Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-03-19
Congress.


On account of the indisposition OF Mr..
Vest of Missouri and Mr.. Mallory Of
Florida. who expected to speak on the
pending ship subsidy bill, that measure
was not considered by the Senate Friday.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was passed. and then the Senate
took up the measure for the protection Of
the President Of the United States. Mr..
Bacon of Georgia continued his speech,
begun the previous day, in opposition to
the bill, making an extended constitution
al argument against it. The Senate
agreed TO make the bill the unfinished
business at the conclusion of considera-
ton Of the ship subsidy bill. The bin to
classify the rural free delivery service
and to place the carriers under the CON
tract system held the floor in the House
The bill TO classify the rural free de-
livery service and place the carriers un-
der the contract system. which has been
debated in the House for over a week.
was passed on Monday. but in form
that completely changed the purpose for
which it was framed. Before it was
passed the bill was Uttered radically by
its opponents. All the provisions relat-
ing to the placing Of carriers under the
contract system were stricken out and
the salary system not only was contin-
ued. but the maximum salary of carriers
was increased from $500 to 5000 per an
mum. For nearly two hours Mr.. Vest of
Missouri addressed the Senate in oppo-
sitiOn to the ship subsidy bill No mem
Der of the body has been accorded more
fiatteringiy close attention than he re-
ceived. Despite his evident feebleness,
he spoke with force and FIRE, and at times
became brilliantly eloquent. He care
fully analysed the pending measure and
particularly attacked the present nayiga-
ton laws, which he declared were relics
of barbarism and responsible for the de-
cline of our merchant marine. Mr.. Till
man of South Carolina followed with a
brief speech in opposition to the bill. He
denounced the policy of giving subsidies
to anybody, particularly to individuals
and corporations engaged in the forma-
ton of shipping trusts.
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Senator Hoar made a vigorous speech
IL the Senate on Tuesday in opposition
to the proposition TO elect Senators by
direct vote of the people, which he de-
clared would be a breach of the pledge
given the States when the government
was founded The speech was brought
by the effort Of Senator Berry of Arka2-
sas to stir up the committee on privileges
and elections to report the resolution pro-
viding for popular election of Senator's.
Secretary Hay was bitterly attacked in a
speech in the House by Representative
Burleson of Texas for declining to ask
the British authorities for passports
whereby Rev. Hiram W. Thomas and
wife of Chicago might pass through the
British lines to distribute relief funds
collected in Illinois for Boer women and
children. Mr.. Hit of Illinois made a
spirited reply, calling attention to the
fact that the resolution calling upon Sec
rotary Hay for an explanation had been
referred to a committee, of which Mr.
Burleson was a member. He said it
was an apparent effort to prejudice the
case before the evidence was in. Lead
ers of organized labor claim big victory
in a favorable report received from the
House committee on judiciary on the
Grosvenor bin to limit the meaning Of
the word conspiracy and the use of re-
straining orders and injunctions in GER
tain cases.