Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-12
IN THE SENATE.
Mallory Makes Extended Speech
Against Ship Subsidy Bill.

Washington, March 1.-THE Senate
had the ship subsidy bill under con-
sderation for several hours, today.
Mallory, Fla, 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
it would not accomplish the results
hoped for by it's promoters. His OPP
position was based carefully on tho
ground that it would extend the favor
of the United States treasury to pri-
vate individuals and corporations with
out a just return for the expenditure.
Prior to the consideration of the bill.
lively debate followed an effort on
the part of Berry, Ark, to ascertain
when the committee on privileges and
elections might be expected to report
to the Senate the resolution providing
for the election of senators by direct
vote of the people.
Hoar Mass, indicated his vigorous
opposition to such resolution, on the
ground that it would subvert the fun
damental principle upon which the
Senate was founded.
The Senate at the request of Cullom,
H.. one of the conferees, disagreed to
the conference report on the bill pro-
viding for the carrying into effect of
the stipulations Of Article Z of the Paris
treaty. The Senate insisted upon it's
amendments and Cullom, Lodge and
Morgan were named as conferees.
Article relates to the payments of
claims in Cuba and the bill proposes to
amend the act creating the Spanish
claims commission so as to provide for
the attendance of witnesses.
In prolonged statement Berry Ark,
said he had introduced early in the
present session a resolution providing
for the election of senators by direct
vote of the people. This, together with
a similar resolution adopted by the
House of Representatives had been re-
ferred to the committee on privileges
and elections. The House had passed
such a resolution four times, but the
question had never been considered by
the Senate.
He was being pressed constantly, he
said, by correspondents to know when
a vote would be taken upon the ques
ton by the Senate. He desired to in
quire of the chairman of the committee
whether the Senate could not have a
vote upon the resolution during the
present session.
burrows. Mich, chairman of the CON-
nittee of privileges and elections said:
II will say to the senator that there is
no disposition on the part of the COM
mittee to shirk responsibility in con-
nection with the resolution. The action
upon it will be taken and report upon
it will be made
In time to take vote upon it at this
session." inquired Berry.
81 have no doubt of it, replied Bur-
rows.
Hoar, Mass, one of the members of the
privileges and elections committee and
vigorous opponent of the resolution pro-
viding for the election of senators by di-
rect vote of the people, said he thought
the matter ought not to be permitted TO
pass without few words of comment.
This is one of the most important
questions said ne, "that has arisen
since the adoption of the constitution.
This is proposition to change the prin-
ciple upon which the constitution is
founded and it Is a matter of historical
fact that without the Incorporation OF
| this principle the constitution never
| would have been agreed to- The solemn
: pledge was given to states, small AM