The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
MUCH POLITICS
Developed in Consideration of
Shipping Bill in Senate.

Washington. Feb. 27.-Immediately
after convening today the senate re-
sumed consideration of the bill requiring
the use Of American vessels in trans
porting supplies and a roll call was or
dered on Mr.. Carmaek's motion to re-
commit. The motion was lost 19 to 80.
Mr.. Hale moved to lay on the table
Mr.. Daniels amendment relieving the
government of the necessity of enforc-
ing the provisions in the proposed law
in cases in which the charge of Amer
lean vessels exceeds that of foreign yes
sells to the extent of 10 per cent. The
motion was carried AZ to 20.
Efforts to fix the figures at Is and
then at 20 per cent also We're unsuccess-
full. The votes were all on party lines.
Mr.. Mitchell offered an amendment
to postpone the date when the bill
shall take effect until July /, 1905. ~Ae
expressed an opinion that the bill as (:
law would have the effect of restricting
trade between the United States and it's
dependencies in the Pacific He also
charged that the effect would be to dis
criminate in favor of some coast ports
None of the American vessels that
would be engaged in the trade ever en-
ter the Columbia river. He said all
ports would be Immediately destroyed
if the bill should become a law. Mr..
Hale moved to lay Mr.. Mitchell's s
amendment on the table which was
carried, "a to %, Messrs. Mitchell, Full
ton and Dietrich voting with the DEM
ocratS.
The senate also tabled amendments
giving American vessels the preference
where the charges do not exceed by
more than 25 per cent those of foreign
vessels and extending the time when
the bill shall take effect until 1903.
Mr.. Patterson suggested an amend
ment excluding from the benefits of the
bill American vessels employing Chi
nese other than those entitled to reside
in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. Feb. Pin the house
today Speaker Cannon announced the
following committee appointments: Mr..
Connell Rep. Pa.), patents. levees and
improvements of the Mississippi, and
ventilation and acoustics; Mr.. Bonyinge
Rep. Colo), immigration and natural
ization, patents and mines and mining:
Mr. Canister (Dem. Miss.), public lands.
BY agreement the house considered
pension bills today To further expe-
dite their progress the bills were con-
sidered in committee of the whole, so
that each one passed might be finally
disposed of instead of being acted upon
both in the committee and in the house.
With the reading of the first bill Mr.
Adams (Pa) complained that he had
filed batch of pension bills with the
committee. none of which had been re-
ported. He said he had been asked to
send his bills to the committee. but he
could not find single one of them on
the calendar. and gave notice that un-
less his district received fair treatment
he would put all other districts on the
same basis. but withheld objection.
Mr.. Slavden said he had not been
requested by the invalid pensions COM
mittee to send in any bills, and want
ed to know under what rule such re-
quests came
The speaker evoked laughter by sug-
gesting to Mr.. Slayden that he would
take it under consideration