The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-21
WILL FAVOR SHIP
SUBSIDY MEASURE
PRESIDENTS SPECIAL MESSAGE
WILL SUPPORT GALLiNGER
BILL.
Congress Hears Three Communities.
tons from Mr.. Roosevelt, One
llIustrated-Senate Votes to Ad-
journ Thursday.

Washington, Dec. 18.-President
Roosevelt's message on ship subsidy,
which will be presented to congress
shortly after the Christmas holidays,
it is believed will support the Gal.
linger subsidy bill as passed by the
senate, but the house committee on
merchant marine and fisheries prob
ably will report the bill so amended
that it will merely offer subvention to
mail steamers sailing between this
country and South American and
. oriental ports.
Messrs. Litchfield, of Maine; Hum
phrey, of Washington, and several 9th
er members of congress who are sup
porting ship subsidy called on the
president Sunday and furnished him
with information concerning Ameri-
can shipping for use in his message.
Mr.. Humphrey called the presi-
dents attention to the fact that Japan
has been negotiating for the purchase
of all first-class American ships on
the Pacific, and expressed the opinion
that the purchase of the Pacific Mail,
or Hill line, by Japan would almost
certainly result in freight agree
ment with Japan extending over an
American railway. He also assured
the president that the Japanese lines
running to this country give rebates
and other advantages to Japanese
merchants in the United States, with
he hot me- n
merchants have been driven to the
wall.
First illustrated Message.
A pictorially illustrated message
from President Roosevelt portraying
conditions as he found them on the
Isthmus of Panama during his recent
visit occupied the senate during the
greater portion of its session Mon
day. Printed copies of the message,
handsomely bound, were placed on the
desk of each senator, and the reading
of the document was closely followed.
Preceding the Panama message the
presidents recommendations respect
ing public lands and the naval per-
sonnet were received and read.
The senate agreed to the holiday
adjournment resolution and will be in
recess from the end of the session
Thursday next until January 8. Reso-
lutions were agreed to directing an
investigation by the department Of
commerce and labor of the Interna-
tional Harvester company to ascer-
tain whether it effects a restraint of
trade; also directing the senate ju-
dietary committee to report what au-
thority congress may have under the
commerce clause of the constitution
to prevent interstate commerce in
child-made goods. Resolutions to
guard against infringement of states
rights were presented by Senators
Whyte and Rayner, of Maryland, for
future discussion.
House Gets Busy.
The house began the last week be-
fore the Christmas holidays with de-
termination to dispose OF as much
legislation as possible for the more
it when congress again convenes. To
this end several small bills were
passed under suspension of the rules.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up and Is of the 81 pages COM
pleted, when it was laid aside for the
presidents message concerning the
Panama canal, which consumed more
than an hour in it's reading, being
listened to by large number of mem
bers.
Mr. Moon, of Tennessee, was ap-
pointed a member of the committee
on rivers and harbors.
Mr.. Hardwick, of Georgia, intro
duced bill Monday requiring all rail-
ways to install the block system and
providing that railway telegraphers
shall be licensed.