Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-03-26
CANNON WINS ON
STATEHOOD BILL
MEASURE SENT TO CONFERENCE
BY DECISIVE VOTE.
;SPOONER ON RAILROADS
Wisconsin Senator Speaks on Consti-
tutionaI Features of Rate Measure.
Declaring That Inferior Courts Can
Not Be Destroyed Or Their Powers
Taken Away From Them.

Washington, Mar, 23-The statehood
bill was taken from the speaker
table in the house yesterday, placed
in the hands of three selected con,
ferees and a request made of the SEN
ate for a conference on the disagreeing
votes of the two houses. This action
was not accomplished without many
words and votes. 1t was developed
at once, however, that there were
votes enough to carry out the program
of the leaders. Then followed 40
minutes of fiery speeches, some OF.
which provoked the amusement OF
the large attendance of members and
crowded galleries. Then came the
final vote on the adoption of the rule,
which IT'S members. approved and 155
opposed.
The features OF the debate were re-
marks by Mr.. Bede of Minnesota, dur
ing which he told of his approval Ct
the president, particularly because he
had given his daughter in marriage
to a, member of the house and not to
a degenerate prince, or to a represent
ative of THAT house of detention at
the other end of the capital"
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania cham
pioned the special rule and Mr.. VIII
iams, minority leader, suggested that
the republicans w0sidd need a special
Of 70 aIo af
made their record on statehood. Sew
eral other short speeches followed
Social Secretary Attacked.
The legislative appropriation bill
constituted the subject for the re-
mainder of the day. Criticism was
made of the management of the H.
brary of congress and Mr.. Hardwicll
of Georgia found himself opposed by
members of both sides of the cham,
Der in his endeavor to resist the
white house appropriation SO as to
eliminate a social secretary for the
wife of the president.
Spooner on the Rate Bill.
The railroad rate bill occupied prac-
There were two speeches, one by Sen
ator Lodge and another by Senator
SpoOner. Senator Lodge spoke in ad
,vocacy of his amendment looking To
enlargement of the interstate com
merce commission, and in doing so
he replied sharply to some recent ut
terances by Commissioner PrOuty.
Referring to an interview by the COM
missioner, Senator Lodge spoke first
of an utterance by Eugene Debs AMI
then said that it was rot capable OF
doing so much harm as Commissioner
Rroutys statement. He outlined the
New England attitude toward the rate
bill and said that with the mileage
system established all the manufac-
lures in the New England states
would be destroyed.
Senator Spooner devoted his atten-
ton to the constitutional powers of
inferior courts, contending that those
courts could not be destroyed no"
their Jurisdiction taken from them
He engaged in controversy with
Senator Rayner over the power OF
congress TO deprive the courts of the
privilege of suspending the findings
of the interstate commerce commits
sion and the discussion closed with
the usual exchange of courtecies be
tween Senators SpOoner and Tillman.
objects to Conference.
During the day Senator Beyeridge,
as chairman of the committee on ter
ritories, asked for the appointment OF
conferees to meet the conferees APP
pointed by the house on the statehood
bill. Senator Foraker promptly o.
jected to the selection of senate re-
representatives. upon the suggestion OF
the chairman of the committee, saying
that that gentleman did not represent
the sentiment of the senate. Dispo-
sition of the subject was postponed
until today.