The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-19
WASHINGTON :
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty...Ship
Subsidy Bill.


istrstion hss ever received q more
humilisting defeat ct the hands of Q
senate controlled by . majority of it's
own party than hes been administered
TO the present one BY the amend.
ments added to the Hey Pauucefote
treaty within the last few days
Instead Of cringing TO EDglsnd, 90
the treaty. ~ originally drawn by
Lord Paunoefote. and accepted by
secretary Hsy aud Mr. Mckinley,
did. and begging the consent OF
RugIa0d end oil the other European
powers to our constructing the
Nicaragua canal With our own money
snd then giving to ell other countries
equal rights therein With ne. the
amended treaty serves notice on
England that the Olsyton.BuIwer
treaty 10 thereby abrogsted /; that we
are going to dig the canal and cou.
troll and protect II in our own way
and without ssking the consent OF
any other power in the world. In
short, when the senate rati6es that
treaty il win be q thoroughly Ameri.
can document. 90 the public senti.
ment Of the country has from the
fret demanded that il should be.
When these amendments were first
talked about the administration toot
ere INDUCED 10 considerable blufing
concerning the 6ght the sdministra.
tion would make to have the treaty
ratified without amendment When
The time came for . show down did
the administration fight ? Net even
the tiniess little Bit On the contrary.
Mr. Mckinley even gsve bis consent
70 the amendment and promised to
forward the treaty to England after
its ratificstiep. but be told the sens
tore Who vent to inform him thst the
smeudments would be added whether
be liked them or not that be was
pfssid that Englsnd would never.
never accept the amended treaty
that Hey was positively certain il
would not Bot that doesn't seem
60 be worrying the senators. They
ssy that II Eoglsnd sejects the treaty
- snendsdy congress will adopt .
jsist sesoiusion declaring tho Clayton
BulWes treaty sbsogsted, sad thss
he coAstsoetion Of the csnsl will 70
rleAk alose Just the sslse 60 tAouHh
kpelsaA bed seoepsed the treaty
6enakotJ Allcs. Of Nebsssks, hes
proposed IN smendment 10 The ship
sobsidy bill. authorizing payment of
bouatiss on agricultural produots ex.
ported, amounts PANIED being, 10
cents's bushel CO wheat. SO cents q
barrel on wheat -four, 10 cents q
bushel on rye SO cents barrel on
rye hour. S cents q bushel on corn, Z
cents pei GENITAL on ground corn. l
cent pound on cotton. 2 cepts a
poebd on hops. and 2 cents . pound
on tobscco There 10. of course, no
probability thst Senstok Aliens
amendment will be adopted. but he,
ssd macy others. regard the proposi
tion 90 on The Same footing with tho
object aimed ., by the ship subsidy
bill. 90 far % principle 10 concerned, ,
and being Q much better way to give
away public money. because il would
be more widely distributed
The republicans of the ways and
means committee received two de.
fests while the house was sitting "a
Q committee Of the whole 10 consider
amendments TO the revenue reduction
Bill The house by q vote of "a TO
IS defeated the committee amend.
ment. sbolish,og one sixth and one
eighth beer barrels. on the ground
that il vas . discrimination sgsinst
the email brewers Of the country,
and by . vote of l06 to 80. adopted
On amendment. proprosed by repre-
sentative II q. Smith. Of Mich
requiring all railroad aud express
companies TO make sworn state ments
monthly Of their business aud TO pay
one cent tax for each bill of lading
and receipt issoed. Later the com
mistee assisted by senator PIatt, OF
N Y. who IL president of one OF
the big express companies, rallied i,s
forces end got the latter amendment
struck out just before toe 6nal vote
vac taken psssiog bill
From being the Czar Of the house
to being unknown to u member OF
the bouse is quite . plunge for a man
to take iusido Of two yesrs. but the
drop hes been made by Hon Thdmss
Brsckets Reed, whose law practice
now includes . little ongressionsl
lobbying. Mr. Reed was just coming
out Of the house when representative
Cromer, Of lndisns, asked one OF the
door keepers. who that fat mau was
Such is fame
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