Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-10
A COAL Controversy.
Senator Vest Argues Earnestly for
Consideration of His Bill Re-
moving Duty on Article.
DECLARES THAT PEOPLE IRE FREEZING.

Oenounces Attempt to Have the Res.
olution Referred to Committee and
Declares That Situation Deman n d.
Prompt Action-Matter Goes Over
:. for Further Discussion.
Washington, Jan. 7.-During the
considerat ton of routine business in
the senate Tuesday Senator Tall
aferro (Fla-3 secured the adoption of
resolution calling on the commits
sioner of fish and fisheries for all in
formation regarding the sponge fish
cries of foreign countries, with the
view to encouraging the industry in
the state of Florida.
The Vest resolution instructing the
committee on finance to prepare and
report bill removing the duty on
anthracite coal then was consid-
cred.
Senator Vest said there is nothing
in the resolution that the finance
committee can furnish light upon,
and, therefore, he could not see the
necessity of Senator Aldrich's mo-
ton, made Monday, to refer the res
olution to the finance committee
"This is no longer partisan ques-
tion,' said he. "but question of alb
solute humanity. We are not on the
verge of crisis in regard to coal,''
he said, "but we are actually in it.
Women and children have been
frozen to death, and his only solici-
tude was to find a remedy for this
disgraceful and outrageous condition
of AFFAIRS
Senator's stood silent and dumb, he
said, either afraid or unwilling to
take any action answering the ap-
peals of the poor, freezing women
and children with party cry: "Stand
pat" Nothing is to be done, he con-
tinued, with the sacred elephant f
the Dingley tarifflaw The senator from
Massachusetts, (Senator Lodge) he
declared, had endeavored to admin
lister homeopathic dose in the shape
of a suspension of the duty for 80
days, but if medicine is needed at all
it is an allopathic dose. BY referring
the resolution to the committee, he
said, it would have no chance to
pass.
'Don't we know" he continued,
''that when we send the resolution
to the finance committee we sent it to
its execution?' He then said that al!
he wanted was for every senator to
put himself on record. He criticised
the Dingley tariff law and said there
was no more chance to-day, in his
judgment, to reduce a single duty in
the Dingley act than for him to carry
ders. If it was question of raising
money for the next campaign for
president, that was the end of the dis
cussion.
Senator Aldrich Or. 1) said he de-
sired to make full answer to Senator
Vest, but as Senator Hoar had given
notice that he would speak on his
trust bill, he asked that the resolu-
ton go over until Wednesday. He
took occasion to deny certain state
ments by Senator Vest attributed to
Mr.. Dingley, to the effect that the
rates of the bill were made unneces-
sarily high in order that reciprocity
treaties might be made.
Senator Nelson asked where the
provision relating to coal was insert
ed, and Senator Aldrich said in the
senate.
Senator Vest then said the Congress
sional Record showed that Senator
Allison offered the provision, that it
was debated at length and voted
upon, the republicans voting for it and
the democrats against it. He declared
that the republican leaders had sat
silent under the declaration of the
secretary of the navy that the duty
on coal had "been sneaked and snug
gled into the Dingley BILL"
The resolution went over and Sen
ator Hoar addressed the senate upon
his antitrust bill.
For Free Importation Of Trust Goods.
Washington, Jan. 7.-Senator Clay
Tuesday introduced a bill to provide
for the free importation of commodi-
ties controlled by trusts. The bill con-
fers upon the president auth GRITTY to
issue a proclamation suspending the
collection of all customs duties on such
articles brought from foreign coun-
tries.
Special Rule for Passage of Bill.
Washington, D. c., Jan. z. - The
vote in the house Monday hav-
ing shown that the bill to create a
general staff in the army did not con<f
mand the support of the necessary
two-thirds to pass it under suspension
of the rules, special order was
brought in from the committee on
rules at the opening of the session of
the house Tuesday which provided for
its considera ton. The rules allowed
an hour for general debate. 1t was
not antagonized, and upon it's adop-
ton the house proceeded to the discus
sion of the bill.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE army staff
bill was passed, 1853 to So.
Burned in VapOr Bath.
New York, Jan. 7.-Miss Evelyn
Burden, daughter of I. Townsend
Burden. was seriously burned in H.