Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-05-06
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
In the Senate.

In considering the railroad bill in the
Senate on the Goth Mr.. Clapp denounced
Che regular" leaders of the Republicans
md the administration for efforts to read
"insurgents' out of the party Mr..
Hughes attacked the bill as whole and
Mr.. Hepburn defended the Crawford
EIkins provision.
An invitation, extended by Senator
Iayner to the "insurgent' senators to
Join the Democratic party was spurned
by Senator Dolliver on behalf of the in
surgents" on the 9th This suggestion
by the Maryland senator followed
speech by him in the Senate crltcising
rs unconstitutional some of the features
of the administration railroad bill. The
session was concluded with speech by
Senator BristOw. who arraigned the pres
ant system of railroad rate making.
A spirited debate on the provisions of
The railroad bill authorizing the making
If rates was engaged in on the 2Sth by
Senators Clay, BriStOW, Cummins, Craw-
FORD. Bailey, Aldrich, Borah, Root and
Hepburn.
The first test vote on the railroad bill
was had in the Senate and resulted in a
victory for the administration members,
OH the 18th. The Cummins amendment,
which would require all traffic agree
ments made between railroads, and all
rates. fares and charges to be approved
in advance by the interstate commerce
commission, was defeated by a vote Of
% to 30. Eleven Republicans most of
them from the insurgent ranks, and
eighteen Democrats, voted for the Cum
INNS provision. All of the votes against
it were cast by Republicans
The acceptance by Congress of
statue of Francis II. Pierpont from the
state Of West Virginia, for the perma
tent exhibition in statuary hall at the
capitol, was the occasion Of eulogies in
he Senate on the Both.
In addition to considering the railroad
Dill for two hours, the Senate on the End
discussed at length and passed the bill
creating bureau of mines in the inte
riOr department. The bill had received
the sanction of the House and now only
requires the signature of the President.
The long and short haul amendment to
the railroad bill prepared by Senator
Dixon was the subject Of lively debate
In the House.
The insurgents" with the aid of the
Democrats, on the Goth. forced the adOp-
ton in the House of an amendment to
the railroad bill which takes from the
President the right to organize the com
merce courts.
The entire day on the 9th was devot-
ed TO the consideration of bills relating
to Indian lands. One of these meas
UreS was amended on motion of Mr.
ton Of the lands of the Rosebud Indian
reservation in South Dakota citizens
could make application for such lands at
their homes without the necessity of go
ing to the reservation. Mr.. SABBATH de
cIared that last year $5,00OO0O had
been spent by disappointed homeseekerS
III Their unsuccessful efforts to obtain
public land.
The small number of the Democratic
members III attendance in the House
on the 18th during most of the session
made 1t impossible for the insurgents TO
score victories over the regular Repub-
llcanS. An amendment was adODted to
include telegraph and telephone comDa-
mes WITHIN the scope of the interstate
commerce law.
In the House the railroad bill was I'M
der consideration also on the 29th MI
merouS amendments were offered most
OF which were voted down. An amend
ment making provision that the physical
valuation OF railroad properties shall he
asceItuined was offered by Mr.. Madden
of Illinois and adopted after an extend
ed discussion. The provision adopted
yesterday for the inclusion OF telegram
and telephone companies within the
scope of the Interstate commerce law
was further amended SO as to hermit of
different charges being made for press
dispatches and for night messages than
are made for commercial dispatches.
The House accepted the Pierpont
statue and heard eulOgies. Several hours
were also devoted to the passage of
several private claim bills
1t was Suspension day" in the House
on the 2nd, ana numerous bills were
passed. Among them were measures to
increase the personnel of the engineer
corps of the army, to provide for addi-
tIonal lighthouse equipment and to build
Il monument at Midway, Ga. to the
memory Of Gen Stewart of revolutionary
fame. the @reat-&rea t-@randfather of for
mCr President Roosevelt
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