Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
Upper House Making Few
Changes in the
Measure.
VOTING IN PROGRESS
La Toilette, Bailey, Bacon and
GiIbers0n Lose Con-
tenti0ns.

Washington, May 1.-THE senate
committee on interstate commerce to-
day adopted several amendments to the
employers liability bill Its applica-
ton was made to cover all common
provided by the house bill. The con-
tributory negligence provision was
amended SO as to relieve the employer
from liability when the accident is
caused wholly by the employees negli-
gence
Takes Up Amendments.
Washington, May 11-When the SEN
ate met today Allison promptly present
ed his compromise amendments. The
first amendment, which strikes out the
words fairly remuneratlve" from the
fourth section of the bill as descriptive
of rates which the interstate commerce
commission may prescribe, was adopt
ed without division.
La Toilette Objects.
La Toilette made objection to the
second amendment limiting to two
years the continuance of the commits
sion's orders. He moved to strike out
the limitation and spoke in support of
his motion, saying he could see no rea-
son for the provision. Inc motion was
voted down and the Allison amendment
was then adopted.
Kill Another.
After two of Allison's amendments
had been adopted, Bailey presented his
amendment prohibiting inferior United |
States courts from issuing temporary |
injunctiOns against orders of the inter /
state commission. On roll call the
Bailey amendment was lost, % to 54.
Gilberson presented an amendment
requiring that injunctions should not .
be granted without hearings. and i'm
posing other conditions. Lost, % to
so. on a strict party vote, except that
La Toilette held in the affirmative with
the democrats.
Bacon Loses Out.
Bacon offered an amendment requir-
ing hearings on injunction proceedings. |
requiring also the presence of two |
judges, one of whom shall be a circuit /
judge, at such proceedings Rejected, |
"a to 80.
Slap mt TiIIman, Too.
Tillman offered an amendment pre-
pared by the interstate commerce COM
mission extending the authority of the
commission over joint rates and
through rates partly by rail and partly
by water. The amendment was voted |
down, but when subsequently offered
in a modified form by Lodge, was
adopted.
williams Insists on Form.
Washington, May 11.-Representative
Williams, minority leader, is persistent
in opposition 20 the transaction of bus
iness without the presentation of bills,
on their passage, to the house. When
the house today decided to take up the
pension bills on private calendar Will
liams insisted that Sulloway of New
Hampshire, chairman of the invalid
pensions committee. should rise and
properly move the passage of each bill.
Must Rise $40 Times.
As there are 800 private bills to be
voted on, this will require Sulloway to
rise 800 times. AS the gentleman from
New Hompshire is feet inches tall,
Williams said he believed the exercise
on the part of the tall pine of the Mer-
rimac" would add something to his
stature
For Bigger River Appropriation.
Washington, May 11.-Messrs. Lori
mer of Illinois, Davidson of Wisconsin,
Ransdell of Louisiana, and Ellis of
Missouri, members of the rivers and
harbors committee of the house, leave ;
this afternoon for Kansas City, st.
Louis and Chicago on a campaign of
education for larger appropriations for
rivers and harbors. The. slogan of con-
gress is $50,000,000 a year for rivers
and harbors instead of about $4,000
600 as has been appropriated for every
two years heretofore.
s1,OOO,OOO for China Offices.
Washington, May lin compliance
with the request of Secretary Root,
Senator Cullom has introduced in the
senate an amendment to the diplomatic
and consular bill authorizing the ex-
penditure of $1,O0O,OOO for the con-
struction of diplomatic and consular
buildings in the extreme east. The
money is to be taken from the indem-
nifty China is paying the United States
on account of the Boxer outbreak.