The news & observer., 1905-12-19
Insurance, Hazing, I'm
migration, Jews.
ONE BIT OF BUSINESS
II Was the Sending by the House o.
the Canal Appropriation Bill to
Conference. Bonding PrOvis-
ion Omitted. No Cut of Bish.
nn'e Cotoru
ops Salary.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Insurancc.
hazing, the suffering Russian Jews and
immigration were all topics of discus
sion in the House today under the
general leave to talk. The only busi-
ness done was to send the canal ap-
preparation bill to conference.
Mr.. Hepburn explained at the re-
quest of MI Williams that the bond
ing provision in the canal bill was
omitted.
Mr.. Williams pointed out that the
bill still contained the provision to re-
imburse the treasury the amount APP
propriated from the sale of bonds. If
that, had been omitted he should have
moved TO concur in the same amend
ments.
Mr.. Bartlett. of Georgia. said the
testimony before the Senate commit
tee had developd that Mr.. Bishop was
employed as a press agent at $4,000
Il year. He wished to know ii the bill
contained an amendment cutting down
his salary. The reply was that the
bill contained no such amendement.
The bilf was sent to conference With
Mr. Hepburn. of Iowa. Payne. of New
York. and Livingston. of Georgia. as
conferees
Control of Insurance.
Frederick Landis. of Indiana. adj
Vocated his bill subjecting To Federal
control all insurance companies doing
business in the district of Columbia.
the territories and insular possessions.
This will direct attention to an
amazing field of fraud" said Mr.. Lam
dis. 1t will tell the story of con-
ditions misrepresented of stipulations
not understood, of obligations too
heavy to be borne of dishonest esti-
mates of earnings. 1t Will warn the
people against the most stupendous
trickery of our time. namely the in
vestment feature of life insurance.
Asserting that as a general propo-
sition insurance involved only the
rich and well-to-do Mr.. Underwood,
of Alabama. held that the immigra-
tion question is decidedly of more i'm
pOrtance as a subject of Legislative
consideration.
The sluice gates he said. are wide
open and the pauper labor of Europe
is pouring into this country
Mr.. Underwood maintained that to
mix the blood of the lower standard
of the present day immigrants WITH
Americans would be to pull down the
standard and lower the race TO Il leve!
with that of South America.
Sims Condemns Hazing
Basing his remarks on a newspaper
clipping declaring that Midshspman
Meriwether, at Annapolis had only
defended himself against hazing, Mr..
Sims, of Tennessee, condemned that
practice. He maintained that the re-
instatement to the academy by reso-
luton of the last Congress of three
.1idshiDmen who had been dismissed
for hazing annulled the law against
haZing.
Mr.. Rixey. of Virginia. brought out
a definition of hazing given the naval
affairs committee by an officer of the
academy at the last session as amy
command given lower class man by
an II per class man."
The sooner the appropriations are
stopped to maintain the prize fight
ing bully" the better it will be for the
country, declared Mr.. Sims. He did
not care what hazing was. but he
knew what assault and battery, man
slaughter and murder was Since the
Meriwether trial he said, Tennessee
midshipman had been hazed and then
threatened with death if he revealed
the fact.
Mr.. Rixey suggested that instead of