The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
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Mcssrs. Flood, Of Virginia, and
III Hopkins. 81 Kentucky, Urge
81 Passage cf Bill. H.
sPE HE'S ON MANY SUBJECTS.
Members Heard Oh Widely DIFF
@ferctts Topics-Sena Passes D
Army Slipping Bill. .s..
Inc.
(Bys Associated 7rcss)


lSvASH1NcYrON, ID. G., March 1.-The
House ,to- day concluded general debnte
en- the District or Columbia appropriinft-
! ton bill land entered UPON consideration
OF tho measure Under the flve-mlnute
rule. The debate was not upon the Dill
but upon d variety OF subjects 1ncl.ld-
ing agspeecll bvs Mr.. Sheppard (Lexas)4
against tho tariff; by Mr.. Adams Tenn.
sylvana). in favor Of the restriction @
immigration; BY Mr.. Powers ( N :
ch,lsetts), who urged bcautifylng the ma
9tionnl capital and who expressed the
opinion that there would be disarmament
by the nutions OF the world during the
century. h. 3gT5it ;8S " II " h
A MI. Williamson Oregon mndesh first
speech III tho House, In which he urged
M appropriation for the Lewis ana
Clarke Centennial Exposition. MI. NJ 9! 6
Dermott New Jersey made an anti anti
trust speech and asserted that me pllee
Of raw su gar had decreased since tn ,,'
passage 4 or the Cuban reciprocity DUE
WITHOUT a. decrease III the price pald u
BY the cons inner. Mr.. Myers (lndinha)
tdeplored ship subsidy
" Relief for tho Southern tobacco raisers
was advocated by Messrs. Hopkins Is en- g,
tucky) and Flood (virglnia). through the
repeal of the SIX cent. per pound &taxs on
stcmmcd and twisted tobacco
lT.H
vor o t the Gaines bill to rem owe the In
ternal revenue tax on 'stemmetd., &l or! Or
Twisted" obacco when sold by the pro-
1uce,s. us III charged that certain pings
or tobacco turned out by tho trust
contained many ingredients beside tobac-
co. Il Tho producers Of the tobacco y, ne
maintained. should be placed on tne
Same footing rs tho growers OF 81 corn o.
wheat, as allowedSto stem and twist their
crop without being sub1ecte Cd 70 q u ~
or six cents a. pound
Mr.. Flood (Virginia) followed IN ;atl
cacy Of the same relief to the TOBACCO
growers ofgthe South. He3declared not
IS that Judging from the action OF the
Republican executives during the past
seven years, the tobacco growers GO, couiu
expect no rellet@fron the tobacco trust.
and, consequently. appealed 10 congress So
The Senate.
WASHINGTON d. c., March 1.-The
Senate to-day passed the bill requiring
tile use Of american vessels IN tr I. us
norting government supplies, and TOOK
up the bill prohibiting the use of other
thar. American VESSELS IN shipping ner-
chandise to B the II philippines. and reliev-
Ing tho intcr-islandS trade OF the Philip
pines from the eXactions OF the coast coast
wise laws OF the United STATES. .
The first mentioned requirement. OF inc
lslaLtnTt Dill
nit this measure senac ts5tti In n different
form. The bills, IS sintroduced provides
that 1T shall go July ls T. neY s.
but the Democrats sought to haye&8tile
time deferred. Their suggestions were
not accepted but Mr.. Lodge. in charge
Of the measure, indlcatea a Mln.iis. me
to postpone the time fora X year, II,
| Senate adjourned, however. without act
Ing upon either the bill Sor the ameEd-
| ment.
several senators spoke in opposition y to
| the bill requiring the use OF Amer, ,1s! y
vessels in transporting army supplies:
among them Mcssrs. Teller, Daniel ana
Carnack. Mr. Carmack attacked the
bill as unjust ard inopportune. Fe said
| that it was intended to "permit lot
Of burglarious ship owners to break 1n1
| the treasury of the United States and
take away all they could carry
After an amendment by MT. Mallory
! had been tabled. the bill was passed.
81 to il, strict party5vote.
THE Senate adjourned until tomorrow W I