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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
SHIPPING BILL COMMENDED.
MANUFACTURERS REFUTE MANY STATEMENTS
MADE ABOUT THE BILL

MANIfACi MANY STATEMENTS
MADE ABOUT THE BILL.
At meeting of the Committee on Merchant Ma
rine of the National Association OF Manufacture
ers, held In this city yesterday. a report
adopted favoring the Frye-Payne Shipping bill
pending in Congress. The report signed by
Ludwig Nissen. Hugh j. Chisholm. Norton p. Otis,
Frank s. Jones, Julius kayser. S. l. knight Royal
c. Peabody. George Seabury. Henry Daley. jr.
and Oscar Scherer. and says among other things:
few Of the misleading statements which have
That the Standard OIL Company is to be one of the
chief benefienries OF the bill; whereas It will not
Ships carrynE ia bulk excerpts
of entire ~ sy y
by the report Of the Treasury experts in a State
That this bill is drawn in the interests of great
al and for the purpose Of organizing
any any, American citizen during period Of years
ID P0 our @ and the
fordng s, to their size and speed and for the dis
much H has as any other ships OF the same size speed
Tha; the money provided in the bill will be alb
so SOFT by the vessels now in existence and that
s ear BY the ships opsratlns under the than
saon nsd 9y rsduSing the compen
b. That this bin does not demand any cargoes 20
al esns the TIE e Fsss al requires
goes equal TO one-half their gross tonnage failing
Oh Wnlch tnelr compensation is diminished in pros
cargoes. - '
s So that n RSr Of this b sS viii
Of h es nd 1 suS s the
Americans 10 build ships In the United States as
cheaply as they be built abroad, thus placine
the United States in position be Independent
OF other nations In its foreign commerce giving
impetus to our export trade, enabling us to hold
new markets abroad for our surplus products. and
providing for the r ited States naval AUXILIARY
strength, the lack which during the last genera.
ton has been menace to our National strength
and In addition to keeping home $500 O0O now
sssa annusisy 70 Foreigners, + will give Increased
SoSkUoo and American capltal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
THE SENATE PROGRAMME
PUERTO RICAN DEBATE MAY Rim ma,
A MONTH
THE STEERING COMMITTEE EXPECTS A..
JoURNMENT BY JUNE Is
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1Rrxv

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBrxEI
Washington March S.-A great deal NOR.
peen made in the last few days Of the a,sa
cuittes which are alleged TO beset the Renph,,
can Steering Committee in the Senate ~
that cool-headed syndicate of party nana,.--
can find reasonable Justification for. Thu So
ing committee is not at it's wits enGs over ~,
tangie into which business is said to have FAM,
In the Senate On the contrary. most Of y,
members are cheerfully predicting that the Ar.
rangement of programme of business vr,
offer no more serious obstacles now than /, IA,
in other years of active politics and that an "a
10 next. So far the Steering COMMITTEES has
had no urgent occasion to hurry it's work
The last Republican caucus gave the Pna-..
Rican bill the right of way in the Senate ana
until ii is disposed of. three weeks or a mon,,
hence. no other piece of legislation need h.
chosen to take its place at the head of the cal.
endar.
The resolution declaring invalid Mr. ousv,
title to a seat in the Senate has been debatas a.
odd hours. and it's discussion does not interfa,a
with other legislative work. Mr. Quay's friends
hope TO get a vote on his credentials within .
month. but they are by means inclined ~
upset the regular order and force decision with
or without the Steering Committees consen,
a cause of some slight party friction in tho
Senate. is likely 10 go over Enacted on at this
session. The time for exchanging ratificatfops
expires on March "A. and it is understood tha,
the State Department will try to have this
period extended for another year. that the
effect of the treaty on American interests can
be thoroughly investigated by the Senate Com
mittee Finance
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty is not quite ready
to be brought before the Senate for discusslon
nor is there any disposition on the part OF its
supporters TO press for a vote on ii after II ia
reported The treaty has everything to gain IN
deed and nothing to lose. through a deIfberata
and thorough consideration.
With the Puerto Rcau bin out of the wav and
the great appropriation measures disposed OF
there are many Republican Senators who wouId
be satisfied to call the work of the session done
Other bills may be taken up and pushed by the
Steering Committee. But that committee is nor
worrying greatly over the problem of finding
for the Senate to on OF Of plotting
the fortunes of various measures whose saliva.
ton can we'll be left to what we'll known
Senate orator grandilOquently denOminated the
other day as the effiuX of time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
WILLIAM F. ALDRICH sEATED-vorE ON
CURRENCY REPORT NEXT TUESDAY

