Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-12

great, that the equality of the state,
never would be destroyed without the
consent of every one of them:
lie did not believe that the adoption OF
the resolution would be accomplished
without a breach of the national pledge
wnlch lies at the foundation of this gov
eminent 1t was a question which he
thought the American people ought thor
oughly TO understand, because 1t was one
or the greatest eyer brought into leGis-
latiye assembly for action anywhere in
the world. He had received letters urS-
ing tnat senators be chosen by direct
bore evidence OF worked up senti-
ment."
Mr.. Hoar said that he was willing to
before any representative American as
sembly to discuss the proposition. which
to his mind struck at the very heart OF
the constitution and, and meet any
champion of the proposition. II will do
my duty" said he, '.as a member of the
committee, "but will not be hurried and
the Senate shall not be hurried if | can
help it,
In reply to Hoar. Berry said that this
was not the time to discuss the merit;
the Senate has right to demand that
the committee to which the resolution
had been referred, should make some
kind of report. and he did not believe
that the senator from Massachusetts,
HOar, could prevent a report from be-
ing made.
Dubois, Idaho, maintained that the only
point of the constitution bearing upon
the question. was that each state should
have two senator's. The manner of their
election was not vital principle.
Stewart. New, declared that the rcso-
luton embodied a movement fatal to the
equality of the states ih the Senate. To
his mind it mean the destruction of the
Senate and of the principles upon which
it was founded. This concluded the de-
bate.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the ship subsidy bill and Mallory. Fla.
addressed the Senate in opposition to the
measure. He said that the bill was Il
measure to take the money of the tax
payers to build up the private business
of individuals and corporations. Refer
ring to Frye's argument in support of the
establishment of an auxiliary navy for
which the pending bill provides. he dill
not believe there was sufficient justifica-
ton for the extraordinary expenditure
war between the United States and
Great Britain. France. Germany. Russia
or any other great maritime power this
country would find itself in very diff
ferent situation from that which it was
in during the Spanish war. The proposed
auxiliary cruisers would not be left to
scour the seas, because it was now the
policy of all the nations named to build
war vessels which could easily overtakc
any one of the ships which by the pend
ing bill would become part of the naval
auxiliary fleet
After Analysing the provisions of the
measure, Mallory exclaimed: Congress
never in its history passed a measure of
this character. 1t has passed many laws
to advance private gain under the pre-
tense of public policy, but never one so
absolutely bald and bold in its advance
ment of private purposes as this meas
ure.'
Frye referred to the fact that it had
been averred that the clause in Section
of the ship subsidy bill which directs
payment to the owner or owners of any
vessel of the United States, duly register
ed by citizen of the United States would
place the four ships that had been admit
ted to an American register under the
provisions of the bill He therefore sub
mitted an amendment, which was adopt
ed, making the clase read Hereafter
built and registered in the United States
or now duly registered
Allison directed some questions al
Frye, his desire, he said, being to ascer-
tain whether proper safeguards had
been thrown around the bill to protect
the government in the making of 50
large an expenditure as it proposed. The
questions were largely technical, relating
to the classification of ships. the num-
Der of vessels to be benefited by the
act. the amount of money paid in the
aggregate, etc.
After a colloquy between the two SEN
ators and after the reading of veto
message from the President, the Senate
adjourned.