Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-03-30
IN THE SENATE.

The entire day in the Senate, on the DIST,
was devoted to the consideration of the
railroad rate bill Mr.. Culberson presented
an amendment prohibiting corporations
coming under the operations Of the pro-
posed law from making campaign contri-
buttons. Mr.. Bailey then offered his Just
the subject. Other speeches were made by
Messrs. Dolliver, Tillman, Patterson, Hey
burn and Knox. Mr. Bailey was interrupt
I'd R the o. nee fhe en s wdat nts
executive session TO consider the Isle Of
Pines treaty, and adjourned &: 40S p. m,
when the death Of Representative George
II. Patterson was announced
The railroad rate bill occupied practically
all Of the time Of the Senate on the 22nd.
Mr.. Lodge spoke in advocacy of his amend
ment looking to the enlargement of the in
terstate commerce commission and replied
sharply to some recent utterances by Com
missioner Prouty. Mr.. Spooner devoted a
speech to the technical features of the
measure. The appointment Of conferees on
the statehood bill went over until next day.
a joint resolution extending from June IL
to August 10, 1906, the time for opening to
entry the coded portion Of the Shoshone
reservation in Wyoming was passed At
a:55 p. M tho Senate went into executive
session and five minutes later adjourned
until next day.
Mr.. Spooner concluded his speech on the
railroad rate bill in the Senate, on the 23rd,
and Mr. TiIlman replied to his arguments
The Notifications appropriation measure
proprG ton of $125,OO0 for the erection Of a
government powder factory and provides for
total expenditure of $5,21S,993. At 800 p.
m. the Senate went into executive session
and adjourned seven minutes later until
Monday.
There was a hint in the Senate, on the
26th, at an effort to fix a time for final
vote on the railroad rate bill, but it was
surrounded by so much doubt that no pre-
diction would be justified Senator Tillman
said that, in the absence of objection, he
may ask tomorrow to have a day specified.
The discussion arose from an effort by sew
eral senators to secure immediate considera-
ton OF amendments. Senator Tillman OBJ
iected on the ground that there were too
many absentees He thought there should
be no vote without full notice. Among the
amendments offered were: BY Senator
BY Senator Scott, compelling railroads to
connect with other railroads; by Senator
Culberson, denyir to interstate railroads
fine privilege of making campaign contribu-
tons.
The Senate on the 9th listened to Messrs.
Tillman and McCumber. Mr.. Tillman made
special inquiry concerning the status of his
resolution relative to the use of national
bank funds in politics and touched on the
insurance and beef cases Mr.. McCumber
devoted himself to the rate bill, finding
many flaws in the measure. but Announcing
that he would vote for 1t If it was properly
amended The joint resolution regulating
the allotment of documents in the govern
ment printing office and aiming to prevent
unnecessary printing and binding, passed
Yesterday by the House. was adopted. A
bill amending the law fixing fees and eX-
penses Of witnesses in the federal courts II,
the western states was passed. At gu
n M the Senate went into executive SEES
sion. adjourning five minutes later until the
next day.