The Globe-republican., 1906-05-03
WILL VOTE ON AMENDMENTS TO
RATE BILL FRIDAY.
AGREEMENT HAS Been REACHED
Most Of the Senate Time Taken Up
In Listening to Clarke Of Arkansas
on Criticisms of Rate Bill and Ex-
listing Conditions.
Wednesday, May 2.

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Washington. The senate will begi
voting on the amendments to the raj
road rate bill on Friday, May 4.
An agreement to that effect wa
reached but it proved impossible t
go extend the understanding as t
have 1t include the fixing Of dat
for taking final vote on the bill a
q whole. Mr.. TilIman first propose,
final vote on May . and Mr.. Morgal
was the only senator to make objec
ton. His opposition was sufficient
however, to Illustrate the design, ant
the next most feasible course of dis
posing of amendments was decided
upon. The general impression among
the senators Is that the final vote viii
be reached within week from the
time of the beginning of the consd
GRAFTON Of the amendments.
Most Of the time Of the senate was
devoted to listening to a speech by
Mr.. Clarke Of Arkansas, in which he
criticised the pending rate bill as in
offectual to remedy existing condi
tons.
Delegate Mcclure Introduced bill
to remove all restrictions on the
alienation OF surplus lands Of the
members of the Five Civilized Tribes
Congressman Phil p Campbell in
troduced bill In the house to pro.
tect legitimate competition in bust.
ness. The text OF his measure fol
lows:
ANY person, firm or corporation
doing an Interstate business in the
production, manufacture or distrbu.
ton Of any article or commodity en-
tering into interstate commerce, that
shall Intentionally, for the purpose Of
destroying competition and creating a
monopoly, discriminate between Sec
lions, communities, cities or states, by
selling such article Of commodity at
b lower price in one section than is
charged in another. after equalizing
the distance from the point of produc-
ton. manufacture or distribution, and
freight rates thereft0m shall be DEEM
ed guilty OF nisdeneanOr, and upon
conviction thereon shall be fined not
less than $500 noe more than $4,000,
Or be punished by Imprisonment in
fail for not less than thirty days, or
more than six raopths."
Tuesday, May I.
Washington. - Ia considering sug-
gested legislation for the government
Of the canal 2one.. the senate COM
mittee of interoceanic canals today
discussed the question Of salaries of
canal commissioners and incidentally
The nominations pending It was ar.
gued that the salary of chairman
was too high and several senators ia
eored reporting resolution fixing
the compensation OF various canal
officials at considerably less than they
5are now receiving.
President Roosevelt has transmit
ted to congress the annual report on
the beet sugar industry of the United
States durpg 1905, prepared by Char
les +. SayIor, special agent of the De-
ipartment of Agriculture. The report
says the acreage Of beets harvested
during 1905 was 3O7, 364, with an aver
nge yield of 1858 tons per acre. The
aggregate manufacture was 3l292O
short tons. or 625,841 ,228 pounds.
The senate passed the Indian ap-
preparation bill. Several hours were
devoted to a spirited debate on the
question of removing the restriction
from the allotted land of the Choc-
taws, Cherokees, Chickasaws, Creeks
and Seminoles, except full bloods.
After an amendment was offered
and amended to suit those who favor
ed 1t, point of order was made
against the provision and sustained
by the vice-president
Mr.. Spooner was the champion Of
the Indians in preventing the remov-
al of the restriction. hut Messrs. Tel
Ter, Long and others who favored the
amendment charged that he was mis-
guided in his zeal and the Indians
themselves wanted to be permitted to
geek a market for their surDtas lands.
Mr.. Bailey argued that the removal of
the restriction was in the interest OF
The white ssettler and the future of
Oklahoma aud indian Territory de-
pended upon getting farmers on these
lands before the price became too
high for the settlers to buy. The APP
peal had no effect on Mr.. Spooner,
Who said the entire argument appear
cd to be for the white man, with moth
Ing for the Indian.
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