Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-08
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cally the entire legislative day In the
Senate was consumed by an executive
session. devoted to consideration OF the
Hay Pauncefote treaty
Senator Gallinser presented a tele-
gram from the Southern Industrial con
Vention to the president of the Senate.
transmitting the following resolution:
That the upbuildiig of our Ameri-
can merchant marine is very important
TO the further development of Southern
industry. and. therefore, we recon-
mend to our national Congress the
early passage of n ship subsidy bill for
all American vessels. which Shall he
equitably based upon the tonnage ac-
tually carried besides COMPENSATION for
carrying the mails"
Mr.. Gallinger udverted to the alarm
Ing prevalence of typhoid fever in the
District Of Columbia. lie declared that
the death rate in this city from that
disease was seven or eight times as
great as in European cities OF the same
class.
AT 1885 the Senate went into cxecu-
tive session and at 1920 adjourned
THE DEVELOPMENTS
The developments in executive SEES
sion were:
An agreement on the part of the SEN
ate to vote on the amendment offered
by the committee on foreign relations
providing for the policing OF the canal
on next Thursday at o'clock.
An amendment was offered by Sena-
Tor Teller striking out the treaty pro-
hibition against the fortiiication of the
Nicaragua canal when constructed
a speech by Senator Teller in opposi-
ton to the treaty.
Senator Morgan concluded his speocI,
of yesterday, going over the same
ground.
Senator Teller spoke about two hours.
HIS amendment is to strike out the SEN
tence: mo Notifications shall he erect
ed commanding the canal or the water
adjacent"
THE LAYTON-BULWER TREATY.
Mr.. Teller contendcd that if the
United States desires to build the canal
1t should proceed to do so without try
ing to secure the consent of Great Bri-
tain. He said that the opinion of Sec
rotary Hay that the abrogation of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty was necessary
as preceding performance after all
was only the opinion of one man. He
also showed that in some instances
there had been breaches of the Clay
ton Bulwer treaty. He quoted Secre-
tary Evarts and Secretary Blaine to
sustain his position.
Senator Teller expressed the opinion
that Great Britain never would per-
ton by the United States to lead her
to begin hostllitics because her ma
tional interests in maintaining peace
with this country is too great; but he
argued that to ask England's assent to
the construction of the canal was to
admit that that country had n right
to express its dissent. That position.
he said. never would be accepted. by
the people OF this country.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. Dec. THE House to-
day passed the Grout oleomargarine
bill by vote of 1862. The substitute
offered by tho minority of the commit
tee on agriculture, which imposed adj
ditional restrictions on the sale of oleo-
margarine to prevent its fraudulent
sale as butter and Increased the pen
alties for ViolatorS was defeated by q
vote of 113 to us.
TAN INCREASED.
The bill as passed makes all articles
known as oleomargarine. butterine. i'm
itation butter or imitation cheese
transported into any state or territory
for consumption or sale subject to the
police power OF such state or terri
tory, but prevents any state or terri
tory from forbdding the transpOrta-
ton or sale of such product when pro-
duced and sold free from coloration in
the tax on oieomargarine colored in i'm
itaton of butter from two to ten cents
per pound and decreases the tax on
oieomargarine uncolored from two
cents to x of a cent per pound.
A LONG DEBATE.
A long and interesting debate pre-
coded the vote, in the course of which
those who favored the Grout bill
claimed the additional tax on colored
oleomargarine was the only effective
remedy for preventing fraud upon the
public. while those who opposed ii con-
tended that fraud would be prevented
by the substitute. and that the real
purpose of the Grout bill was to de-
stroy the oleomargorine industry.
Those who participated In the debate
were Messrs. Henry Rep.. Comm,
Grout Rer.. Vermont, Lamb CDem.,
Vn.), Davidson Rep., Wis.,, and Taw-
ney Rep., Minn) in favor of the bill.
and Messrs. Wadswworth Giep., n.
". Lorimer ORep., ND Bailey (Rep.,
Kas0. Grosvenor Rep. Ohio, Will
inms (Demv Miss.) Foster Den.. ND
and Bailey Cpcm., Texas) against It,
WAR REVENUE REDUCTION.
Mr.. Payne. chairman OF the WAYS and
means committee, gave notice at the
close of the session that he would cali
up the war revenue reduction act aftey
the disposal of the Legislative bill next
week, probably on Tuesday.
Mr.. Grout (VermonD, author of the
BILL who then took charge of the rnea-
sure, declared that the purpose OF the
BILL in which every man, woman ana
child was interested, was to suppress