Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-02-08

adopted Dy the speaker. At this
point Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania
moved against it with motion to re-
consider This motion was laid on the
table with the aid of 81 republican
votes united with the democrats,
which makes 1t impossible to recon
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 inclade 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
do he q ati
| would do to the great trans-Missouri
country and Mr.. Richardson of Ala
bama discussed as a democrat the
things done and left Gndone in the
measure. The questions addressed
to the various speakers by Messrs.
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
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 locali-
ties.
Representative Burke OF South Da-
kota introduced bill authorizing
the secretary of the interior to lease
5000 acres of public domain to be
used exclusively as pasture for native
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 bill providing for reorgani-
cation of the consular service, which
passed practically without discussion.
1t makes many changes in the serv.
ice, among which are: 1t provides
for classification of consular officers
in grades; gives the president author
ity to transfer officers from one state
to another; provides an inspection
service with five inspectors who are
to rank as consuls general; requires
that clerks at consulates shall be
Americans; prohibits consuls from en-
gaging in legal business and requires
that all consular fees shall be ac-
counted for. The shipping bin Eas
amended so as to relieve n from con-
stitutional objections and Senator
Lodge delivered a speech in support
of the bill, in which he gave details
of combination of owners of foreign
sailing vessels for the purpose of con-
| trolling freight rates on grain ship
ments from the United States. There
also was discussion of bills making
common carriers liable for injuries to
employees, which arose over the ques-
ton of their reference committees
Some senators intimated that the
committees were anxious to avoid the
responsibility of passing ON these
measures.