The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-29
WORK OF CONGRESS
What is Being Done Day by Day By
the National House and Senate.
Statehood Bill Revived.

the speakers table in the House and
placed in the hands of conferees and
a request made of the Senate for a
conference on the disagreeing was
not accomplished without many words
and votes. 1t was developed at once
however, that there were votes en-
ough to carry out the programme
of the leaders. Then followed 40
minutes of fiery speeches, some of
which provoked the amusement Of the
large attendance of members and
the crowded galleries. Then came
the final vote on the adoption of the
rule, which It's members approved
and 156 opposed. Messrs. Hamilton
of Michigan; Brick, of Indiana, and
Moon, of Tennessee, were appoined the
conferees on the part of the House.
The features of the debate were
remarks by j. Adam BcGe, of Min
nesota, during which he told of his
approval of the President, particular
Iy because he had given his daughter
in marriage to a member of the
House of Representatives and not to
a degenrate prince or to a repre-
sentative of "that house of deten-
! ton at the other end of the capitol
Nj. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, cham
pioned the special rule, and Mr.. Will
liams, the minority leader, suggested
that Republicans would need the spe-
cal prayer of the chaplain after they
had made their record on statehood.
Several other short speeches followed
Would Ruin New England.
The railroad rate bill occupied prac.
tically all of the time OF the Senate.
There were two speeches, one by Mr..
Lodge and the other by Mr. SpOoneT.
Nh. Lodge spoke in advocacy of his
amendment looking to the enlarge
ment of the Interstate commerce
commission and in doing so replied
sharply to some recent %utterances by
Commissioner Prouty. Referring to an
interview by the commissioners, Mr..
Lodge spoke first of an Ctteranee of
Eugene Debs, and then said that it
was not capable of doing so much
harm as Mr.. Prouty's statement. He
outlined New England's attitude to-
ward the late bill and SAID that with
the mileage system established all the
manufacturers in the New England
States would ge destroyed.
Mr.. Lodge entered upon a plea in
support of the various provisions of
his amendment, first taking up the
distribution of the commissioners
throughout the country on the basis
Of the judicial circuits, when he was
interrupted by Mr.. Tillman, who OBJ
jected to this method of selection be-
cause of the Importance of the COM
mission, and Mr.. Foraker agreed with
him, saying that location should not
be considered III filling the commits
sion. eff" he said, eve are going
t. have a rate-making commission, ]
shall insist upon the combining of the
number to three and that all be res
idents of Washington and free from
prejudice" As going to show how
location might influence action by
commissioners, he cited Il case i'll
which Mr.. Clements, a member Of the
commission had written an opinion
favorable to Rome, Ca, his own city,
as compared with Atlanta, i'll the
maximum rate case.
$1,480, 900 to jamestown.
The House Committee on industrial
arts and expositions decided to re-
commend a total appropriation of
$1,4SO,O00 for the jamestown Expo
Of this sum $2S5,000 is a
direct appropriation. The exposition
a direct appropriation to ST.
coo, 900.
For the construction of a pier at
the exposition grounds 100000 was
approved, and other items were agreed
upon as follows:
Government buildings, $3.50, 900;
government exhibits, 100000; rem
devious for army and naval officers,
$4,000; rendezvous for enlisted mon,
100000; transportation for soldiers
and arms, 500, 1000; for an exhibit of
legro development, $780, 00.
The proposed appropriation of $780,
300 sought for building a pier at
jamestown Island and improving the
was referred to a sub-commit-
zee, which will investigate what
lights the government will have on
the island, which is owned chiefly
oy private parties. In case the gov
eminent a improve the island on
satisfactory terms, this appropriation
doubtless will be agreed upon.
Pass Fertilization Bill. :,
MI. Spooner concluded his speech
IL the Senate on the railroad rate bill ;:
nd the Notifications appropriation {
I'LL was taken up and passed. The {
'lll carries and appropriation of
$4,000 for the erection Of a powder {
and Mr.. Daniel spoke {