The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-08
There Promises TO Be q Long
Discussion on That Meas
ure i'm the House.
LIST OF SPEAKERS GROWS LARGER
Ii Will BE the Latter Part of the Week
Before the Last Speech Is Deliv-
cred and Vote Taken.
Much Interest Is Manifested In the
Approaching Contest in the Unit.
ed States Senate Over the
Statehood Question.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Chairman Hep
burn. in charge Of the railroad rate
bill in the national house of represen.
tatives. is unable to see the end OF the
! discussion of that measure. Under
the special order II has the right OF
way until disposed Of The very first
day of the debate, which began last
Tuesday developed the desire of many
members to make speeches. An extra
hour was added to each day and still
the list of applicants for time grew
larger. Mr. Hepburn has long list
of republicans who are anxious to be
heard, and Mr.. Adamson, controlling
the time on the minority side, says
there are so democrats who wish to
be heard in favor of the measure.
Speaker Cannon is inclined to let the
debate run and estimates that II will
be the latter part OF the week before
the last speech is delivered and vote
recorded on the measure
Much interest Is manifested in the
approaching contest in the senate over
the statehood question. Senator Bev-
eridge, who will again have charge OF
the bill. Is hopeful of securing com
paratively early vote, but many OF his
colleagues fail TO agree with him on
that point. The supporters Of the bill
are very strenuous In it's advocacy and
their opponents are Just as determin.
ed. II is not generally expected that
either side will yield until there Is
more definite information as to the
probable result OF a vote than can
nov be secured The critical point OF
controversy will be the Foraker amend.
ment giving the Arizona people the
privilege OF voting on the question OF
the admission.
Congressional Briefs.
Representative Lamb (Va.) intro
duced joint resolution authorizing
the secretary OF war to deliver to the
Southern Historical society Of Rich
mond. Va. all the confederate battle
flags In the war department.
The house subcommittee of the
committee on railways and canals de.
cided to report favorably bill grant.
ing a federal charter for the construc.
tion Of canal between Pittsburg. Pa,
and Lake Erie, the lake entrance to
the canal to be at Ashtabula, o.
The house on the 31st passed bin
granting a federal charter to the Car
negie foundation for the advancement
OF teaching. The fund consists OF $l0.-
100000. the income OF which Is to fur.
nish a pension to retired educators.
The senate on the lst passed 30 or
40 miscellaneous bills and gave sew
eral hours time to the consideration
OF the shipping bill. Among the bills
passed was one providing for dele.
gate In congress from Alaska and
providing for lighthouses, rev.
enue cutters and fish culture stations.
Representative Williams (Miss.) In
troduced a bill preventing common
from accepting any shipments
Of liquor where the carriers must col
iect the purchase price TO complete
the sale.
Democratic senators perfected what
they believe To be compact organiza-
tion to defeat the Santo Domingo
treaty and place the minority In a po-
sition to compel a strict party vote on
other questions likely to arise during
the present session