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made the scene of ali effort to administer
party discipline to a member Of that
| body and the proceedings were filled with
dramatic interest. Mr.. Patterson was
| the subject of the effort and Mr.. Bailey
/ the instrument of the Democratic party.
| The proceedings arose in connection with
! Mr.. Patterson's resolution of remon-
| STRANGE against the Democratic caucus
action opposing the Santo Domingo
! treaty, and although the subject was
/ thrashed over thoroughly no vote was
| taken. The House concluded all prelimi-
nary steps to the passage of the railroad
rate bill, ordered roll call on the meas
! ure, and put off the final action until
| Thursday at noon. The closing speeches
were made by Bourke Cochran, MIR.
Mann Ull.), Minority Leader Williams
| and Mr.. Hepburn. The time for amend
ment came at o'clock and for three
hours scores of changes were offered,
but all were defeated. The test came
with the first one and the vote on this
was 10 to 146.
The Senate devoted short session
| Thursday to routine business, the caucus
question being sidetracked temporarily.
Mr.. Tillman again made reference to the
charge that the railroads in West Vir-
gina were discriminating against private
| coal mines and had read a letter from
the Governor of the State, which was
referred to the committee on interstate
commerce. The urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill was reported and the rail-
road rate bill was received from the
House. A number of bills were passed,
including the following Placing tele-
graph operators of the Civil War on a
pensionable basis; authorizing the use of
$1,000,000 of the reclamation fund for
the drainage of lands in North Dakota
authorizing the construction of a dam
across Rock river at Grand Detour, H.,
and a large number of private pension
bills. The House passed the railroad rate
I regulation bill by vote of 346 to T. The
pension appropriation bill, carrying $780,,
100000 for pensions and 81 ,245,0 900 Ior
administration, also was passed Other
measures passed were as follows: To pre-
vent leaks in government crop reports:
calling on the Secretary of the Interior
for information regarding charges of ir-
regularities in the Kingfsher, Okla. land
Office; to open for settlement 505,000
acres of land in the Kiowa, Comanche
| and Apache reservations in Oklahoma.
The Senate Friday passed the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill practically
as ii came from the committee. The only
discussion was over an amendment sug-
gested by Mr.. Patterson to strike out the
provision relieving alien workmen on the
Panama canal from the operations Of the
eight-hour law, the amendment being re-
jected. The House put out it's usual
semi-monthly grist of pensions, passing in
seventy-two minutes 429 bills for the
benefit of veterans who are barred for
one reason or another from coming in un-
der the general statute. Seventy-ive per
cent of the beneficiaries are either blind
or bedridden. Two amendments to the
Philippine tariff act of 1905 were passed,
( the purpose being to remove the discrimi-
| nation against American goods. After
| passing a number of minor bills the
House adjourned until Monday.
The Senate Monday adopted a joint
resolution reported by Mr.. Tillman from
the Senate committee on interstate COM
merce, directing the interstate commerce
commission to investigate the charges OF
discrimination and combination in re-
straint of trade which have been made
against the coal roads by the independent
mine owners. Senator Tillman spoke in
favor of the measure. Senator Lodge
spoke at length on the railroad question.
favoring government regulation of rates,
but counselng against radical action.
Spaakar Cannon in npapipU tho cacc;np
dedicated a new gavel to the memory Of
Abraham Lincoln, and the martyred Pres
ident was remembered in the layer of
the chaplain. The House had sport with
the District of Columbia whipping-post
bill for wife beaters and laid it on the
table by vote of 1913 to 60 in spite Of
serious speeches in its favor by Con-
gresham Adams of Pennsylvania, bach
elor, and Congressman Hepburn of Iowa.
The drastic anti-rebate bill introduced
by Mr.. Parker of New Jersey was pass
/, ed. A bill prohibiting the sale of CO.
came in the District of Columbia was
| passed.
] In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. Hale, rep
resenting the committee on naval affairs,
reported the bill prescribing the method
of procedure in regard to hazing at the
naval academy and gave notice that he
would ask its consideration at an early
date. The remainder of the day was de-
voted to the shipping bill, Senators
!, Spooner and Allison criticising various
| features and offering amendments, and
Mr.. Gallinger championing the measure
strongly. Senator Elkins introduced his
railway rate bill. Mr.. Hepburn asked
| and obtained the consent of the Senate to
take vote on the pure food bill Feb. Fl.
Several bills authorizing bridges in the
South were passed by the House without