Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-12-20

and of the Manhattan, one of the
great freighters of the Atlantic Trans
portation company The comparisons
showed that the Manhattan, a 14-knot
ship carried immense quantities of
agricultural and manufactured pro-
ducts. while the st. Paul carried prac-
tically no manufactures or agricultural
products of any kind yet, contended
Senator Clay, the Manhattan will re
ceiye little more than one-third OF the
subsidy given the St. Paul.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE debate
on the war revenue reduction bill
opened in the house and a committee
was appointed to ascertain whether
ex-Cadet Booz of Pennsylvania was
killed as a result of hazing at the West
Point academy.
Washington, Dec. 13.-For nearly
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 he became a member of it.
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 We're Messrs. Gros-
vener 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.. Barthodt 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 barrel.
: The house adopted a resolution for the
! holiday recess from Dec II to Jan. 3.
| Washington, d. c., Dec. II
Throughout nearly the entire legisla-
! tive day the senate was in secret SEES
sion, discussing the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. No business of Importance
was transacted in the brief open SEES
sion, except the adoption of the house
resolution providing for a holiday
recess to extend from Dec. u to jan
3.
Senator Allen of Nebraska proposed
a substitute for the ship subsidy bill
providing for the protection of az
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 a barrel on wheat
| flour, 10 cents a bushel on rye, so
cents a barrel on rye flour, cents a
| bushel on corn, cents per GENITAL on
corn, ground; l cent a pound on cot
ton, 9 cents a pound on hops, and 2
cents a pound on tobacco. 1t also
directs the president to arrange for
the abrogation of all treaties in con-
! trayention 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
committees overwhelmed the opposi-
ton. The committee. however. sus.
tanned two signal defeats. In con
nection with the beer tax. MI 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; lie and Is bar
rels, but it was defeated by IS to "a
after charges that its purpose was to
crush out the small brewers. An
other defeat occurred in connection
with the amendment offered by Henry
! G. Smith of Michigan The bill
! abolished the one cent stamp tax on
! tNpItSS ItttlplS ana ltlcSIdpu mes
sages, but retained the tax on rail
road 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
Ipay the tax The amendment was
| carried.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Lodge in charge of the Hay-Paucefote
treaty made another effort In execu-
tive session of the senate to get a day
set for a final vote on the treaty and
amendments and, while he did not
succeed, received considerable en-
couragement.
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,
l3l to 1856 Thereupon the bill was
passed without the concurrence of the