Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-03-29
D0INGS OF OUR NATIONAL
BODY OF LAWMAKERS
Wednesday, March Fl.


Washington, March 21.-The entir
day in tho senate was devoted to th'
consideration of the railroad rate bill
Culberssn began the proceedings b!
presenting an amendment prohibiting
corporations coming under the opera
tion Of the proposed law from making
campaign contributions and he wal
Immediately followed by his colleagu.
Bailey, who offered the amendment se
long promised by him and followed
this action with q speech in which hi
explained that he would not now pre-
sent the amendment but for the fact
that Dolliver had referred to and criti.
cised it in an interview. He indicated
some displeasure over the interview
but exonerated Dolliver from discour
tesy in the matter. The Iowa senator
disavowed any intention to reveal q
secret and the incident was closed
pleasantly. Poth Bailey and Dolliver
made speeches reiterating their views
and they were followed by more or less
extended remarks by Tillman, Patter-
son, Hepburn and Knox. Bailey was
interrupted in the middle of his speech
by the announcement of his fathers
death, and Immediately left tho senate
chamber.
Washington, March 21.- Represent
ative George R. Patterson, of the
Twelfth Pennsylvania district, died
suddenly here today. Heart failure is
ascribed as the cause of death.
The house adjourned Immediately af-
ter it was called to order, out of respect
for Mr.. Patterson. The statehood bill
will be taken up tomorrow.
Tuesday. March 20.
Washington, March 20. - In less
than 20 minutes the senate voted away
t140. .OOO, 900 of the public funds. The
sum is carried by the pension appro-
priation bill, which brief document was
made the subject of very little discus
sion. The railroad rate bill was laid
aside for the day and the major por.
tion OF the time was devoted to the
consideration of the fortifcation bill.
In that connection the question of the
necessity for seacoast Notifications in
the Philippines was discussed at
length, with the result that all provis-
ions for such Notifications in these
islands was eliminated. The consider
alton of the measure was not concluded.
There was also brief discussion of the
power of the conference committee to
amend the bill providing for punish
ment for premature divulgence of gov
ernment secrets 80 as to make the in
hibition extend to senators and men,
bers of the house of representatives.,
but the subject was left undisposed of
for the time.
Washington. March 2O.-The house
of representatives today did business
with a microscope in one hand and the
bill making appropriations for the sal
aries of it's officers and employees in the
other. The result was that, although
hours were spent in reading the
legislative appropriation bill for
less than % pages were
The spirit of economy in
little things was all absorbing. Points
were fatal to proposed increases in the
salaries of officers, janitors, doorkeep-
,re, messengers and laborers.
A point of order which made the en-
zine room of the house cost 1870 in.
tead of $3.50 year, as proposed,
,aused a constitutional debate of more
han an hour on the point as to whether
he house could do as it saw fit in the
natter of fixing the salaries of its en-
,loyes. The conclusion seemed to be
hat it could, and that it prescribed its
'wn action by it's rules However,
hese rules prohibited increasing sal
ry without provision of law.