Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-03-07
Fiiima1 Against Delay.

Mi: Tiilman announced That as soon
as possible he proposed to digest7the
testimony and to submit a formal re-
port OH the bill. He said that within
two weeks he should move to make
the rate bill the unfinished business
and to displace the statehood bill if
that measure was not disposed Of be.
fore that time; The transcendent
Importance of the rate measure and
the wide interest i'll the subject
throughout tile country, lie said, made
il desirable that the bill should be
considered without delay.
As soon as he had concluded, Mr..
Aldrich was recognized and said:
Aidrich Explains Dissent.
ga majority of the Republican
members Of the committee did not
join in the favorable report which
has just been made by. the Senator
from South Carolina, for the reason
that in their Judgment an attempt
should have been made by the conf
mittee to remedy BY proper afdend-
inehts, some Of the obvious and adj
mitted defects and omissions Of the
House bill; and that clear and ade-
quate provision shJilld have been
made for subiscting the orders Of the
commission affecting rates to judicial
review. With these amendments, the
minority members, with the possible
exception of the Senator from Ohio,
who is opposed; as 1 understand, to
ali government tate-,naking; were
ready to give their support to the
House bill"
Mr.. Culbcrtson said that, from the
report made by the Senator from
South Carolina he noticed that Ger;
tain members Of the committee re-
served the right to offer amendments
"The Senator is not entirely cor
rect in his statemcnt," interrupted
Mr.. Tillman. ".rhe resolution was
adopted by the committee and al!
meinbers have reserved rights con-
corning the offering of amendments. +"
Bill to Cut Representation.
Representative Keifer, Of Ohio, In
trodure1 bilt 10 reduce the number
Of Representatives in the House Of
Southern States, because Of the dis
franchisement Of negro voters. The
bill makes the reduction as follows
Alabama, from 8 to 5; Arkansas,
from Z to 5; Florida, from 3 to 2;
Georgia, from IL TO 6; Louisiana,
from z to 8; Mississippi, from s to
3; North Carolina, from 10 to 6;
South Carolina, from T to 8; Ten
ncssec, from 10 to s; Texas, from lG
to II; Virginia, from 10 TO S.
In the House.
Military matters held tde attention
OF tile House the army appropriation
bill being under consideration fol
amendment. That General Corbin
and General Macarthur might become
lieutenant generals the provision III
the bill abolishing that rank was eli
minated OH point of order raised
by Mr.. Grosrenor, Of Ohio, who sub
stitutcd an amendment to abolish the
Grade after these officers had been
promoted, but this too, met defeat.
Members Of the appropriations COM
mlttee disputed the right Of the mill
tary committees to appropriate 10,
an apparatus for fire control of field
artillery, but without success. Only
eight Of the fifty pages of the bill
were passed upon when the House ad.
icurned. As its first business The
House passed the Dalzell bill charter
ing the Lake Erie & Ohio Ship Ca
raj Company with an authorized cap
ital stock of $60,000,00O.
Statehood Bill.
The Senate agreed to vote OH the
Statehood March 8. The proposition
to take the vote at that time was
made by Mr.. Beveridge and them
was little difficulties in reaching an
understanding. The suggestion i'm.
nediately followed speech in sup
port Of The bill by AIr. Hopkins dur
ing the course for statehood and sug-
eestcd that their admission be defer.
red. The remainder of the day was
devoted to the discussion Of the bill
providing for the settlement of the
affairs OF the Five Civilized Tribes
Of Indians, the major portion of The
time being given to the provision for
the disposal of the coal :l lands in i. IN
dian Territory.