Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20

Of Mississippi and Harris of Kansas.
Foraker supported the bill, although
he admitted that he would have pre-
ferred to build up the American mer.
chant marine by the levying of dis
eliminating duties. He was willing.
however, to defer to the Judgment OF
the majority that the pending measure
embodied the better plan. Both Nc
Laurln and Harris opposed the meas
ure on the ground that, in their judg.
ment. 1t was not constitutional. They
maintained that 1t was class legisla-
ton, which amounted to little short OF
robbery of the people for the benefit
of few ship owners. Harris made
the point that the United States now
was paying more to the American
line for the carrying of ocean mails
than was paid to foreign ships for
greater service.
House.-The house today passed the
postoffice appropriation bill. The
only amendment of Importance adopt.
ed was one to incorporate in the bill
the provision to classify the rural free
delivery service, passed a few days
ago. The Burleson resolution calling
on the secretary of state for the facts
relative to the case of DIR. Thomas and
wife, who desired to go to South AZ.
RIGA to distribute relief funds. was
adopted after short debate, in the
course of which Mr.. Hit, chairman Of
the committee on foreign affairs, in.
troduced letter from Secretary Hay,
explaining what the department of
state had done in the premises. Today
was private bill day in the house,
under the rules, but by agreement the
regular order was postponed until to.
morrow, in order that the house might
proceed with the consideration of the
postoffice appropriation bill. A reso-
luton was adopted to authorize the
secretary of war to loan tents to the
Texas Confederate Reunion associa,
ton, which meets at Dallas on April
%. The conference report on the dip.
lomatic and consular appropriation
bill was adopted.
Washington, March 15.-Senate-Dif
ferences of opinion on the republican
side appeared in the senate debate on
the ship subsidy bill today. Allison Of
Iowa indicated that he was not quite
satisfied with the measure as 1t now
stands, and gave notice of amendments
he proposed to offer to 1t, limiting the
time of its operation and limiting the
amount of money annually to be paid
from the treasury on account Of 1t. He
was followed by Spooner. of Wiscon
sin. who took exception to some pro
visions of the measure. He was not
at all certain that the bill would &C.
complish the great results which its
advocates claimed for II, and he urged
that before it's enactment into law. de.
finite information upon that point
ough. to be furnished congress. He
did not care to vote for a measure
making an appropriation that not only
would not accomplish definite results.
but which might be simply largess
amendment which he proposed to offer
providing that the bill might be
amended or repealed by congress
without, however. impairing any con-
tract made under its provisions. This
amendment would be notice, he said,
that the subsidy would not be a safe
foundation upon which to build large.
ly. Earlier in the day Teller. of Col.
orado. made a speech In opposition to
the measure. and was followed by Mr..
Elkins, of West Virginia. with a brief
address in support Of 1t, although the
West Virginia senator admitted that
he would much prefer the adoption Of
the policy of discriminating duties.
House.-The house devoted today to
private pension bills. passing 229 bills
and clearing the calendar. This is the
largest number of pension bills ever
passed by the house at one session.
Earlier in the day resolution was
adopted calling upon the war depart
ment for information concerning the
government transport service between
San Francisco and the Philippines.