Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-20

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fundamental principles upon which
the senate was founded.
The feature of the proceedings in
the house was the speech by MrBur-
Lesson (dem., Tex attacking Secre
tay Hay for declining to request the
British authorities to furnish pass
ports to go through the British lines
to Rev Hiram w. Thomas and his
wife who desire to go to south Africa
to distribute boer relief funds collect
, eG in Illinois. Mr.. Hit (rep., Ill.),
chairman of the foreign affairs com
mittee, made spirited reply, charg-
| ing the Texas member with attempt
| ing to prejudice the case before the
evidence was in. Mr.. Hit pointed
cut that relief funds could be dis
| tributed through the Red Cross So
ciety or American consuls and added
| that it was contrary to international
law and usage to allow those in SYM
! pathy with an enemy to go through
the lines in time of war. The house
enterd on consideration of the post
Office appropriation bill, but the
members who spoke devoted them
| selves to everything except the bill
! before the house. Mr. Thayer (dem..
Mass attempted to take advantage
Of the division among the fepubli-
| bringing forward a resolution to in
vestigate the reports that the sugar
trust would be the chief beneficiary
of Cuban reciprocity. He tried to
| Cyerturn the decision of the speaker
in order to secure action on his
resolution but the republicans came
up sOlidly against such a course and
! he was checkmated. Mr.. Brantley
| (dem., Ca made a speech in favor
of Cuban reciprocity, and Mr.. Meyer
| (dem., la against it. The COM
mittee on judiciary directed reports
! on two important bills, namely for
the suppression of train rObberies
and to define "cOnspiracies' so as to
limit the issuance of injunctions in
labor controversies. The train rob-
berry bill was amended so that any
person who obstructs, derails or com
mitts assault upon any railroad train
or its passengers with intent to COM
| nit robbery, murder or other crime
shall be punishable with death, if the
| death of any person on the train is
effected. and with Imprisonment from
! ; 10 10 years if no death is effected
! The injunction bill provides that no
| agreement between two persons to do
| or not to do any act in the further
! ance of any trade dispute between
| employers and employees shall be
deemed criminal. nor shall such per
! sons be jndictabIe for conspiracy,
nor shall such agreement be CON
Sldered in restraint of trade, nor
shall any restraining order or in
junction be issued in relation thereto.
Washington, March 1Z-Again rhe
| ship subsidy bill occupied practically
the entire time OF the senate. Mr.
McCumber (rep.. n. d. presented an
argument in which, as the representa-
tive of an agricultural state, he fav-
Ored the bEll on the ground of it's pro
tective features. Mr.. Depew (rep
y. ", one of the members of me
committee on commerce, delivered an
elaborate speech in which he ana
Iyzed the arguments both for and
against the paying of subsidies TO the
shipping Industry. In closing he said:
within five years, if the expecta-
tons of this biI are realized. then for
this comparatively small expenditure
OF $4,000 the reprOach that Amer
lean ships are scarcely seen in foreign
ports will be removed. The Amerf-
can flag floating over American steam
End sailing vessels will be seen in
every port of the. world; then with
the American flag and American skip
per will come the American CONNER
cal agent and American financial ex-
changes and we can have methods for
that competition in which We believe
We should be more successful than
any other nation, but which is as yet
only a dream and a hope"
Debate on the postoffice appropri5-
ton bill was continued in Ctie house.
, The proceedings were enliVened by a
clash between Mr. COrliss rep.
4NtiClIb anu iSIChdIuSOh NdtIIl.,
Al&.) on the subject of the Pacific
cable This is the. second time tinEt
these two members have locked horns
OF the cable question. Mr.. Sims
(dem., Tenn devoted some time to
sFiUwing how the house had beer
'bTncoed," as he, considered it, Ill
connection with the permanent census
biff. Mr.. Dougherty (der1:, Mo- dis
CCBssed rural free mail delivery, Mr..
Jackson (dem., Nan.) government
ownership Of teIegraphs, and Mr..
Green (dem., Pas the Philippine sit
rQation. The latter argued: that if we
would proclaim cur purpose to grant
independence to tiie Fi1tpinos the in
surrectiOn would cease instantly. The
house adjourned, out of respect to the
memory of DoorReeper Glenn OF New
York who died.
Washington, March 13.-Tne senate
resumed consideration Of the ship
subsidy bill Mr. Berry (dem.. Ark g..
member Of the commerce committee
which reported the bill. charged that
it would foster trusts and monOpCIies
in the shipping industry and that al