The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-12

Mr.. TIiman IS. c. had expected 10
discuss the armor plate question which
+ was before the senate when the BIZ was
laid aside N Saturday. He sad b. ae-
sired t. present evidence which would
snow the bad faith with which tho Car
nerle and Bethlehem companies had
( treated the government The compauI es
I had SAID positively they were unable 90
make Krupp armor for less than S5l5 per
ton. yer they had entered ,uto contract
for armor at a lower price he would
be satisfied. he said, 81 The chairman o.
the naval affairs committee Mr.. Hale.
would c1rroborate what he said
air Hale replied that there was no
question about the accuracy OF AIr. Tu
mans statements.
AR. Pettigrew said that when a unouacr
Of one q the armor concerns was before
+ The appropriations committee De admitted
that The Carnegie and Bethlehem com
panies had an agreement 70 bid the sans
sum for the srruor
Mr.. Tuman declared that the hlrh
price named Ia the contract for ermor
was fixed as an indEcement % tae Car
negia ard Bethlehem companies 60 make
a large contribution TO The Republic
, campaign fund. The bin was passed wita-
out division.
ATr Hanna then moved 70 take up ths
shipping bill The motion prevailed by
vote Of So 70 Il.
Mr. Canery Q-a) addressed TIRE senate
in opposition TO the bni declaring e
would NOT promote the commerce and lr-
crease the foreign trade az the unitcI
States IS its title praeial-'cd bur Wa
really designed 60 furnish a donation 60
certain steamship lines. He believed thaI
no new lines would spring into ex.stenes
under The bin. as the entire subsidy would
be absorbed by the present Hires lie
thought the bill unconstitutional aad
dwelt az length on the large amount %
subsidy 81 gave 10 high speed ships
Mr. Cahery asserted there was na;hlnr
tn the pending Din that woald Re % ad-
vantage 70 American seamen.
AR. Hanna lntcrposcd % say that one
OF the bin would be tie Increased number
~ places afforded seamen upon American
vessels. he pointed out that the wages
paid by vessels under Che American Sag
we're just about twice As large az those
paid under any other Gag. and under the
provisions Of this bill American ship OWL
ers would be able to pay such wages aal
az tho same time meet foreign comp s.
ton in the carrying trade
by actual count" Interested Az
Jones (Ark.}. there are Just ten Ropuha-
can senators in the chamber. 1 sugF
the absence OF a quorum
The roll can disclosed the presence 90
56 senators
Mr. Jones lArk) thought there must bs
some good reason for "the manifest ia-
difference of so large a part ~ The Re
publican senators o. this hiI In his
opinion the reason for The manifest ln-
difference was thar 10 fdea prevailed
that in fhe seventeen DAYS OF the session
remaining. TIE bil-a senate measure
which would have % be passed hv fhs
house go become a }aW-c0uis be diaposaf
~ lie regarded 80 az absurd" tahf any
thought q passing the measure AZ ihis
session should be entertained he then
moved thai the judiciary committees be-
discharged from consideration ~ ere
ANTITRUST hiH passed hy the house sud
that the senate proceed - rs conaias-a-
tiSn
Pending that notion Mr. woic9tu COLI
said he felt Il his duty 20 say he reply to
Mr.. Jones statements that az this time
u
10 absent Themselves from the senate
chamber IN order 90 attend % important
committee work Their absence dId uat
IT ala Indicate ~ indifference az to tho
shipping blk Upon objection b. SIR
handler the motion ~ Alr. Jones. under
ne rules. went over until tomorrow. tha
Arkausus senator giving aotice that hs
would pass u az thar eme Y BE could a.
70 wfthou. antag1n.zlng tne apprgpr.sla 4
las
Sir. Piaft Conn exp aimed that he ia.
liciary ooulmltteo for several days BAD
he antitrust blIi under consideration an8
IL protested that the com u1fttea sh5alf
.o' b. diechargsr summaT'y from OH.
work
During Air. Canerys speech ere r,nats
vas called several times 70 psoducs IS
uorurn. Finally. ~ the conriuaian Pr
re 81 the calls Mr. Frys Chairman az
Re commerce cgnrsfits1. rald.
The commerce c0rna.itfsa had psfefa-
i1u ~ tae eeuate % a.t durfaE sessions
Z the senate. " senators desire % haFs
river aul hsfDar $50 az lais s~s-tos %
iay 81 possible for che committee - g.
era u q uet tu4eiiy saterrssfrf ~
81 calls ~ tae aeastn
Iu order ga at3 fhe committee eng
.slsd ST. Jones. - rtiass.y. t4t utrtt
well fr fhe senss 81 saEs recess
ae fae cnmffee a terrsau
fr carey aea va farehsr inter-
art nref ftecafles session aaI
a ~ PESO. af'1a sferea ~ rr
ct~r 4rr thr Hfcr~tafy - tHr
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ad fre TeFeF snFass4 e.