Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-07
61ST. CONGRESS
SENATE.

carrying Sill, Uuu,ouu, was reportcu 10
the Senate by the committee on approp-
ration today. The bill only reached the
Senate from the House yesterday and
the action Of the Senate committee in
reporting upon it in one day is UMPIRE
cedented. 1t is to be taken up for con-
sidcration tomorrow. If that plan Is
carried out the measure will be one
more obstacle in the way Of the state
hood BILL The latter had to give way
to the presidential withdrawal bill and
strong effort made to get an agreement
that statehood be placed next in order
was unsuccessful. Advocates OF state
hood feel that there is great danger
thai the bill will not pass AT this scs-
sion.
A House Joint resolution was pissed
bv the Senate extending the provisions
of the act marking the graves of Con
federate soldiers and sailors who died
in northern prisons applicable to the
Confederate mound in lakewood ccme-
terry, Chicago.
The lands withdrawal bill was taken
M Immediately after the routine busl-
ness. The Clark amendment providing
that the purpose of withdrawal must he
be stated in each case was rejected
Another amendment was offered by
Senator Clark, providing that if Con-
grcsS does not take affirmative action
on any withdrawal before the end OF the
session TO which il is reported the lands
shall he restored to the public domain
and he open TO entry. Mr.. clark
spoke at some length in opposition to
the pending measure.
HOUSE
Mr.. Mann chairman of the interstate
commerce committee today asked rlnan-
imous consent OF the House to take the
railroad bill from the speakers table
and ask conference with the Senate.
Mr.. Lcnroot, OF the insurgents, inn
mediately objected. \ burst OF APP
plause on the democratic side greeted
his move.
Mr.. Mann then moved to disagree to
the Senate bill and ask a conference.
Mr.. Lenroot Immediately moved that
the House concur in the Senate bill
a preferential motion over that made
by Mr.. Mann.
There ensued parliamentary con-
troversy between Messrs. Mann and
Lcnroot as 10 who had the floor, the
former contending that he was i'll charge
OF the bill. and the latter insisting that
as the proponent OF motion he had
the right. Speaker Cannon finally
ruled that Mr.. Mann had the right.
The Illinois member fhcn secured
unanimous consent To close debate on
the question in two hours.
Mr.. Mann took the floor and srid {:
This bill absolutely opens the door on
rebates. 1t will absolutely repeal the
existing rebate laws. 1t declares that
the railroads can not pay man dam
ages without being sued. Again this
bill from the other side cuts out the
provisions in our bill that the Interstate
Commerce Commission could regulate
railroad pratices as we'll AS rates.
Mr.. Mann insisted that the bill as
patched together by the Senate had alb
solutciy destroyed the so-callcd Car
mack amendment in the present law.
This part of the act TO regulate com
mcrce makes the common carrier who
first accepts freight for shipment liable
for damages TO that freight all the way
To its consignee-eren over the roads
of connecting carriers over which it
might pass. This, AR. Mann declared,
was completely swept aside by that
provision in the Senate bill which made
carriers responsible only over their own
lines.
Mr.. Lenroot (rep Wis., the insur-
gent, then took up a defense Of his mo-
ton to adopt the Senate bill.