Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
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The Senate was not in session Satur-
Gay. 1t being war claim day in the
House, only those directly interested In
legislation on the private calendar were
IN attendance. The House, in four hours,
| passed 10 bills, and many were sent to
the Court of Claims for adjudication. One
| Of the bills passed awarded $7T,712 to the
| French transatlantic Gable Company for
the cutting of the cable and destruction
Of cable houses during the war with
Spain. .~a
In the Senate Monday Mr.. Long intro
duced the court review amendment to the
railroad rate bill agreed on at the White
House Saturday, but could not get the
floor to speak on it. Mr.. Fulton of Ore
gon spoke in favor of the bill as it stands,
discussing its constitutionality and precip-
.tariDg a general legal debate. Mr.. Nelson
and Mr.. Hepburn made brief speeches on
The measure. Mr.. Hale reported the ur-
gent deficiency bill and gave notice that
ae would call it up Tuesday. Mr.. Tillman
presented a complaint from John S. Will
lianls & Sons, bankers of Richmond, Va,
alleging that the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Norfolk and Western roads Disseminated
against Virginia points in favor of Phila-
tlelphia and Baltimore, and took orders
from Pennsylvania railroad officials. A
joint resolution was passed reappointing
Andrew ID. White as member of the board
Of regents of the Smithsonian Institutions.
The Mallory bill, providing for federal
control of interstate quarantine regula-
tons was passed. The personal liability
bill, favored by the army of railway em-
ploycs in the country. was passed by the
House. as was a measure permitting the
Notification of sweet wines and levying q
J tay al 2 cantS a unl!nn On tha yyipaS thiro.
fortified.
Mr.. Long of Kansas spoke at length in
the Senate Tuesday in support of the rail-
road rate bill. Several Senators who we're
not at the recent conference at the White
House when the Long amendment was
considered made inquiry concerning it's
proceedings, but both Mr.. Long and Mr..
Allison declined to divulge anything. Mr..
Long assumed complete responsibility for
the amendment. Mr.. Tillman presented
his daily letter on the railroad and coal
situation, it being a complaint from G.
w. Eedes of Balston Spa, N. u, a retail
dealer, who charged that the Delaware
AMI Hudson Railroad Company had
crowded him out of business. The confer
ence report on the Indian bill wal consid-
cred, but no action was taken. The House,
by a vote of 202 to 26, passed the national
quarantine bill, which gives the general
government control of sanitary work in
epidemics, particularly yellow fever in the
Southern States. There was much opposi-
ton on the part of representatives from
the South, but the leader of the minority,
Mr.. Williams, the author Of the bill,
spoke in its favor and the majority OF
! the southerners voted with him.
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lands discussed the railroad rate bill, adj
vocating amendments providing for the
national incorporation of railroads, and
announcing himself as favorable to gov
J eminent ownership. Mr.. Daniel spoke on
the lack Of representation from the South
ern States in the public service. He bas-
ed his remarks on a provision in the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill for ths
representation of the United States at the
next Pan-AMcrican congress in Rio ia
metro, and said the plans 0 the State
Department did not contemplate represen-
tation of the South or the far West. On
his motion the bill was amended so a.
to provide for more delegates and az
amended was passed. The bill opening to
settlement $4,000 aces Of Ian in the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache reserva-
tons in Oklahoma was called up in the
House by Mr.. Stephens (Texas), who
stated that the measure had passed the
House early in the session, but some OBJ
lection had been made to it by the com
missioner Of Indian affairs and 1t there
fore was recalled from the President and.
the desired changes Incorporated in it.
Mr.. Fitzgerald (New York; severely crit
icised the Presidents course in the mat
ter. but the measure was passed without
division. The postofice appropriation bill
was taken up and explained by Mr.. Over
street (~Indiana). No action was taken.
The discussion of the rate bill in the
Senate Thursday reached the acrimonious
stage, considerable i'll feeling being stir
red up over the frequent thrusts at the
Senator's who attended the now famous
White House conference. Mr.. Dolliver.
IN defending the right of Senators to con-
fer with the President, charged that other
Senators had been in consultation with
the presidents of railroad companies. Mr..
Bailey and Mr.. Foraker resented this and
tne debate grew intense until Mr.. Dolliver
poured oil upon the waters. Mr.. Stono
spoke in support of the House rate bill.
Following an ancient custom, the nam
bers Of the House made the postofice APP
preparation bill the excuse for a number
cf speeches having no bearing on the
measure, but of general interest. The
rights of labor were discussed b. Mr..
Towne IN. W, good roads by Mr.. Lee
(Ga.), railway mail pay by Mr.. Steiner
son (Minn.) and the tariff BY Mr.. Rainey
(Ili.). MI. Gaines wv. va.) secured
consent to have printed in the Record
Judge Humphreys opinion in the beef
case, the oral argument by the Attorney
General and the several statutes relating
to compulsory testimony and resulting inn
lnunity from prosecution, for the guild.
ance of committees.
National capital Notes.
Speaker Cannon entertained members
of the Gridiron Club at a banquet.
President Roosevelt has removed Hor-
ace Speed, district attorney of Oklahoma
on charges of misconduct in Office.
Provision for court rate review is de-
Tended in Senate debate on Hepburn bin
by Senators McCreary, Bailey and Hey
burn.
Representative Esch has introduced 4
bill which gives the Interstate commerce
commission the power to prescribe upon
complaint the number of hours a rail-
road employe shall be required to work.
Representative Hearst of New York
has introduced a bill prohibiting secret
rebates, determinations and concessions.
! and providing imprisonment of one to ten