Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-26
ASKS HOUSE
FOR CLOSE
ATTENTION
SPEAKER CANNON SAYS Busl.
NESS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE
is TO BE TRANSACTED
PLAN NIGHT SESSION

Political Speeches to be Made During
Consideration of Bill to Simplify tho
Law Regarding Collection Of Revo-
nucs-Take UP immigration Bill
Amend Deficiency Bill.
Washington. D.. G.. June 25.-Speak-
er Cannon delivered mild lecture to
the membership of the house today by
stating that in these closing days OF
the present session more business OF
vital Importance to the nation would
be transacted than in the three
months previous and 1t was absolute
ly necessary that close attention be
given on the part Of the members to
the business In hand, which would not
be done unless order be observed.
Night Session.
BY unanimous consent 1t was de-
cided that the house should sit tonight
from until IL o'clock to consider in
a committee of the whole the bill to
simplify the law in relation to the col
lection Of revenues.
Representative Payne of New York
stated that there were number OF
members who believed that they had
messages to deliver to the country and
1t has been decided to permit political
speeches to be made on the above bill.
Take Up immigration Bill.
Representative Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania from the committee on rules re.
ported the rule taking up the immigra.
tion bill. The rule provides for three
hours debate under the five minute
rule, one hour to be devoted to the
consideration of section one and two
hours to section eight. The previous
question having been ordered Dalzell
explained object Of the rule.
The rule was adopted by vote OF
! 151 to SO and the house went into com.
mittee of the whole meeting on the Inn
migration bill.
Deficiency Appropriation Bill.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill was completed by the house COM
mittee on appropriations today and re.
ported to the house. The bill carries
total of Sic, ,245,509 to supply deflcien.
cies in various departments Of the gov
ernment.
Important Amendment.
An important amendment was adopt
ed legalizing and ratifying the collec.
tion of duties on imports and exports
and from the Philippines prior to
March 8 1902.
This amendment was made to meet
the cases arising under the decision OF
the supreme court in the Warner
Barnes case, which was against the
government and would compel the re-
funding of duties collected amounting
to more than $4,00O000. The amend
ment will not affect the cases already
adjudicated.
Bridge at St. Louis.
\ President Roosevelt today signed
the bill authorizing the city of ST. Lou.
is to build operate and maintain
railroad wagon and foot passenger
bridge across the Mississippi river al
that point.
Extend Scope Of Inquiry.
1 The senate today passed Lafollette'a
joint resolution extending the scope OF
the inquiry now being conducted by
the interstate commerce commission
SO as to have 1t include the transpor-
tation and storage of grains.
4 House Passes Food Bill.
The so-called pure food bill was
passed late Saturday afternoon by the
) house and the conference report on the
railroad rate bill adopted.
Nearly the entire day was taken up
with consideration of the pure food bill
under the fve-minute rule and while
many amendments were offered in the
: main they were voted down. Those
adopted were in the nature of correc-
tions and changes in verbiage. The
pure food bill passed by vote Of 242
to II.
Adopt Rate Bill Report.
BY unanimous consent the confer
ence report on the railroad rate bill
was taken up and while there was a
long discussion over the anti-pass
agreement. considerable heat being
displayed on both sides, the previous
: question was adopted 121 to 81 and the
conference report being agreed ZIG to
A. Those voting in the negative were: !:
Driscoll of New York, Mccall of Mas
sachusetts, Gillespie Of Texas, and
Sibley Of Pennsylvania.
: Trusts Must Abide by Law.
!, President Roosevelt has decla,
) that the trusts must abide by the
: or go.
With all the energy and deterr
: ton of which he is capable he ha
tered upon this fight. He will gi
> quarter.
: Not one or two trusts, but all t
t gantic corporations which are
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