The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-04

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(From our regular correspondent

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Washington, d. c. Feb. 20, 1908.
The Statehood bill has been virtual
" disposed of in the Senate and that
chamber is now prepared to rush
through the appropriation bills, Of
March, although in the opinion of
many Senators an extra session of the
Senate will be necessary to accomplish
the approval of the conventions named.
1t has beer definitely determined that
there will be no Statehood legislation
at this session of Congress, a demo-
cratic caucus having unanimously re-
jected the two State compromise bills
offered by the republican leaders and
the Statehood forces having failed to
bring u sufficient strength to attach
the Statehood bill as a rider to any
appropriation bill, on its passage. The
republican leaders inform your CORES
pendent that next session they will
agree with the leaders of the House
on the essential details of a two state
enabling act and that such will be
enacted by a strict republican vote.
The Senate is now considering the
Aldrich bill which is expected to pass
both houses. 1t provides for loaning
10 the banks the surplus in the treas
ury, including customs receipts, with
a view to relieving the monetary
stringencies which from time to time
threatened to cripple trade. The Sec
rotary of the Treasury, by the pro-
visions of the bill, is authorized to
accept state, county, municipal and
railroad bonds as security from banks
which wish to borrow government
funds.
The House, having passed all the
regular appropriation bills, is now
considering the Fowler Currency Bill,
which, however, will not pass the
Senate. Relief of the financial condi-
tions in the Philippines will be &C
cOmplished as a result of the House
having accepted the Senate Philippine
currency bill, which will now become
a law. At the urgent request of Sen
ator Hanna and Frye the House COM
mittee on Merchant Marine and Fish
cries attempted to report the Shipping
bill, commonly known as the Ship
Subsidy bill" but the effort was de-
feated by a vote of ten to six. Just
before the vote vas taken Mr.. Hanna
spoke most hopefully to your CORES
pondent of the proposed measure. He
said that the organization of the Nor
gan Shipping Combine merely added
an additional reason for enacting the
Shipping bill. 1.-THE passage of that
BILL" said Mr.. Hanna, would mean
that millions of dollars which would
otherwise be expended for ships
abroad. where labor is cheaper, would
be paid to American workmen. The
new combine would build its ships in
this country to obtain the advantage
of American registry and the small
subsidy provided by the bill. Already
some of the labor unions haye awak-
ened to this fact and were there time
for them all to become alive to the
opportunity offered them for extend
ing the market for their labor, there
is no doubt but they would deluge
Congress with petitions. l believe the
bill will pass"
Your correspondent learns that Gov
ernor Cummins, after his conference
with the President, has determined to
secure the insertion of a stand pat"
tariff plank in the next Iowa platform.
Mr.. Roosevelt is convinced that any
attempt at tariff revision would prove