The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-14
IN THE MATE.

The conference report on the railroad ra te
till continued to be the leading subject be-
fore the Senate on the 9Th and Mr.. Spoon.
rr was the principal speaker, attacking the
anti-pasS provision as unjust. Other feat
ures were criticised by McSSrS Hale, TIL
man, Bailey, McCumher Teller, Lodge,
Morgan. Piles, pettus and Patterson. Sen
ator Daniel made an Intellectual attempt to
nave rcConSdcrcd the vote by which the
railroad employers liability bill was passed
bin authorizing the attorney general and
other officers of the department OF justice
TO begin and conduct legal proceedings In
any courts of the United States was passed.
Adjournment was taken until y. m. next
day IL order that senators might attend the
funeral of the late Senator German.
After n day devoted almost exclusively 10
discussion of the rate bill the Senate on
the 9TH decided TO send that measure back
TO conference, The dominant sentiment was
favorable to sustaining all Senate pro
visions. Senator Foraker gave notice that
he would move to take up the conference
report on the statehood bill, probably next
Tuesday. The pin providing for the con
passed At p. IN. Adjournment until the
next day was taken.
The Senate on the Sth listened TO two set
speeches, one by Mr. Morgan in support of
by n Senate committee of the affairs of the
Isle Of Pines, and the other by Mr.. Hor
kins in opposition to the Sea-levcl Panama
canal bill. Neither measure was acted
upon. Some time was spent in considering
the District of Columbia appropriation bill
before adjournment was taken until next
day.
The Senate on the 9th passed the District
of Columbia appropriation bill. which car
reS a total of SlO.2pb,tS. 1t was amended
so that tie provision prohibiting the private
use of horses and vehicles allowed to the
district commissioners for official purposes
is much more stringent, Another measure
passed increases the salaries of teachers in
Washington about IA per cent. and reor.
ganizes the school system. The House joint
resolution including in the Yosemite ma
tonal park. the Yosemite Valley and the
MaripoSa big tree grove was passed The
consular and diplomatic appropriat ton bill
carrying $3,154,59i, an increase OF $422G21
over the amount passed by the House, was
reported. The Senate also passed the bill
prohibiting corporations from making money
contributions to political campaigns Adj
journment until Monday was taken.
The conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill was adopted by a vote of
so TO Is in spite Of objections to parts Of
it by Senators La Toilette, Spooner Till
the 18th. The diplomatic appropriation bill
carrying S3.154,594 was passed After Il
brief discussion between Senator's Tillnrtn
and Hopkins, Senator Aldrich, chairman of
the committee on finance, promised that the
Tillman resolution asking an inquiry into
the banking methods of John K. Walsh
should be tafen up in committee Tuesday.
William Pinkney Whyte. the newly chosen
senator from Maryland, took the oath. Ad-
journment until The next day was taken.
The conference report on the statehood
bill was withdrawn from the Senate on the
10Th and a new report. containing the COM
promise provision agreed upon by the con-
ferees of both houses, presented. No action
was taken. A bill extending to thirty six
hours the time that live stock may be car
ried in transit without unloading was
passed. measure giving the President au
thority to reappoint such Of the midship
men at the naval academy recently dis
missed for haZing rs may be reinstated
without prejudice TO the service was passed
as was joint resolution appropriating $780,
600 to supply deficiency in the postoice
funds At G:10 p. m, the Senate adjourned
until the next day.