The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-30


passed the House, but with important
amendments The House bill carried
a uniform reduction OF the tariff on
Philippine goods imported into the Tn
tied States, making the rate only twen-
ty-fye per cent Of the rates imposed
by the Dingley Law The Senate COM
mittee amended the bill so as to pro-
vide for the admission OF all Philippine
produced articles free OF duty except
sugar and tobacco. and on these two
commodities fixed the tariff at fifty per
cent OF the Dingley schedules. This
change was made to meet the objec-
tions OF the sugar and tobacco produc-
ers OF this country who have claimed
that a duty rate OF only twenty-five
per cent on those articles would result
in ruinOUs competition.
President Roosevelt has signed the
militia bill recently passed by Con-
gress. After the President had signed
the bill Secretary Root delivered
brief speech OF congratulation. General
Dick. author of the bin and president
of the National Guard Association, re-
sponded President Roosevelt then
spoke of the merits of the bill. He ex-
pressed the hope that no President
ever would be confronted by such an
emergency as would, render it neces-
sary for him TO avail himself of the
services of the troops provided for in
The bill, but he congratulated the COM
mittee and country on its enactment
ment and said he regarded the citizen
soidiery of the nation as a most i'm
portant factor in the protection of the
country. The President gave the pen
with which he signed the measure to
Colonel Dimmkk
The appropriation committees of
the Senate and House have received
letters from Attorney General Knox,
suggesting a change in the appropria-
tion OF $500 900 to be expended under
the direction of the attorney general
in the enforcement of the Sherman
antitrust act. and laws amendatory
thereof, which passed the House De
cember 18th last Instead of using this
large amount in the employment of
special counsel to conduct proceedings.
the attorney general suggests that an
act be passed increasing the perma.
nent official force of the department
of justice. He recommends that au-
thority be granted for the appoint
ment of an assistant to the attorney
general, a new officer, one additional
assistant and two expert and contiden-
tial stenographers and typewriters.
With this additional force the attor-
ney general believes that much small
er sum than $500,000 would be ade-
quate for the purposes intended. and
that the results would be in every way
more satisfactory than could be OBJ
tanned through the bill as it now
stands.
The Senate committee on commerce
has been considering the nomination of
DR.. w. d. Crum. colored man, to be
collector of the port at Charleston.
South Carolina. Senator Tillman,
Mayor Smithe of Charleston and Col
mel Hemphill appeared in opposition TO
confirmation. They preferred charges
to the effect that Crum had sold out as
a delegate to the Minneapolis Repub-
lican convention, and in support of this
charge read an affidavit in which it
was declared that he had been sent to
the convention as a Harrison delegate
but had shifted to the support of Blaine
on promise of the appointment of
postmaster 1t was made quite plain.
however, that the principal opposition
was because of Crum's color. and Sena-
tor Tillman admitted as much He told
the committee that the people of the
South did not want their offices filled
by negroes. And" he said, :. so long
as they are SO filled there will be trou-
BILE; oil and water will not unite" Ex-
Gov. P. B. S. Pfnchback Of Louisiana
and Whitfield Mckinlay. formerly of
South Carolina, both colored. appeared
for DR.. Crum. They declared that the
charge of selling out at Minneapolis
was unfounded. and eulogized Dr.
Crum as man of education and char
acter.
Section of the Spooner act. which
was approved by the President June
2sth last, prescribes certain OF the
terms regarding the acquisition of the
which the treaty just signed.was nego-
tfated The section follows: That
the President is hereby authorized to
secure from the republic of Colombia,
for and on behalf of the United States,
upon such terms as he may deem rea-
sonable. perpetual control of strip OF
land, the territory of the republic of
Columbia. not less than six miles in
width, extending from the Caribbean
sea TO the Pacific ocean. and the right
TO use and dispose of the waters there
on. and to excavate, construct and to
perpetually maintain, operate and pro-
tect thereon canal of such depth and
capacity as will afford convenient pass
age of ships of the greatest tonnage
a l. r.