Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18

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port on the railroad bill. No amend.
ment was offered or adopted. The bill
now goes to the president for his sig
nature.
! Washington, June 16.-When the
house took up the statehood bill to
admit Arizona and New Mexico Hannii-
ton moved that the. house concur In
the senate amendments. Lloyd Of
Missouri, speaking for the democrats,
favored that course. The motion car
ried by viva Voee vote. The bill now
goes to the president.
Washington, June 1e.-The vice
president and speaker signed the state
! hood bill and II was sent to the White
house. The speaker signed the rail-
road bill and IL was sent to the Vice
president.
Washington, June 1S.-The confer
ence report on the railroad bill was
taken up for consideration shortly az
ter the house met today.
AdamsOn Leads Attack.
Representative Adamson led the min
ority attack on the railroad bill in the
house. He severely criticised the ad-
ministration for what he said was its
part in framing the law. and declared
the measure was legislation not de-
manded by the people nor for their benz
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For Political Advantage.
The commerce court provision. Ad.
amson contended, created a commission
which would be for political advantage
only. He took various sections of the
bill and pointed out what, from his
point of view, were the Objectionable
features.
Hurries statehood Bill.
Chairman Hamilton of the house com.
mittee on territories announced he
would ask the house to concur in all
the senate amendments to the state
hood bill.
Another on Way.
The omnibus public building bill.
carrying $1s,2sS,500, was reported to
the house today. The indications are
it will pass both houses.
Senate Gives Approval.
Washington, June 1S.-The senate
yesterday adopted the conference COM
mittee's report placed its final stamp
of approval on the administration rail
road bill, which has been pending in
one stage or another almost since the
beginning of the session.
The vote came at the close of a day
devoted to a fragmentary discussion of
the measure, and was without especial
feature. The report prevailed by a
Iar hn
the nays IL
All of the negative votes we're cast
by democrats, and Senators Chamber
lain, Clay, McEnery, Simmons, Stone
and Taylor united with the republicans
in support of the bill.
EIkIns Makes statement.
Just before the vote was taken Sena-
tor Stone elected a statement from
Senator Elkins to the effect that no
agreement had been entered into be-
tween the republican leaders and dem
ocratic senators looking to the elimin-
alton of the capitalization provisions OF
the bill.
Calling for quorum for the express
ed purpose of procuring the attendance
of the senator from West Virginia, Mr..
oADnt uitllAiOntu Aht lltAhNhb AtPOllo
TO the effect that there had been such
a bargain and asked Mr.. Elkins for an
explicit statement on the subject
Mr. Elkins said he did not try TO
answer all the reports that were set on
foot by the newspapers. but that he
could say frankly that no such agree
ment had ever been made.
Rule Chhnge Adopted.
Washington. June 1S.-The revolu-
tion against the rules of the national
house of representatives won its sec.
ond notable victory of the present ses-
sion yesterday. II was a bloodless,
nonpartisan, nonfactional affair-de-
void OF the spectacular and with
subdued exiron duke speaker viewing
philosophically the further passing of
centralized control of legislation.
Smothering Of legislation In commit.
tees, against the will of a majority OF
the members or even against the will
of a minority in the full analysis, will
be thing past as the result OF an
amendment to the rules reported by
the new and enlarged rules committee
and almost unanimously adopted by
the house late last evening.
Made II Unanimous.
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