Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-31

man hau been legally arrested.
The rules Of the house, as 10 the
presence Of members, were hrough,
home to the members and during thy
rest Of the day, while the house haa
under consideration the diplomatic
and consular bills, a quorum was con
tinuously present,
Comforting on Rate Sill
When the conferees on the rate
bill adjourned for The day every
amendment in the bill had been some
over Twenty-Five Of the So amend
ments had been disposed Of. the indj'
cation being that most had been &C,
cepted Important amendments are
still subjects of consideration and in
dications are that a speedy agreement
cannot be hoped for, The express
company amendment is still disagreed
TO; the pipe line amendment also is
one OF those unsettled, likewise the
amendment forbidding common car
riers ownership in producing proper
ties The Jim Grow" car amend,
ment also is in dispute the pass
amendment and that relative to the
size of the commission,
Considerable time was spent dis
GUESSING the amendment requiring Ave
days notice before the issuance of an
injunction to enforce an order of the
commission, This amendment will
doubtless be modified Several coun-
ter propositions have been made one
making the time two, another one, and
another three days, and Still another
to leave the time to be determined
by the court,
Substitute for La Toilette Bill.
The senate committee on education
and labor considered Senator La tol,
lette's bill to limit the hours of ser.
vice of railroad employees, A substi,
tute drafted by H. r. Fuller legislative
representative of the employees will be
amended by the committee and re-
ported by Senator Dolliver. Ii limits
continuous employment to 16 hours,
except in cases where casualties CON.
pei trainmen to remain longer on duty
Would Head of Immunity Pleas.
The senate committe on judiciary
authorized Senator Nelson to report
a substitute for the bill recommended
by the department of Justice in rela,
ton to the governments right to ap-
peal in certain criminal cases, The
substitute provides that in cases where
the government is prosecutor it shah
have the right of review in the fol
lowing classes of criminal cases.
From a decis.yn quashing or setting
aside an Indictment; from a decision
sustaining demurrer to an indict
ment or any count of an indictment.
from decision arresting Judgment Of
conviction for nsutiiciency of an in.
dictment, and from a decision sustain.
ing a special plea in bar when the de-
PENDANT has not been put in jeopardy.
A provision of law of this character
is desired by the department of JUS
tice to prevent repetition of the fail
ure of trial, such as was had in the
Chicago packers cases.
Woman and Child Labor.
Chairman ID 'lliver OF the senate
committee on education will report
favorably the bill authorizing the sec
rotary of commerce and labor to re-
port upon the industrial social. moral,
educational and physical condition OF
woman and child workers, The sec.
rotary is instructed to make an esti-
mate and submit to the next session
of congress the result of such investi-
CATION
For Armor information.
The house committee on naval If
fairs authorized favorable report On
the resolution requesting the secretary
of the navy to inform the house as to
the cost of armor plate and Of an ar
NOR plant.