The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-02-22
.DOLL|VER LEADS.
Recognized Champion Of Rate
Regulation
RED HOT FIGHT IN SENATE.
Attempts Beng Made to Emasculate
Bill by Amendment-Other Nat
onal News

This is day OF absorbing inter st to
Wa hing ton. and apparently to thu entire
country. Miss Alice Roosevelt and Nj
cholas Long orth are to be married at
high noon and as a result the hathelor
days of fortune favored Longworth will
be over, and the popular girlhood of
"Miss ALICE will merge into wifehood.
in which much felicity is expected and
hoped for by countless admirers. The
affair seems to have assumed the import
anc. of national event, and restless
tongues are spreading items of jnforma-
ton bearing on the presents given. the
the clothes to be worn, and The guests who
are to attend the ceremony. The pres
sure brought to bear on those who have
charge of the invitations has been remark
able, and it was thought advisable by the
president to make public explanation of
the failure to send invitations to more
people than have b en- invited. The
WI dding promises to be the most interest
ing wedding of decade, and as the
weather bureau predicte. some days in
advance the weather seems to be made fit
for the occasion.
The rate bill is now at the mercy of the
Senae Committee on Interstate Com
MERGE and it is being dealt with il that
committee thout qualm or delicacy by
certain of its members. The members
!. who have made manifest their antagonism
! to the movement of rate legislation are
: making their final stand by seeking where
= they can attach some death dealing a.
mendment to the Hepburn Bill. Some APP
parenty harmless amendment. which
would appear to be innocuous and ye.
which would take trcm the bill its di
}. rectness ard p, ac.cability. is the desider-
e alum 10 the minds Of the e gentleman. II
% is doubtful, no ever. that they will sue
= coed in mutilating the bill in any i'm.
came engaged in what might almost be
= termed an alteration with Senator AL
e drich over the question of reporting thu
IS measure at certain time, and he il
It vigorously fighting for real and gsnuin
.e rite regulation. The impo. lance ant
I'd far-reaching significance of the work 0
~ Senator Deliver is not fully appreciates
es by the people of the United States. b
n is The leader in a movement which aim
T. directly at he protection of the people
Y, the determination and preservation of tn
d. rights of the common people in their RI
lations with common carriers OF whateve
character or description He is identifie
,st with question which is broad as the col
of tinent, and which derives none OF its fore
g. from sectional peculiarities or needs.
lat The VIII piping post bill, of MIR Adam
lite of Pennsylvania, was laughed out OF II
red House this week. Ridiculous amen
ments, providing for compulsory marriae
and decapitation, the pillory, and bur
ing at the stake, figured prominently
the hilarious treatment accorded by Co
gres, to this bill, There are those WI
seriously feel that the bill was possess
of merit, and think that the treatme
which it received in Congress was entire
GU. OF harmony with its provisions a
probable effects.
House leader Payne was turn
down. in subordinate question
j. Thursday. which revives the hopes
those who have despaired of ever succe
fully pressing any matter against the W
of the leader. Mr. Payne sought to
e.. -
ing customs districts. thereby setting
side bill by Adams. of Wisconsin, pl
viding bonus for experiment static
The "youngsters" and some 9th
{ thought it time to call halt to such P
ceedings, and with the aid of the der
, Gratis overturned the plans of Pay
Such turn occurs only at infrequent
casions, and this instance is not one
exert much influence as precedent.
The fortihcation bill has engaged
attention of the House for some time
ing the past week. Judge Smith of To-
J has had charge of it on the floor of
House. 1t was seized as a pretext
rehearsing the Philippine question.
the policy of the government with RESP
to the term of its retention of the islar
. The part played by Mr.. Bryan in
ratification of the Paris treaty was az
7 described, and general rehashing of
e Philippine question was precipitated.
e The ship subsidy bill passed the Ser
i. with but FIVE dissenting votes 1t {
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subventions. Olger II. Olson
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