Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-22

There was sharp division OF opin.
ion in the senate over the question
whether the Tillman-Gi gillespie resolu,
ton instructing the Interstate com.
merce commission to inquire into
railroad holdings of coal and oil
lands is of character justifying
he presidents message regarding 1t.
Senator Tillman complained that the
president had charged the congress
with insincerity, pretense and liz.
norance, and Senator'S Lodge and
Spooner took the position that the
charge of ignorance was warranted
The debate was spirited but was in.
terrupted at 2 o'clock when the rail-
road rate bill was called up and Sen
ator Culberson made two hours
legal argument In which he support
ed bill OF his own which he has In
troduced as substitute for the pend.
ing house bill.
House-The house devoted its at.
tention to legislation for the District
of Columbia.
Washington, March 13.-Senate-
Before taking up the railroad ques-
ton today the senate passed num-
Der OF bills, some of which were of
considerable Importance. One of
them provides for the punishment of
government officials for the prema-
ture divulgence of secret informa-
ton of government bureaus In such
matters as the crop reports; another
grants executive authority In the
matter OF construction of bridges
over navigable rireams, and still an
other gives conTr sssional sanction to
the effort on the part OF Delaware
and New Jersey to adjust their long
pending boundary dispute. Mr.. Sim
mons made the speech of the day on
the railroad rate question. He an
nounced his support OF the house
measure, but said he would not OPP.
pose reasonable notifications.
House-The house devoted itself
today to general debate on the legis-
iative appropriation bill.
Washington, March I4-Senate--
The railroad rate bill today reached
the controversial stage In the senate.
The question came up In regular or
der or business shortly after 2
o'clock, and held the floor until the
doors were closed for a brief execu-
tive session few minutes after s
O'Clock. Mr. Rayner was the chief
speaker OF the day and the debate
that took place was PROVOKED by
some of his utterances. Among the
| senator's who were aroused by him
were Messrs Foraker Lodge and
Deliver Both the Ohio senator and
the Massachusetts, senator took ex-
ception to Mr.. Rayner's contention
that the railroads have interfered in
the framing of the bill and Mr. For
aker also expressed himself as dis
satisfied with the intimation that the
railroads are represented on the floor
Of the senate. Mr.. Dolliver express.
cd displeasure with the plea for
amendments and went so far as to
say that the help of such friends as
Mr.. Rayner could very well be dis
pensed with. Other senators who
participated In the debate were
Messrs, Aldrich, Tillman, and Knox.
House-The second day OF general
debate on the legislative bill develop
ed limited discussion OF the retire
nent of aged clerks interspersed with
q speech on statehood by Mr.. Bah
cock OF Wisconsin, one on the restric-
ton of immigration by Mr.. Gardner
| Of Massachusetts,, and presentation OF
reasons why the Jurisdiction OF feder-
al courts should be restricted In GER
ain cases where It's jurisdiction was
acquired because of the citizenship
Of the litigants being I'm different
states, by MIR. Garrett OF Tennessee.
Washington, March 15.-Senate--
rhe senate today continued consldera-
Ion OF the railroad rate question by
listening to the reading Of report
On the house bill by Mr.. Tillman and
to a speech on that measure by Mr..
Nelson. Mr.. Tillmans report was
cad at the request OF Mr.. Aldrich,
who said that he was curious to hear
the opinion OF the South Carolina
senator.
Washington, March 16.--House---
Cor three hours the friends Of Gener
Ills Corbin and Macarthur filibIstered
against the bill abolishing the rank OF
lieutenant general In the army, and
he house adjourned without complet
ne the vote on the amendment which
extends the time Of the operation OF
| the bill so as to allow the promotion
Of the two officers named. Previous
to this, the first real filibustering OF
the session, there had been foui
hours of debate on the legislative bill
Mr. Shackleford opened the programme
with severe criticism of Speak
err Cannon, which he was not allowed
To finish. Then followed somewhat
lively debate on the appropriation
bill.