR the sinners; you can win
them over ~.
novel method OF seeking federal
control over insurance ~ proposed In a
bin introduced today ny Representa-
tive Fred L.aUdis OF Indiana. The bill
cites that congress has exclusive turis-
dictIon ovei the District OF Columbia
territories and inSuinr possessions OF
United States In consequence OF which
authority is given the department OF
commerce Hul labor To- require full
statements from all Insurance COM
panica doing business within such jur-
isdiction. lie states that publicity is
the one thing required and that mo- In
surance company can AFFORD To quit
business Ga any Of the territory named
to avoid government supervision. as nj:
companies viii be included.