Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18

tense until NJ. Dolliver poured oil up
on the waters. Mr.. Stone spoke in
supper; of the no e rate bill,
Washington. April 6.-In making an
effort to get the senate to agree upon
date for taking a vote on the rail
road rate oI.4, Senator Tillman made
the important statement that one
week more probably would exhaust
the general debate on the measure.
He failed, ohweyer, to secure the
consent of Senator Aldrich, who said
that he would not be willing to agree
to a vote on the bin until it was more
nearly perfect than it now is. During
the day there were three speeches
on the rate bill. The first was made
by Senator Elkins, who, while ez-
pressing an opinion that ,Ae situation
demands legislation, indicated many
defects in the pending bill. Debate
followed in support of the bill and
Senator nean closed in opposition,
Among the bills passed by the senate
were Providing for the erection of
d public building at Plattmouth, Neb.,
to cost $4,000. Authorizing a cable
from Key West, Fla, to Guantanamo,
Cuba, and thence to Panama, for gov
ernmental and commercial business,
at a cost of 81. 900 and providing
for settlement of claim of S67 900 of
the ~,..-~- States against A..~-.lgan,
Lon ~ hA c. l.
ship canal
Tariff, railway mail subsidy, dena-
tured alcohol and enlarged postal
facilities for western cites were feat
ures Of the debate in the house.
Washington, April 9.-Senators
McLaurin and Morgan addressed the
/ senate on the railroad rate question,
the former advocating the legislation
and the latter opposing Senator
Morgan took the position that the nro-
posed legislation was III interference
with the rights Of the states TO con
troll corporations created by them
selves, and he said the best way to
check exorbitant railroad rates is to
keep waterways in such condition as
to insure competition
In the house Mr. Hepburn of Iowa,
| replying to speech OF Mr. Sims of
Tennessee. in which he advocated self
government for the people of the
District Of Columbia, made a defence
of It's form of government, but
criticised its administration He
did not think two newspaper men and
one army officer who constitute the
board of commissioners the proper
personnel for such a government.
Washington. April 10.-For more
than four hours Senator Bailey
held the undivided attention of the
senate with a speech replying to Sen
ators Spooner and Knox. Senator
Bailey set out with the one end in
view Of establishing the soundness Of
his contention that congress has
power TO deny to inferior United
States courts the right to suspend
orders OF the interstate commerce
commission pending final decision of
/ cases arising under the proposed
/ law This he undertook to do by
citing innumerable decisions and
quoting many authorities Senator
Hale announced his willingness to
accept the anti-suspension amend
merit and expressed confidence that
if Senator Bailey would on the other
hand agree to broad court review
there would be comparatively little
| dinculty in reaching an agreement on
/ The bill. In response Senator Bailey
said he did not be ieve review by the
courts could be denied under the con
stitution
For seven hours the house had un'
der consideration the postofffce ap-
preparation bill but in only few in
stances were its provisions consid-
cred. During a debate on a special
appropriation for railway mail pay,
bitter words were exchanged between
! Representatives from North Carolina,
| Arkansas and Kentucky. Speeches
we're made by Mr. Bede OF Minnesota
an. ar. rowne of New York who
spoke in behalf of the jamestown ex'
position,