Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-08

many of them of considerable import
ance. The list included the bill pro-
viding for the reorganization of the
consular service. 1t passed practic-
ally without discussion. 1t makes
many changes in the service, among
which are the following: 1t provides
for the classification of consul offices
In grades: gives the president author
ity to transfer officers from one station
to another; provides an inspection
service with FIVE inspectors who are
to rank as consuls general.
Washington, Jan. 81. - Senate =.
Mr.. Patterson strongly Endorsed the
position OF the president in Santo Do
mingo and In the matter of the Mo-
roccan conference. He said that he
was sorry to differ from bis democrat
ic colleagues, but that he felt 1t his
duty to do so In these matters. He
also expressed absolute confidence In
the patriotism of the president and
in his good faith in announcing his
determination not to again be can.
diSate for the presidency. The re
mainder Of the session was devoted
to debate on the shipping bill.
House.-Discussion of the railroad
rate bill continued in the house. In
cident to 1t two speeches, the efforts
of Mar. Campbell of Kansas and Mr.
Martin of South Dakota took a wider
range and swept the horizon of trust
evils" generally. Mr.. Bartlett OF
Georgia, minority member OF the
committee reporting the bill, made a
two hours speech in which he dis
cussed the legal and constitutional
questions involved and advocated the
passage of the bill as proper remedy
for intolerable conditions. The first
speech in opposition to the bill which
concluded the days discussion was
! made by Mr.. Perkins of New York
He based his opposition to government
control of rates on an inherent aver
sion to government control of bust
ness enterprise.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Senate-The
senate passed thirty or forty miscel
laneous bills and gave several hours
time to the consideration of the ship.
ping bill. Among the bills passed
was one providing for delegate in
congress from Alaska and number
providing for lighthouses, revenue
cutters and fish cultural stations.
House-The house called for the es
innate of cotton yet to be ginned
which the director of the census has
compiled, but which he has no author
ity to make public until March. This
action precipitated a lively discussion
in which petulance was expressed that
the house should participate in furn
ishing information for the benefit OF
spectators. On the other hand there
were numerous members who stated
that the substantial interests of grow
er, spinner and merchant made 1t i'm
perative that such information should
not be allowed to be bottled up. There
was no opposition to the resolution
on its passage The discussion Of
the railroad rate bill was taken up
The feature OF the debate today was
the lengthy speech of Mr.. Sibley OF
Pennsylvania, who arraigned the
legislation with arguments of varied
character, all of which tended to give
his reasons for being unalterably op
posed to the bill.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Senatc-The
shipping bill was made the basis OF
a running debate between Mr.. Patter
SON in opposition and Mr.. Gallinger
and Mr.. Perkins in support.
House-Oratory on the railroad
rate bill held the attention of the
house for six hours. The speeches
of Burton of Ohio, Mccall of Massa'
chusetts and Russell Of Texas wert
features, while Thomas of North
Carolina, Burke of South Dakota ant
Goulden Of New York, took up par
ticular and specific topics. Mr.. Bur
ton discussed the broad field Of prop
er national ideas and growth of in.
dustry, of corporation development,
and traffic increase; Mr.. Mccall made
an attack on the bill, opposing Its
fundamental features. Point after
point he made to show what he con.
tended were the weakness and evil
of government rate making, illustrat.
ing by records of foreign countries
Mr.. Russell argued for the measure.
He spoke as democrat and gave
that party credit for sustained effort
and for careful scrutiny in the per
fecting Of the measure.
Washington, Feb. 3.-House-Var-
ious phases of the railroad rate CUES.
ton were thrashed over in the house.
Mr.. Clayton of Alabama said the
legislation in principle was as old as
the common law. Mr.. Henry Of Tex.
as showed how it was supported
by the constitution and the courts.
Mr.. Esch of Wisconsin explained how
the bill was broad enough to include
the regulation of express companies.
Mr.. Kennedy of Ohio presented an
argument to contradict the claim that
the control of railways was not inter.
ference with private property. Mr..
Crumpacker of Indiana believed that
economic conditions will control In
rate matters as they should, notwith.
standing the granted authority In the
bill, which he approved. Mr.. Ellis
of Missouri saw in the bill what he
regarded as conservative move IN
the right direction. Mr.. Hogg of
Colorado opposed granting executive
and judicial functions to the same
body, which he said will result from
the enactment of the pending bill In
to law. Mr.. Floyd of Missouri said
that it was saving of the country
from socialism and radicalism rather
than a step in that direction. Mr..
Page of North Carolina Endorsed the
bill in all it's features.