Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-02-21
SENATE FOR
SHIP BONUS
Subsidy Bill Gets
Through the Upper
Branch
Wisconsin Votes Cast
With Democrats
in Opposition
NoCompromisetoBe
Had on Railroad
Measure

Washington Feb. 15.-At Few min
utes after o'clock yesterday the sen
ate cast its final ballot on the subsidy
shipping bill. which passed, SO TO ~.
All the votes for the bill were by re-
publican senators and five republican
senators voted with the democrats in
opposition They were Burkett, Dol
liver, La Toilette, Spooner and Warn
er.
The vote on the bill was preceded
by action on a number of amendments
and this by an entire day of debate.
Many important amendments were ac-
cepted, but only in one case was
modification agreed to that was not in
accordance with the wishes of the
managers of the bill. The exception
vas an amendment offered by Senator
Spooner eliminating the provision civ
ing half pay to members of the naval
reserve who have served less than six
months.
As lbd5SEu liiG JAN CSLetDlIohNS ~
new contract mail lines and increases
the subvention to the oceanic line run
ming from the Pacific coast to Aus
tralia. OF these new lines three leave
Atlantic coast ports, one running to
Brazil, one to Uruguay and Argentina,
one to south Africa, six from ports on
the Gulf of Mexico. embracing one to
Brazil, one to Cuba, ole to Mexico,
three to central America and the 18TH
mus of Panama; four from Pacific
coast ports, embracing two to Japan,
China and the Philippines direct, one
TO Japan, China and the Philippines
via Hawaii and one to Mexico, Central
America and the isthmus of Panama.
The bill also grants subvention at the
rate of s. per gross ton per year to
cargo vessels engaged in the foreign
trade OF the United States and $3.50
per ton to vessels engaged in the Phil
ippine trade. the Philippine coastwise
law being postponed until 1909. An
other feature of the bill is that Great
ing a naval reserve of 10000 officers
and men, who are to receive retainers
after the British practice. The YES
sells receiving subsidies are required
to carry certain proportion of naval
reserve men among their crews. The
aggregate compensation for mail lines
is about 100000 annually, No steam
. vessel Of less than $4,000 tons is to
receive aid under the bill.
When the shipping bill was disposed
of the statehood bill was made unfin-
ished business.
House Passes Fortifcatons.
Incident to the passage of the forti.
cations appropriation bill which was
accomplished by the house yesterday.
a lively debate was kept up through.
out, involving differences between the
republican and democratic policy with
reference 10 the Philippines ana also
the differences between army and
navy officers as to the place where
the naval station am Notifications
shall be established in the archipelago
The debate availed nothing so far as
legislation was concern ed, as the two
amendments on the prcpositon-first,
not to appropriate anything for fortifi-
cations N the Philippines, and, sec
ond. to forbid expenditure of any mon
ey at Subig bay-Were defeated.
The minority took some pains to
make plain the position of Mr. Bryan,
in his campaign for the ratification of
the Paris treaty of peace, that he
wanted first to acquire the Philippines
and then give their inhabitants free
dom, THIS was accomplished finally
by having placed in the record a let
ter written by Mr.. Bryan some time
ago on the subject. AS to the ques-
ton of the location of the naval sta
ton, army experts were quoted liber-
ally against having it at Subig bay.
and naval authorities were put on rec
ord in favor of a station at that place.
1t was pointed out that wherever the
navy went with its station there the
army would nave to go with its forti-
fications.
The bill does not specify where
these defenses shall be located but ap.
propriates 100000 to be deyided be-
tween the Philippines and Hawaii.
The bill carries a total of S4,383,9S3
for Notifications and their armament
1t passed exactly as reported by the
committee.
Will Dilute Rate Measure.
In the senate committee on inter,
state commerce the line between the
faction which advocates the passage
of the house bill and the faction con
tending for a court review feature has
been drawn so taut that all thought
of compromise has been abandoned.
All the conferences yesterday were be.
tween senators thoroughly harmonized
for one position or the other and have
been for the purposes of lining up
for the passage at arms. