Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21
INSISTS 1T HAS NOT TRES
PASSED ON RIGHTS OF HOUSE.
STILL CONTINUE C0NFLAB
Repre- sentatives Still Debate on In
surance and Criticise States for
Lax Methods OF Control Exercised
over Underwriting Companies
Minority Refuses Offer.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The senate
yesterday accepted the report OF the
conference committee on the Panama
canal emergency appropriation Dill
and thus, 80 far as 1t IL concerned,
finally disposed Of that measure.
Acceptance Of the report was proceed
cd by n brief discussion OF the reslor-
alton of the bond provision to the
appropriation bill and OF the action or
the house IN resenting the senate'B
action In separating these two ques'
lions. Speeches were made by Sen
ators Aldrich, Spooner, and Teller,
All expressing the opinion that the
senate had not contravened the con.
stitutional provision requiring thai
all revenue legislation shall originate
in the house Of representatives. Tho
house message was referred to the
committee on finance with lnslruc-
lions to report upon the senate pro
negatives In tho question involved
Several minor bills were passed dur.
ing the day.
Dolllver Offers Rate Bill.
Senator DoIliyor introduced bin
designed to simplify the railroad regu
latlng measure proposed by the inter
state commerce commission, 1t auth
orI2eB tho commission TO TX and on
force maximum and reasonable rates
TO go into effect 30 days after notice
Tho court procedure Of the commits
sion bin Is eliminated and the rail
roads are left free to follow their con.
stitutonal remedies In the courts
The commission is increased to seven
members ut Il salary OF $4,000 cach,
1t had not been the intention OF the
senator TO Introduce the measure nntll
after the holidays, but II was agreed -
Il conference ut the white house Mon
day night, participated In by the prcsl
dent, Senator Dollivor, Secretary Root
Attorney General Moody and Judge
Cownn Of Fort Worth, Texas, that II
would be moro effective to have the
measure referred to the senate com
dialoly,
House Still Debating.
The house continued debating, un.
'er guse OF referring the message Of
the president to committees, topics OF
interest, local or national The
subject of federal control Of tnsur.
h.. ~.
~ all the speakers began their re-.
marks with reference TO It, Manag
ors OF big insurance companies came
In for criticism the government was
criticised for It's lack Of control In
matters In which II had jurisdiction
and states were roprlmnndod for lax
methods Of control.
The day was passed without leglsla
ton and ended with an amusing de
bate ON the question of appointing a
ianitor at $50 n month to tho reeep
tion room on the minority side of the
chamber. The minority refused the
offer of tho majority in this matter
and with their aid the ianitNry was
rejected.
Favor Cut In Island Tariff
ny vote Of to 3 the house com
mitteo on ways and means reported
favoruhly yesterday on the Payne bin
admitting all Philippine products In.
to the United States free excepting
sugar and tobacco, which are to pay
% per cent. of the nlngley rates until
1909, whom they also are to so on the
free list.
Two amendments were made to
the measure originally introduced in
the house by Mr.. Payne, At the sug.
gostion Of Representative lIiIl of
Connecticut q provision was added
that all American sugar and tobacco
are to be admitted into the Philip,
pines free of duty and now section
was added which provides that no
Philippine products now in ware.
houses IN the United States shall be
exempted from duties under the pro,
posed measure. The vote on report,
Ing tho bin was;
Ayes--Payne (New York;. Dal2cl
PENN, McCleary CMinnD Thu
(Conn), Routoll Unl, Curtis CKun)
and Needham tCal0.
Noes -Babcock CWis), William
Alden Smith (Mich), Williams
CMiss), Robertson DAD and Clark
MOI.
The other members of the commit.
tee We're absent Many other changes
in the measure were suggested. one
offered by Mr., Babcuck was that the
tariff on sugar and tobacco be re-
dueed to 80 per cent. OF the Dingley
rates This was defeated Ivy vote
of to s.
Mississippi Waterway Estimates.
Washington, Dec, 20, The secrc
tary of war has forwarded to the
speaker OF the house letter from
the chief of engineers, together with
reports Of the Mississippi river com
mission and the board Of engineers