Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-12

ATE Dill, agreed upon at pne Wnlte
house on Saturday by friends of the
dill, providing for limited court re-
yiew of orders of the Interstate COM
nerce commission. was offered in the
senate today by Mr. Long of Kansas.
out he was not able TO get the floor
% make his speech on the bill.
| Washington, April 3.-Senate---
Mr., Long of Kansas today spoke Mt
ength in the senate in support of the
| mousse railroad rate bill, and his
speech was taken advantage of by a
aumber of senators to make inquiry
| concerning the recent conference at
the White house, in which the Long
amendment was considered, II not
originated. The controversy was
participated in by Messrs. Foraker,
! Allison, Aldrich, Bailey and Bacon.
Mr.. Long assumed complete responsi-
oility for the amendment, but both he
and Mr.. Allison declined TO divulge
he proceedings of the conference.
House-By a vote OF 202 TO 26 the
house today passed the national
quarantine bill. The bill places the
control of all quarantine stations.
grounds and anchorages under the
secretary OF the treasury and directs
that as soon as practicable after the
approval OF the act he shall select
and designate such suitable places
for them and establish the same at
such points on or near the sea coast
Of the United States and the Mexican
border, as in his judgment are best
suited for the same. In order TO pre-
l tbna ffNf,. .atf x,f vail fnN
into the United States.
Washington, April 4.--Senate-In
the senate today Mr.. Newlands dis.
,ussed the railroad rate bill and Mr..
Daniel the question OF the lack OF
representation by the southern states
In the public service. Mr.. Newlands
advocated amendments TO the rate
bill providing for the national In
corporation of railroads and announc.
ed himself as favorable to the gov.
srnmental ownership of those utilities.
Mr.. Daniels speech was based on n
provision In the urgent deficiency APP
preparation bill for the representation
of the United States at the next pan
| American congress to be held In Rio
Janeiro next July He said that the
plans of the state department did
aot contemplate representation of tho
south or the far west, and then enter
ed upon general consideration of
southern participation In public at
fairs contending that political diff
ferences should not be permitted to
prevent such participation on Il broad
! er scale.
House-The house during its SEES
sion today listened to criticism of
the president on the part of Mr.. Fitz.
gerald of New York, for the failure of
the chief executive to properly advise
the house as to the objections he had
to the bill opening $4,000 acres OF
land for grazing purposes In Oklahoma
territory, instead of advising the mem
bers OF the Indian affairs committee
as to the weakness OF the measure
so that It might be amended to meet
the wishes OF the commissioner OF
Indian affairs.
Washington, April 5.-Senate.-Sev-
eral addresses on the rate bill were
made. Replying to comments on the
White house conference, Senator Dol
liver asserted that some senator's had
conferred with presidents of rail-
OChdAolo EOlah'l anu ip@iiNy
demanded the names, but the Iowa
senator declined to give them. Con.
siderable feenng was shown, but the
affair was finally smoothed over and
good feeling established.
House-The postofice approprla-
ton bill following an immemorial
custom was made the vehicle for a
number of speeches today having no
bearing on the subject matter under
discussion, but of general interest to
the country. The rights of labor
were discussed by Mr.. Towne Of New
York; good roads by Mr.. Lee Of
Georgia; railway mail pay by Mr..
Stevenson OF Minnesota and protoc-
tive tariff by Mr.. Rainey of Illinois.
Washington, April 6.-Senate-
Senator Elkins, in a speech on the
rate bill, today, while expressing the
opinion that the situation demanded
legislation, indicated what he consid-
cred many defects In the pending
measure
Mr.. Elkins was frequently interrupt
ed and several spirited colloquies
marked the progress of his remarks.
No senator being prepared to speak
tomorrow, the senate adjourned until
Monday.
! House--Tariff, railway mall sub
sidy, denaturalized alcohol and enlarg-
ed postal facilities for western cities
were the features OF the debate In
the house today. What were alleged
to be the iniquities Of the Dingley law
so far as the manufacture of watches
is concerned were discussed by Mr..
Rainey of Illinois, whose tariff revision
speech was listened to with much in
terest. The so-called "standpatters"
made copious notes for the discus
slons on protection which are fore
Swallowed.
Washington, April 7-House-The
house did not indulge itself in the us
ual Saturday half holiday today. but
continued the consideration Of the
postoffice appropriation bill, and in the
latitude accorded under general de-
bate the discussion took on wide
range, including railway mall pay, in
creased pay for rural letter carriers,
the American Smelling trust and the
corrupt use Of money in elections, with
sidelights on naturalization laws.
It's the lucky man who tells you
there Is no such thing as luck.