Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-02
RATE BILL COMES
UP AGAIN TODAY
NEW AMENDMENT is TO BE
INTRODUCED
Strike in Coal Mines Attracts Atten-
tIon of the Entire country-RaiI-
way Commissioners to
Meet
BY Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-The rail-
road rate bill will continue the present
week to receive the attention of the
senate to the exclusion of almost all
other subjects. The bill will be taken
up tomorrow, as soon as the routine
business is disposed of, and Senator
Long will introduce the amendment
agreed on at the conference of friends
of the bill with President Roosevelt last
Saturday night. The amendment is to
section 16 Of the house bill and pro-
Vides:
THAT all orders of the commission
except for the payment of money shall
take effect within such reasonable time
as shall be prescribed by the commits
sion, and shall continue for such period
of time not exceeding two years as shall
be presclibed in the order of the COM
mission, unless sooner set aside by the
commission or suspended or, set aside
in suit brought against the
commission in the circuit court of the
United States sitting as a court of
equity for the district wherein any car
rier plaintiff in said suit hat it's prin-
cipal operating office, and Jurisdiction
is hereby conferred on the circuit court
of the United States to determine in
any such suit whether the order COM
planned of was beyond the authority of
the commission or in violation of the
rights of the carrier secured by the
constitution"
Many Will Support Amendment
Senators who took part in the con-
ference believe that twenty-nine Re
publicans and the entire minority will
support the amendment. Should the
expectation of the friends of the bill be
IL,
a whole will be reached much earlier
than was anticipated when the senate
adjourned Friday evening.
The bill for the final settlement of the
affairs of the five civilized tribes of
Indians will probably go back to con-
ference during the week. Senator
Clapp, who has charge of the measure.
has already announced that he would
withdraw the conference report, and 1t
is understood steps will be taken this
week, provided Senator Patterson finds
an opportunity to express his views on
the subject. The withdrawal would
have been made last week but for the
Colorado senator's desire to be heard.
Program for the Week
The program for the week in the
house of representatives is rather short
as to subjects but will be full as to |
-
the rules and pass bills on the calendar /
will be in order Monday. Suspension |
day comes twice a month in the house,
and there is always a full days work to |
be done, as any minor measures
which require but short consideration
are disposed Of under this order
The bill placing the federal govern !
ment in position to aid in the sup
preston of yellow fever epidemics has |
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This bill carries an appropriation of |
$500,000 and enlarges the powers of the |
public health and marine hospital ser
vice to such an extent that co-opera-
tion between the federal and state
authorities may be had without in
fringing on the police powers of the |
state, render unnecessary the shotgun .
quarantine and put the southern sea-
coast states in position to repel the in
vasion Of yellow fever from other
shores.
Postoffice Appropriation
Beginning Wednesday the postoffice
appropriation bill will have the right of
way throughout the week. 1t is not
anticipated that the measure can be
disposed of in this time, but Chairman
Overstreet. who will have charge of the
bill on the floor, provides that general
debate on the bill will be completed by
the end of the week.
The crisis in the coal mining con-
troversy has been reached In the
field the miners will be per-
mitted to return to work in properties
where the increased demand is allowed
but where the demands are not granted
there will be strikes. The anthracite
mine operators committee will meet
the miners committee in New York on
and a further conference on
the wage scale will be held.
Pending the outcome of this meeting
the anthracite miners have been called
out and will not return to work until
an adjustment of their demands has
been brought about. AT the collieries
the operators have adopted a concilia-
tory tone and will do nothing to irritate
the miners so that disturbances are not
The strike in the coal fields of North
2rn France has assumed serious pro-
portions and unless the government
lakes an active part in quelling the
and bringing about an {
understanding between the miAe own