The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-18

Washington, March 12.-Again TO-DAY
the ship subsidy bill occupied prac-
ticaIly the entire time Of the senate.
Two speeches were delivered III sup
port of the measure. Senator NC
Cumber of North Dakota, presented
a carefully prepared argument
ing the bill, as a representative OF an
agricultural state, on the ground Of
its protective features.
Senator Depew, of New York. one OF
the members of the committee on conl-
merce. delivered an elaborate speech
in which he analysed the arguments
both for and against the propositiup
to pay subsidies to the shipping indus
try.
A few bills were passed including
one for the redemption of Hawaiian
silver coin and the substitution there
for of American silver coin.
Senator Depew presented figures to
show hat the arguments of the opp
nents of the bill as to the prosperity
OF American shipyards were not we'll
founded. He declared that vessels ag-
gregating $1,000 tons had been con
structed in American s~hipydrds for
the foreign trade during the past ten
years. while in Great Britain durL.g
one year-the last year available in
statistics, 500, 900 tons of ships had
been constructed.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, suggest
ed that, in order to be fair and accur-
ate, the figures of the American con-
struction ought to include the vessels
built for the United States coastwise
trade. These figures Senator Depew
did not give, but ne said they would
d not very materially to h total.
Referring incidentally to the pres
emit situation in New York, Senator
Depew said one of the greatest handi-
caps to h national democracy a
been Tammany. He said great hope
had been builded upon the fact that
a brilliant and cultivated gentleman
recently had been placed at h head
OF n Tammary organization. This
was Lewis Nixon, an American ship
builder. Mr.. Depew then quoted from
a paper read by Mr.. Nixon in
which he had said that when the
United States was in position to build
several hundred merchant ships every
year this int woul be able to
compete with foreign shipyards. I'm
til such demand was presented the
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cessfully compete with ship construc-
ton in foreign shipyards.
The New York senator said he did
not know whether j. Pierpont Morgan
a purchased the Leyland Line of
ships or not, but if he had 1t was be-
cause the line could be operated at a
profit. He did know that even if the
line had been purchased by Mr.. Nor
gan he had expressed an intention of
bringing the vessels under the Ameri-
can flag and giving them an American
register.
House OF Representatives.
General debate upon the postoffice
appropriation bill continued in the
house today, a number Of topics bein 2
discussed.
The proceedings were enlivened by u
clash between Mr.. Corliss, of Michi-
gan, and Mr.. Richardson, of Alabama,
on the subject of the Pacific cable.
This is the second time these two
members have locked horns on the
cable question.
Mr.. Sims, of Tennessee, devoted
some time to showing how the house
had been what he considered BIN
coed" in connection with the perma-
nent census bill. Mr.. Doughtery, of
Missouri, discussed rural free delivery.
Mr.. Jackson, of Kansas p, the govern
ment ownership of telegraphs. and
Mr.. Greene, of Pennsylvania, the Phil
ippine situation. The latter argued
that If We would proclaim our purpose
to grant independence to the Filipino,
the insurrection would instantly cease
The house adjourned at 4:30 o'clock
out Of respect to the memory of Door
Keeper Glenn, who died today
During the consideration of the post
office bill, Mr.. Sims. of Tennessee. re-
viewed the facts in connection with
the enactment of the permanent CEN
sus law and asserted that the house
had been grossly deceived by the &C
ton OF the conferees. 1t had been the
intention both of the house n of the
senate. he said. TO enact n provision
which would cover all h employees OF
the census bureau into the classified
service and make them eligible for
transfer. but the conferees had sub
stituted n provision which defeated
this object.
Mr.. Talbert, of South Carolina, sug-
gested that a committee should be APP
pointed to investigate the whole sub
iect-
Mr.. Griffith. of Indiana, who was
one Of the conferees on the bill, called
attention to three decisions of the u
preme court which would have nullified
the provision agreed to by the honse
and senate. For himself he said 1t
was far from his purpose either to de-
ceive or mislead the house.
Mr.. Sims accepted Mr.. Grifith's ca
PLANTATION and acquitted him and his
colleagues OF the deliberate purpose
to deceive, but said the effect had been
to mislead the house.
Mr.. Corliss, of Michigan, launched
an assault upon Mr.. Richardson, oil
Alabama. He vent so far as to ques-
ton the sincerity Of Mr.. RICHARDSON
and intimated broadly that there was
some Interior motive oenino the lat
ter's speech which, he said. had be
in support of the gigantic cable mon
opoly.
Mr.. Corliss read a resolution which
he said he would ask to have consloer-
ed later. 1t recites that an officer OF the
Commercial Cable Company has maue
a combination with other cable COM
panies in violation of conditions I'M
posed upon the lines and IN VIOLATION
of the Sherman antitrust act, and dl-
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