Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-02
DANIEL DISCUSSES RATE BILL
Virginia Senator Takes Up Powers Of Con
gress Over Interstate Commerce,
MONEY FOR REPAIRS IN SAN FRANCISCO
dissolution ProvidinE FT1O,OOo for
Restoration o. Postoaice, Mint aud
Customs Houpe Introduced
by Mr. Flint.

In the senate today included an extended
discussion OF the railroad rate bill by Mr..
Daniel, an explanation Of the status OF
the appropriation for the relief Of the earth
quake sufferers On California by Mr. All
son and a controversy among several senn-
tors as to the propriety Of adopting with
out referring to a committee a resolution
rendering the thanks OF congress TO General
Horace Porter for his. services in recover
ing the body Of John Paul Jones from its
long lost resting place in Paris In the
last mentioned proceeding MIR. Aldrich OPP
posed action by the senate In advance OF
committee consideration and succeeded IN
having the matter, referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations. -
In his rate speech Mi Daniel supported
the right of Congress to legislate so as to
TX rates and to- delegate its power to a
commissloh he opposed Mr. Bailey's non
suspension provision and indicated indifffer-
ence as TO whether court review clause
should be inserted. He did not conclude
and will continue tomorrow.
Money Asked for Repairs.
At the beginning OF today's session Mr..
Flint offered joint resolution for the
restoration and repair of the public build
ings at San Francisco and in other cities
injured by the recent earthquake, as fol-
lows.
At San Francisco-Post ;55O,OOO
mint, $4,000; appraisers warehouse S15,-
600; subtreasury, $4,000.
At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $1,000.
Al San Jose-Postoffice, $4,000
A bill authorizing the issuance of $loO,oO'
worth Of medafions to be sold in con
nection with the proposed Pixies Peak
memorial exercises 10 be held at Colorado
Springs, colo. next September, was passed
The proceeds of the sale are to be devoted
to the erection OF a monument to Captain
zebulon NJ. Pike, discoverer OF the peal
bearing his name
Mr.. Tillman presented and had read .
resolution directing the committee on Tho
District OF Columbia to investigate tn,
arrest of Mrs, Minor Morris at the White
House last January and it went over unit
tomorrow, s
Mr. Lodge made an effort to secure
unanimous consent for the passage OF tn,
house resolution granting. to General Horace
Porter the thanks OF congress for hi
service in recovering, the body of John Pau
Jones, but Mr.. Aldrich objected. and tn
resolution was referredeto the committee OF
foreign relations
I Mr.. GsIlinger brought up the question
of the disposition of the s2,5OO.OO vote,
! by congress for the relief OF the California
sufferers. =, .5.y,,.-s..
Mr.. Allison, as chairman OF the commit
tee on Appropriations, explained that tw
| appropriations had been made, aggreest
ing 81, 500, 900, but that about 81, 100000 hat
really been expended by the secretary o
war before even The first appropriation D
sl,OO0,O 900 had been made. He added tina
only about s5OO,OOg of the total sum ap
propriated remains unexpended, but sal,
that every dollar would be used for tn
bneht of the California people who nee,
help. 79vss'
4 Power OF CONGRESS over hates.
| Mr.. Daniel was 'sh6h recignlzed to speaI
\ on the railroad rate bill. AS to the powe
Of congress TO regulate railroad charge
to fix rates from any station in one stat
to any Station in another state, an
\ whether congress has the right to enforc
compliance with the rates that may b
fixed by the commission, ne declared ther
were sufficient supreme court decisions t
answer in every instance that congress
has hte power.
He sal dthat it was in the power q
j the congress to charter a railroad I'm IN
United States, as the nation possesse
eminent domain, and he took issue wit
Mr.. Foraker on the point whether tn
United states had the same right as tn
individual states to fix railroad rates.
Mr.. Daniel then took up the questio
of the power of congress to transfer Il
duties to commission, taking issue wit
MIR. Knox on the point Of court review.
He expressed the opinion that lit is wises
and best to provide for judicial revlel
or appeal, but atlthe same time l hav
no doubt that If no such review is pre-
vided the system OF jurisdiction as admin
istered for the past thirty years woul
prove all SUFFICIENT to secure every RICH
| to all concerned