The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-03-03


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Washington, Feb. Senate The
senate spent the greater part Of Wed.
the agricultural appropriation bill
striking out the house provision siv.
ing authority to the secretary Of aefi-
culture to inspect imported food pro.
ducts when misbranded or suspected
Of impurity. The discussion was clos.
ed by substituting the provision Of
the act Of, 1900 bearing Oh the same
point This solution Of the problem
was suggested by Mr.. Proctor and was
accepted by oil. Consideration of the
bill practically was concluded but final
action on It was postponed until Thurs.
day In order To allow an inspection Of
It as amended.
House-Two storm centers we're en-.
countered In consideration of the ma.
val appropriation bill in the house.
First, the great lakes training station
went out Of the bill on a point Of or
der after q wordy battle. The build.
Ing program proposed In the bill then
met criticism and blocked further pro.
gress OF the measure for the day. Mr..
Burton (O), the echoes of whose sen.
sational speech for peace on Monday
had hardly died out, moved to strike
out the provision for the single battle
ship authorized. This motion is now
pending.
Washington, Feb. 26.-Senate-Tbe
senate Thursday passed both the agri.
cultural and legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills. An amend.
ment to the agricultural bill suggested
by Mr.. Hepburn (Ia.) caused an ami
mated discussion. It contemplated su.
pervision of interstate commerce so
as to prevent the transfer of plants or
seeds fraudulently marked from one
state to another. The amendment
started a debate on paternalism. It
was ruled out on q point of order.
House--Th he building program of the
navy contained in the pending naval
bill occupied the attention of the
house throughout the day, and the
fight is by no means over. The minor.
ity members of the naval committee.
under the leadership Of Mr.. Meyer
La), first gave their endorsement to
the measure, are campaigning for q
reduction in the number of ships to be
authorized. The amendment to strike
out the one battleship made Wednes.
day by Mr.. Burton CO., was donated.
The cruisers then were put to the test,
and enough friends for them were
found for their retention. Construc.
tion Of the ships in government yards
proved to be fruitful topic for discus
sion and an amendment by Mr.. He'll
(Cal) requiring one collier to be built
in a government yard was adopted. A
proposition for preferential of 4 per
cent. in favor of bids from the Pacific
coast was defeated after Mr.. McDer-
mott IN. J.) had delivered humorous
speech In which the shipbiulding trust
and the state of New Jersey were put
forward for the charitable considera.
tion of the house.
Washington. Feb. 27.--Senate-The
senate Friday considered at some
length the bill requiring the use of
American ships in carrying govern.
ment supplies, but without action ad.
journed for want of quorum. The
bill was criticized by democratic sena-
tors as being in the nature of sub
sidy, but Mr.. Hale, who was In charge
of the measure, defended 1t against
this attack and championed 1t in the
interest of American shipping. Early
in the day an agreement was reached
to take up on Monday next the bill
authorizing the erection of joint
building for the departments of state,
justice and commerce. and to devote
Thursday to legislation in the interest
Of Alaska.
House-The house passed the naval
appropriation bill after having 1t un.
der consideration for a week. There
was. a party contest on number OF
propositions during the day, especially
on an effort of different minority mem.
bers to secure an amendment to fix
the price of armor plate at the figure
bid by the Midvale Steel Co. Several
amendments were ruled out on points
of order. and the republican leaders,
by skilful parliamentary tactics. left
the matter Of armor plate in the dis
cretion Of the secretary of the navy.
An ineffectual attempt was made to
have the eight.bour law applied to all
ship construction. The contest over
submarine boats was quite exciting
and an amendment finally was adopted
which leaves the question Of the type
Of boat open but Increases the amount
of the appropriation for such boats.