The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-23
THE PANAMA ROUTE.
Isthmian Commission Recommends
Its Purchase.


ed States for $4O,ooO,o00. The com
mission unanimously reports that
after considering the changed condi-
tions that now exist and all the facts
and circumstances upon which its
present Judgment must be based, the
commission is Of the opinion that the
most practicable and feasible route
for the isthmian canal, to be I'M
der the control, management and
ownership OF the United States, is
that known as the Panama canal
route. The report is signed by all
the members of the commission. 1t
was accompanied by letter of trans
initial from the president to con-
gress,
War Revenue Reduction.
Washington, Jan. 21.-The repub-
lican members of the ways and means
committee decided to begin considera-
ton of the bill reducing the war rev.
enue taxes and after conference, at
tended by all of the republican mem
bers of the committee, Chairman
Payne gave out the following state
ment:
1.-THE republican members Of the com.
mittee on ways and means met to-day
and have taken up the subject OF the war
revenue. They decided to have a hearing
before the full committee on Monday, the
9th inst, on the question respecting the
duty on tea and the war revenue taxes upon
beer. They will hear the people interested
in the subject Of the duty on tea at ter
o'clock in the morning and those interest
ed in the subject of taxation of beer at
two o'clock in the afternoon. There will
be no further hearings"
Some significance was attached to
the restriction of the hearings to tea
and beer, but it was explained that
these were the only interests which
had asked for hearings. The desire
of the beer interests is to take off
60 cents from the SLIGO per barrel
now levied on beer, thus bringing
the rate to one dollar, where it stood
prior to the Spanish war. The total
reduction in revenues on this item
would be $24,O0o,0o0. The reduction
on tea would aggregate about S.
100000.
Cuban Sugar Tariff.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Senators Eos
ter and McEnery, ex-Representative
Price, ]. d. Hill and Mr.. Colcock, all of
Louisiana, had long conference with
the president Monday concerning the
condition of the sugar industry in their
state. They laid before the president
facts tending to show that disaster
would result to the industry in the
south in case Cuban sugar is admit
ted to this country at low rate of
duty. A large delegation from Louis
lana is said to be coming to Washing
ton to present further facts to both
the president and congress.
Pension for Mrs. Mckinley.
Washington, Jan. 21.--The senate
committee on pensions Monday or
dered favorable report from Senator
Hanna's bill to grant a pension of
$4,000 year to Mrs. Ida S. Mckinley,
widow of the late President Mckinley.
In a report on the bill, Senator
Gallinger cites presidents for the
proposed pension, among which are
the following: Mrs. Washington, to
whom was granted the franIing priv
ilege; Mrs. Louise Adams, widow of
John Quincy Adams, to whom a pen
sion was extended; the widow of
James X. Polk, to whom a pension of
$4,000 per year was granted; widow
of Zachary Taylor, to whom the
franking privilege was granted;
widow of John Tyler, to whom a
pension of $4,000 per annum was
granted; widow of Abraham Lincoln,
to whom a pension of $1,000 per an
mum was granted; widow of Gen. U.
S. Grant, to whom pension of $1,000
per year and the franking privilege
were granted; widow of James A.
Garfield, to whom pension of $1,000
a year and the ranking privilege
were granted.
Senate.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Debate on the
Philippine tariff bill will begin in the
senate to-day. On behalf of the ma
jority of the committee on Philippines,
Chairman Lodge reported the meas
ure, and gave notice that he would call
it up at two o'clock to-day. Senator
Rawlins (Utah), acting for the minor
ity of the committee, offered substi-
tute for the bill of the majority, and
announced that he would submit some
remarks on it at the conclusion of SEN
ator Lodges statement in support of
the majority report. During the great
er part of the session the measure pro-
yiding for the establishment of de-
partment of commerce was under con-
sideration., An effort was made by
Senator Nelson (Minn.) to secure
vote, but the opposition to many ofits
provisions became so strong that the
effort had to be abandoned.
A house bill comforting upon Mrs.
Ida S. Mckinley, widow of the late
President Mckinley. the mail frank
ing privilege was called up by Sem
ator Mason, chairman Of the commit
tee on post Offices and post roads, and
passed.
House.
Washington, Jan. 21.-The time of
the house of Representatives was occu-
pied in general debate on the urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill. An item in
the bill carrying $500, 1000 for a military
post at Manila precipitated long de-
bate, on which some of the ablest de-
bators on both sides Of the house took
part. A semihumorous speech by Mr..
Clark (Mo.) elected reply from Mr..
Cannon (Ill.), which, in turn drew the
fire of Mr.. De Almond MOI. Others
who participated were Mr.. Richardson
(Tenn.), Mr.. Grosvenor (O.), Mr.. Alex
ander IN w Mr. Grow (Pal Mr.. Wi.