The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-25
ATTACKS HANNA'S BILL
sideration of Shipping Measure
Resumed in the Senate.
lE LEGISLATIVE BILL IS PASSED
RawIins Claims Kearns' Election to The Senate
IS Due to Deal Between Utah Republic
can Legislators With Railroads and
Mormon Hierarchy.
Mormon Hierarchy.
lBy the Assoclated Press.l


Washington, Jan. Reconsideration
OF the Shipping Bill was resumed this
afternoon by the Senate. It was made
the unfinished business, thus restoring
ii to it's priviled position.
Mr. Vest. Of Missou16i, took the floor
Immediately in a characteristic, bril-
liant. forceful and interesting speech,
lasting nearly three hours. He vigor-
ously attacked. the navigation laws of
the United States, holding they were
responsible for the decadence of the
merchant mar inc of America
MIR. Rawlins (Dem. Utah) precipitat-
ed lively colloquy by charging that
a deal had been entered into between
the Republican members of the Utah
Legislature and certain railroad inter-
ests and the officials of the Mormon
Church to secure the election of Thos.
l.. Kearns TO the Senate from that
State.
The blind chaplain, Mr.. Milburn,
in his opening Invocation, referred
beautifully and touchlngly to the death
OF Queen Victoria.
The Legislative Bill was then taken
up. The pending question was the
amendment Of Mr. ZONES (Ark) pro-
viding for the appointment of an assist
ant attorney general to represent the
Government in all matters of claims
pending before Congress-
Mr.. Chandler opposed the amend
ment providing that the Assistant AT
torney General should have an office
in the Capitol, an assistant at salary
OF $1,000 per annum and be assigned
Two clerks who should assist him in the
work of his office
Mr. Rawlins, (Utan) discussed the
Senatorial situation in Utah. He re-
ferred to newspaper statements that
ieal had been entered into between
certain Republicans and the Mormon
Church to bring about the election OF
Thomas Kearns.
..Such DEAL" said Mr.. Rawlins,
would cast infamy and disgrace upon
the State
Mr.. Hale (Maine) maintained that it
was not fitting that the Senate should
inouire into Senatorial contests in the
various States before an election was
effected.
Mr.. Chandler withdrew his amend
nent to Mr. Jones' amendment and Of
fered as a substitute provision enabl-
ine the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Secretary of the Interior each to
appoint competent lawyer to repre-
sent the United States before commit
tees of Congress when requested by
the committee to do so, concerning
claims against the Government, the sal
airy of eacn to be $4,000.
The substitute amendment was agreed
10 without further debate.
The bill as amended then passed.
The Shipping Bill was proceeded
with. Mr.. Vest. (Mo), addressed the
Senate in opposition to the measure
and in favor of free ships which he has
advocated consistently for years.
AS a member of the Committee on
Commerce, the pending measure had
come really from a committee OF pro-
motion, composed of twenty-five prom
inent and Intelligent men appointed by
the Junior Senator from Maine, (Mr.
Frye.
..The chairman of the committee"
nald the Missouri Senator, lis Clement
=. Griscom, President of the Interna-
lional Navigation Company, man of
high character. of great intelligence
and of interchangeable energy. The COM
many which he represents is by far the
largest beneficiary under this bill.
mot one member of that committee
&C promotion is in favor of an Amerl-
can buying his ships where he can BUY
them cheapest and then sailing them
under the flag Of his country It's mem
hers are unanimously in favor OF the
obsolete, infamous and outrageous nav.
tgation laws o. the United States, which
are stain on the statutes of the Unit
ed States and which for fifty years nave