The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-30
|PIRATICAL RAID ON
PUBLIC TREASURY
Ship Subsidy Bill Severe
ly Arraigned.
FORCING THE ISSUE.
The Measure Given Preference Over
All Legislation.
THE INDIAN BILL PASSED.
Tho House Spent the Day Upon tho
Agricultural Bill, and II Was
no
THE INDIAN BILL PASSED.
The House Spent the Day Upo" the
Agricultural 3 i'll, and IT Was
Used as Il Vehicle for the In
PRODUCTION of Several Gem
eral Speeches-A Lively
Exch n.e.
by Associated Press.)


gave notice in the Senate to-day that he
intended to keep the shipping bill to the
front even as against appropriation bills.
not Welding to them without vote OF
the Senate. It indicates a disposition on
the rart OF the Senate leaders ID force to
am early issue the question whether the
shipping bin is going to pass "a this ses-
sion.
Senator Turner, of Washington. spoke
to-day in severe arraisnment of the pih,
declaring it to be d 'Lawless. plratlcat
raid on the public treasury in the IN
terest of a few pirate beneffciavies, and
committing the governa eurt to eSrendl-
lures aggregating $2ioeoO,Wo
The committee amendments were lnfor-
rnally agreed to.
The Indian appropriation bill wss passed
Mr.. Butler, after stating that he was
absent. Yesterday when THE paper pur-
Dortinc: to be the Credentials OF Senator
elect Simmons. of North Carolina, was
presented. offered Il resolution for the
rararanc, Of that, document to the Senate
Committee on Privileges and ElectfoflS-
He said he recognized that the question
was one requiring the attention OF sne
next Congress but he introduced TINS
resolution as a notice and asked that
it lay upon the table.
THE SHIPPING Bull
Consideration upon the shipping bill
was then resumed
Senator Turner. of Washington. speF>e
against the bill. He said iit was VICIOUS
in 1,1,rnfese and absurd in the extravaganza
10 which il. proceeded. He considered the
measure a striking instance OF the strictiF
business policy of the party IN power, ana
| lis readiness to listen 10 any pfoJels ttt
| behalf of wealth as, against the interests
| of the people.
ne predicted that the time would soon
! come when the slip owners OF the ti'iten
| states could build their own salisS 1't''e-
,,endantIy of governmental aid.
Nr Turner contended that. contrary 70
| tba nonilar belief that the subsidies
| nrovided fo1. by the bill We're 10 continue
| Cor thirty years %
MIR. Turner said all the world outSi.s 1d VI
| the United States pays less than szo'otv,VVV
| annually in the way OF SNIP SuAs9i.iie-,
| This country was preparing to pay a1fllost
| hsff .,s much when it . admitted tfat
o,,r tonnage is not one hundretth part OIL
tta TONNAGE of the world. He asserted the
| rasurt of such legislation would pe that
| shin owners would build ships Tor ioreis.f, i
! ers far more cheaply than they "oulu
b,,i1d American vessels. He asserted 1iiat
the ship subsidy would amount &c i'io'
than 10 IL per cent. en- the capital III ~
vested The ship owners "ou.o lies g ..e
said, consent to a olVlSloii U 't'--'
with the ship-builders -,
MN. Perkins said THAT he never "ouIo
| nsant no giving subsidies to Horeisn-
built ships. 49,. iii lii,
Then said NIX II
'i.e .ob b'''1 no, replied Mr.. Perkins; Il will
vote for it ,,,,,,.,ts
! M A1ar;ch offered certain amendments
One of these limits contracts uiiaei cue
hill to fifteen years instead OF twenty, Snu
ciyes no premium for speed si0ose
knots -...s,io, the
After a. brief executive session. ti'e
Senate ait $50 P. M. adjourned,
In the House.
Rv Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. - nc
House spent the day upon the dsiie @ u.tu
raj appropriation bill IL was ~ us sa,sar,I
vehicle for the introou1lio1t
general speeches. a..
Mr.. Thayer, of Massachusetts ois-
cussed the ship subsidy Dill. a.
M Gaines. of Tennessee, discussed the
limitations of the Constitution IN cohtec-
ton with our insular possessions.
Mr C,orliss. OF Michigan. made VI
o;onc onslaught upon the Bureau OF AMI
NAL Industry of the Agricultural Depart
wont b,1t his attack raised q host OF de-
tenders and his amendment TO reduce the
appropriation for the Bureau was over
whelmingly defeated
All that portion of the Dill relalhs 10
the reorganization OF the ocieii..ie n
reau of the Agricultural Department went
r,Oipt order raised Dy ME.
NIahon, of Pennsylvania
A LIVELY TILT.
The earlier portion of the session was
enliyened by a sequel to the exchange be-
tween Mr. Flynn, of Oklahoma, ana MI
Stephens. of Texas, yesterday, when the
lie was almost passed.
Mr.. Stephens said it was unfortunate
for Mr.. Flynn that he himself had intro
duced a bill in January, 1900, which con-
tajned the identical language which he
now charged was surreptitiously inserted
in the bill He indignantly repelied the
insinuation to which Mr. Flynn had given
utterance-
Mr. Flynn arose and declared emphatf-
cally that when the bill passed no one
on the floor except Mr. Stephens knew
the section was in the bill.
That statement" cried MI Stephens,
raising his arm threateninSly. .is utterly
unfounded, and I believe it is knowingly
and maliciously made
Mr.. Stephens called up Nr. Curtis. OF
Kansas, and Mr.. IittIe,gof Arkansas,
who he said knew the section was in the
bill. to bear testimony to that effect Mr.
Little finally said he knew the section
was in the bill.
a motion to send the army reorganiza-
ton bill back to conference was agreed
to.
Mr. Hull submitted the second confer.
ence report on the army reorganization
bill, explaining that the two clerical err
rors in the former report had been cor
rected. The report was adopted.