Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
THE SENATE.

When the Senate convened today Mr.
Scott presented an amendment to the rail-
road rate bill, requiring railroads TO make
connection with inteIsecting lines. with
proper facilities for transfer of business and
the exchange OF cars.
The following bills we're passed:
Authorizing the erection OF public build
ing at Denver. Col. at cost OF s2S00.O tr0.
Authorizing the sale OF a tract of public
land In Dahota county, MINI. to that state.
Regulating the use OF reservoir sites on
the public lands.
Amending the law relative 10 the Issuance
OF duplicate treasury checks Ia case of loss
Authorizing the Secretary OF War to do
nate TO the state of Idaho two Krupp guns
captured by Idaho troops IN the Philip
pines
Authorizing the construction of bridge
across Perdido river. in Baldwin county,
Ala
Providing for the disposal of Isolated
tracts Of public lands
Providing for the establishment of town
sites on the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
Indian reservations in Oklahoma.
Authorizing the disposal OF 800 600 acres
OF land in the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
Indian reservations in Oklahoma TO the
highest bidders. under the provisions of the
homestead laws.
Authorizing the erection of a monument
at Washington to the memory OF John Paul
Jones. at cost OF $4,000; providing for
the co-oDera ton OF the United States In the
erection of a monument to the memory of
Dorothea Lynde Dix at Hampden Maine
aud appropristing $1,000 FOR that purpose
Providing for cooperation by the govern
ment in the erection In Washington of a
bronze statue to Henry Wadsworth Long
fellow, and appropriating 5000 for that
purpose
Prescribing general regulations for The
construction Of bridges over navigable
waters
Authorizing the erection OF public build
irS at Eureka. Cal, at "A cost OF SlTS Ooo
Of F..r-ey,
agreement between the states of New Jer-
sey and Delaware for the settlement OF the
controversy over the boundary line between
the two states
Ceding strip OF land In Hot Strings
Ark, 20 that city for use as a street
Amending the law relative to the bonds
OF shipping commissioners.
Authorizing the erection OF q public build-
dag at kearney. Neb., at a cost of 400 COO
Providing for the punishment of officers
or employees OF the United States who pre-
maturel% dtvulge Information secured by
reason of such employment, and prohibit
Ing such officials from specializing In arti-
Cles with which their respective Offices deal
especially. This Is a House bill intended
10 cover such cases that which arose
last summer in the bureau of statistis OF
the Agricultural Department.
Authorizing the purchase Of bust OF
President Zachary Taylor.
Authorizing the Mobile Railway Com
pany to construct bridges across Dog and
Fowl river in Alabama.
AuNAOIizlut TtSeINdtlOn OF ldEQS IN
South Dakota, to be known as the Battle
Mountain reserve.
The Railway Rate BILL
At 2 O'Clock Mr.. Tllman, In charge of the
railroad rate bill. took the floor to give no.
tice that after tomorrow he would ask the
Senate to proceed with the consideration
OF that bill Immediately after the disposi-
ton OF the routine morning business and
without waiting until PIN, has been
done the two DAYS that hill haa ar,
before the Senate. He considered the bill
too important for "dawdling." he said. He
therefore. requested senators who desire to
speak on the bill to be prepared to pro-
coed at the earliest possible moment each
day.
Mr.. simmons then addressed the Senate
In support OF the rate bill An abstract OF
lis remarks will be found III another
column.