Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-14
Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee is.
in a TangIe
OVER THIS RATE BILLS
About Ready to Vote on Ship
Subsidy Measure---Pr0-
ceedings in House.

Washington, Feb. 14.-At the conclu-
commerce committee of the senate, it
was admitted bill regulating railroad
rates cannot be reported with anything
like unanimous endorsement This is
the form in which it is announced a
compromise on the question of author
izing judicial review of orders by the
interstate commerce commission fixing
rates is impossible.
Resume shipping Bill.
Washington, Feb. 14.-Consideration
of the subsidy shipping bill was resum-
cd in the senate today with the under
standing it be voted on before adjourn
ment. Gallinger offered a number of
amendments on behalf of the mer-
chant marine bill.
Sale to BE PrObcd.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house to-
day adopted a resolution inquiring OF
the secretary of the treasury when the
government executed a deed for the
old custom house property in New
York to the National City bank, where
the deed is, in whose custody it has
been since its execution and why it
has never been recorded
Amendment Defeated.
Consideration of the Notifications
bill was resumed. An amendment
offered by Sullivan (Mass.) cutting off
$780, 900 for Notifications in the Philip
pine islands, was defeated.
For Small Gold Certificates.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house
committee on banking and currency
agreed today TO make q favorable re-
port on the Fowler bill authorizing the
issuance of s. and $40 gold certificates
by the secretary of the treasury.
Appeal for Japanese.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 14.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday took official
coSnizance of the famine which has
grown to such serious proportions in
northern Japan. In an appeal TO the
American people, issued yesterday af-
ternoon. the president requests that
contributions for the sufferers from
the famine be forwarded 20 the Amer |
lean National Red Cross.
Compliment to Eongworth. |
Representative Longworth's bill ap-
propriating S5,OOO.OO0 for the purchase |
of American legations and embassies |
in foreign capitals will be favorably |
reported upon by the house committee |
on foreign relations, which voted una
nimOusly today in its favor The |
committee fixed Friday as the time for
hearing Secretary Root on the consul
lar reform bill
The senate confirmed the following |
Illinois postmaster: II. B. Ward. Du |
Quoin; Augustus Gibson, McLeans-
boro; J. w. Prouty, Roseville; Fl. R.
Moberly, Windsor.
Hot Talk Fortifcations.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE foTtifics-
tions appropriation bill held the at
tention of the house yesterday and was
the text for considerable heated argyll
ment. first over the lax methods of ex-
penditure of public moneys and second |
over the location of the proposed S15,
100000 naval station for the Philip
pines. Mr. Smith of Iowa, in charge of
the Notifications bill, advanced the idea
of vitalizing 10 of the committees of |
the house charged with supervision of
expenditures in the various govern
ment departments. He advocated an
amendment TO the rules which will |
compel reports from these committees |
annually. these reports 10 be the result |
of investigation regarding government !
expenditures. He urged this as pre-
ventive of bureaucracy" towar |
which he saw a present tendency