The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-25
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Resolution. II.
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From Our Res ul lar Correspo ntdont.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. a Hope still
flickers In the breasts Of the ad yocate:s'
OF a government appropria ton to- the ~,
jamestown Exp tlon, Senat l 'tll 1lA
offered an amen ment to the sundr ~ clyl
bill to-day. which, Il dopted by the ~
houses, 6 " III allow the Exp POSI- ton q least
$3.50, 200, and may permit It to have g mil
lion moro than that amount. 4 he amend
.mentS provides that the sum OF $3.50, go re!
appropriated for the pur pose OF having
a naval nnd military &expositl lon, WI tn ex--,
shibits from tho Tar and Navy 2 4'ort
lments Of the government and the mari
lhospital service. .t
.35} "A second clause OF the resol utlonS pro-
yides that the sum OF one MI lion dolla rs
be appropr ated to aid a md ex positto
This provision isE put In a separate clause 't
so that 8itimay be rejected without 9 ftee
Ing the s65o, 900 an endna ent il "
s.5. Cannon O bdurate.
1t would not be surprising if the EXPO
5sition received at least the lat ter amou unit
The senate will q lrnost certainly \ g gree
~ Vi Il. me Bill would then SO 4 to a con
ference commit tee Of members OF the two
.1ous es. "A II the senator's stood out for the
Exposition amendment, ~ would i have TO-
be ad ont ed or one OF the great NOR ey bills
would have to fail, which Is hardly prol,a q
tbIe. 81 Vi Il IL II , .S5S3
Sspea ker CannonSis obdurate, Hc is on
posed to any approprlatio being made
Ito aid the X Ok pos ton md II he 1 utmost
efforts oft friends 70 the project have
been unuvailing. N othlng doing was y ~
the laconic way In Which h @ 4 replied TO-
Representative Tnwney, chairman NJ Of the
Committee on Industrial Arts and xpo-
sltlons, when that gent leman proposed to
him to allow the consdera ton Of a. bill
with the approprlatl ion Of Y two am> lllonsl
stricken out: The speaker y was shown
tho cartoon In The Tlmes-D lspat chI Of yes,
.terday. in which his features !. arc made
the subject OF In laushable carlcatt re.
ny L 4 must keep that he said laugh
Ing, and tuoking the pa per in his pocket
Tle III ouse commltteeI5 3, on Nava -AtIalrs
this morning voted una nlmously TO recon-
mend the ADOPTION Of The res luton re-
storing Lieutenant Kenneth McAlpire,
OF Portsmouth. to the navy. III Senator
Martin. who got the q rosolpt Ion thrpllEh
the Senate, appeared before tho commit
tee and presented the case at leng IN, At
the conclusion OF HIS argument lie ga herr
ed his papers together preparatory 3, 70
leaving the 70 ona in order that tho conf
5mittee nllg ht vet a on tho resolution,
a moment, SENATOR said Chair
man Foss, laying his hand on Senator
Martins arm. " do not now that we
have ever voted except In executive ,ses-
sion, but 7 want YOU to see as act on thai
resolution & n sss5 * " sft
The vote was una n nous In favor OF g.
favorable report. The commlttee mani
tested the deepest interest IN the state
lment of the case. md At was plain when
ali the facts hnd been shown that the
resolution would be reported fayorahly;S
There Is no doubt OF Its being adopted
by the House OF Representatives,
Rivers and Harbors.
B There ia EconsIde BILE ia X in the Senate
OF q deslra TO kill the river and Aarhof
bill outN hand, II jsiS charged that
the House, plrposaly delayed ACTION on
the BILL In order, to get 4 I TO the Senate
lust at the close lof Il the Session when
there would not ba time TO add, amend
merits increasing tho appropriat Ions As
a matter Of fact, the bill, which PASSED
the Mouse las night, did not reach The
Senate until late to- day, tS
3s'iI sball-yote against admitting Plllip-
pine TOBACCO to this eonntry "A Y q reduced
Tariff rate,'' said Representative Glass
to-day. Sou bern members have all along
fought against q tariff being laid :on'
Southern products, and as they did not
insist Northern members did not and
the result has been that, while We have
the protective tariff prlnclile recognlzed
MS the no 10y, II Is MA est benefit chile
the oducers M the Mort Il, hi!e we ~