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Show Iflllf BUTTLE OVER Ij : fflO REPORT 44J 'Cliairnian Clayton of House J Judiciary Committee Re-ISi Re-ISi I Plies to Mr. Randell. s ; ' ifl REBATE ON INDIAN BILL r . '5 Uoint Resolution Introduced to i?f$ ; Restrict Terms of Federal j. District Judges. VTf E, icteni.tlonol News Service. WASHINGTON, April 0. After Rop-r(je3Utivea Rop-r(je3Utivea Clayton and Itnndoll lind sfgei n a nor ovor tn0 ftihiro of the judiciary committee to yi,j' ;Itport tbe Randell bill prohibiting menv. i, uA of congress from accepting gifts, lt$m it cr employment at the hands of t wrportions, the house devoted several j jere hours today to a discussion of the J Iiton appropriation bill. Slovr prog--W BS fflde an( those in charge of Jt&i 'j measure finally abandoned thoir Uafit jJs a'k lor h voto nofore "djourn- '"l ; The Randall-Clayton verbal duel wsb ia tftermath of Tlandcll's speech of IK- l-Ikonvlay when ho declared too many E csmbcr6 of congTcsa had corporate con. iS -Kttiona that might mako them auscop- tible to influence in legislative acta. H denied todaj' that ho intended nny 3 'Hiection on the houo but he did in- I'n ' cit that his bill should be reported J Itr the judiciary committee to correct I i.te alleged evil. i I For Political Effect. 'o ChsirmRn Clay Con of that committee ' il -rfplied In a rather bitter speech, in i rfiich he intimated that Eandell ad- iBjoeated tho bill to aid his political i: . fortunes. f, "The judiciary committee will re- -fort no bill to forward t,ho campaign ( aav man," he Enid, whilo Eandoll ittinly" attempted to interrupt him. He B brs"cUrizea the Jtandcll bill as ridic- ' The debato on the Indian bill was r aurked by the implied chargo by flop-'KKntative flop-'KKntative Ferris of Oklahoma that 'tfae is systematic exploitation of the Ikiunp by tho white politicians. Un- Mr their own government in tho first ,'jMr, said Ferris, the Fivo Civilized Tribes spent only $.14,000 for admin-. admin-. ration. Since then, ho asserted, the m , hidson the tribal funds have increased tolil last vcar tho cost of administra-1 administra-1 ftcn wnj inore than .$1,300,000. .Money Trust Hearing. ) The house committee on banking and Iterrency announced that it would beat be-at r rin its' liecringH in the money trust . ftvfitipation next week. Somo of the V6 kicing financiers of Wall street, in- "rhdinj? members of the firms of .T. T V Morgan & Co. and Kuhu Loeb it Co., . M iff expected to be among tho first wit-" wit-" jjSvHJ'M called. - 'IH1 Prtsentativo Xcclcv of Kansas jn-j ilB.'tf'Huceil a joint resolution providing 'Mp&t the terms of United States district HiiSM fhall ie for only six years. , H. Representative Sharp of Ohio intro-W1 intro-W1 n bill to create, a commission to invcstigato and report upon the causes of tho frequency of railroad wrecks. The commission would consist of live members appointed by tho prcsidont. The senate was not'in session todav, having adjourned until Mondav afternoon. |