Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-24
Seth CONGRESS-.
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Mormon church to bring about the cleo
ton of Thos. Kearns.
Hale inquired what the Senate could
! do.
Rawlins replied that perhaps the Sen
ate itself could do nothing. He had not
asked that any action be taken by the
Senate.
! tale insisted that there would be no
END OF the controversy invited by Raw
ms. NO such question ever had been
Drought to the Senate's attention and
ne hoped none such ever would be
brought into the Senate again.
| Rawlins urged that he was justified
IN calling attention to this question.
because if it We're true that such a
deal had been made it would east in
fanny and disgrace upon his state
Hale maintained that it was not fit
! tinS or in accord with the traditions Of
the Senate that it should inquire into
senatorial contests in the various
states before an election of a senator
in one way or another. The state need
ed no monitions from Washington as to
| their conduct of senatorial elections.
He declared that Rawlins was forcing
this matter before the Senate in an en-
deavOr to influence the senatorial
elections in Utah, for what reason he
did not know.
| Chandler maintained it would be
highly unbecoming in the Senate to
| take the slightest notice of the develop
| nentS in the senatorial contest in
| Utah.
offered as substitute Il provision en-
Aiding the secretary of the treasury and
| the secretary of the interior each TO APP
| point IA competent lawyer to represent the
| United States before committees of oCn-
| greSS when requested by the committees
/ to do SO. concerning claims against the
government, the salary of each to be
| 5000
Tho substitute amendment was agreed
to without further debate. No other
amendments being offered, the bill as
! amended was passed.
| FRYE having called Aldrich r. l.. to the
chair. then called up the shipping bill
and moved that the Senate proceed to it's
| consideration.
Jones. Ark. directed attention to the
| fact that the Indian appropriation bill
was on the calendar and pressing for con
sideraton. 1t would provoke considerable
! debate and If it WAS desired by the Re
| publican side Of the chamber to delay the
passage of the appropriation bills, he had
no objection to make.
Vest. Mo, addressed the Senate in on
position to the shipping bill. He eX-
pressed regret that not one member of
the committee of p appointed by the sen
. an American buying his ships where lie
can buy them cheapest and then sailing
them under the flag Of his country"
Vest said he took no stock in the dra-
matte prophecies of MeSSrS. Frye and
Hanna that in case of war between any
two of the great powers our merchant
marine would be destroyed ii free ships
were allowed. He declared that the navi-
cation laws were a relic of barbarism.
but he said. they never will be re-
pealcd so long as New England dominates
the politics and policies of the country
Has there not in the senator's time
been Il time when the Democratic party
could have repealed these laws" asked
Hanna.
Never. never. never" replied Vest
! rs it not true that in that time the
| Democratic party has had both the EX-
ecutive and Congress at once" Hanna
! then asked, and Vest replied that it was,
| but that the coast Democrats had voted
with the Republicans. They were domi-
mated by local interests
| Vest said: 'All this talk of auxiliary
cruisers is a subterfugc mere Elamor
and an appeal to patriotism and the old
| flag.
Discussing the participation Of various
lines of ships in the proposed subsidy
Vest said that the vessels of what IL
known as the American Line Uhc Inter
national Navigation Coz III the course OF
| the 70 years the subsidy was to run.
| would receive at least M2on,Un0 of the
| total.
| Frye called attention to the fact that
an amendment proposed. excluded the
| American Line Co. from any participa
| ton beyond a period of 10 years
Vest said he believed a trust would be
| formed for the control of all this Ameri
can shipping-a trust that would get eV-
| cry dollar of the subsidy.
This bill" continued Vest, will pass
| the Senate. 1t is a part of the protective
system sacred to the Republican party,
especially in New England. Drunk with
victory. the Republican party will now
| stop at nothing.
! Vest closed with the following quota
| ton which he said should be taken To
| heart by the Republicans:
The wind blew east and the wind blew
west,
And the blue eggs i'll the robins nest
| VIII soon have wings and beak and
breast,
| And futter and fly away"
When Vest concluded he was conGratu-
| lated by numerous senators from both
| sides of the chamber.
| After brief executive session, the Sen
| ate, at 80 L. NJ. adjourned