The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
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In the Senate Monday Mr.. Long intro
duced the court review amendment to the
railroad rate bill agreed on at the White
House Saturday, but could not get the
floor to speak on it. Mr.. Fulton of Ore
gon spoke in favor of the bill as it stands,
discussing its constitutionality and precip-
itaring a general legal debate. Mr.. Nelson
AMI Mr.. Hepburn made brief speeches on
the measure. Mr.. Hale reported the ur-
gent deficiency bill and gave notice that
he would call it up Tuesday. Mr.. Tillman
presented a complaint from John s. Will
Iiams & Sons, bankers of Richmond, Va,
alleging that the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Norfolk and Western roads Disseminated
against Virginia points in favor of Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, and took orders
from Pennsylvania railroad officials. A
joint resolution was passed reappointing
Andrew ID. White as member of the board
of regents Of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Mallory bin, providing for federal
control of interstate quarantine regula-
tons was passed. The personal liability
bill. favored by the army of railway en-
ployes in the country, was passed by the
House, as was a measure permitting the
fertilization of sweet wines and levying a
tax of 8 cents a gallon on the wines thus
fortified.
Mr.. Long Of Kansas spoke ct length in
the Senate Tuesday in support of the rail
road rate bill. Several Senators who were
not at the recent conference at the White
House when the Long amendment was
considered made inquiry concerning its
proceedings, but both Mr.. Long and NJ.
Allison declined to divulge anything. Mr..
Long assumed complete responsibility for
the amendment. Mr.. Tillman presented
his daily letter on the railroad and coal
situation, it being a complaint from G.
w. Eedes of Balston Spa, N. Y, a retail
dealer, who charged that the Delaware
AMI Hudson Railroad Company had
crowded him out of business. The confer
ence report on the Indian bill was consid-
ered, but no action was taken. The House,
by a vote of 202 to &c, passed the national
quarantine bill, which gives the general
government control of sanitary work in
epidemics, particularly yellow fever in the
Southern States. There was much opposi-
tion on the part of representatives from
the South, but the leader of the minority,
Mr.. Williams, the author of the bill,
spoke in its favor and the majority of
the southerners voted with him.
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In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. New
lands discussed the railroad rate bill, adj
vocating amendments providing for the
national incorporation of railroads, and
announcing himself as favorable to gov
eminent ownership. Mr.. Daniel spoke on
the ;eck of representation from the South
ern States in the public service. He bas-
ed his remarks on a provision in the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill for the
representation of the United States at the
next Pan-Amcrican congress in Rio ia
neiro, and said the plans of the State
Department did not contemplate represen-
tation of the South or the far West. On
his motion the bill was amended so as
to provide for more delegates and as
amended was passed The bill opening to
settlement $4,000 acres of land in the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache reserva-
tons in Oklahoma was called up in the
House by Mr.. Stephens (Texas), who
stated that the measure had passed the
House early in the session, but some OBJ
lection had been made to it by the com.
missioner of Indian affairs and it there
fore was recalled from the President and
the desired changes Incorporated III II.
Mr.. Fitzgerald New York; severely crit
icised the Presidents course in the mat
ter. but the measure was passed without
division. The postoffice appropriation bill
was taken up and explained by Mr.. Over
street (~Indiana). No action was ;al.en.
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The discussion of the rate bill in the
Senate Thursday reached the acrimonious
stage, considerable i'll feeling being STIR
red up over the frequent thrusts at the
Senators who attended the now famous
White House conference. Mr.. Dolliver,
n defending the right of Senator's to con-
fer with the President, charged that other
Senators had been in consultation with
the presidents of railroad companies. Mr..
| Bailey and Mr.. Foraker resented this and
| the debate grew intense unit; AR. Deliver
poured oil upon the waters. Mi. Stone
spoke in support of the House rate bill.
| Following an ancient custom. the min
bers of the House made the postofice APP
preparation bill the excuse for a humber
CT speeches having no bearing gu the
measure, but of general interest. The
rights of labor were discussed by Mr..
Towne On. ~, good roads by Mr.. Lee
(Ga.). railway mail pay by Mr.. Stesner-
son (Minn.) and the tariff by Mr.. Rainey
(Iii.). Mr.. Gaires CIV. Val secured
consent to have printed In the Record
Judge Humphreys opin on In the beef
case, the oral argument BY the Attorney
General and the several statutes relating
to compulsory testimony ind resulting inn
munity from prosecution, for the guild
ance Of committees.
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In making an effort Friday to get the
Senate to agree upon a date for a vote
on the railway rate bill Mr.. Tillman made
the important Statement that one week
more probably would exhaust the general
debate on the measure. Mr.. Aldrich would
not consent, however. Turing the session
there were three speechis on the bill by
Messrs. Elkins, Gamble md Kean. A bill
authorizing a cable from Key West, Fla,
to Guantanamo, Cuba, md thence to the
Isthmus of Panama, for governmental and
commercial purposes, at a cost of $927,-
600, was passed. The trif, railway mail
subsidies and denatured alcohol were the
features of the debate 4 the House, the
postofice appropriation bill being under
consideration.
National CAPITAL Notes.
President Roosevelt las removed Hor-
ace Speed, district attorney of Oklahoma
on charges of misconduct IN Office.
Representative Esch has introduced 2
bill which gives the inerstate CONNER, e
comm ission the power o prescribe upon
complaint the number of hours a rail-
road employee shall be required to work.
Representative Heart of New York
has introduced a bill prohibiting secret
rebates, discrimination and concessions.
and providing imprisonment of one to ten
years for giving or e~ceiving such re-
bates.
The early retiremen of Theodore p.
Shonts as chairman of he isthmian canal
commission and his fturn to railroad
work is rumored.
In discussing the ppointment of a
postmaster for Pacific srove. Cal. Prpsi.