washington. March S-The House to-day I'M
seated CASTOR a. Robbins a Democrat from tba
WITH Alabama District. and seated in his place
William F. Adrch. Republican. who has been
three times contestant from the same district on
the ground of fraud, and who now secures his seat
for the third time. The vote a strict party one
This case out of the way, a new rule was brought
IN TO set aside the day sessions on the second and
fourth Fridays of each month for pension legisla-
ton The rule limited debate on each bill to ten
minutes on side. but this provision with
drawn on the assurance OF Mr. Richardson the
minority leader that his side of the House would
.ot lhIulge In nlbustering. During the debate on
tle rule there was a lively between Mr. Mahon
or Pennsylvania and Mr. Talbert. of South caro-,
ma Before adjourning the House took up the con-
tested election case of Wise against Young from
the ia virginia District. Mr. Weeks giving notice
Ihat ne would ask a vote on Ii at O'Clock on Mon
day Mr. Overstreet in charge OF the conference re-
port on the Currency bill, gave notice that he
would cali up the report next Tuesday BY unani-
nous consent II was agreed that the vote should
De taken at f:S0 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
PLEA FOR PUERTO RICO.
Continued from first page.

Of this BILL unexampled in their generosity and
Morality"
IN response to an inquiry, Mr.. Foraker said
1t was generally understood that all the sugar
and tobacco now on the island owned by
the Sugar and Tobacco trusts. If this true.
be said, the imposition of the tariff proposed
would fall upon those well able to bear it and
TO contribute at least that much 10 the suffering
Puerto Ricans-
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION DISCUSSED.
Mr. Foraker became involved in a colloquy
with Mr. Hoar as to the constitutional right Of
Congress to levy a duty on products from Ter
ritory of the United States. in which the Ohio
Senator declared that the provisions of the
Constitution referred to had application in
the case of Puerto Rico.
Mr. Hoar continued to press the point. and
Mr. Foraker finally declared that the question
In point had passed beyond the law book
stage and had become one OF Justice and hui
mainly.
Mr. Hoar-That is the Senator's answer?
NO it is not" retorted Mr.. Foraker warmly.
ct answered the Senator's question, and the per-
s.stency with which the Senator presses 1t
shows that he does not want to accept the
answer I might stand here and quote de-
cisions of the Supreme Court until the last
Puerto Rican had starved and it would have
no effect upon Senators who differed from me.
This contention has been going on for two
years and il will have to be determined ulti-
mately by the Supreme Court. Then we shall
have a settlement of the question to which we
will all bow.
Continuing Mr.. Foraker eaid:
If we cannot levy duty on the products OF
Puerto Rico we cannot levy duty on the
products Of the Philippines. If the Philippines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
AGAINST PUERTO RICAN TARIFF.

Elliot T. Barrows, president Of the New-York
Produce Exchange called meeting Of the mem
bers Of the Exchange for yesterday. which was at
tended by about hundred Of them. 10 discuss
the Puerto Rican tariff question R. E. Amin
Evan Thomas. David Bingham. Charles A Rabba-
don, a West Indian merchant, and others made
speeches and then Mr.. Amin moved resolution
which was seconded by Mr.. Thomas and passed by
the meeting. 1t says among other things:
Resolved That the members OF the New-Iork
Produce Exchange earnestly urge the Senator's and
Representatives from New-York 10 use their nfiu-
defeat the pending Puerto Rican Tariff bill,
and effect the passage al the current session CT
Congress-, of a law granting to Puerto Rican rrod-
ucts free access to our markets. And We urge the
President of the United States withhold his APP
prevail from any bill which is not in harmony with
hts own explicit utterance this subject
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09

