The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-06-21
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
Is The Hoe.

sending The railroad rate haiE hart So
conference a. asked fer by The Seq.
ale, sllhou. even err expr~ssAssn ss
ns wishes ~ "a nny Of the amend.
tuen's 70 the bill. The rule uas de
ha:sd Tor forty minutes. Tie leaders
participated Ia ths discussion. TIE
Democrats taking the position that
iae time u2s urortuis TO consuF ~
The sleeping car amendment ard su-
strnct the eonferees as so the anti
pass amendment Although the nrm-
oerats were aided by eish, Rspabl..
cans, they could nc, command votes
enough 10 defeat the ralc, which was
adopted Isl 10 90.
Mr.. DalxelI Presents Rule.
When the HOUSE met. Mr. Dalgel.
Of Pennsylvania, presented rule
from the committee an rules taking
the railroad rate bill from the Speak
er's table and sending il Ia confer.
ence as requested b. the senate.
air. Williams. of MisSiSsipni. the
minority !cadcr. desired to offer an
amendment. bat with a shake of has
head Mr., Dalze'l refused permission.
Mr.. Da!zcll then moved the rrcvl-
ons question. whereupan Mr.. Vii
hams demanded the yeas and navs.
and the roll was called.
BY a vote Of lS6 70 %. the previ.
ons question was ordered.
Mr.. Dalzell explained the parIi,.
menlary status of the rate bill. stat
ing that the Senate Lad amended the
bill and that on the request of the
House conference between the two
houses had been agreed 10. Now me
Senate has re-com,aitted the bill tn
the conterees. The rule proposes 10
grant the request of the senate 10,
further conference.
Mr.. Williams Amendment.
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader
said that the House was pretty fla.
miliar with the rules by this time
If they wanted 10 be gagged. all ,hev
had TO do was TO vote for the rule
If they dared to express themselves
on 'he great questions involved IN the
rate bill, they would vote ne. He
said the gentleman from Pennsylva-
ma. Mr.. Dalzell, had promised the
iHnmSf that, i would have a chance
brings IN a rule prohibiting an hon
est expression. Mr.. Williams then
read the amendment proposed Ia the
rule as reported by Mr.. Dalzell from
the committee on rules:
."Provided. however. That tic
House conterees are instructed TO
concur in the Senate amendment de
claIing sleeping car companies 10 hc
common carriers; and are further in.
strueted to insist upon exemptng
from the provision forbidding free
passes of officials and employees of
the railroads and their immediate
families. -
Statehood Report in Senate.
The conference report on the state
hood bill was withdrawn from. and
again presented to the Senate. the
new report containing the compro-
mise provision agreed upon by the
conferees of the two houses. There
was some discussion of the power of
the csnferees TO withdraw The re
port, and the Withdrawal was only
permitted by a vote The new re-
port was not considered.
Much Of the remainder Of the day
was devoted, to the bill extending 10
sc hours the time that live stock NAV
be carried in transit without unload
ing Senator Warren was In charge
of the measure and he and 4 number
of Senators debated 1t at length.
During the discussion there was some
reference to the proposed legislation
for the regulation of packing hour es.
and Senator Lodge said the packers
| are standing in their own light in
not inviting the most rigid inspee-
ton. The bill was passed.
The bill Incorporating the Lake
Erie & Ohio River Ship Canal was
also discussed at some length, but its
| further consideration was postponed
| A number of minor bills were pass
ed.
3 One New State.
The Senate adopted without divi-
! sion the conference report on the
statehood Dill.
The report was debated bv Sena-
tors Foraker. Bailey. Patterson,
Money, Dubois. Morgan. Stone, BE
| Cumber and others. Several Demo
cratic Senators intimated that the
| consolidation of Oklahoma and IN
dian Territory would inure to the
advantage of the Republican party,
and Mr.. Money declared that. such
was the intent, and charged further
that the legislation is influenced by
sectionalism. He declared that one
Western man is equal IN all the quail
tiles of manhood TO five Eastern
men.
Senator Dubois announced bis IN.
| tention TO vote against the acceptance
of the report because Of the omission
of the anti-polygamy provision IN
serted by the Senate, and in doing
so he took occasion - review his owr
political experience in dealing with
the Mormons, saying that he knew
| his stand on the question would re-
suit in his enforced retirement from
the Senate.
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