Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20
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had the ship subsidy bill under con-
sideration. Mallory, of Florida. made
an extended speech In opposition to
the measure. He analysed the bill
carefully and held that there was no
good reason for its enactment into
law, saying he believed 1t would not
accomplish the results hoped for 1t by
Its promoters. His opposition was
based chiefly on the ground that 1t
would extend the favor of the United
States treasury to private individuals
and corporations without just re-
turn for the expenditure. Congress
never In it's history" Mallory said,
passed a measure of this character.
1t has passed many laws to advance
private gains under the pretence of
public policy, but never one so abb
solutely bald and bold in its advance
ment of private purposes as this
measure" He would go as far as any
senator to put the American merchant
marine on footing Of equality with
that of other nations. but he could
not endorse measure so at variance
with every public principle of right
and justice. Frye referred to the fact
that it had been claimed that the
clause in section Q of the ship subsidy
bill, which directs payment to the
owner or owners of any vessel of the
United States duly registered by a
citizen of the United States" would
place under the provisions Of the bill
the four ships that had been admitted
to an American register. He there.
fore submitted an amendment, which
was adopted, making the clause read
hereafter built and registered In the
United States or now duly registered"
House.-The house today entered
into consideration Of the postoffice APP
preparation bill, as usual during gen.
eral debate on an appropriation bill.
the members who spoke devoted them
selves to everything except the bill
before the house. Early In the day
Thayer. of Massachusetts, attempted
to take advantage of the division
among the republicans ON the subject
of reciprocity by bringing forward a
resolution to Investigate reports that
the sugar trust would be the chic
beneficiary of Cuban reciprocity. He
tried to overturn a decision OF the
speaker In order to secure action on
his solution. but the republicans came
up solidly against such q course and
he was checkmated. Brantley, a
Georgia democrat, made a speech in
favor of Cuban reciprocity, and Meyer,
Louisiana democrat, against 1t. Hill,
of Connecticut, made some remarks
on his monetary bill. The feature of
the day, however, was a speech by
Burleson, Of Texas. attacking Secre-
tary Hay for declining to request the
British authorities to furnish pass.
ports to go through the British lines
to Rev. Hiram w. Thomas and wife,
who desire to go to South Africa to
distribute Boer relief funds collected
In Illinois.
Washington, March 12.-Senate.-
Again today the ship subsidy bill occu-
pied practically the entire time of the
senate. McCumber presented a care
fully prepared argument. in which, as
Q representative of an agricultural
State, he favored the bill on the ground
of its protective features. Depew, one
OF the members of the committee on
commerce., delivered an elaborate
speech. in which e analysed the argu-
ments both for and against the propo-
sition to pay subsidies to the shipping
industries. Both as an argument and
as an oratorical effort the speech was
brilliant and was listened to attentive
ly by senators and by throngs in the
galleries. His peroration. in which he
pictured in glowing language the re-
suit OF the operation of the bill, elic-
tied hearty applause from the CALLER
les. A few bills were passed. includ.
ing one providing for the redemption
of Hawaiian silver coins and the sub
stitution therefor Of American silver
coins.
House.-General debate on post
office appropriation bill continued in
the house today, number of topics
being discussed. The proceedings was
enliyened by clash between Corliss,
OF Michigan. and Richardson, of Ala
bama, on the subject Of the Pacific
cable. This is the second time the two
members have locked horns on the
cable question. Sims. OF Tennessee,
devoted some time to showing how
the house had been "buncoed," he con-
sidered, in connection with the perma-
nent census bill. Dougherty, of Mis-
souri,. discussed rural free delivery;
Jackson. of Kansas, the government
ownership of telegraphs. and Greene.
Of Pennsylvania, the Philippine situa-
ton. The latter argued that II we
would proclaim our purpose to grant
independence to the Fillpinos the in
surrection would cease instantly.
Washington. March 13.-Senate.-
After the passage of considerable
number of unobjected bills today the
senate resumed consideration of the
ship subsidy measure. Berry, of Ar
kansas, member of the commerce
commerce committee, which reported
the bill, maze q vigorous argument
in opposition to 1t. He charged that
the bill would foster trusts and mono
poles in the shipping industry, and
that already ]. Pierpont Morgan and
his associates were forming a syndi-
cate for the control of the shipping
on the Atlantic. In this connection,
he became involved in a colloquy with
Hanna, of Ohio, who maintained that
the ships acquired by Morgan from
foreign countries could not participate
In the subsidies provided by the
pending measure. Perkins, Of Califor-
MIA, another member of the commerce
committee, delivered a carefully pre-
pared speech In support of the bill,
maintaining that II would add to the
prosperity of the entire country. We'll
lington, Of Maryland. presented the
credentials Of Arthur Pue German.
elected senator from Maryland for
term of six years. beginning on March
4. 1903. They were read and fled.
hale. Of Maine. presented the confer
ence report on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. The re-
port was agreed to without comment.
In presenting the Hepburn bill for the
construction OF an isthmian canal.
without amendment. and with recon-
mendation that 1t pass. Morgan. of
Alabama, said the report of the COM