Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-22
The Rate Question is One Of the
Most MOmentous in
Years.
F0RAKER-TILLMAN CLASH.
Really Three Sides to the Fight Which
Brings Out Best Talent of
Each In Discussion.
Special Correspondence.

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instructive and interesting. In the
house everything was cut and dried
and the bill that was reported was des-
tined to pass without amendment,
Therefore the debate In the house was
perfunctory and uninteresting. No one
knows what Is going to be done in the
senate. There neither party whip nor
expedleEcy binds any one. The debate
mas served TO bring out the strong fea-
lures of the Hepburn bill; also It's weak
points. Whenever II is announced that
senator OF reputation Is to talk on the
measure he has not only a large au-
dience of senators, but there is also a
large attendance OF members of the
house. Here is a case where debate.
| elaboration and unlimited time for con-
sderation are useful.
GREATEST IN YEARS.
| The debate is the greatest that has
| occurred in Congress In years. 1t has
| brought out the best talent on both
| sides of the question, or on the three
/ sides, as the fight seems to be Of tri-
[ angular kind now. There is the element
| known as conservatives who think
| that a specific court review OF rates
| fixed by the commission is absolutely
necessary, there Is the element sup
porting the Hepburn bill as II passed
the house, and then the element which
thinks the bill Is not radical enough
and that the commission should have
more power than the bin gives IT. On
the three sides of this triangular prop
Osition are ranged all Of the sen
ators. and II would be difficult TO find
half dozen that would agree on all
propositions. II is the thrashing out OF
these different views and the magnitude
Of the interests involved which make
the rate regulation bill the most i'm
portant measure that we have had in
Congress for years and the debate upon
II OF such far reaching interest.
UNCLE JOE'S TELEGRAMS.
Since the passage of the statehood
bill amended by the senate, Speaker
Cannon has been receiving a food OF
kilograms asking him to allow Okla
homa TO be admitted as state Tele-
graph boys follow him about all day
handing him messages from persons
who want a new state IN the south
west
THE round robin is evidently work
ing, said the speaker referring to ths
kilograms he was receiving. He meant
ludl iltIt was SysltUlhtlt tllVIt lt
Great public sentiment for the bill.
OUGHT TO HAVE A WIDOW
During the discussion of the legisla.
tive appropriation bill Representative
Livingston of Georgia was defending
the appropriation committee for its eff
forts TO get rid of superannuated clerks
in the government employ. Represent
tatiVe Gaines Of Tennessee broke III
with an interruption about the menu
bers OF the house who were assured oa
retaining their positions as long ar
they lived, having nothing to fear from
old age.
Yes" replied Livingston. "and you
have an insurance as long as you are
a member OF the house. because the |
house will vote your widow $1,000"
But ] haven't got a widow" shout |
ed Gaines.
well, YOU ought to have one" re.
torted Livingston, while the remainder |
of the members fairly roared with |
laughter.
MRS. LoNGWoRrHS PARENTS.
II would like TO have you come and |
take n family dinner with me-" sale. |
Representative Longworth TO Speaker |
Cannon. There will be no one there
except Mrs. Longworths parents"
Just then he remembered that Mrs
Longworth was formerly Miss Roose-
Welt and said:
"Oh, yes, certainly; I'm glad to &C.
ccpt. What day did you say"
BIG GAME PRESERVES.
A bill has been reported favoraby in
the senate which will dispose of quite
a large portion of that part of Arizona
fats t.rt,t g1. 4
more or less contention. North of the
Colorado river is tract that does not
contain many inhabitants. Severai
times efforts have been made to annex
this area To Utah. and once the senate
voted II upon a statehood bill Part of
the strip OF region is now In what IL
known as tho Grand canyon forest re-
serve II Is proposed by the pending
bill to use a large part Of this reserve
as a haven Of refuge and breedlng
ground for game animals. BY building
a fence for sixteen miles an Enclosure
could be made 10 meet the purpose.
OCCASIONALLY STRIKE FIRE.
'4f can help It there shall be no
paltering or dawdling in the consldera-
ton OF this rate bill" said Senator TILL
man.
II want it understood" said Senator
Foraker that there Is no palterlng ON
he part of any one opposed TO the BILL"
II am trying TO clear my own skirts"
replied Tillman, without throwing
locks at any one else or casting any
nsinuations. ! am usually able 10
make myself understood. II | was un-
lertaking to charge or even TO init
nate that anybody else was delaying IL
would say 50 In direct terms"
Thus Is fire struck occasionally over
he rate bill.
HnNe Won Weakness of nnr Liza