The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-02-16
North Star State Representa-
tives in Midst of Bills.
EVERYBODY WORKS BUT MAC
Second District Man Is Planning Re.
taIiatory Tariff Schemes; What
Others Are Doing Now.
FREE PRESS BUREAU.
WASHINGTON. FEB. l..

From Mondays Daily.
This session of the fifty-ninth con
gress will prove to be a history making
epoch.
1t was an inspiring sight on Thurs
day at high noon to witness the hosts
of republicans and democrats on boil
sides of the house of representative.
and in the large galleries also all benz
on the same mission-to vote and tC
witness the voting on, and the passin.
of the Hepburn railroad rate bill, which
President Roosevelt backed by a strons
public sentiment has contended for
long.
1t was the triumph of the people a,
represented by that branch of congress
which comes from the people direct, but
which does not always represent thei!
views. But in this instance party feel
ing was entirely obliterated and tn,
tremendous majority for the Roose
welt rate policy marked red letter day
for the house of representatives.
What will be the fate of the bill il
the senate?
If the great prophet and lawgive'
who wrote the first books of the Bible
were on earth, the United States senat,
would prove an enigma to him. An,
Moses himself could not correctly fore
stall what that body will do with tn,
Hepburn Dolliver bill.
An old time Washingtonian who ha:
resided on Capitol hill since the day.
of William III. Seward, Charles Sumner
Roscoe Conkling and James G. Blaine
speaking of the senate said.
Il have watched its proceedings fol
the past thirty years and made occas
sioral notes regarding the result of leg
islation which has been sent from the
house to the senate. In ninety
cases out of one hundred you will find
that the senate will amend anything
sent over from The house even though it
may be only a joint resolution fixing
the time for session adjournment.
But still the senate is the great
forum of deliberation and | have seen
measures come from the house where
they have been forced through under a
hard and fast rule, calmly debated in
the senate and entirely changed"
Minnesota In Line.
The North Star state was quite con
spicuous during the rate bill debate in
the house. Congressman Stevenson of
fered an amendment to make the pro
visions of the bill apply to express com
panies, as well as to railroads and pri-
Natc car lines. j. Adam Bede, who has
added TO his fame recently by identify
ing himself with the insurgent forces
offered an amendment to wipe out the
private and refrigerator car lines alto
gether. Andrew J. Nolstcad of Granite
Falls introduced bill in behalf of the
farmers and shippers of the large ag-
ricultural district which he represents
And even the St. Paul member of con-
gress, Fred c. Stevens, coming from a
district where the railroad interests are
strong made a lengthy speech in ia
vor of the Hepburn bill and pointed out
its provisions in IA clear logical argu-
ment i'm answer to Mr. Littlefeld OF
Maine who undertook to pick some
flaws in the phraseology of the measure
Representative James A. Tawney.
chairman of the house committee on APP
preparations, was one of the thirty sew
en- republican insurgents" who voted
against the railroad interests when John
Dalzell of Pennsylvania tried to get
reconsideration on a vote which had
been taken, to investigate merger
of interests between the Pennsylvania
and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad svs-
tens.
Charles r. Davis of the third district
true to the interests of the farmers and
the shippers of the agricultural section
which he represents stood with Mr.
Tawney for the interests of the people
as against that of the railroads
On the whole Minnesota has no reason
to make any explanations for the atti-
tude of men like Tawney, Adam Bede
+. c. Stevens, Halvor Eteenerson "Uncle
Loren Fletcher" A. j. Nolstead, c.. B.
Duchlldl anu y. II. DdN IL. IL vote
were forced today on question of a
modification of the Dingley schedules
and reduction in the duty on iron and
steel, pottery, lumber, glass and other
materials which the great bulk of the
American people consume, your CORE
spondent is free to make the assertion
that every one of the above named gen