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Show IRJ WASTING TIME AND MONEY. R Thursday's session of tho House was IB a striking oxamplo of hov? tv lcgn-Hj lcgn-Hj turo can put In tho time and do no thin th-in ?t took just two nours nnd fifteen IBJ minutes to settle one question, that UB was not really a question at all, that IH la to say, thoro was never any signifl-B signifl-B cant division of opinion upon it. Threo-HJ Threo-HJ fourths of tho time was spent in "rls-BB "rls-BB Ing to points of order," "speaking to B8 questions of personal prlvilego," and HB! trying tomako explanations that did HH Tho hall opened when eight of tho IB nlno members of tho railroads com-IDJ com-IDJ mlttoo presented a report that tho bill H of Thompson, of Millard, bo not pnss-H pnss-H ed. This bill seeks to put tho burden HJ of proof upon tho uofondant company B In all cases where stock Is killed by H trains. Thompson, tho other member Bjf of tho committee, offered n favorable HI mlnorltv rcnort ami mnvmi it Itutlon. Ho only succeeded In making angry tho Speaker and tho other members mem-bers of tho committee by insinuating that the influence of railroad lobbyists had boon too potent. Then tho flroworks began, although nothing worth remembering was said by anybody. It was 4:15 when tho majority report was adopted without dissent, Thompson not voting. Then tho Houso adjourned. Tho salaries of tho mombors and employes for this session in which nothing was accomplished, accom-plished, foot up about $250. In splto of a very hard fight being i made in committee against the bill to 1 make private banks subject to Inspec tion by tho stato bank examiner, tho moasuro will probably bo reported fav-t fav-t orably and will have u. majority of the houso behind It. Tho disclosures In the Schettlor caso aro responsible for tho strong support that many of tho representatives aro giving to tho bill. |