The Globe-republican., 1906-05-10


house, one paragraph Of the bill be
ing read In order to make 1t the cor
tinued order Of business before tn
house adjourned,
International arbitration, the reduc
ton Of our armament, carefully pre-
pared address on the achievements 0
the navy and defense of the nava
program for 1907, together with
speech in favor of a monument OF
Kings Mountain battlefield, were thu
features Of this legislative day. Those
who addressed the house formal!
were Mr.. Bartholdt of Missouri, Mr.
Johnson of South Carolina, Mr.. Webb
Of North Carolina, Mr.. Thrill and Mr.
Weeks of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Foss Of Illinois, in charge Of the
bill, stated that the naval budget prob
ably would be completed after two
days debate under the five minute
rule. Mr.. Payne, the floor leader
thought 1t would take day longer.
Representative Hearst, Of New
York, introduced a bill appropriating
| $50,000,000 toward the building OF
good roads for the purpose Of extend.
ing the postal service and lessening
the dependence Of the agricultural
and industrial interests on railroads,
the plan proposed is that not more
than $10,00O,OO0 of the amount shall
be expended in any one year. When
country road is built for distance
of ten miles or more, the government
is to pay half the cost.
Consideration Of the bill requiring
publicity regarding all election contri-
buttons has been postponed in COM
mittee, as 1t Is said the measure,
which was prepared by the National
Publicity Association, headed by Perry
Belmont, Is too loosely drawn. Fea-
lures Of the bill, however, may be con-
sidered later in connection with others
framed for the same purpose.
A strong effort is being made to eff.
feet compromise on the question
Of tariff for the Philippine Islands.
The Payne bill, which passed the
house early in the session by an al
most unanimous vote, received ad-
verse action several weeks ago in the
senate committee on the Philippines.
1t Is the belief of the administration
managers that the plan now on foot
will be accepted and the bill will be
reported out of the COM
mittee. While the measure was being
considered in the house, the beet
sugar producers declared they would
be satisfied if the limitation Of sugar
imported from the islands was placed
at 100000 tons per year. They claim
ed that such an amount would not
seriously interfere with the produc-
ton of this country. Congressman
Curtis and other members of the ways
and means committee labored hard 10
get the proposition accepted, but
Chairman Payne and others strongly
opposed it. Since the Philippine bill
became hung up in the senate COM
nittee, this proposition has been re-
lewed.
Mr.. Curtis had a conference with |
President Roosevelt and officials of
he Insular bureau, when plans were
discussed with a view to obtain ac-
ion on the bill. Mr.. Curtis expresses
confidence in the belief that compro-
Mise with all interests concerned will
,e reached and that the bill will pass
he senate and be agreed to in the
louse before adjournment. In briefly
discussing the subject Mr.. Curtis
aid:
"The beet sugar people are not op-
,osed to the importation of 100000
ons of sugar a year from the Philip
line Islands. The members of the
Ways and means committee and the
members OF the Taft party, who have
arefully looked into the subject, are
atisfied that the islands would not be
BILE to export more than 100000 tons
4 sugar year to this country"