The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-20
Statehood Bin IS Also Ready
for Him
SPEECH BY REP. MCCALL
The Features Of the House Session.
Massachusetts, Man critieises the
Recent Railroad Legisla-
ton.


Washington, june 90 President TAFT
signed the railroad bin Saturday night
AZ 1915 o'clock. IS minutes after his
arrival in this city Thus, the bin is /
now law. Desire to bring the railroad
rates in the puryiew Of the new law as
early a. possible led the president 70
bo 20 expeditions The statehood biz
win wait,
Both measures in the president's leg
islative program were anaily agreed upon
by tie House Saturday. The confer
ence report on tho former was accepted
after some debate. finding in the end
but few viva voce votes against it, and
that on the Democratic side. This,
then, is the FIRST Of the presidents meas
ures to reach him for his assent I'm.
mediately after It's passage the House
took up the statehood bill, and II was
moved that The House at once accept
de Senate amendments, 50 that the
Mll need not go to conference. After
Tie reasons for this unusual step bod
Been briefly explained, ana 70 the ef-
iect that while tie Senate measure did
not please b al respects y were better
not 70 impera the statehood BIN by
sending it to conference, The Senate
amendments were agreed 70, also with,
out roll-sail, and there was only one
negative vote, the sole one cast against
the bin 10 either House.
The action Of the House is partly conn
plimentary to senator Beverage u
lwas known that i there was 70 be q
conference committee he would be .
Senate member, and % general i tie
ldstrust 81 him that the House would
lnot risk the biii with him
ii had been hoped 70 ada the postal
savings bank bin % this list 81 notable
Trait measures, but the Senate found
80 much oratofy On tap that il was de.
eided to adjourn without voting 70 ae-
leept tie House blu But a vote IS ex-
peeted to-day. unless Senators Bristow
ana Cummius continue on with theiI
speeches. Tnev oppose the bond proyi-
sions which they believe unfair 70 Their
Tho speeches might also be construed
a. pant Of the alIbastor of certain west.
era senators against tile reduction "a
S20o00000 If certificates af indebtedness
pa reclamation projects That Situation
IFS still serious. Senators like Mr. Borah
declared that they were not blufBne
They said that the reclamation project
lliad been most carefully estimated. and
THAT all Of the s80o00o0o was needed
Ito complete the vosk that water might
be had for which the settlers are wait.
ling A dollar less IS as good as no
appropriation at all Senator Crane lad
some difficulty n tie negotiations. but
I It is thought tnat the matter viii ad-
liust itself The Senate also took fur
ther steps leading q an Investigation 81
tine Lorimer bribery charges.
4 IN the House, there were two speeches
of note. Representative Mccall ad.
dressed himself 10 the character Of our
railroad legislation, which he said was
very faulty, and Speaker Cannon also
held the attention IF the House while
he spoke on the rules He declared
anew that these had not been under
stood and that he had been much ma
lligned.
Whatever abuse existed, he affirmed,
was due To the eowardiee of members
who introduced legislation they ala hot
want the House To express itself upon.
and had i tied Up ii committee, and
then explained 70 the country that
czar-like speaker bad thwarted them.
Meantime there is rather a rush to dis.
lodge bills pigeonholed in committee.
The public buildings bin was reported
Saturday and, while It authorizes tae
expenditure Of some s20.o000o0. Sl3.-
100000 is for buildings in tile District
OF Columbia. Massachusetts, fares wen
receiving an authorization faY aFAS nm
incInsive IL sIno IA Il. t..is..