The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-05-18
Thursday.

yards.
Thursday.
Washington, May II. - The senate,
yesterday completed the consideration
of the second section of the railroad
rate bill and just before adjournment
listened to the reading of sections 8
and 4. This reading brings the consid-
Grafton of the bill up to the Allison
compromise amendments which will
be taken up to-day.
A number of important changes
were made in the second section, in
Guiding provision restoring the i'm
prisonment penalty of the act of 1887,
and an amendment suggested by Sen
ator McCumber imposing fine and in
prisonment against shippers who &C.
cept rebates from transportation con.
panies.
Shells and projectiles for the nay
department will, after June 80, 1905,
be purchased by the bureau of or
nance, in the open market instead o.
as is now the practice, in secret mar
kets, from firms engaged in the manu-
facture of these articles. This change
was brought about through the efforts
of the chairman of the appropriations
committee, Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota,
who offered an amendment to the
naval appropriation bill directing the
change.
Friday.
Washington, May -. - Senator
applying to orders of the interstate
commerce commission as covered by
the railroad rate bill, which has oc-
cupied so much of the attention of the
senate in connection with that bill,
was yesterday adversely disposed of.
by the decisive vote of 20 to 81, prac-.
tically a party vote.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Ray,
ner combining the court review to con-
stitutional questions was also voted
down.
A number of other amendments of.
fered in the main by Democrats an6
by Senator La Toilette, were rejected. |
those offered by Senator Allison
striking out the phrase Fairly re-
munerative" in the provision allowing
the interstate commerce commission
to fix rates; limiting the operations
of orders of the commission to two
years; and making the interstate COM
merce commission the defendant in
suits challenging the rates fixed by it.
After passing 800 pension bills the
house yesterday devoted much time
to considering point of order made
by Mr.. Tawney (Minn) against an ap-
preparation for a new steel floating
dock in the naval appropriation bill.
The chair held the point of order we'll
taken in carefully prepared opinion.
Saturday.
Washington, May IA. - The senate
proceedings Saturday included a SEN
sational statement by Senator Till
man, covering the details of his and
Senator Bailey's negotiations through
ex-senator Chandler with President
Roosevelt regarding the rate bill, and
an attack upon the president by Sena-
tor Bailey
Senator Lodge replied to Senator
Tillman for the president, denying the
South Carolina senator's allegations,
and Senator Carter defended the CHEZ
executive against Mr.. Bailey.
Mr.. Tillman said that the president
mad referred slightingly to Senator's
Knox, Foraker and Spooner, and Mr..
Lodge replied that the president had
characterized this statement as d
falsehood.
The actual accomplishments of the
day consisted of the completion of the
of the Allison amend
ment, covering review by the courts Oh
the orders of the interstate commerce
There were several of these provis
Ions and all were accepted as present
ed, or suggested by the Iowa SENATOR
showing an almost perfect agreement
among Republican senator's.
Indeed, one of the noteworthy feat;
ures of the day was the practical una
nimity of the Republicans.
They not only voted almost solidlt
Tor the Allison amendments, but wera
Just as nearly united against opposing
Senator La Toilette cod
tinued to act with the Democrats.
Monday.
Washington. May 15.-The sessid
of the senate yesterday passed witt
out an exciting incident and withod
The adoption Of single amendmet