The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
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uoHudy as the Gay TOT beginning TO vote
on the amendments to the railroad rate
bill. Mr.. Tillman endeavored to have
May set as the date for voting on the
bill az whole, but failed. Senator Clark
of Arkansas occupied most of Monday
with speech opposing the pending meas
ure. The House emergency bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the Mare Island
navy yard and the San Francisco post
Office was passed. Discussion of the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill, and incident
ely the distribution of free seeds, occu-
pied most of the day in the House Res
olutions that the thanks of Congress be
rendered Gen. Horace Porter for his work
in recovering the body of Jean Paul Jones,
and that Gen. Porter's speech at Annapo-
lis on the occasion of the interment of the
body be printed in the Congressional Rec
ord were passed. Representative Hearst
introduced a resolution that an additional
S2,500,O00 be appropriated for the relief
of the San Francisco fire and earthquake
sufferers.
Mr.. Daniel occupied a large part OF
Tuesday in the Senate with his speech on
the rate bill. After debate the resolution
thanking Gen. Horace Porter for recover
ing the body of John Paul Jones was
referred to the committee on foreign re-
lations. Mr.. Allison explained the dispo.
sition which has been made of the money
appropriated for the relief of the San
Francisco sufferers. Mr. Tillman pre-
sented a resolution directing the commit.
tee on the District of Columbia to inves.
tigate the election of Mrs. Minor Morris
from the White House, and especially to
inquire whether the superintendent of po-
lice and one of the chief witnesses against
Mrs. Morris have since received recogni-
ton by the appointment of near relatives
to Office" No action was taken. BY a
vote of 1913 to 50 it was decided TO con-
tinue the free distribution of seeds. NAM
of the items in the agricultural appropria-
ton bill broadening the scope of the de-
partment of chemistry were eliminated.
Mr.. Sherman's request to have the Indian
appropriations bill taken from the Speak
er's table and sent to conference was re-
fused on objection of Mr.. Williams.
| Mr.. Newlands on Wednesday introduced
a resolution directing the finance commit
tee of the Senate and the ways and means
committee of the House to consider the
feasibility of the government guarantee
ing bonds to be issued by San Francisco
to provide money for the reconstruction
of the city. Both Mr.. Flint and Mr..
Perkins of California deprecated the in
PRODUCTION of the measure at this time,
and said the California delegation should
have been consulted. The resolution was
referred to the committee on finance. Mr..
Daniel concluded his speech on the rate
bill. and then the army appropriation bill
was read. An amendment appropriating
81, 100000 for a supply depot at Fort
Mason, San Francisco, was accepted, as
T, was one appropriating 100000 for a
cable to Panama. In the House the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was completed
| and passed, including the provision for
the free distribution of seeds, which was
carried by a vote of 153 to 50. The bill
| carries 81 ,44O. The military acad-
envy appropriation bill, carrying $1,663,-
rs. also was passed, after the deficiency
appropriation of 81 100000 to complete
improvements at West Point had been
| stricken out.
The last day of the general debate or
the railroad rate biz in the Senate Thurs
day brought out much criticism of federal
| Judges. Mr.. Tillman, by citing individual
cases, attempted to show that the powe.
of granting temporary injunctions should
be taken from the inferior United States
courts in interstate commerce commission
cases. He was followed by Messrs. Ba.
con. Bailey, Teller and Foraker. The
army appropriation bill, carrying about
$74,O00,000, was passed. The naval ap-
preparation bill, which carries nearly
$1OO000,O00, was taken up in the House.
Mr.. Foss CID explained the measure
and the general debate which followed at
once took on other lines. The tariff again
forged to the front. with the prices OF
steel rails abroad as the main object OF
| interest.
The Senate Friday entered upon consid
| GRAFTON of the amendments to the railroad
rate bill under the fifteen-minute rule.
| The measure was changed so as to in
| clude oil pipe lines as common carriers
not excepting the one on the Isthmus Of
Panama. A proposal by Mr.. Foraker to
|
| tions of the measure was voted down, as
was an amendment by Mr.. McCumbeI
making the requirements concerning these
cars more stringent than in the original
bill. The Senate adjourned until Mon
day. The House spent the day consider.
ing the naval appropriation bill. Mr..
Burton (Ohio) delivered speech against
what he termed the needless enlargement
of the navy, while Mr.. Butler (Pa.) and
Mr.. Calder IN. W supported the bill.
Other speeches, covering wide range Of
subjects, were made by Mr.. Flood (Va-).
Mr.. Clark (Fla.) and Mr.. Shackleford
| MOI. President Roosevelt's message,
accompanying the Garfield report, was
read in both houses.
Notes of the National Capital.
| The President has sent to the Senate