Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-12-20

the moment it became certain that it
would be amended, and Senator Hanna
informed Senator Billy Mason, and
others who had pledged themselves to
vote as the administration desired
during the present session of congress,
that they would vote as they pleased
on the treaty.
Senator Clay made long and vigor-
GUS speech against the ship subsidy
bill. 1t fairly briStled with unanSwer-
| able reasons why the bill ought to be
| defeated. Among others, that the one
definite thing known about the meas
ure was that it would take from the
treasury 100000 a year for twenty
years to be donated to few>ship own
erS which he declared to be scheme
by which ''one mans business is to be
heavily taxed in order to advance and
make more profitable the private bus
mess of another citizen" He said in
answer to one of the principal claims
made by the supporters of the bill:
CHOW those who favor this measure
| can maintain that the farmers and
producers of this country are the prin-
cipal beneficiarieS of this bill passes
my comprehension. I am not sur
| priSed that at the hearings before the
committee not single farmer or pro-
Queer appeared to advocate the pas
sage of. the bill; and I am not sur
priSed that the Ship-ownerS alone
monOpolize the time of the committee
| in pointing out great benefits that
would accrue to the country from the
passage of the bill. An ANALYSIS of
the bill will demonstrate that they
alone are the benefciarieS of this leg
iSlation." In conclusion, Mr.. Clay
said: "The principal purpose of the
| bill is not to increase the merchant
marine, but, on the contrary, to make
large donation to and greatly en-
| chance the fortunes of the ship own
ers of the U. S. engaged in the foreign
trade"
The democrats Of the house sup
ported the minority of the ways and
means committee by voting for the
motion to recommit the revenue bill
with instruction to make it provide
for an annual reduction of at least $40,
1000, but the republicans followed
their caucus decree, voted the motion
down, and then, of course, the bill as
prepared by the republican members
of the committee was passed.
Although the house military COM
mittee reported resolution merely
requesting the secretary of war to
acquaint the house with the result of
the investigation he is making into
the death of Oscar L. BooZ, of Bristol,
Pa, formerly a cadet at West Point,
alleged to have been the result of haz-
ing at the hands of his fellow cadets,
the house turned down the report and
adopted resolution offered by repre-
sentative Wanger, of Pa, who ap-
pointed the young man a cadet to
West Point, providing for an inveSti-
CATION by five members of the house.
'Little Billy" Chandler is using
his position as chairman of the senate
committee on elections to display his
vindictiyenesS toward Mr.. Clark OF
Montana, whose case was generally re-
garded as having been settled when he
resigned from the senate at the last
session. Chandler has asked that the
resolution declaring that Mr.. CLARK
had not been duly and legally elected
| to the senate, which was reported by
the election committee previous tC
Senator Clark S resignation, be return.
ed to the committee for further action.
Senator Bacon was right in declaring
Senator Chambers action in trying te
revive this matter as prosecution of a
private citizen. Chambers action is
said to be the result of his belief that
Mr.. Clark has been using his influence
to prevent Chambers reelection to
the senate by the New Hamshire leg
islature, which will meet in a few
weeks.
The celebration OF the centennial of
/ Washington as the capitol Of the q. S.