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Show Willi 10 BUSINESS legislative Mill of the Nation I Begins to Grind on m I Third Day. m L H l7ATB DISPOSES OP H A FEW MINOR MATTERS JS iase Passes Census Bill With-2jS With-2jS jout Material Changes. After Ui Lively Debate. arajj WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. The session g tho senate today was chiefly de- j d. ted to tho formal presentation of frQ partmontal reports and tho inlrodue-m$. inlrodue-m$. in of bills- The reports have been ido public from time to time, and il'I o bills, numbering 352, were chiefly oirfi! ? the granting of pensions. Senator SsG 'hnstou of Alabama introduced, a bill so'JI ?. reimburse farmer Cadets Russell ft1? Id Weaver, dismissed from the mili-T mili-T ry academy for hazing. Ho declared at their punishment was oxeessive, id said that every new senator was onkj j,y being given unimportant as-foments as-foments and being restricted in his Ivilccs. Ho. did not wish to have !oa c idea go forth that boys' mothers E ive io look after them after thoy iter tho military academy, .noai softer a brief executive session tho ate. at 1 o'clock, adjourned. radii ioia WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. For nearly '-KSai iq hours the House of Itenrcsenta-J Itenrcsenta-J ires todav considered tho bill provid-SUii provid-SUii V or tn,J tnkinsr of tho thirteenth ti.,11 d subsequent decennial censuses, und fni- Escd jt without material change. Mlti om the very outset in tho debate it jpoai tame evident, that the progress of tho -tiii! iisiiro toward passage would be im-flls" im-flls" fled bv numerous amendments und the "arguments -which they de-""SS de-""SS loned. viJai Prolonged, animated at limes, heated (n im wuesiou was precipitated over an f'Hsfc icndmcut by Mr. Gillct of Massa-th'.m Massa-th'.m ii'selts. who sought to have the ft ! oporary census force authorized by B bill, with the exception of a few fJ! npr positions, appointed upou the Sit' is 01 competitive instead of non-Boti non-Boti tnpeiiti vo examinations.-uJaa examinations.-uJaa At 4:53 p. m. the house adjourned. .tv : . . . twSJ 3L TO REGULATE &M L BAILEOAD SECURITIES ,Jit-A pASiriXGTON. Dec. 9. A far rcach- Kni f- bill for the regulation of the future lies of securities by the transportation n DpenlesJ and telegraph and telephone lull npanlcs engaged In interstate com-jw'J com-jw'J jve, was Introduced In the senate to-ildiil to-ildiil ' tr T3olllvei'. ono of the authors a lo 1 the railroad rale laws. It Is uald that aA M measure represents the administration ;as-rjl if. Ho explained ihc provisions of the -jii .'as follows. i Vail The measure Is designed to subject the j rpj p wrc Issue of .stocks and bonds by trans-m4?i trans-m4?i tton companies, telephone and telc-mmH; telc-mmH; 'I?'' companies, engaged In Interstate ,,rt-i nmercei to the scrutiny of the govern- nt of the United States. It Is drawn lh; theory that these corporations Jji juld be so organized that there should, be it and reasonable relations . "T55uveeu iT r assets and their liabilities. It Is in-n in-n beta t0 Prevent overcapitalization, ck watering, bond manipulation, and 7 f'slmllar abuses. The effect of it will Ifjzj, ;to give subllity to the existing volume rtTi railway securities and at the same time i trTM m Erd future Issues as to give nor-7i nor-7i ) values to stocks and bonds. rV The 1,111 !s applicable to all corpora-mt'iT corpora-mt'iT w'dch are subject to existing laws thV-i .l"e regulation of interstate commerce I In addition to telephone and tcle-'P'1 tcle-'P'1 companies engaged In interstate flt, 13 undertaken In tho bill to make a v11' of legality by which tlio valld-- valld-- .UTi stock a"d bond issues mav be 1 ,V k lg.ctJ- Tliese features of the bill have f U En draw"n "Without any intention to hln-? hln-? ?Tr u 0r embarrass legitimate enterprises. l!S.Wi ,,f railroad building or railroad irtara1 lBolidatlort," and . . " g tUMPAOKEE ATTACKS ionjB j THE CrVTI. SERVICE anytf- IVASHIXGTOX. Dec. 9. In tho house ditfj jreprescntatlvei; today the svsteni of ap-iiffra ap-iiffra minents approved heretofore, and neff.j ilcti it is proposed to continue of de-Uobj, de-Uobj, HI aIns. 'Itness of an applicant and reecra; .vine the judgment of tho director of taut': census to make tho selection rogard-d06! rogard-d06! r,the recommendations obtained ? defended by Ir. Crumpacker of In-1 In-1 fi WV remarkwl that tho various thsLj L SftI7Ico rerorm associations did not rtoClS iT wl,l?t llie'r werc miking about wlicn fr? rD'.an,lJ temporary census takers N"22' ?In11 n lhr regular way. 1Ddl , :,Hopbu"1 at In his judgment ftooj '.census bill and It provisions aro a Uw i ii llcctli of the pretensions of our ' i Ri'J?", Hc dc-clared that civil aorv-lntHl! aorv-lntHl! L iVC iec,lC(I 1,0 improvcnicnt. and said ,VT L,,had h:,d, "PPoiniod twenty-iivc ,U m l0(1?J" bellor nualliied than W -Jfi 11 wr commission aro pro-l0,n pro-l0,n viL ?hi JS'-imonl In favor of that irliW ,e aaldl simply '-ownrdlv ;8i'.. ffi,10 avold th0 i-cspoi.slblllties Hint lps M,rttKo upon thcniselves when they need p0nendmcnt was losU G5 to 110. of. k& "o nr of X'fSlnia obtained tho pas- ott. tlon .?im41ndn,.unt Providing that pop- 'Si "ra f 1 ,Ca 8U dcKlgnat-? tho ' tS' lcs i,m,on anrl foufedcrate d na les. aflf ?!i . f111 FOREST . RESERVE!! A,g 5 IN EASTERN MOUNTAINS ffe rnST0N;- Advocates of oth3 Wlilt m,1!m?n,t of Appalachian and Ion Vl mountain national forest reserve d A Ls on from all .Motions of .,105 itiso comm.,itatos aPP.eard before the InbW cd SSL1 1 nileultiir.j today and ;l0r.Ve : the rrAt r,appe,al,for u" appropriation 1 SovfinBH0l!i ?f 11,18 b1 reserve. ir.l Massachusetts was edW? KftH ,,I,and10er Peakcru wore m 0 a of OrogJn 10 d Governor Chamber-'f?i,lL.. C lJp CHAIRMAN OF Sid jft STEERING- COMMITTEE 8UCCCt'(1 lh0 Rlo Senator Al- st &3r- Itepublloan steorlns coifi- Co5K Continued ou Pago Two. it 4f5f -. CONGRESS GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS Continued from Pago Ono. mitteo of the senate, whlrh determines all lmporant legislation In that body. Senator Halo's namo was suggested by Senator Carter of Montana, wlto highly euloglKod Senator Allison and spoko of Mr. Hale as a worthy successor. Tho nomination was the only ono before tho caucus. After the election. Mr. Hnle thanked tho caucus and paid a glowing trlbuto to Senator Sen-ator Allison's worth. |