Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-12
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! The Senate was not in session Satur-
| day. 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 40 bills, and many were sent to
| the Court of Claims for adjudicat ton. One
| Of tie bills passed awarded $77.712 to the
French Trans Atlantic Cable Company for
| tie cutting of the cable and destruction
| of cable houses during the war with
Spain.
In the Senate Monday Mr. Long intro
ducei 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-
taring a general legal debate. Mr.. Nelson
AMI Mr.. Hepburn mad. brief speeches on
the measure. Mr.. Hale reported the ur-
gent deficiency bill and gave notice that
he would call it up Tuesday Mr. Tillman
presented a complaint from John S. Will
liams & Sons. bankers of Richmond. Va,
alleging that the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Norfolk and Western roads Disseminated
against Virginia points in favor of Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, and took orders
from Pennsylvania railrod officials A
joint resolution was passed reappointing
Andrew ID. White as member of the board
of regents OF the Smithsonian Institution.
The Mallory bill, providing for federal
control of interstate quarantine regula-
tionS was passed. The personal LIABILITY
bill. favored by the army of railway en- |
ployc; in the country, was passed by the /.
House. as was a measure permitting the |
fortihcation of sweet wines and levyng a |
tax OF ; cents a gallon on the wines thus !
fortified.
Mr.. Long OF Kansas spoke at length in !
the Senate Tuesday in support of the rail-
yoad rate bill. Several Senators who were
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 NJ.
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 c.
w. EedeS of BalstOn Spa, n. Y. 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 was consid-
ereG, but no action was taken. The House,
by vote of 2O2 to 20, passed the national
quarantine bill, which gives the general
government control of sanitary work in
epldemlcs, particularly yellow fever in the
Southern States. There was much opposi-
tion 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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II the Senate Wednesday Mr.. New
lands discussed the railroad rate bill. adj
vocating amendments providing for the
national incorporation of railroads. and
announcing himself as favorable to gov
ernment ownership. Mr.. Daniel spoke on
the lack of representation from the South
ern States III the public service He bas-
ed his remarks on a provision in the
lrgenr deficiency appropriation bill for the
of the United States at the
next Pan-Amcrican congress in Rio ia
nelro, and said the plans of the State
Department did not contemplate represen-
tatlon of the South or the far West. On
his motion the bill was amended so as
to provide for more delegates and as
was passed. The bill opening to
settlement $4,000 acres of land in the
kiowa. Comanche and Apache reserva-
tons in Oklahoma was called I'D 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 it there
-ore was recalled from the President and
he desired changes incorporated in it.
Mr. Fitzgerald New York; severely crit
cised the Presidents course in the mat
er. but the measure was passed without
ilVlSlon. The postOtfice appropriation bill
vas taken up and explained by Mr.. Over
treet (Indiana). No action was taken.
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The discussion of the rate bill in the
senate Thursday reached the acrimonious
tase, considerable i'll feeling being STIR
ed up over the frequent thrusts at the
senator's who attended the now famous
White House conference. Mr.. DolIiver.
n defending the right of Senators to con.
er with the President, charged that other
senator's had been in consultation with
nc presidents of railroad companies. Mr..
'aiicy and Mr.. Foraker resented this and
ne debate grew intense until Mr.. Dolliyer |
oured oil upon the waters Mr. Stone
poke IN support of the House rate bill.
'oi:owirg an ancient custom. the ma,n- {
ers OF the House made the postoffice an I
ropriation bill the excuse for a number Y
| speeches having no bearing on tba q
leasure, but of general interest. The
!shts of labor were discussed by Mr..
'owne IN. y, good roads by Mr.. Lee a.
Ca. railway mail pay by Mr.. Steener- c,
On (A1inn.) and the tariff by Mr.. Rainev "
Lii. Mr.. Gaines (W. Va.) secured fl
onsent to have printed in the Record II
udge Humphreys opinion in the beef
ase, the oral argument by the Attorney
eneral and the several statutes relating :.
compulsory testimony and resulting inn "
unity from prosecution, for the gu;d. s
ace of committees
National Capital Notes. =
Speaker Cannon entertained member.
the Gridiron Club at a banquet. .
President Roosevelt has removed Hor.
,e Speed, district attorney of Oklahoma q
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