remarked that he feared the Supreme
Court in rendering its opinion, would "acknowl-
edge no other God than its will"
Asked il he did not propose to abide by any
such opinion when delivered Mr.. Tillman re-
things from the Supreme Court that he had no
doubt he would have to abide by It,
This incident brought out a brief word of de-
fence OF the Supreme Court from Mr.. Foraker,
who said he had for that tribunal the highest
respect.
MIR Hoar said the thing TO do now was to
fctent to relieve the distress OF the Puerto
RicanS. That would be definite, and
there would be no delay or nhumanity in it.
He appealed to Mr. Foraker not to insist a
contrary course, and thus keep bread out Of
the mouths Of the starving people for whom he
had made so eloquent appeal by the tedious
process proposed by him"
SO far as the open door question con-
cerned, Mr.. Hoar said, he did not consider that
IL was raised in this bin. On the contrary 1.-The
door shut at tight by this bill as the in
genuity of the honorable Senator could shut it,
1t was utterly idle to say that this legislation
could have any influence upon the open door
question"
PUERTO RICO A DEPENDENCY.
Replying to question from Mr.. Teller. Mr.
Foraker said he regarded Puerto Rico as a
dependency of the United States, and not as
an integral part of the United States
Mr.. Bacon pointed out what he believed to
be the inconsistency of providing for Delegate
in Congress from Puerto Rico who Is not a
citizen Of the United States and who is to be
elected by persons who not citizens of the
United States but who must take an oath to
obey the Constitution Of the United States
Mr.. Foraker contended that this was what had
been done in the cases of Louisiana and Florida
and in many other instances.
The discussion OF the questions of constitu-
tional law involved in the bin was continued
until O'Clock. Mr.. Hoar made the closing OBJ
servation. in which he took sharp issue with the
principles enunciated by Mr.. Foraker He held
that the doctrine proposed to be applied to
Puerto Rico and the Philippines would result
in despotism. and it would be none the Iess
despotism because 1t to be carried into
effect by moral men of high civilization
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09

NOUNCED AT THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Washington, March SIT announced at the
Navy Department to-day that the annual Naval
Militia cruise VIII begin this year at New Orleans
on April g. and extend up the for the differ
ent States until some time IN October giving each
State not less than seven days actual practice at
sea. under conditions similar 10 those OF last year
The States IN their order will he Louisiana, Flor
Ida, Georgia. South Carolina North Carolina Vir-
ginia. Maryland. District OF Columbia. Pennsyl-
vania, New-Jersey. New-York. Connecticut, Rhode
Island. Massachusetts and Maine. The itinerary
for the first four States has been arranged The
dates for the Northern States Will be approxf-
mately within ten days of those OF last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
CRAMPS TO HAVE PLANT IN CANADA

Collingswood Ont. March S.-The town has JUST
concluded arrangements with the Cramps ship
builders. OF Philadelphia, by which they agree 70
establish this point blast furnaces for the Fro
duction of iron and steel The capacity of ths
plant will be two hundred tons day. They agree.
for certain concessions given them by the town, TO
establish plant costing not less than 81 500 0e and
10 employ not less than six hundred men continG-
ously for thirty years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
PHILIPPINE HEMP EXPORTS

Washington, March (SpeciaD-The War Da
partment issued statement to-day of the total ex
portations of hemp from the Philippine Islands re-
ported by American customs officials to December
81 last They amounted to az, $40 tons valued at
$ossS,5 500 The distribution OF the product was as
follows:
TO the United States. 80 .No tons valued at SAT-
ioo to the United kingdom. q $50 tons, valued ar
Sa5.sSs to China, H 2o2 tons. valued at 81 sI2 sol
to Spain. SSl4 TONS to Japan 199 tons; to the Brit
sh East Indies, 15ol tons; to Australia. 1876 tons;
to France AZ tons
The detailed reports from Manila for December
and from Iloilo for October and December have not
been received by the War Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
BIG OIL DEAL IN OHIO.

