Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-02-05

point Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania
moved against it with a motion to re-
consider This motion was laid on the
table with the aid of 81 republican
votes united with the democrats,
which makes it impossible to rec On
slider the resolution without a two
thirds vote of the house. =
Washington, Jan. 30.-Members of
the house evinced more general inter-
est in the discussion of the railway
rate bill throughout than on any
topic of legislation for some time.
The debate throughout was listened
to attentively and many questions
were asked of the different speakers
to bring out either obscure points
in the measure or evils complained
of, which no attempt has been made
to include in the bill. The debate
was opened by Mr.. Townsend of
Michigan in an exhaustive argument
on the general subject and sharp
criticism directed to those who had
opposed railroad rate legislation. Mr.
AdamSon of Georgia, representing the
minority, followed in commentator !
of the measure and in praise of Pres
ident Roosevelt's stand on the ques-
ton, which he said the minority was
availing itself of in the present in
stance Mr.. Hinshaw of Nebraska E
depicted the benefit the Legislation
would do to the great trans-MissOuri Z
country and Mr.. Richardson of Ala
bama discussed as a democrat the &
things done and left undone in the 3
measure. The questions addressed 8
to the various speakers by MessTs.
Sherry of Kentucky and Littlefield of
Maine indicated that there is to be
some opposition to the bill, at least in
the debate The feature seemingly Fl
subject to attack is as to just what
will be the authority of the inter
state commerce commission under the
bill relative to differentials in rates
between competing cities or local.
ties
Representative Burke Of South Da
kota introduced a bill authorizing
the secretary of the anterior to lease
5000 acres of public domain to bC.
used exclusively as pasture for nativeN
buffalo.
The senate passed 40 bills. The
list included a number of measures
for lighthouses, fog signals, revenue
cutter vessels and public buildings;
and also a bill providing 5or reorgani
zation of the consular service, which
passed practically without discussion
1t makes many changes IN the sery1
ice, among which are: 1t provides
for classification of consular officers
in grades; gives the president author
ity to transfer officers from one state a
to another; provides an Inspection
service with five inspectors who ara
to rank as cOnsuls general; requires
that clerks at consulates shall b9
Americans; prohibits consuls from en-
gaging in legal business ond requires
that all consular fees shall be acI
counted for. The shipping bill WaS
amended so as to relieve it from COM
stitutional objections and Senate
Lodge delivered a speech in supper
of the bill, in which he gave detalIS
of a combination of owners Of forelgH
sailing vessels for the purpose OF con
trolling freight rates on grain SnIl
ments from the United States. IheTY
also was discussion Of bills .makms
Common carriers liable for injuries
employees, which arose over the Que9
ton of their reference commltIees
Some senators intimated that II
committees were anxious to avoid ~
responsibility of passing on t4e1
measures.