The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-02-08
RATELECISLATI0N
Hepburn Bill Will Probably
Become Law.
THE STATE HOOD FIGHT.
Secretary Shaw Speaks on Depart
ment Clerk Proplem-Spooner
Defends President.

Washington, D. c.. Jan. Fl, 1905
The Senate Committee on interstate
Commerce has practically decided upon
the question of which rate bill it will sub
nit to the Senate, and the Deliver Bill
is the one that will probably be submitted
although perhaps with minor changes
from the form in which it was introduced.
This result will be regarded as victory
for the President and his followers on
this question, as the Dolliver Bill is re-
garded as the. administration measure.
1t provides for increasing the Interstate
Commerce Commission from five men,
bers as at present constituted to seven
members and it fixes their salaries at ten
term of Office at seven years. These
provisions will Eadd to the dignity and
importance of the office, and they wi
enable the president to induce business
men of recognized ability and experience
to accept appointments to the vacancies
in the Commission as they occur. The
bill is the most voluminous and complete
that has sheen introduced, and covers
every phase of this question in all its
ramifcations. The Hepburn bill is
being debated in the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce. as
we'll as the Davey Bill The Hepburn
bill ln all probability will be reported.
Thus the bills reported in both branches
of Congress will be fathered by Iowa
fluence of that state in the councils of
the nation The fight has already begun;
and one of the important speeches in the
Senate during this week was that of
Senator Clay, of Georgia, on this
question.
Poultney Bigelow, the notorious com
mentator on canal affairs at Panama, was
called before the Senate Committee on
Interoceanc Canals recently, and on
being. questioned as to the identity of his
informants in his interviews he declined
to disclose their names. 1t was init
mated that he would be compelled to
answer the questions submitted to him,
or be held for contempt. This did not
influence him sufficiently to cause him to
answer the question proPounded. Later,
owing in part to the uncertainty which
existed regarding the power of this
committee:to compel answers, and partly
to an unwillingness to make a martyr of
attempt at compulson.
On Sunday evening large mass meet
ing took place in the Belasco Theatre, in
protest of the outrages perpetrated on the
Jews in Russia. The building was filled
to its greatest seating capacity, and
number of notable speakers addressed
those present. Congressman Sulz r. of
New York, presided. and as president
delivered an imprisoned and violent
speech, He is in some respects ad
mirably adapted to address meeting of
this character. as his style of oratory is
peculiarly trenzied and narrowing.
Among those who addressed the meeting
was Judge Moon. Congressman from
Philadelphia, who referred to the ''au-
burn-haired enthusiasm" of Sulzer.
The allusion provoked laughter. as it
seemed apt and unique. Resolutions
we're adopted censuring and denouncing
barbarities of Russia toward her Jewish
inhabitants. Ex-senator Towne. former.
ly from Duluth, Minnesota. later of New
York, from which city he now halls as
member OF Congress, read the resolu-
TONS He was republican member of
Congress from Minnesota 10 the early
'oos, but went astray on the silver
quest on, aud was running mate of
Bryan on the democratic ticket. He was
then appointed by Gov. Lind to till the
unexpired term of Cushman K. Davis.
Later he moved to New York, and he Is