Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-04-21
Prince, Of Illinois, from the committee
on military affairs.

bafean apple-box and grading bill j
both vicious and unwarranted, th
House committee on agriculture. OF
motion of Representative Hawley. to
day tabled that measure, thus render
ing impossible its further consideration
during this or the next session.
The House of Representatives toda,
passed the Hamer bill authorizing vari
GUS Western states to relinquish titlt
to school sections included within for
est reservations and to take in ex
change therefor an equal area Of for
est reserve lands lying in compact
bodies, provided lands so taken arc 81
the same value as those relinquished
These exchanges, before becoming
effective, are to be approved by the
Secretary of Agriculture. This BIZ, II
it passes the Senate, will permit all
Western states to adjust Their school
land contests that have long been
pending before the Interior Depart
ment, for exchanges may be made
whether the forest reserves are sur
veyed or not.
The House of Representatives today
passed the Senate bill extending the
provisions of the 320-acre dry farm
homestead law to Idaho. The commit
tee struck out the provision which
would have permitted nonresident
homesteads on not to exceed 100000
acres. This was similar to the Bourne
bill that has been pigeon -holed.
The House Public Lands committee
today ordered a favorable report on
Hawley's bill directing issuance patent
to go or 20 settlers on the Siletz reser-
walton. The bill was amended to re-
quire the payment Of $3.50 per acre
for land, which would have been neces-
sary had the lands been opened under
the timber and stone act. 1t is under
stood the settlers have no objection to
this provision. Several other minor
changes were made in the bill.
Washington, April 12.-With about
200 members in their seats, the Admin
istration railroad bill was taken up
for consideration by the House today.
Mann of Illinois, chairman of the com
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce, addressed the House on the
measure reported from his committee.
"With full realization" he said,
"of the benefits and the necessity of
wise and successful management, oper-
alton and progressive construction Of
our railways, we also realize that in the
benefits that they confer upon the peo-
pie they are servants and not masters
1t is their duty to treat all persons
equally"
Mann declared that the Elkins and
Hepburn laws were mainly effective and
ho1 fO11 {
ters' that had been so freely predicted.
Mann said the bill would give great
er expedition to justice, greater ad-
vantage on even terms to all shippers;
greater security. to those who care to
invest their money in railway stocks,
and bonds, and greater protection to
those railroads whose arrangements de-
sire to operate them efficiently in the |
interest of the people.
He summarized the propositions un-
der three general heads. These were, |
first, speedy determination of disputes
by the creation of a commerce court, |
with expert judges having no greater
jurisdiction than the Circuit Courts now
have; second, enlarging the statutory
duties of the railways and the rights
Of shippers and increasing the powers
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
so that classifcations, regulations and
practices shall be Just and enforceable
as such; third, regulating the consoli-
1ation of railroads and their issues of
stocks and bonds so that competition
nay be kept open as far as possible and
'ates shall not be maintained unreason.
lbly high in order to pay returns upon
excessive capitalization.
Washington, April 1.-THE senate
oday entered the voting stage of its
of the administration
abroad bill. In accordance with the
'revious agreement, Senator Elkins
vas prompt in moving the considera-
ion of the bill soon after the senate
net, and it received continuous atten-
ion until the close of the session.
While the opposition will not con-
EIDE the Elkins amendments to be the s
mendments of the majority of the
on interstate commerce, they {
to allow them to be treated
S such, thus consenting to their COM !
letion in advance of the presentation /
other amendments. Senator Cum 0
Inns in turn succeeded in procuring q
ne concession that his and Senator
lapp's amendments should be next e
lken up. t
The only amendments acted upon n
lring the day were those regulating C
lie jurisdiction of the proposed court
commerce, granting appeals from
lterlocutory orders of the court of
and permitting five days c
otice of hearing in injunction pro-
,edings.
Almost the entire ''insurgent" r
rength of the house was Joined with q
Ie Democrats today in what was gen. II
ally acknowledged to be an additional q,
buke to Speaker Cannon. =,
A conference report on the legisla- "
We, executive and judicial appropria- m
on bill contained an agreement to n
for the expenses of auto q,
obiles previously provided for Speak na
Cannon and Vice President Sher- ~ ~
an. The house reiterated its disap- n,
oval of these expenditures and by a -
tie of 1872 to Ill refused to agree to h,
e resolution. o.
Hepburn Opposes Commission. :,
Washington, April 1S.-The senate 81,
committee TODAY consid-