The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
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Mr.. McLaurin and Mr.. Morgan ad-
dressed the Senate Monday, the former
advocating railway rate legislation and
the latter opposing it on the ground that
it interfered with State rights. Mr.. Ber-
ry OF Arkansas reapeared in the Senate
after three months spent in a fruitness
campaign for reelection. The Vice Pres
ident appointed Messrs. Hale, Allison and
Teller as conferees on the urgency def
cheney bill. District of Columbia legisla-
ton occupied the attention of the House.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa, replying to a
speech of Mr.. Simms of Tennessee adyo-
eating self-government for the people of
the district, upheld the present form, but
criticised its administration. The urgency
deficiency bill was sent 10 conference.
Messrs. Littauer, Tawney and Livingston
being named conferees. The House pass
ed the Senate bill imposing a charge for
tuition on nonresident pupils in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and also the bill regu-
lating the employment of juvenile work
ers.
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The Senate Tuesday listened To a
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speech by Mr.. Bailey on the railway rate
bill, in which he advocated his amendment
for the non-suspension of the orders of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
pending a review by the Supreme Court.
The chamber was crowded while he was
speaking, and he was given a remarkable
demonstration when he sat down. A sig
~nifcant remark by Mr.. Hale indicated the
possibility of an understanding and an
early vote on the measure. For seven
hours the House had under consideration
the postofice appropriation bill, but only
ir a few instances were the provisions dis
cussed. During the debate on the special
appropriation for railway mail pay bitter
words were exchanged between represent
atives from North Carolina. Arkansas and
Kentucky, but all we're within the rules
Of the House.. A humorous speech was
made by j. Adam Bede (Minn.), and
Charles A. Towne On. " spoke in be-
half of the jamestown exposition
In the Senate Wednesday the session
was almost entirely devoted to considera.
ton of the conference report on the In
dian bill. There was a sharp controversy
between Mr.. Tillman on one side and
Messrs. Teller and Clapp on the other ovel
an amendment inserted by the Senate
which provides for the ratification of the
disbursements of $1S6,000 of the Loyal
Seminole fund by Special Agent j. f
Jenkins and Administrator A. j. Brown
The South Carolina Senator contended
that the Indians had been defrauded. Nc
conclusion was reached when adjourn
ment was taken. After nearly ten days
of general debate, with the postofice ap.
preparation bill as the vehicle for the dis
cussion of a wide range of topics, the
House reached the consideration of the
measure itself late in the day, an hour
being given to reading it. Not in years
has there been so much talk on any one
appropriation bill under the fiction OF
general debate" as in this instance
There were a number of lively exchanges
between the members during the day.
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After a brief speech by Mr.. Latimer in
support of the House railroad rate bill
Mr.. Foraker took the floor in the Senate
Thursday and consumed nearly all oil
Tue IeuldlnQtI u III StSSiOn III jill 0uuItS>
on the same measure. Mr.. Lodge spoke in
support of the practice Of granting lower
railroad rates on goods intended for ex'
port than on those used in domestic con.
sumption. Conference reports on the ur-
gent deficiency appropriation bill and the
measure providing for the settlement OF
the affairs of the five civilized tribes OF
Indians were accepted The House sub
stitute for the Senate bill ratifying an
agreement with the lower Brule indians
of South Dakota was passed, as was a
concurrent resolution, including Senators
and Representatives in the bill prohibit
ing officials of the government from pre-
maturely giving out private information
of the government. The feature of the
proceedings in the House was the speech
Of Mr.. Cochran, who was given an hour
to elucidate the subject of general de.
bate" on appropriation bills. Progress
was made on the postofice appropriation
measure, eighteen of the twenty-nine
pages being completed. The few amend
ments adopted did not change the amount
of the appropriations to any considerable
extent.
The entire session in the Senate Fri
day was devoted to the consideration OF
bills to which there was no objection.
More than 800 were passed, most of them
being private pension measures. Among
those of general interest were the follow
ing Increasing the pensions of ex-soldiers
who lost limbs in the service, retiring
and pensioning petty officers and men of
the army, navy and marine corps after
thirty years of service, at three-fourths
of their regular pay increasing the pen
sions of ex-soldiers of the Mexican war
to $40 per month and making the at
tainment Of IS years of age evidence of
disability authorizing the appointment of
a commission to examine into the protec-
ton of American citizens abroad. A con-
ference report on the pension appropria-
tion bill was adopted. Members of the
House INDUCED in a heated controversy
over certain remarks by Mr.. Hopkins
(Ky.), which had been extended in the
Record and which criticised Mr.. Bennett
On. ". The matter at once took on a
partisan cast and Mr.. Williams and Mr..
Oalzell nearly FLASHED IN the floor when
they were ordered TO their seats by the
Speaker. The postofice appropriation bill!
was passed, after a roll call on the south
ern fast mail subsidy provision, which was
retained.
Notes of the National Capital.
Canal legislation at the present session
of Congress is regarded as extremely inn
probable.