The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-03
TRIED TO TAKE UP
STATEHOOD BILL
Senator Teller Objected Even to
Hearing It Read and the Senate
Passed to Other Business.
DEBATE ON SHIP SUBSIDIES
VIEWS OF PATTERSON OF COLO
RADIO.

Washington, Feb. 2.-There was for
moment today prospect that the state
hood bill would receive its first formal
reading in that body, always the initia-
tive step in the consideration Of any
measure reported from committee.
The senate took up the calendar i'm
mediately after disposing of the routine
business, and as the statehood bill oc-
cupied the first place the secretary had
begun TO read it before any of the op-
ponents of the bill realized the situa-
ton He had covered but a few pages
when Mr.. Teller put stop to the pro-
ceedings for the time being.
The shipping bill was made the basis
of a running debate between Mr.. Pat
terson, in opposition, and Mr.. Gallinger
and Mr. Perkins in support. Mr.. Pat
tersOn criticised the provision for a
subsidy to the Oceanic Steamship COM
pany saying that. that concern was
now under contract TO carry the mails
at good compensation, and that the re-
quest for a subsidy amounted TO a de-
Y11and for more money on it's contract
Messrs. Gallinger and Perkins replied
that the company was losing money.
Teller on the Watch.
The routine morning business of the
senate being disposed OF. the calendar
was taken up at a much earlier moment
than usual and. the first bill upon the
calendar being the statehood bill the
reading clerk began reading 1t. He had
proceeded but few moments when Mr.
Teller, who opposes the bill, became in
ferested.
How was that bill reached?" he
asked.
When informed. he suggested that
the bill should go over.
THE senator certainly does not OBJ
ject to the reading Of the bill?" re-
marked Mr.. Beverage, in charge of the
measure.
ct certainly do, replied the Colorado
senator, sentitously.
Accordingly the further present con-
sideration of the bill was stopped.
Pure Food Bill.
Mr.. McCumber made a brief state
ment regarding the substitute for the
pure food bill presented yesterday by
Mr. Money. He referred to a news
paper statement credited to Mr.. Money
TO the effect that the pending bill was
intended to give power to the chief of
the bureau of chemistry Of the agricul
trual department to hold up the foods
of the country.
Mr.. McCumber declared that the bill
contained no provision to justify the
statement, and added that if it passed
agriculture authority to examine sus-
pected animals for food after which ex-
animation he could do nothing more
than report to the department Of JUS
b. tice.
Referring to Mr. Moneys bill, Mr..
McCumber said that it was intended
not only to keep conditions as they are
in the matter of the introduction Of
foods into the states, but to obstruct
the state officials in performing their
duty. He declared that the bill, If pre-
scented, would do no more to prevent
the misbranding Of foods than would a
sieve to prevent the flow Of water"
When al the pension bills (about 100 IN
ru1nber) had been disposed Of, the gen
eIal calendar was taken up and bill
passed establishing quarters for the hght-
keeper at Cape Mendocino California
The shipping bill was then taken up,
and TO meet the objection made to this
YESTERDAY by Mr.. Spoonef, Mr. Gallinger
moved to strike out the provision prohib-
fling vessels from receiving subsidies Tor
Ship Subsidy Criticised.
Mr.. Patterson criticised the provision
FOR a subsidy to the Oceanic Steamship
company, on the Pacific ocean. He
said that company was now amply repaid
upon contract for carrying the United
Staes mails, and expressed the opinion
that it was already receiving all that it
=
The prOpOsed subsidy of S230,00O a year
practically doubled the award, he said
Mr.. Gallinger said if congress did not
come promptly TO the support or the
Oceanic company it would be forced By
the heavily subsidized japanese vessels
20 go under a foreign flag.
Mr.. Patterson COntended that the coun-
try had been more generous TO those en-
gagged in going down to sea in ships"
than TO other industries, and declared that
the shipping industry had the most per-
sistent and successful lobbyists that
gather at the national capital" He said
the Oceanic company had made a threat
TO take refuge under another flag, and
expressed the opinion that this would not
have happened if the country had not
been engaged in dealing out favOrs TO
shipOwners.
GaIIinger's Defense.
Mr. GaIinger characterized the speech
as remarkable" and declared that M.
Patterson was the first man to find fault
with the protection given to the American
vessels in the cOaStWiSe and lake bust
ness
Mr.. GaIIinger said he had seen no lobby
in the interest of the shipping bill, nor
company was losing 100000 TO $4,000 d
year.
company, saying that Mr.. Patterson had
1mpeached the patriotism of most estim-
able men. He confirmed the report that
the companies were losing largely because
of the subventions TO foreign companies
and that II mad been suffering losses for
ter or fifteen years.
Mr.. Perkins called attention to the dis
parity between the cost of operating yes
sells on the Pacific and the Atlantic
oceans. saying that wages and the cost
of fuel We're both greater At the CON
ClCSion of this debate a bill authOriziTer
the treasury TO investigate certain Mis-
souri, state war claims were passed At
412 the senate adjourned until Monday,