The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-03-01
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railway rate control on the ground that
it would result in lower wages. "A mes
sage was received from the President
submitting the reports of the consulting
engineers in regard to the type of the
Panama canal, and the report was refer
red to the committee on interoceanit
canals Mr.. Hale presented the confer
ence report on the urgency deficiency ap
preparation bill. which was adopted with
out debate. Under suspension of tn,
rules three bills were passed in the
House. The first, aimed at Arizona ant
New Mexico, where gambling is licensed
prohibits gambling in the territories ol
the United States. The second provides
for additional work by the census bu
rcau by requiring statistics on insurance
fisheries, electrical industries, saving:
banks and crimes. The third appropr
ates $4,000 for the purchase of BOO
acres of coal lands on the Island Of Ba
tan in the Philippine group. An effort
of Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania to set con
sideration of the Lake Erie and Ohio
Ship Canal Company Immediately aftel
the passage of the army appropriation
bill failed.
In the Senate Tuesday discussion oi
the pure food bills occupied most of the
day. Mr.. Rayner presented the reply oil
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to the
charge of discrimination made against il
by the Red Rock Fuel Company of West
Virginia. Mr.. Gallinger presented petl
tions from residents of Oklahoma pray
ing for prohibition in the proposed State
of Oklahoma. a committee was appoint
ed to attend the funeral of Representa-
tive Castor of Pennsylvania. Announce
ment of the death Of Representative
George A. Castor of Pennsylvania was
made, and the House took an immediate
adjournment out of respect to his mem
ory. Speaker Cannon appointed a com
mittee 10 join Senate committee to at
tend the funeral in Philadelphia.
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After fifteen years Of consideration OF
the subject, the Senate Wednesday passed
n pure food bill by vote Of G3 to 4
The session was largely taken up by de
bate on the measure, and several effort,
were made to amend, only those approved
by the committee reporting the bill being
accepted. Senator Smoot received anoth
or Endorsement this time from Mr.. War
ren. He presented a big petition from
the women of Wyoming, praying for the
expulsion of the Utah Senator, but eX
pressed himself as occupying the opposite
position. Chairman Hull of the military
affairs committee presented the army ap
preparation bill to the House, urging the
necessity of complete preparedness fol
trouble in the Orient. The bill carrie,
n total appropriation of $69,GIS,502
which is less by $1,521,15S than the
amount asked by the department. Mr.
Hopkins (Ky.) uncovered many methods
of inducing migration to the United
States. which he condemned. Mr.. Shep
pard (Texas) urged tariff reform to OBJ
viate retaliatory tariffs by other nations
Mr.. Powers (Me.) spoke against the abo
ltion of custom-houses as a matter o
economy, and Mr.. Macon (Ark.) answer
ed his arguments.
Mr.. Knox's railroad bill was introduced
in the Senate Thursday and was accord
ed the unusual privilege of a reading al
length. The hazing bill was passed with
out division after several amendments
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petition from the Independent Oil Re
finers' Association of Titusville and Oh
City, Pa, asking relief from alleged dis
elimination, declaring that the railroad
freight rate on refined oil in barrels from
the oil regions to New York harbor fol
export had been increased to n prohibitivt
point. Mr.. Clapp from the committee OF
Indian affairs reported the bill for tht
settlement of the affairs of the five civil
lied tribes by urging immediate action
The bills authorizing the purchase of Goa
lands in the Island of Batan, =. L., AM
amending the Philippine tariff act on tex
tile fabrics and shoes were passed. Wash
ington's farewell address was read by Mr.
McCreary. The army appropriation bill
was the subject of prolonged debate in
the House, the members refusing to ad
journ in honor of George Washington
The discussion of the bill was exhausted
Mr.. Gilbert (Ky.) made a speech oppos
ing the ship subsidy bill, and the debate
then took wide range. The conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill Eas
agreed to.
The Senate was not in session Friday
The Tillman-Gillespie resolution calling
for an investigation of the ownership oi
coal and oil properties by the railroad,
was passed by the House, after being
amended so that it will have to go bach
to the Senate for consideration. The
famous Mussel Shoals bill, providing fol
the development of water power on tht
Tennessee river in Alabama, sent bacl
by the President for amendment, was
passed.
Notes of the National Capital.
Old age of veterans is sufficient evi
dence to secure pension, according to q
bill passed by the House.
Reports received by the Department o.
Commerce and Labor show coal and COX,
exports in 1905 of S31,215,62S.
The idea of having joint army ant
naval maneuvers during the coming sum
mer has practically been abandoned OF
account Of lack of funds.
james Z. Goodrich, chairman Of tht
Indiana State Republican committee, ant
Joseph B. Healing, United States district
attorney of that State, were presented tc
the President by Senator Hemenway. Tho
Indiana political situation was discussed