The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-08
Much Activity in Work Upon the
Important Measures Under
Consideration.
PROGRESS Of the SHIPPING BILL.
The House Session Will Close with
HIT Little Pressure Of business
senate Will he Less Fortunate
Present Prospects Of the various
Measures for Passage.
Especial Correspondence


Washington. ID. C.. Feb. 4.
, Another week has rolled around Wit
record this time for progress in egis
lative enactment in each branch O
congress. The army bill has passe.
the senate, as has the legislative ap
preparation and the Indian appropria
ton bills, and others are crowdiag fas,
upon them. with the committees busily
engaged meanwhile in giving the fin.
ishing touches 10 other important
measures. not the least of which is the
river and harbor improvement bill.
now under conside Grafton by the com
mlttee on commerce of the senate, Of
winch Senator Frye. president pro en-
pore OF the senate. is the charms an.
But Senator Frye has been considera-
bly, occupied in the management Of
his shipping bill upon the floor of the
senate, during the debate that was re.
sumed when that measure was given
! precedence as unfinished business last
week
In the house its reputation is being
sustained as a thoroughgoing business
oocN. IN which no time is wasted. and
where every moment is regarded as
precious. When the end of the session
comes the house will be comparatively
free from the rush that generally &C.
companies the close of short session.
while the senate will be immersed over
us head in business requiring consid-
Grafton before adjournment. But this
sort OF thing has happened so many
times before the present that people
nave come to regard il as settled or
rather chronic state of affairs. There
can be no doubt but that the "sena-
torial courtesy" for which the upper
branch OF congress is so famous. is in
a way especially al the end of a cont |
gressional session. like charity. in that
II covers n multitude of SINS
The Nicaragua canal construction
pi4l ma been laid aside. for the present.
~ order to make it clear to the Brit
sh government that the United States
disposed 10 accord the utmost cour-
esy and all needed latitude.
Inc desperate ultimatums daily de-
vered by the filibusters in the senate
'gainst the shipping bill have a rather
uspicious suggestiveness. which not
few have noted. Whether or not
here has been lodging place for the
persuasive arguments CD against the
hipping bill which the lobby here In
ne interest OF foreign ship owners
SAID 10 be past masters in the ef-
ectiNe distribution Of cannot be said:
M it is not at all unlikely that a GER ,
am species of argument. which a. ,
imes mas been found effective in arous- !
nr opposition among those open to !
lffuences OF that character. might be s
ute as effectively used in sitting I
ich opposition, but this is kind Of !
rgument. happily. which the friends l
the shipping bill have never applied. i
nd which they never will apply in |
ruer TO induce congress TO DO its duty Q
the nation in strengthening its de- a
nses with q powerful fleet Of mer- a
lant ships and trained men. n
There are but two known sources az I
prosition to the shipping bill. and II b
Wei worth While TO name them again.
iblicly. They are: G) The foreign T
tipping interests, now earning 5000 @
5000 each year in carrying our ex- D
prts and imports. and who do not de- s,
re 70 have their freight rates lowered r
the competition Of American ships b
lcer the stimulus Of government aid. n
ID l2) The free traders Of the conn II
y who have opposed every step the J Il
nntry has ever taken in the Girec- | y
~ Of protection. and who. blind 10 Q
G benefits to our people and to the 4
untry. through the operation of that n
'licy for generation. are deter L
med to leave no stone unturned TO
event the successful reestablis hmeat
American ships in the foreign trade =
on scale commensurate with our
nix among the great nations of the
nth. II will be shameful thing
these Influences prove to be sufficient
either defeat or prevent the passage
q measure which. by the very nature
the opposition II has provoked. Is n
of its effectiveness II
sr placed upon our statutes.
j. u. ACRES
y The opponents OF the Shipping