Evening star., 1900-12-11

on finance. saJd he would offer no objection
The refere4Te maae by the president pre-
cipitated Hsfy discussion. as had been
Mr. Vest Moo, member Of the finance
committee. Snntendsd vigorously that the
BILL being, his nsind. revenue meas
on finance be declared that If the bill was
an honest measure IT was a revenue bill.
and II It we've dishonest measure it was
an effort to use the taxing power Of the
Mr Proeto p9es m1sS 1gaaaa thas the bill,
tIre. ah
The questiqal was discussed briefly by Mr.
Allison and Mr.. Motley, the last-named de-
claring that Ifhe Gt9ut bill was a measure
the primary object I'll which was to tax one
Industry at the expense Of another.
erlce Mr.. Vest necfared that here 1t was
proposed in this bill to turn Congress into
a state legislature and make 1t exercise
purely police power in the various states
The motion to refer the bill to the COM
mfttee on agriculture was agreed to.
The Montana seBatership.
Mr.. Carter called up his pending motion
to refer the credentials of VIM. A. Clark
and Martin Maginnis,. appointed senators
from Montana. to the committee on prfvi-
SION the motion prevailed without division.
Mr. Chandler. chairman Of the commit
tee en- privileges and elections, asked that
the resolution on the calendar declaring
ly elected to a seat in the Senate of the
United States by the Legislature of Mon
tana. be recommitted to the committee.
Mr.. Bacon tGa.) inquired what the OBJ
ject of the request was
Mr.. Chandler replied that before the Sem
ate had had opportunity to act upon the
resolution the senator from Montana (Mr
Clark had gone through the form of res
tg-1a tion." That changed the entire aspect
of the situation, said Mr. Chandler and for
time forestalled and prevented discussion
of the questions involved. To be entirely
frank with Mr.. Bacon. he said. another
reason why he desired recommittal of
the resolution was. that the committee
might desire to take some positive action
upon the matter with which the resolution
dealt: The whole case, he maintained. had
not been disposed, of by the resignat ton
and departure of Mr.. Clark.
In the course of long reply, Mr. Bacon
held that he could conceive of no legitimate
purpose In the desire for recommfttal Of
resolution which dealt with question
which practically was dead. He intimated
that the chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections might have some
ulterior purpose in. view which he could
not at this time divine.
After Mr.. Chandler had retorted face
tfous1y that the Georgia senator was "too
Suspicious. especially of the chairman of
the committee" the matter of recommittal
by consent, went over until Thursday.
Pension Bills Passed.
Under special order the Senate devoted
thirty minutes to the consideration of un-
objected pension bills on the calendar.
Forty-five bills were passed.
Pending the resumption Of the discussion
of the ship subsidy BILL an act providing
that entrymen under the homestead laws
who served in the United States army,
navy or marine corps during the Spanish
have certain service deducted from the
time required to perfect title under home
stead laws wa4s passed.
Mr. Clay (Ga.J then was recognized to
deliver. speech upon the pending ship SUBJ
sidy bill. Heui a, member of the commit
tee on commerce. from which the measure
was reported and IS regarded as one of
posed legislation. = ,