Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20


three hours today Senator Hanna
of Ohio addressed the senate upon the
pending ship subsidy bill. While he
had spoken heretofore on the floor of
the senate, his effort today really
was his first formal speech to the body
Since coming to the senate Hanna has
devoted much time and labor to the
preparation of the ship subsidy bill,
and as he is regarded by his col
| leagues as one of the best informed
| public men on the question, his speech
| was given unusually close attention.
| Senators on both sides of the chamber
| remained in their seats throughout the
delivery of the address. He spoke
without manuscript, his delivery at all
times being forcible and intense.
The debate upon the war revenue
reduction bill was continued in the
house. 1t was dull and featureless.
Those who spoke were Messrs. eros
venor of Ohio, Bartholdt of Missouri
Hill of Connecticut, Boutelle of Hi.
nois, Mcclellan of New York, New
lands of Nevada, Levy of New York
and Underwood of Alabama.
Mr.. Bartholdt criticised the action OF
the ways and means committee, in not
making deeper cut in the tax on beer
and gave notice he would offer an
amendment to reduce it $3.50 a barrel
The house adopted a resolution for the
holiday recess from Dec. 81 to Jan. 8
Washington, D. c.. Dec. IA
Throughout nearly the entire legisla.
tive day the senate was in secret
session, discussing the Hay-Paunce
fote treaty. No business of impor-
lance was transacted in the brief open
session, except the adoption of the
house resolution providing for a holi.
day recess to extend from Dec. Fl tC
Jan. 8.
Senator Allen of Nebraska proposed
a substitute for the ship subsidy bill
providing for the protection of ag.
,ricultural staples and American ships
in the foreign trade by authorizing
the payment of bounties on exports of
agricultural products of the United
States" The substitute provides for
"a bounty of 10 cents a bushel on
wheat, SO cents barrel on wheat
flour, 10 cents a bushel on rye, SO
cents a barrel on rye -four, cents q
bushel on corn, cents per GENITAL on
corn, ground; cent a pound on cot
ton, cents pound on hops, and
cents a pound on tobacco. 1t also
re 10
the abrogatiOn of all treaties in con
prevention with the proposed legisla
ton.
In the house determined effort was
made to reduce still further the tax on
beer below the committee rate OF
SLIGO barrel, but the Ways and Means
committee overwhelmed the opposi
ton. The committee, however, sus
tanned two signal defeats: In con
nection with the beer tax. Mr.. Payne
offered an amendment in the language
of the bill passed by the house last
session designed to abolish the use OF
small beer packages; 1-16 and Is bar
rels, but it was defeated by IS to "a
after charges that it's purpose was to
crush out the small brewers. Another
defeat occurred in connection with the
amendment offered by Henry c.
Smith of Michigan. The bill abolish
ed the one cent stamp tax on express
receipts and> telegraph messages, but
retained the tax on railroad and
steamship freight receipts. Mr.
Smiths amendment restored the tax
on express receipts and altered the
form of the section so as to compel
the company instead of the shipper
to pay the tax The amendment was
carried.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Lodge in charge of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty made another effort in ex-
ecutive session of the senate to get a
final vote on the treaty and amend
ments and, while he did not succeed,
received considerable encouragement.
Washington, Dec. 15.-The house to-
day passed the war revenue reduction
bill. The opposition sought to re-
commit the bill but the motion failed,
131 to 155. Thereupon the bill was
passed without the concurrence of the
minority, who refrained from voting.
The amendments placed in the bill to
tax express receipts was defeated on
an aye-and-nay vote 1875 to 1879.
The pension appropriation bill
carrying $145,145, 23O was passed.
| Mr.. Underwood of Alabama demand
ed separate vote On the Powers in
| heritance tax amendment, which
specifically exempted the estates Of
persons who died prior to yune 81,
1903