Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-18

stantial change was made i'll the bill.
Senator Mallory signified that he
would prepare a minority report, not
against the mail subventions to the
lines, which have been unanimously
approved by the merchant marine
commission, but against the proposel
subventions at a rate of S. per ton to
tramp vessels, steam and sail.
Discusses Appropriation Bill.
The senate spent four hours yester-
day in discussing the Panama canal
emergency appropriation bill and when
it adjourned the bill was still under
consideration. There were several
speeches by Senators Teller, Scott,
Morgan and they were followed by
general debate in which all phases of
the controversy were eXpolited, in
Guiding the question of salaries, con-
troll of the Panama railroad AM the
necessity for general legislation on
the canal subject. Senator Allison,
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations, expressed the opinion that
congress should take up the question
of salaries in connection with the
other canal legislation He also said
that the status of the Panama rail-
road should be made a subject of leg
islation.
Senators Teller, Scott and Morgan
expressed dissatisfaction with the con-
ditions in Panama, but all indicated q
determination to support supply OF
measures necessary to secure the con
struction of the canal as at present
undertaken. Senator Teller advocated
a sea level canal; Senator Scott spoke
in support of the San Bias route as
preferable to all others and Senator
Morgan expressed the opinion that
before the Panama canal is completed
another canal will be necessary to do
the business required.
Regulates Issuing of Bonds.
A separate bill regulating the issu-.
ance of bonds for the canal and plac-
ing them on the same basis as other
government bonds was passed with
out debate.
During the day Senator Elkins made
the statement from the committee on
interstate commerce reporting the
opinion that the committee would
present a report within a reasonable
time.
Favor Statehood Bill.
The caucus Of the republican mem
bers of the house decided to support
the bill for the admission of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one state to
he called Oklahoma and the admission
of Arizona and New Mexico as one
state to be called Arizona The eau
Gus did not consider the question or
prohibition for the proposed state OF
Oklahoma and did not endorse any
special bill, combining itself to the sole
question of admitting the four terri
tories as states.
The debate on the recommendation
in the presidents message regarding
insurance regulation, occupied the
house without a conclusion. Inc
pending resolution refers the question
to the ways and means committee
and in its defense Mr.. Payne, chalr-
man, argued that the only way con-
gress could control insurance was
through the taxing power. To this
many objections were made. The
members said that congress could not
afford to take the position that the
only way It could control insurance
was through taxing it; that it SHOULD
resolutely pursue other methods OF
control until some way was found
which would be effective. The liber-
al rules of debate allowed lengthy
speeches which went off on other sub