Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-11

\ bill to provide an American regis
ter for The steamer Arcadia, of the N n
York ard Porto Rico Steamship CO..
was passed by the Senate today Tic
bin provides that The vessel shall not
engage in the coastWise trade, al
though it may trade between NcW
York and Porto Rico.
Jones. Ark. offered Il resolution Ii
rccrn9 the secretary of the interior %
inform The Senate what special in
structioms had been given to Charles
e. NJ Schlierhos, special agent, gen-
cIal land office at BatcsVii!e. ARK. Jones
complained that as agent OF the COY
crnmnut Sehlicrh0Is was in tn" habit
Of Selling timbeT-rafts floating u"Nn
the White river 10 Eatesviile and COM
polling the raft owners to prove that
the timber was not cut frcn govern
nent land. He said that some OF The
acts of this "underling' We're "A dis
grace and an outrage" ana he "pu@ht
10 be kicked out Of his position The
resolution was adopted.
Aldrich, X. l., presented the report of
the committee on conference on the
y
At the conclusion eff the reading Of
the report. Aldiroh said that surprising
senators were familiar with the details
of The report he would make no formal
statement.
Jones. Ark. said that as one of the
conferecs he had not signed the report
and would vote against it. Many
things in the report were satisfactory
(. him. he said. lie referred particu-
larly 10 the retention of the ~ per
cont. beer rebate. the inheritance, the
slaepjng car the tea and other taxes
n11t in the bill. He did not think the re-
duction in the amount of silver to be
coined each month was necessary. The
proposed addition in the bonded d9Ht
of the country was in Jones opinion
seriously objectionable. He read
newspaper clipping announcing that
arrangements had been perfected at
he treasury department for lmmedlate
issue Of 5000 Gee 600 of bonds.' He had
no donbt that the statement was accu-
rate.
Aldrich called Jones' attention TO the
nrovfsions of the bill which were that
the bonds should be issued molly as
means of raising money with Which to
nrosecute the war. Jones replied that
he did not doubt however the state
mcnt in the newspaper.
Wolcott Coll in a brief speech palI 4
ri1h tribute to the Senate conferees. The
rnTnrt of the confercos he thought was
ominently fair and lust. ana rellecttt'
ur,,3t credit upon the confereeS OF pom
The Senate and House. Wolcott Sald ne
was satisfied that the people OF the couh-
frv would take all the bonds offered hE
the government ,.,, ; "a
tbaI lowest and individual bidders FOR
bonds should first have their bids ac-
nantad by the secretary. He was certain
thnt the secretary would give the people
annie time and opportunity to bld TOR me
bonds. and he beileHea supScii nnn,ia Of
them would come from the people o'
every hamlet of the United suites
rajler called attention to the chah2e
Md nv the conference in regard 10 tle
saIe of bonds authorized AZ not less thai!
mr. Aldrich replied that the chahSe WdS
tnncv and that under the language adopt
cd here was no possibility OF 4 sale o.
any. of the bonds for less than par. Am
san also gave the same OPINION
roller also asked why the cefuiicates Oh
i,,i7oittadness were not made Il poputar
- 70 which AIdrch repiied that the
, iIa,-' was made because Of the fact that
49, we're intended to meet emergency
which rendered it lmpfacucapt"
ia make provisions Tor a pol,uihf SUI
er,fnfion Teller said that Wnlie ne VIZ
nor prepared to congratulate the country
no ~ tha a agreement on bonds, he mad
1'io.i agree:hIv surprised that the sum
~ - hnan $500 600 600. He would Dot |
'i't' Far the bin. nor for any similar pit
nnfil convinced that the war couio iot "e