Rate bill debate rages as Grosvenor blasts “fake” issue
Lawmakers clash over proposed rate reforms with Gen Grosvenor denouncing the measure as a fake issue created for Congress while Littlefield voices opposition and argues the bill would curb competition. Senators present include Atlee Piles Perkins Hallinger Polliver and others as reading begins on the bill.
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Ohio
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Iowa
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Debated Rail Regulation Bill Divides House Lines
Long House debate features Grosvenor criticizing the bill as a pooling scheme and favoring fast passage while Littlefield and Lamar defend safeguards against abuses. Arguments discuss court review, commission power, and impacts on cotton, rail rates, and private carriers as sessions adjourn after approving fortifications bill.
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Resolution protests caucus action over Dominican treaty
Senator Patterson of Colorado introduced a motion accusing the Democratic caucus of coercing Senators to support the Dominican treaty. The long denouncement argues that each Senator must vote per conscience, not party will, and charges constitutional violations. The measure drew attention in the Senate chamber with Republicans expressing approval while Democrats expected to oppose it.
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Senate Debates Rift Over Treaty Ratification
Senator Patterson of Colorado denounces caucus control while Speaker and others discuss the Dominican treaty and a possible joint resolution. House debated railroad rate bills as Republicans and Democrats spar over ratification, with forecasts of a late Wednesday vote and shifting loyalties. Patterson says his Democratic stance aligns with Bryan and Roosevelt on key reforms.
McLaurin Promises to Follow Caucus on Santo Domingo Treaty
Jackson, Miss February 5 United States Senator McLaurin returned to Washington and said he would be bound by the Senate Democratic caucus action Saturday He expects the Santo Domingo treaty to be defeated and will vote accordingly in the coming session Also noted hearings on widening Mills Avenue with a hearing set for 1 o'clock February before the District board on the Clark Mills estate project with Northeastern Citizen's Suburban Association requesting the opportunity.
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Merger dispute lingers as Gillespie urges congress to act
Gillespie demands government facts on railroad merger and restraint of trade. He threatens a congressional committee probe if the Commerce and Justice departments fail to provide data. The interstate commission confirms limited knowledge from annual reports and outlines ownership ties among Pennsylvania Railroad and related lines.
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Arthur P. Gorman
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