Gunnison news-champion., 1903-01-30
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he speakafs eiisae II hsa.e sos.acrs
ragrleaa 4nathar deelaed rcbuke .a.t
. Taursaas wAeu ~ rcpub scans i..issed
a5h .slia druaooratiC nsinarssg sHa
laleafo4 the Pa 'Fpiue bt.l Feparaae
BY tho mi isrf1 81 she csalHaaties
sbieh rrus,ded a -ystcm % cainaas
iar abe Philippians uHsicr thc gsia
+ 81 aHd .rd sud o. asthor.zs sho eoiHagr
80 silger pezts of li6 grams. - b.
alsde .ca.i tender a. thc ralio 81 tWe
I .iesas te uuc 60 q dolisr The deuas-
1r D. fheu prul.ased T. suls,ituto nsoas
ilrp. providing fh.t che l4wiul uieHes
~ De- aitea slatcs should be- 10 full
.aree - ibe l-lands This Substitute
uncs-urr was carried vith the aid 81
che s republcnns This eld regiuie
has beeu doioatod ~ often bg tbe
/ fouuger eicnioni among She rei uhi
rans tu congress cha; she Indications
sre th.d it viIi b. ontiply depa-ed
a hen Mr. Cannon :becpa,es speaker
/ ana a urw -ct a. Leaders crsated. A
sou-ummat,au. ~ she way dcvoutls
10 be wished ifBviu serve Ia aus
Nay 90 loaseu the arbitrary tyranny
which nov ohsracterizes the speaker
! aud the committee on rules.
The Panama canal treaty between
I United States and Colombia has been
.iQncd aud n5w awaits the ratification
af the sonaie 90 beeome effective
The price stipulated is not kuosn Of
hcisily This means that the Panama
route will be used tor the site of the
new isihmiau canal The railroads
Of the country have been try ing to de-
lay aud prevent action aud are even
reputed 10 have the ear of President
Roosevelt but the pressure OF public
sentiment was TOO strong TO longer
stave III the building OF an enterprise
that would have been commenced 20
years ago except for the great power
the railroads of the country are
known to exercise over the admins
trative officials OF the government.
The bill providing for a new de-
partment of commerce aud labor has
/ ,.a...l 49, u,,.aa a,l ,,.au a., tha
President A provision for a bureau
of insurance was stricken out aud a
clause was seIled authorizing the
President TO transfer the Interstate
Commerce Commh sion to the new de
partmeDt. The head OF the depart
mant will be known as secretary
and will have a seat in the president :
cabinet.
The statehood bill still remains the
regular order OF business in the Sen
ate with Senstor Quay in control of
the parliamentary situation and the
determination expressed by him to
press the bill to a vote if possible
The opponents of the bill, led by Bev-
eridge of Indiana, who, by the way,
divides with Dietrich OF Nebraska he
donbl ful honor of being the intellec
tusl light weight of the Senate, have
resorted to filibustering to defeat the
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bill /. e. talk it to death. 1t is too
early to say whether they will sue.
coed. On a test vote upon the quest
lou of an Adjournment the friends Of
statehood for the territories had ten
majority and it is believed the bill
will have nearly this if vote can be
had.
The sugar aud tobacco magnates
have the ear of the republican leaders
of the Senate to no meanextent. The
House some time ago passed a bill
making a uniform reduction of the
tariff between the Philippines and this
country to only 20 per cent of the
Dingley tariff. The Senate committee
has altered this 20 provide for the ad-
mission of all Philippine products
free of duty except sugar and tobacco
but ON these two to make the tariff
50 per cent of the Dingley rate.
In Difference to the unanimous Pub
lie sentiment Of the country. which
they did not dare ignore for fear of its
effect on future political campaigns,
the republican members of both houses
. of congress were compelled to i1ln