Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
The Week
in Congress

III III congress
The Lodge resolution to appropriate
$4,000 for the expenses of the cost of
living inquiry was under consideration
IN the Senate, Thursday, but no action
was taken. The traffic agreement Of
the railroad bill was under considera-
ton nearly all day. Representative
Fowler, of New Jersey, introduced a
resolution in the House designed to
take away from the speaker the power
to name all committees. For a tinBe
everybody thought the recent :nsurrec-
ton against Cannonism was to be re-
newed and the excitement continued
until Mr. Fowler announced that he did
not intend to press the resolution until
May 2, 1t was sent to- the new COM
mittee on rules. A resolution was
passed which calls on the Attorney
General for information regarding the
trial of Antonio /. Villareal, R. Flores
Magon and Liberado Rivera, now in
prison at Florence, Ariz., having been
convicted of violating the neutrality
laws between the United States and
Mexico. Mr.. Russell of Texas made a
speech in favor Of the railroad bill.
The traffic agreement provision of
the railroad bill was under considera-
ton in the Senate Friday. Senator
Crawford took occasion to eulogize
former President Roosevelt as the
foremost figure in the United States.
In the House the railroad bill was
under consideration. Upon the con-
clusion of the general debate upon the
measure Mr.. Mann of Illinois an
nounced that next Tuesday the read
ing of the bill for amendments under
the tive-minute rules would begin.
In the Senate Saturday Mr.. Borah
spoke in opposition to the Elkins-
Crawford traffic, agreement provision
Of the railroad bill Senators Hughes
and Newlands opposed the Lodge res
olution for an increased appropriation
to continue the work of inquiring into
the high prices of living. A large
number of bills carrying pensions and
private claims were passed by the
| House.
The House met Sunday to hear Gu.
logies on the late Senator Johnson Of
North Dakota.
In the Senate Monday Mr.. Lodge
withdrew his resolution asking Senate
sanction for the expenditure of $65,000
to continue the cost of living inquiry.
This action was taken on the ground
that members of the minority were
conducting such an extended debate
upon the resolution as to Interfere se-
riously with the passage of the rail-
road bill. The committee will contin-
ue the inquiry, however, under author
ity of the original resolution. The
Crawford Elkins traffic agreement pro-
vision of the railroad bill was under
discussion in the Senate during most
of the day. Senator Root spoke in IA
vor of the provision, while Senators
Dolliver and Clapp opposed 1t. In the
House the session was devoted to con-
sideration of bills relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia.
In considering the railroad bill in
the Senate, Tuesday, AFR. Clapp de-
nounced the regular" leaders of the
Republicans and the administration
for efforts to read insurgents" out Of
the party. Mr.. Hughes attacked the
bill as whole and Mr.. Hepburn de-
Tended the Crawford Elkins provision.
The insurgents" with the aid of the
Democrats, forced the adoption in the
House of an amendment to the rail-
road bill which takes from the Presl-
dent the right to organize the COM
| merce courts.
An invitation extended Wednesday
by Senator Rayner to the 'insurgent"
Senators to Join the Democratic party
was spurned by Senator Dolliver on
behalf of the insurgents" This sug-
gestion by the Maryland Senator fol-
lowed a speech by him in the Senate
criticising as unconstitutional some Of
the features of the administration rail
road bill. He told the insurgents that
they were out of sympathy with their
party and should embrace the princi-
Piles of Democracy. A lively tilt en-
sued when Senator Bailey of Texas adj
vised the insurgents" to remain in
sympathy with the regular Republi
cans if they desired to win in the COM
| ing campaign. Otherwise, he said, they
should join the Democracy. The ses-
sion was concluded with speech by
Senator Bristow, who arraigned the
present system of railroad rate max
ing. In the House the entire day WAS
devoted to the consideration of bills re-
lating to Indian lands. One of these
measures was amended on motion of
Mr. SABBATH Of Illinois SO that in the
disposition of lands of the Rosebud In
dian reservation in South Dakota citi-
zens could make application for such
lands at their homes without the neces-
sity of going to the reservation. Mr..
SABBATH declared that last year s5,0O0.-
900 had been spent by disappointed
homeseekers in their unsuccessful eff
forts to obtain public land.
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.
The hardware store of Evans Broth
ers in Newton, Kan, was burned. Loss
| $4,000.
BY majority of $50 the voters of
Lincoln, Neb., voted at referendum