Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-13
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
SOME OF ITS IMPORTANT NEW MEASURES
The New Hay Pauncefort Treaty and Its
Provisions-A Dramatic Episode in the Sem
ate Mr. Frye's Ship Subsidy Bill-Tariff
for the Philippines For the Protection Of
the President and Other High officials.


for the Philippines For the Protection Of
the President and Other High officials
There was flood of bills in the
House Friday among them one tc
create the Mckinley national park and
forest reserve of 4,000,O 600 acres of tim
Der land in the Appalachian range in
the states of Tennessee, West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia and Alabama at a cost of $40, GOO,
600. Senator Pritchard had introduced
bill calling it the Appalachians ma
tional park, with an area of 2, 800, DOC
acres, costing 5000, 900
In the Senate favorable report on
the new Hay-Paunceforte treaty was
unanimously ordered although consid-
cradle opposition arose from the fact
that the treaty contains clause
applying the Suez canal rules provid-
ing for naturalization.
The new treaty is summed up by
President Roosevelt as follows: In
this treaty the old Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, so long recognized as made
quate to supply the base for the con
struction and maintenance of neces-
sarily American canal, is abrogated
1t specifically provides that the United
States alone shall do the work of
building and assume the responsibility
of safeguarding the canal and shall
regulate its neutral use by all nations
on terms of equality without the guar
antee or interference of any outside
nation from any quarter. The treaty
was sent into the Senate by the presl
dent Wednesday. The estimated cost Of
the canal is slS9, S64, 062 and the time
of construction eight years The 18TH
milan commisslon's report favorS the
Nicaraguan route which must be by
locks; Lake Nicaragua furnishing an
inexhaustible supply of water, but no
natural harbors. Two bills looking to
the construction of the canal by this
route have been introduced in the
Senate. Some Of the isthmian COM
mission favored the Panama route as
superior from an engineering and
physical point of view and because,
for geographical reasons, canal at
Panama would involve fewer political
complications in the future with
Lat American states. These mem
bers finally decided to make the report
unan imous in favor of the Nicaragua
route because of the excessively high
price demanded for the plant and good
will of the Panama canal company.
The Senate was not in session Satur-
day. In the House the committees on
Ways and Means, Appropriations and
Enrolled Bills were announced by
Speaker Henderson bill to pension
Mrs. Mckinley at the rate Of 5000 a
year was introduced by Mr.. Taylor of
Ohio, and the House adjourned until
Tuesday
The Senate chamber was the scene
of highly dramatic episode Monday
afternoon when Senator Tillman of
South Carolina challenged his col
league Senator McLaurin to resign
with him on the spot, in order, to use
his own language. that they might be
able ito wash their dirty linen at
home" Mr.. McLaurin did not take
up the wager.
The fight was renewed Tuesday, Mr.
Tillman challenging Mr. McLaurin to
resign and Mr. Hoar questioning the
right of both of them TO their seats; in
the executive session the favorable re
port of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee on the Hay Paunceforte treaty was
presented by Mr.. Lodge, who gave no
tice OF his purpose 10 press the treaty
to vote. Mr.. Frye introduced his
ship subsidy bill in modified form.
II provides amendments to the Ocean
mail act of 1891.
The postmaster general is required
to consider the national defense and
the maritime of the United States as
,,,,1 So, ,,,. ,,,.+a1 IN trn,-iI-
ing for ocean mails. The present limit
IF ocean contracts, ten years, Is in
creased to fifteen years. The Frye bill
provides seven distinct classes with
rate of St to twenty-knot steamers pro
riding the minimum size is raised
from 5000 to 10000 tons; 81 for SIX
teen-knOt steamers, provided the size
is increased from 5000 tons the present
minimum to 5000 tons. The proposed
maximum mail rates per gross ton per
hundred nautical miles are Over 1000
tons, % knots, 81 cents; 10 knots, 20
cents Over 5000 tons. Is knots, 2.3
,ents; Il knots. , cents; l6 knots,
|. 9 cents Is knots, IL cents. Over
1000 tons, II knots, l. cents.
Ii contains a general uniform subsidy
'or all vessels. steam or sail. which
are not under mail contracts. One
,ent per gross ton per 100 nautical
niles for not exceeding IL entries in
,ne year. The bill provides an annual
bounty of - ton for deep sea fishing
,essels and of 81 a month for Ameri-
IAN citizens, when engaged in deep
ea fisheries; that vessel which has
'eceived a subsidy shall not be sold to
| foreigner except by consent of the
secretary of the treasury. The bill
Ices not provide American registry for
oreign ships owned by Americans.
Senator Gallinger introduced in the
senate Tuesday a bill providing for
he punishment by death of any person
Who shall intentionally kill, or
With intent to kill, shall as
ault Tor incite others to do so) the
PRESIDENT of the United States, the
ice president, persons in succession to .
he presidency. ambassadors and min .
sters of foreign countries resident in .
he United States. For threatening
o kill, a sentence of 30 years is pro-
ided, and for approving of such deeds, .
he term of Imprisonment is fixed at .
0 years. The bill further provides
hat persons who shall advocate the .
iolent overthrow of law to the preiu
lice of good order and the well-being
f civilization, shall be imprisoned for
period of 10 years, or less, as justice
n the particular case may require.
The House voted Tuesday to take
oliday recess from Thursday, Deem
er 10, to Monday, January 6. Mr.,
burke of South Dakota announced the
cath of Senator Kyle of his state and
he House, as mark of respect, adj
burned to meet again Friday.