Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
! Washington March 1.-The senate
by vote of 80 to II, passed a bill re.
quiring the use OF American vessels
in transporting government supplies
and took up the bill prohibiting the
use Of other than American vessels in
shipping merchandise to the Philip
pines and relieving the interisland
trade of the Philippines from the ex-
actions of the cOastWise laws of the
United States. The first mentioned re-
qurement Of the latter bill Is already
in force and effect, but this measure
enacts 1t in a different form. The
house concluded the general de-
bate on the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill, A variety of sub
Jects other than the bill was discussed
Mr.. Sheppard of Texas spoke against
the tariff, Mr.. Adams Of Pennsylvania,
in favor of the restriction of imml-
grafton, Mr.. Powers of Massachusetts
urged the identifying Of the national
capitol and expressed the opinion that
there would be disarmament of the
countries of the world during the pres.
ent century. Mr.. Williams of Oregon
made his first speech. He urged an
appropriation fer the Lewis and Clark
centennial exposition. Mr.. McDer-
mott Of New Jersey made an anti
trust speech and asserted that the
,pt, az, nt al 1pprnogaI CT
the passage of the Cuban reciprocity
bill, without decrease in the price
paid by the consumer Mr.. M!ers Of
Indiana discussed the ship subsidy.
Relief for the southern tobacco raisers
was advocated by Mr. Hopkins Of Ken
lucky and Mr.. Flood Of Virginia,
through the repeal Of the six-cents-per.
pound tax on stemmed and twisted to.
bacCo.
Washington, March 1.-The bill for
the regulation of Philippine shipping
was again the principal subject OF con.
sideration by the senate. 1t was
made the subject of somewhat general
discussion Of the Philippine question
and was amended so as to defer for a
year the time when the bill shall take
effect The house devoted the entire
day to consideration of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill but did
not conclude action on the measure.
In committee of the whole the house
amended the bill by unanimous vote
on Ia Hy n vi tpe Vyhi oh
may be charged in the District OF Col
umbla for telephone service or for
telephones in private residences at
$25 to $50 per annum.
Washington, March 3-For almost
four hours the senate, while technical
ly engaged on the naval appropriation
bill, discussed wide range of sub
iects, including the policy of the
United States in the Philippines and
the Russo-Japanese war. The princi-
pal participants were Senators Hale,
Bacon, Lodge Dcpew, Patterson, Per
liins and Money. Senator Hale, in
charge of the naval bill, criticised the
plans of the naval board as tending to
an establishment beyond the needs
of the country, Senators Lodge,
Depew and Perkins defended the
naval officers. The former declared
n large navy essential to the main
tonancc of peace Senator Money
said he did not consider the total APP
preparation of $97 100000 carried by
the bin excessive under our present
policy in the orient He, however,
criticised that policy as did ether dem.
ocratC speakers The house resumed
consideration of the District of Col.
nmbta appropriation bill, During the
discussion much time was consumed
on the presidents entertaining Booker
r. Washington at dinner at the white
house and the allegation that former
President Cleveland had entertained
n colored man in the same manner
when president, Mr. Webb OF North
Carolina presented note he had re-
coiyod from Mr. Cleveland declaring
that the story was II deliberate fahri
cation out of whole cloth" Mr.. Scott,
who made the statement concern.
ing Mr. Cleveland accepted the former
presidents denial as true and apollo