The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-04-07

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man antitrust law was the subject of
remarks by Mr.. Martin, of South Da-
kota, while the improvement of the
Mississippi River was discussed by
Mr.. Thistlewood, of Illinois.
After an Intellectual effort to pass the
House bill amending the employers
liability law, the Senate Wednesday re-
sumed consideration of the administra-
ton railroad bill Senator Root sup
ported the railroad bill in a speech
lasting two hours. He devoted him.
self exclusively to the commerce court
provisions OF the bill. In the House a
decisive vote was cast against the
Hobson bill to appropriate one-twen-
tieth of 1 per cent of appropriations
for armament for the purpose Of pro-
noting peace. Democrats and Repub-
licans alike joined in defeating the
measure on the ground that the meth
cd it proposed was not a proper one
for the promotion of arbitration and
universal peace.
Senator Root continued, but did not
conclude his speech on the admins
tration railroad bill in the Senate
Thursday He defended the merger
and traffic agreements provisions OF
the measure. There was further dis
cussion of the proposed amendment of
the Cumnins employers liability law,
but the Senate took no action upon It.
The naval appropriation bill pending
in the House, offered an opportunity
to members to discuss various SUBJ
jects. Mr. Sherley of Kentucky ex-
planned at considerable length his res
olution to permit majority of the
House to bring before it at any time n
bill which might be pending in com
mittee. Mr. Padgett of Tennessee and
Mr.. Gregg of Texas, minority men,
bers of the house naval committee,
each delivered a speech in favor of
one battle ship year policy. Objec-
ton being made to an increase by the
Senate to the extent of $4,000 of the
appropriation under which the State
Department may encourage trade rela-
tions, the diplomatic bill was sent
back to conference by the House after
all amendments except that one had
been agreed to.
Senator Root Friday concluded his
speech in the Senate in support of the
administration railroad bill and the
further consideration of that measure
was postponed until Monday. The
Senate passed the bill amending the
employers liability law in respect to
the jurisdiction of State codrts in rail
road damage suits. The liability bill
now will go to conference The pub
law was under discussion during the
entire session of the House to-day. The
Senate had provided, in an amend
ment to the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, for pub
licity of corporation reports upon APP
proval of the President alone under
regulations to be formulated by the
Secretary of the Treasury. After the
bill had been completed Representative
Fitzgerald of New York attempted to
recommit ii with instructions for a re-
port forthwith with an amendment re-
pealing the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
By a strict party vote. $50 to lie.
Speaker Cannon's ruling that this mo-
ton was out of order was sustained
Eulogies formed the chief feature OF
the proceedings of the Senate and |
House, Saturday. In the Senate the |
life and character OF Senator McLaurin |
of Mississippi and of Senator Johnson |
of North Dakota were subjects of nu-
merous remarks. In the House the |
session was largely devoted to paying |
tributes of respect to the memory of |