Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-13
CLAY ANTAGON|zES
THE SUBSIDY BILL
Georgia Senator Makes the First
Speech in Opposition to
the Pending Measure.
WILL BE ANSWERED BY HANNA
Ohio Senator Pays Close Attention to the
Gcorgian's Argument and VIII
Make Rcply-Grout Bill Refer
red to Committee.

Washington. Dec. l3-rhe first
I! speech in opposition to the ship sub
sidy bill in the senate was delivered
| by Senator Clay of Georgia, one of the
minority members of the committee on
commerce. which reported it to the SEN
| ate. He is recognized as one of the
most Vigorous opponents of the bill in
the senate. and during nearly two
hours was accorded close attention by
senators on both sides of the chamber.
| Senator Hanna, Who expects to re-
| ply TO senator Clay's argument, gave
him particular attentive hearing.
| In the early par, OF the session ii
lively colloquy was preeipit;sted Over
Grout oleomargarine bill, just passed
| by the house of representatives. 1t
finally went to tho committee on asri
| culture. This WAS a victory for the
| friends of TIE Hill.
There also was 4 saaitp debate o. Ell
the Montana senate, i;il csSc but no ac-
Ii"l was taken. the matter by consent
going over Temporal! lily.
Today no business session nf he sen,
voted 10 the celebration of the centen-
NAL of the establishment of the seat of
government in Washington.
y resolution by Senator Coe.rell of
Missouri was ratified by the senate. d.
recting that the vacancies ON the COM
mittees OF the District of Columbia,
geological survey, Indian affairs, mines
and mining, Pacific islands. territories
and railroads be iilled by the appoint
ment of Senator rowme of Minnesota.
The resolution offered Monday by
Senator Hanna for ba a,,,,ni,,t H.,
the president pro tempore of IA COM
mittee of three senators to make the
necessary arrangements for the inau-
guration of the president of the United
States on the 4th of March was adopted
without debate.
Grout Bill Referred.
The Circuit oleomargarne bill which
has been passed by the house was laid
before the senate. and President Pro
Tenn Frye said that he was obliged in
View of the previous action of the sem
ate on similar measure, To refer the
bin to the committee on agriculture.
Senator Aldrich. chairman of the
committee on finance, said he would of
Ter no objection to that motion, but
senator Vest, of Missouri, a member of
the finance committee. commended Wig
orously that the bill, bein in his mind.
q revenue measure, ought to be re-
ferreu to the committee on finance He
declared that If the bill was an honest
measure it was a revenue bill. and if it
was dishonest measure it was an eff
tort to use the taxing power of the
government as a police regulation.
senator Proctor, of Vermont, moved
that the bill be referred to the commit
tee on agriculture.
me question was discussed briefly by
senator Kyle, of South Dakota; Sem
alors Stewart. Spooner, Allison and
Money, the last named declaring that
the Grout bill was a measure the pri-
mary object of which was to tax one
industry at the expense of another.
IN again objecting To the proposed
reference. Senator Vest declared that 1T
was proposed in this bill to turn con-
sress into state legislature and make
IL exercise power which should be vest
cd purely in the various states
The motion to refer the bill to the
committee on agriculture was agreed
Montana Senatorial Cases.
Senator Carter called UP the pending
motion to refer the credentials of w
~ Clark and Martin Maginns. ap-
pointed senators from Montana, to the
committee on privileges and elections
ana after some discussion the motion
prevailed withou. division.
MI Chandler, chairman of the COM
mlttee ON privileges and elections.
asked that the resolution of the ca!en-
oar declaring that William A. Clark
was not duly and legally elected To a
seat IN the senate of the United States
by the legislature of Montana be re-
committed to the committee
senator Bacon of Georgia inquired
what the object of the request was.
senator Chandler replied that before
'he senate had had opportunity To act
upon the resolution the senator from
Montana lClark) HAD gone through
the torn of resignation
mat changes the entire aspect of tho
situation" said Senator Chandler ana
for time foreslalle.l ana nr,yentnd
discussion nj The questions Involved
70 p' netlrelN frank With MIR. Bacon
ne SAID, another reason why he desired
a fecommittal of the resolution was
lhat the committee might desire To take
some positive action upon the mattn,.
with whcih the resolution dealt. ,rba
"hcle case, he maintained. had nor
peeh disposed of by the resignation and
departure of Mr.. Clark.
In the course of 4, long ren,y scn,,.
Bacon held that he could conceive of
no legitimate purpose i'm the desire rn,.
recommlttal of the resolution. which
aealt with question which practical,
~ was dead. He minated that Tho
chairman OF the privileges and elee
tons committee might have some ulta
nor purpose in view, which he could
not at this time divine.
After Senator Chandler had retortca
1acetlousiy that the Georgia senator
was too suspicious, especially of Inc.
chairman of the committee" the mat
Ter OF recomnlittal, by consent. went
over till Thursday
The senate then. in thirty minutes
passed y-tive of the unobjected pen.
sion bills on the calendar.
Pending the resumption of the die.
cussion on the ship subsidy bill. an act
providing that entry by men under tn.
homestead laws who served i'm IN.
United States army, navy or marine
corps during the Spanish war or tina
Philippine instruction shall have Ger
tam service deducted from the time re-
CURED to perfect title under the home
stead laws was passed.
Senator Clay's speech.
Senator Clay then was reccrnized to
deliver speech upon the pending
subsidy bill
Senator Clay contended that the pro-
motion of commerce and the Increasing
OF foreign trade of the United States.
Two OF the most important objects of
lne pending measure, would not fol-
low the enactment of the bill into law.
The one definite thing that was known
about the operation of the proposed
.s,n,.,,1.