Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-14
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Washington, Feb. 5-The senate
laid aside the subsidy bill and passed
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. II also partially considered the
hill making appropriations for the sup.
port Ui the West Point military acad
envy Senator Foraker offered an
amendment providing for the appoint
ment of four cadets from Porto Rico
and Senator Allen an amendment re.
quiring cadets upon entering West
Point to take the oath not to engage
in hazing, but without acting upor
either, the senate adjourned.
The house continued the discussion
of controverted questions in conne'
ton with the postoffice appropriation
bill. Mr.. Griggs tGa) spoke against
organizations of postal employees
formed with view to forcing legisla.
ton in their interest. Mr.. Moody
(Mass) discussed the question of
railway mail pay. Messrs. Bromwell
(Ohio) and Gaines, (Tenn) assailed
the appropriations for special mail ia
cilities from New York to New Or
leans. The introduction of new bust
ness is to be cut off in the legislature
after Feb. 10, the assembly having con.
Cured in the senate's resolution to
that effect. Bills introduced amending
the law relating TO lighting plants so
that under any circumstances cities
may erect or buy them; requiring
county treasurers to return by May
/ Gnstead of April u statements of de.
linquent taxes requiring the state tt
establish free employment agencies in
all cities Of over 10000 population
where such cities shall furnish room,
free A superintendent at 81 200 yea
and a clerk at $500 shall be in charge
and be paid by the state. They are
to be appointed by the state labor
statistician, and keep record of PEG
pie wanting employment and those
wanting help.
Washington, Feb. 1.-TWO impor.
tant measures were disposed of by
the senate The military academy APP.
preparation bill and the war revenue
reduction measure. The former was
under consideration less than an hour.
The only change MADE in it was the
of the provision against
hazing at West Point. During the re.
mainder of the afternoon, the war
revenue reduction bin was up. A
determined but unsuccessful effort
was made to reduce the tax on bank
al II tN la hnt FOL y
and express companies should bear
the burden of the tax on messages and
packages sent. The finance commit
tees amendment levying tax on
in so-called bucket
shops" modifying the tax upon cigars
and cigarettes, and providing for re-
bate on unbroken packages of tobacco
in addition to several others of
miner character was adopted. An
substituting the income
tax for the war revenue measure was
offered by Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) and re
jected by party vote OF q to 3S. The
bill then passed. At the evening SEES
sion, Senator Frye (Me.) called up
the shipping bill. Senator Jones (Ark)
entered a passionate protest against
consideration of the subsidy bill at
night sessions. He declared such ac
ton involved a deliberate purpose to
break down the opposition senator's
and prevent the passage of
the appropriation bills. $50 help me
high heaven he shouted, Il will not
be a party to this effort to throttle
free speech. We give you notice, if
you will have night sessions you must
have a quorum here all the time, as
we do not propose to contribute in any
way to the tyrannical effort to sup.
press free speech by brute force"
Senator AldriCh Or. IL said no APP.
bills were pending.
There is no disposition on this side
of the chamber said he, ito stife
free speech. All we ask of you is that
after full discussion you permit
vote to be taken" Senator Teller
(Colo.) entered protest against
holding the senate in session at night
for the purpose of considering tho
bill the purpose of which he said, was
to loot the treasury for the benefit of
a few ship owners" Senator Bacon
(Ga) resented the statement that the
opponents of the Shipping bin were