Show GREAT UREA T INTEREST IN RATE DILL BILL BL DEBATE Senate Galleries Were Crowded Every Day During Recent Recent Recent Re- Re Re Re- cent Debate HOUSE WAS DEPOPULATED CS Flocked O Over to Hear Greatest Debate In Iii the History His hIi- tor tory of oC the lie tie Senate tc Republican Special Service Washington May fay 20 Washington Washington O. I has not been so Intensely Interested Inears In years ears In iii a matter maUer before congress s as it I has been becis in tho debates attendant upon the consideration by hy the senate of the railroad rate bill bil It I Is not an exaggeration to say that the Interest taken in fn the thc rate bill here as attested by the lie crowded press pres and other galleries galleries galleries gal gal- is more than that aroused during dur dur- LulIn Lul- Lul In log ing the tH tl time lime Immediately preceding the declaration of war var against Spain If I the attitude of the people throughout through through- out the country Is similar to that lint noted In n this cl city ll It is safe to say y that this proposed legislation to regulate tho the railroads has ha stirred stilTed up UI things con con- and probably the feeling outside outsie of Washington Is aroused as ag here lere because becam e all al other othel legislation has been lost Josl sight siKh t of It I has hns been difficult for the thc speaker o of the house douse to keep a quorum to do business busi busi- nes ness Hess the members of this bouy bohy flock flock- log Ing ng over o to the senate by the score scole to lear hem hear what has been denominated as ashe the he greatest debate in the ha the history of or ortho ho tho senate and equal to that of the tho time Ime of Webster and Cla Clay and during luring Civil Cf 1 war al da days s 's Profit to 10 I CIOt 1 The reporters say lY that this session of congress will wf eclipse all al others in the thc number of words spoken on 01 the floor foor of both houses This Is plea pleasing ing to the senate reporters who do 10 the lie work of ot reporting the thc debates 1 by contract and receive so o much a n hundred words words The reporters house are aro paid paul by salary per annum t to o each of the six arid an assistant who r receives There arc six re reporters reporters reporters re- re porters also in the senate and al an al as assistant as- as s Both loth the house and senate r reporters talk their notes into phonographs phonographs graphs g front from which expert typewriters t transcribe them G. G p. p A. A II I Oratory Selected The G. G A. A U. U n of the District of oC Columbia Columbia Col Col- u has selected He Rev llev D D. J J. J Stafford o of oC f Washington to deliver the Decoration Decora Decora- t ion tion ton day oration at Arlington National c cemetery This is considered a signal h honor by orators as s in 10 the past most d distinguished men inca since war t times hues ho h ha have ave delivered the address addres on memorial mem mem- o orial rial day n maine Elaine Conkling McFinley Roosevelt and Foraker Forker h have ave been orators of ef the day and the c ceremonies are attended by the lie lead lead- In ing i ng statesmen diplomats and army almy and arni nav navy in Washington Father Stafford Is considered the leadIn leadIng lead- lead h In Ing ng Catholic pulpit orator In this part of oC the country county and Is Js n a man of great public spirit SIf He Is a Shakespearian l lecturer and anti has ha been identified with wih the thc liberal element In the Catholic church In America Medals to Soldiers The committee on military mitar affairs arah's of oC the house has favorably reported a bill bi Introduced h by Representative e Bonynge o of Colorado Colordo providing for the issuance of medals to soldiers who sene served in the Philippines after their terms of service ser have expired The Thc bill Is as follows bl That the Secretary of War Var be and he is hereby authorized and arid directed to procure a bronze medal with wih suitable suitable suitable suit suit- able ice de device to be he presented to each ech of the several officers and enlisted men and families of such as s may be dead lead who having volunteered and en en- en enlisted listed under the calls of the President for the war var with wih Spain served beyond the term of or their enlistment to lo help to suppress the Philippine insurrection tion ton anti and who ho sub subsequently received an honorable discharge from rm the tho arm army of the tho United States or 01 who died prior to such discharge |