Columbus. Ohio. March s.-A telegram to ~fhl
Despatch from Toledo says that the English petrr
ieum syndicate OF London. the foreign branch o.
the Standard OIL Company. Is reported on good
authority TO have closed gigantic deal IN the Ohio
oil field The company absorbs the Cudahy COM
bination Of Chicago and the Manhattan OIL Come
pany. The consideration is said to be S10OOO.oO0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
NO FEAR OF TOO MANY RANKS

Wall Street bankers were inclined IN sm,,a ,as-
terday at the prediction OF people that imme-
diately upon the signing of the Currency Bin bv
President Mckinley a vast mushroom growth az
new national banks was going to spring up all
over the country wherever a speculative money
lender had 1900 or to make the venture Win
II was pointed out that there are many serious
opstacles 10 overcome in organizing a NationaI
BANK and that the hardest currency In the world
TO Keep in circulation is National ban notes Corr
sentative bankers predict that the Situation will
clear itself naturally and quietly "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH RoBBrys BANK

Columbus. Ohio. March s.-A telegram TO saTne
Despatch from Lima. Ohio. says that " L.
Michael vice-president OF the late American Bank
that mysteriousIy robbed OF $4,000 over year
ago, was arrested this afternoon charged with thu
robbery. Michael brands his arrest as a blackmail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
REVOLUTION IN SAN DOMINGO.
GENERAL PEPIN IN ARMS AGAINST THE Iarsxa
GOVERNMENT.

San Domingo. March S.-The Government has
apparently discovered that political movement
in opposition to 1t Is in progress. Several ar
rests have been made, and a change in thu
Cabinet may take place soon. This city Is quiet
Later it became known that General Pepfn the
former Governor of Santiago de los CabaIleros
was revolving against the Government and thar
Government troops were being sent against him
state OF siege has been declared, and con.
stitutional guarantees have been suspended IL
the southwest part OF the island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
CONGRESS- COMMITTEES GOING TO CUBA

gress on Cuban and Puerto Rcan affairs will go TO
Cuba early next week. The Dolphin will take the
Senators and Representatives on board at some
convenient Southern port, and after going
Havana will make a circuit OF Cuba, touching at
the principal ports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
JAMES E. WATSON RENOMIN4rED.

Richmond Ind. March S.-The Republican Con-
gross Convention of the With District TODAY re-
nomnated Representative James =. Watson Or 60
clamAtton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
AMERICAN REGISTRY FOR PE4RY's S

Washington. March S.-A bill giving American
register TO the steamer Wndward, presented b,
a British citizen to Robert E. Peary o. s. NJ m,
Arctic explorer, was passed by the Senate TODAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
ANOTHER URGENT DEFICIENCY R,,I

-'-"071 11I1RN O1HeIH1-NI DEt IOIt.NC1 BII.IA
washington, March S-A second Urgent De-
hcency Appropriation bin reported TO the
House to-day by Chairman Cannon of the Annro
priatons Committee. II carries a total of II 4ss
5So The principal items for the naval estab-
hshment, $4,000; Philadelphia Mint sl4S 600. Gov
eminent printing. $4,000
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-01

A young wife went to her mother-in-
law with heart-broken expression and
threw herself on the floor in the aban-
donment of grief.
"Oh, motherl He's taken to staying
out nights" walled the unhappy young
woman.
How long has this been going on, my
dear? 1t doesn't seem possiblel How
late does he stay away?"
"You know he usually leaves the Of
flee at five o'clock, mother. The night
before last he never got home until
six, and last night he didn't set foot in
the house until 20 minutes after six.
Oh! What shall dom. Y. World.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-01

most Modified the manners or the ma
tions and that has thus contributed
more than anything else to the infu-
sion OF gentleness into our ideal Of hu-
man character, is the influence that
came out of Galilee. 1t seems to be a
particularly active influence in the
navy, for somehow a noticeably large
proportion Of our naval officers are
pious men, whose hearts indeed are
stout, but very kindly, too. They fight
to win, but beaten enemy can fall into
no better hands than theirs. When de-
struction is their errand it is prompt
and sure in its accomplishment, butit
is our pride that they are reader still
to save life than to take it, and at least
as prompt and fearless in one cause as
in the other:-Scribner's.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-01
A STATE OF TRANSITION.

