Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS


The house today passed the legis.
lative, executive and judicial appro.
priation bill carrying $40. COO, 900, af-
ter considering the measure two
weeks. The feature Of today's pro.
ceedings was the elimination of the
age limit Of clerks,aa provision which
created much discussion and which
melted the fight against the bill.
The bill as passed carries nearly
100000 less than the last appropria-
ton bill for similar purposes.
washington, March 3l.-House-
This being war claim day in the
house, only those directly interested
in legislation on the private calendar
were In attendance. The house dur.
ing the four hours it was in session
considered and passed 179 bills, many,
however, sending the particular
claims to the court Of claims for ad.
judication.
Washington, April 2.-Senate--
The amendment to the house railroad
rate BILL agreed upon at the White
house on Saturday by friends Of the
bill, providing for a limited court re-
view of orders of the interstate COM
merce commission, was offered in the
senate today by Mr.. Long of Kansas,
but he was not able to get the floor
to make his speech on the bill.
House-Chief among the measures
passed by the house today was the
so-called personal liability bill,' which
has been favored by the army Of
railway employees throughout the coun.
try, and which had practically a
unanimous report from the commit.
tee. Members of the house showed
great interest in the measure and had
| division been called for, the bill
would have had an almost unanimous
vote. Another measure changing ex-
listing laws which excited filibuster-
ing opposition was the bill permitting
the fertilization Of sweet wines and
levying tax of 8 cents a gallon on
all wines thus fortified. A number Of
bills were passed under suspension
of the rules.
Washington, April 3.-Senate-
Mr.. Long of Kansas today spoke at
length in the senate in support OF the
house railroad rate bill, and his
speech was taken advantage of by a
number Of senator's to make Inquiry
concerning the recent conference at
| the White house, In which the Long
amendment was considered, If not
originated. The controversy was
participated in by Messrs. Foraker,
Allison, Aldrich, Bailey and Bacon.
Mr.. Long assumed complete RESPONSE
bility for the amendment, but both he
and Mr.. Allison declined to divulge
the proceedings of the conference.
House-By vote of 202 to &c the
house today passed the national
quarantine bill. The bill places the
control of all quarantine stations,
grounds and anchorages under the
secretary Of the treasury and directs
that as soon as practicable after the
approval Of the act he shall select
and designate such suitable places
for them and establish the same at
such points on or near the sea coast
of the United States and the Mexican
border, as in his judgment are best
suited for the same. in order to pre-
vent the Introduction Of yellow fever
into the United States.
Washington, April 4.-Senate-In
the senate today Mr.. Newlands dis.
cussed the railroad rate bill and Mr..
Daniel the question Of the lack OF
representation by the southern states
4 In the public service. Mr. Newlands
advocated amendments to the rate
bill providing for the national In
corporation OF railroads and announc.
ed himself as favorable to the gov
ernmental ownership OF those utilities.
Mr.. Daniels speech was based on a
provision in the urgent deficiency APP
prorriation bill for the representation
OF the United States at the next pan.
American congress to be held In Rio
Janeiro next July. He said that the
1 plans of the state department did
not contemplate representation of the
south or the far west, and then enter
ed upon a general consideration of
. southern participation In public af-
fairs, contending that political diff.
| ferences should nott be permitted to
prevent such participation on broad
er scale.
House-Thc house during its ses-
sion today listened to criticism OF
the president on the part Of Mr.. Fitz.
gerald Of New York, for the failure OF
the chief executive to properly advise
the house as to the objections he had
to the bill opening 505,000 acres OF
land for grazing purposes in Oklahoma
territory, instead of advising the mem
bers Of the Indian affairs committee
as to the weakness of the measure
SO that it might be amended to meet
the wishes Of the commissioner OF
Indian affairs.
Washington, April 5.-Senate.-Sev.
eral addresses on the rate bill were
made. Replying to comments on the
White house conference, Senator Dol.
liver asserted that some senators had
conferred with presidents Of rail-
roads. Senators Foraker and Bailey
demanded the names, but the Iowa
senator declined to give them. Con.
siderable feenng was shown, but the
affair was finally smoothed over and
good feeling established.
House-The postoffice appropria-
ton bill following an immemorial
custom was made the vehicle for a
number of speeches today having no
bearing on the subject matter under
1 discussion, but of general interest to
The country. The rights Of labor
we're discussed by Mr.. ,Towne Of New
York; good roads by Mr.. Lee OF
Georeia; railway mail pay by Mr..
steenerecn Of Minnesota, and nrotac-
tive tariff by Mr.. Rainey of Illinois.
Manr NAN has promising fu.
|ture before him all his life.
4 Luck is simply getting what some
other fellow wants.
i First Artist-"But you love art for