Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1906 — Senate and House in Brief, [ARTICLE]

Senate and House in Brief,

Washington. June B.—After a day devoted almost exclusively to the discussion of the conference report on the railroad rate bill the senate decided to send that measure back to conference. The bill providing for the control of the waters of Niagara river was passed. An attack on and a defense of the president were the features of the day in tlie house, Brundige of Arkansas assailing the items for the executive department and White House, and Grosvenor defending the same, and eulogizing the president. The naval appropriation bill was sent to conference and progress was made on the sundry civil bill.