There is no grounds for the
alarm sought to be given, that hard
times for the Indian Territory this
year is inevitable on account Of
scarcity of farmers. This cry
comes invariably from the big land
holder and from the large cattle
owners, in the the Creek and
Cherokee nations No complaint
is heard from the rank and file of
farmers and citizens throughout
the country. The Indian citizen
who is holding no more land than
his prorata share has no trouble in
finding renters, and will have no
agricultural lands lying out. The
wall comes from the Creek pasture
men that the farmers will starve
sure this year because no one will
buy tehir crops on account of the
absence of big herds OF cattle here
tofore kept theH.
The Indian Territory, especially
the Creek and Cherokee nations
are just now in the transitory
stsge between the big land holders
and individual allotment. The
one is about TO let go and the 9th I
er get hold. Allotment and indi-
vidual title is ibe panacea for all
these troubles. and as The posses
sion and ownership Of the land
passes from the monopolist to the
individual there must necessarily
be some disturbance. The most
prosperous era ia the history Of
The I7dian Territory will come Do
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-01

Left.
He who is left last is left worst
Chicago Dispatch.
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

I The consumption of cotton per head
of Germany's population has more than
doubled since 1875.
In all Ceylon there are only 5000 Eu-
ropeans, as against 3,25O,OOO natives.
The island is almost as large as ireland,
and tea planting is the chief industry.
In Zante, one of the Ionion islands,
there is petroleum spring which has
been known for nearly 5000 years. It
is mentioned by Herodotus.
Experiments recently made in Eu-
rope with 40 different kinds Of German,
French and American sugar beet seeds
show that German seed is by far the
best.
The London county council has re-
solved to purchase an estate near Hor-
ley with the purpose of establishing a
reformatory for men and erecting
buildings thereon.
Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Bel
gian, Turkish, Italian and Greek dipIo-
matte representatives all employ the
French, while those of China and Japan
use English. In large measure Eng
lish is supplanting the French both as
a social and commercial language.
The population of Bolivia is about
1,75O,00Q. This total is divided into
25O,O0O whites, 100000 balf-castes and
100000 domesticated Indians. There
are in addition some 100000 wild In
dians living in the eastern districts bor-
dering upon the Brazils and the basin
of the Amazon and its continents.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-01
CLEARANCE SALE 10y! JSJMBo 49,, $; SToR6 Il G! 5!

the wake Of final allotment and
absolute individual title. All in
terests should unite TO bring about
this consumation. The days of
vast holdings of Indian land are
surely over, and the Dawes COM
mission should have the full
amount of the appropriation they
ask in order to speedily wind up
the work of allotment.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-02-01
OUR NAVY POINTS A MORAL
Upon Uncle Sans ships 1t Is Every
bOdy's business to Be
Polite.

American society has reason to be
glad that the events which have
brought the American navy so much
to the fore have incidentally drawn at
tention to the matters of what is prob
ably the politest profession in which
Americans engage. It is everybody's
business to be polite, and it is partic-
ularly the business of men of education
and advantageous place. The army is
polite; indeed, one cannot say that
higher standard of manners is expected
in the navy than in the army. but the
naval officers go very much about in
the world; they see many people in
many lands; they exercise and receive
much hospitality, and it would mean
some waste OF training If their cour-
tesy did not show gratifying degree
of polish.
The golden rule influences in Chris
tendon the theory Of good manners as
it does all theories about human rela-
tions. We are to speak 10 our fellows
and 10 treat them as we would have
them treat us. Thackeray, in whose
Christmas verses which contain SO
much piety and so much philosophy.
speaks Of Christmas as the day on which !
the first Of gentlemen was born. No I
doubt before there were Christians /
there were men whose manners were /
good and whose standard cf behavior T
would not suffer by comparison with
lurs: but siiil the influence that has