Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS

railroad rate bill In the senate.
Messrs. McCreary, Bailey and Hey
burn were the orators. Mr.. McCreary
announced his determination to vote
for the bill whether amended or not.
but said that he would not object to
a reasonable provision for the review
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion's findings. Mr.. Bailey replied to
criticisms of his suggestion for
prohibition In the bill against the
suspension of the commissions or.
ders by courts below the supreme
court.
less than twenty minutes time the
senate today voted away $4,000.
900 of the public funds. The sum liz
carried by the pension appropriation
bill, which being a brief document
was made the subject of very little
discussion. The railroad rate bill
was laid aside, and the major por
ton OF the time was devoted to the
consideration of the fortiicatins ap
preparation bill,
Washington, March 21.--Senate-
The entire day in the senate was de-
voted to the consideration OF the rail-
road rate bill. Mr.. Culberson began the
proceedings, presenting an amend
ment prohibiting corporations coming
under the operation of the proposed
law from making campaign contribu-
tions, and he was Immediately fol-
lowed by his colleague. Mr.. Bailey,
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promised by him. Mr.. Bailey ana
Mr.. Dolliver made speeches reiterat-
ing their views on the rate question
and they were followed by more or
less extended remarks by Messrs
Tillman, Patterson. Hepburn and
Knox. One of Mr.. Bailey's amend
ments authorizes parties aggrieved
by orders OF the interstate commerce
commission to take their cases into
the United States courts, but prohib.
It's the suspension of the commissions
orders by interlocutory DEGREES.
House--The house adjourned Inn
mediately after it was called to order
out of respect for the late George II.
Patterson, the Pennsylvania member
of the house. who died today.
Washington, March 22,-Senate---
The railroad rate bill occupied prac-
tically all of the time OF the senate
today. There were two speeches. one
by Mr.. Lodge, and the other by Mr..
Spooner. Mr.. Lodge spoke In ad-
vocacy of his amendment looking to
the enlargement of the interstate
commerce commission, and In dong
so replied sharply to some recent ut
terances by Commissioner Prouty.
Referring to an interview by the com
missioner Mr.. Lodge spoke first OF an
utterance by Eugene Debs, and then
said that 1t was not capable OF doing
so much harm as Mr.. England's at
titude toward the rate bill, and said
that with the mileage system estab-
lished all the manufacturers In the
New England states would be destroy
ed. Mr.. Spooner devoted his atten-
ton to the constitutional powers OF
the inferior courts, contending that
those court could not be destroy
ed nor their jurisdiction taken from
them.
House--The statehood bill was talk
en- from the speakers table In the
| house today, placed in the hands OF
three selected conferees and a re,
quest made OF the senate tor con
| ference on the disagreelng votes OF
the two houses. A special rule was
reported to cover the case and this,
after sharp debate, was adopted,
175 to 1856. The conferees are Messrs.
Hamilton of Michigan, Brecht Of In.
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washington, March 28.-Senate--
Mr.. Spooner today concluded his
speech in the senate on the railroad
rate bill and the Notifications ap'
preparation bill was taken uD and
passed. The bill carried an appro
priation Of $125,000 for the erection
of powder mandatory, and Mr.
Daniel spoke at length in support OF
the provision. He declared that the
nation was entirely at the mercy OF
powder trust and urged that the
amendment should be adopted as o
safeguard. AS passed the bill carries
an appropriation of $5,278,993. Mr..
| Tillman also spoke on the rate bill
suggesting that the interstate com
merce commission should have way
to enjon the railroads from increas
ing their rates
House-The legislative bill was un
der consideration. Very little pro
gress was made.
Washington, March 24.-Senate--
Hazing at the Annapolis naval &C
ademy was dealt with by the house
today in the passage Of senate bill
with a house substitute. The action
was taken after a protracted debate
which placed in the record the I'm.
pressions of the special committee
which investigated the subject re-
Gently and severe criticism OF eff
forts to condone hazing, by Mr.. Hep
burn of Iowa. Several amendments
were proposed to the measure but
all were rejected save one making 1t
the duty of cadet officers to report
infractions of the rules as well as
other academy authorities. Inc Dill
repeats that portion of the existing
law which makes 1t compulsory to
dismiss midshipmen guilty Of hazing
in any degree and substitutes punish.
ment according to the nature OF the
offense. Cruel and brutal hazing
may be punished by dismissal. Pre-
yious to the hazing bill considera'
ton. 235 pension bills were passed.