Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-14
61ST. CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
A concurrent resolution was intro
duced in the Senate today by Senator
| Cullom. and referred to the committee
on finance postponing the payment OF
the corporation tax until Jan. |, 1911.
A preamble recites that the provision
of law under which the tax was levied
is now awaiting a decision from the
Supreme Court Of the United States
regarding its constitutionality.
Senator Carter, today renew his
motion in the Senate to concur III the
House substitute for the adminlstra-
ton postal saving bank bill.
A protest was filed by Senator Bailey,
who said it was a new measure and
should 90 to conference. lie gave
warning that more time than Is ex-
pected would be consumed in debate
He said an understanding existed that
nothing but appropriation bills should
intervene before the statehood bill IS
given consideration. He said this
agreement would be violated. He said
the statehood bill could be disposed OF
in the time used berating the motion
to concur.
No further effort was made to bring
up the postal savings bank bill, but
Senator Carter started series Of con-
ferences to ascertain if the way cannot
b. further smOothed for accepting the
House bill without conference.
The unanimous consent agreement
by Senator Owen, to obtain vote on
his motion relating to the election OF
senators 10y popular vote was then
brought up and Mr.. Carter surrendered
temporarily.
The proposition to elect senators by
direct vote Of the people was brought
up by Mr.. Owen. He moved to request
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons to report his resolution favorably
on the first day Of the next session.
At . O'Clock the motion was displaCe1
without objection.
Senator Elkins presented the con-
ference report on the railroad bill.
He gave notice that it will be called
up for consideration and action tomor-
row.
The committee adopted the long and
short clause OF the House bill and the
provision in the Senate bill empowering
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to suspend proposed increased rates for
ten months.
The burden Of proof that rate in
crease is reasonable is placed on the
railroads and the Interstate Commerce
Commission is directed to give hearings
and decisions i'll such cases preference
over all other questions.
1t is provided that section II, which
gives the Interstate Commerce Com
mission wide authority in requiring re-
ports from railroads, take effect at
once and that the rest Of the bill shall
be in force in sixty days.
Sections u and 10 Of the bill take
effect Immediately. The former APP
plies ty increased rates and under the
bill such rates can be suspended by the
Interstate Commerce Commission vt
any time after the passage Of the
measure. Section l6 provides for the
appointment of commission to con-
slider the question of regulating the is
sue of stocks and bonds by railroads.
The other sectious of the bill take eff
feet in 90 days.
HOUSE
A near-scrap that finally fizzled away
into a heated war Of words, attended
an attempt by Mr.. Randell, to call up
in the House his resolution demand ng
that the judiciary committee report
back to the House another resolution
which the Texas representative had IN
troduced
Some time ago Randell's resolution
to prohibit members of Congress,
judges, etc, from receiving gifts, en-
ployment or compensation from cor
porations was read to the judiciary com
mittee, where it has since slumbered.
Today Randoll introduced a second
resolution which makes sensational
charges that the judiciary committee
members are themselves receiving gifts
from special interests, and asks that
that committee be discharged from
Of the first measure and
that it be considered in the House. |
He secured the floor soon after the |
gavel fell this afternoon and imme !
diately attempted to have the second
resolution passed.
Mr.. Payne, registered point of
order against the resolution. Mr.
Malby, himself a member of the iu-
dietary committee, made a heated de-