The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-02-08
THE SPIRIT OF CONGRESS.
Some OF the More Notable Pro.
ceedings of the Week.


Monday. Jan. 2a-The Chinese hoy.
colt and the forest reserves divided the
attention OF The Senate. The Chinese
| question came up in connection
win resolution offered BY Mr. Till
man asking an investigation by the
| committee on Immigration Mr. TIL
man explaining that Southern cotton
manufacturers were being hard hit b,
/ the boycott.
| Mr.: Hepburn Udaho) raised the
| question regarding the reservations
| tie sharply criticised the methods ol
the Forestry Bureau, and charged II
| win maintaining a press bureau for
| the purpose of attacking him He de-
| ciihed. however. TO extend these criti.
c1sms to the President. although at
| tempts TO force him into that attitude
| were Shrewdly made by Nessrs Bailey
| llllman, and others on the Democratic
| side. Mr.. Dubois took radically
| aihereht view Of the conduct OF the
| Forestry Bureau. contending that il
was In the interests of the arid regions
| House.
| by vote Of 122 to SO the House re-
| fused. at the instance OF Mr.. Dalzell
| tPa) TO reconsider resolution it had
previously passed requesting the Pres-
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possession of the Interstate Commerce
commission tending to show the ex-
| lStence OF a combination in violation Of
the antitrust law on the part of the
Pennsylvania. Baltimore e. Ohio and
several other railways named
The railroad-rate bill was made the
| continuing order Of the House from
to-day until finally disposed Of
AS a tribute to the memory OF Gen.
wheeler. former member OF the
House, bill was passed naming one
or the streets Of this city after him
The Mann general bridge bill was
perfected and passed, and the Little
| held bill requiring corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce to make
annual returns to the Commissioner OF
Corporations was taken up but laid
aside to a future day.
Jan. 30.-The consular reform bill.
as amended by the Committee on For
| eign Relations was passed without on
position, and the shipping bill was dis
cussed without action. About 40 minor
bills were passed.
House.
Discussion of railroad-rate legfsla-
ton was begun in the House, and
will continue indefinitely until the
bill is passed. A week possibly 10
| days, may be given over to the debate.
For the Republicans Mr. Townsend
(Mich.), and for the Democrats, Mr.
Adamson tGa.), opened the discussion
Speeches were also made by Mr.. Hin
shaw (Rep. Neb), and Mr.. Richard
son (Dem. Ala.).
Jan. 31.-Mr. Patterson (Colo), a
lifelong Democrat. created a tremendous
sensation in the Senate by aking
long speech enthusiastically indorsing
most of the distinctive policies Of
President Roosevelt's Administration
Mr.. Patterson (Colo.), a lifelong
Democrat, created a tremendous SEN
sation in the Senate by making a long
speech enthusiastically indorsing most
of the distinctive policies Of President
Roosevelt's Administration.
The remainder of the session was
devoted to debate on the ship SUBJ
sidy bill.
All of the time of the House was
spent in the delivery Of four speeches
on the railroad-rate bill. Messrs.
Campbell (Kan.), Bartlett (Ga.), and
Martin Is. Dak.) spoke in favor OF the
measure. and Mr.. Perkins On. 70
against it.
A bill was passed granting Federal
charter to the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching.
Senate.
Feb. 1.-The Senate passed 80 or 40
miscellaneous bills and gave several
hours time to the consideration of the
shipping bill. Among the bills passed
was one providing for a Delegate in
Congress from Alaska, and a number
providing for lighthouses, revenue cut
ters. and fish cultural stations. The
greater part Of the time devoted to
the shipping bill was consumed by Mr.
Penrose in a set speech in support Of
the measure.
The debate on the INTERPOLATION
bill was enlivened by an entertaining
speech by Mr.. Sibley (Rep.. Pa.) in
opposition to the measure.
Other speeches in favor of the bin
were made by Mr.. Knapp On. 70, Mr.
Shackelford (Mo), Mr.. Hefiin (Ala.).
and Mr.. French Qdaho).
Feb. 2-More than 100 special PEN
sion bills were passed by the Senate
and numerous other unimportant
measures.
Mr.. Patterson in opposition and
Messrs. Gallinger and Perkins in sup
port of the ship-subsidy bill kept up
lively running debate through the
greater part of the afternoon.
House.
Six hours were consumed in the
House in the further discussion of the
railroad-rate bill. During that time
six speeches were made. Those fav-
oring the proposed legislation were
Burton (Ohio), Russell (Tex.). Thomas
On. CO, Burke Is. Dak). and Goulden
On. ". Mccall (Mass.) opposed the
bill.
Now we are to have a law Furnishing
those who reveal state secrets. The
bill reported by the House Judiciary
Committee imposes a fine of SIS, 900 and