Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-11
IN THE SENATE.

Mr.. Daniel occupied 4 large part of the
day, on the LIST with his speech on the
rate bill, and Will continue tomorrow Aft
or debate the resolution thanking Gen
Horace Porter for recovering the body of
! John Paul Jones was referred TO the com
mittcc on foreign relations Mr. Allison
explained the disposition which has been
made of the money appropriated for the re
lief of the San Francisco sufferers Mr.
| Tillman presented resolution directing
tie committee on the District of Columbia
| TO investigate the election of Mrs. Minor
Morris from the white house, and especial
Iy to inquire whether the superintendent
! Of police and one of the chief witnesses
against Mrs. Morris have since received
rec ognitiOu by the appointment of near rel
ativCs to Office No action was taken. Ar
8 p. III. adjournment until next day was
! taken
| Mr.. New,ands, on the I'd, introduced n
resolution directing the finance committee
of the Senate and the ways and means COM
mittee of the House to consider the feaSibl-
lty of the government guaranteeing bonds
to be issued by San Francisco to provide
money for the reconstruction of the city.
Both Mr.. Flint and Mr.. Perkins of Califor-
MIA deprecated the Introduction of the meas
ure at this time, and said the California
delegation should have been consulted. The
resolution was referred to the committee on
Gnance. Mr.. Daniel concluded his speech
on the rate bill, and then the army applo-
pration bill was read. An amendment APP
Dropriating 81 100000 for supply depot ar
Fort Mason, San Francisco, was accepted
as was one appropriating 100000 for Il
cable to Panama. At $50 p. M. adjourn.
ment until May was taken.
| The last day of the general debate on the
railroad rate bill in the Senate on the :ird
brought out much criticism of federal
Judges. Mr.. Tillman, by citing individual
cases, attempted to show that the power
IF granting temporary injuncti0ns should
be taken from the inferior United States
courts in interstate commerce commission
cases. He was followed by Messrs. Bacon.
Bailey, Teller and Foraker The army APP
preparation BILL carrying about $14,OOoooU,
was passed. At 5:5J p m. adjournment I'M
| I'll the next day was taken.
| The Senate on the 4th entered upon con
sideration of the amendments to the rail
! road rate bill under the fifteen minute rule.
The measure was changed as to include
oil pipe lines as common carriers, not eX-
repting the one on the Isthinus of Panama.
proposal by Mr. Foraker to exclude re
frigerator cars from the operations of the
measure was voted down, as was an amend
mcnt by Mr. McCumbcr making the require
ments concerning these cars more stringent
han in the original bill. 1t decided
| that no session would he held tomorrow IL
order that opportunity might be given the
Republicans to hold conference with Il
view to reaching an agreement on the rate
oil. An executive session was taken at
100 p. m. and at $40 the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
| The Senate on the 18th spent most of its
| line on single amendment to the railroad
ate bill, and ended by adopting subst-
ute instead. The provision under discus
| The granting of rebates, passes drawbacks.
| special passenger rates or determinations
! II accommodations to railroad patrons pay
me- equal rates Senator Culberson finally
secured the adoption of the following sub
titutC: THAT carrier engaged In inter
state commerce shall directly directly
ssue give any free ticket, free pass or
| rec transportation to any person except
% the officers, agents, employees and attOr-
leys exclusively in the service OF the car
'icr issuing the same, or to ministers of
:cligion, inmates of hospitals, elecmosynary
,r charitable institutions Any carrier vio-
ating this provision shall be deemed guilty
If misdemeanor, and shall for each Of
!ense pay to the United States penalty
IF not less than 500 nor more than $1,000
Ehc kittredge amendment, relative to pri-
Tatc cars, was voted down. So many
amendments and substitutes were offered
% the Elkins provision, prohibiting inter
Gta to railroads from anything but the trans
2OrtatiOn business, that all We're ordered
printed for the Scnate's consideration on
he day following, to which adjournment
was taken.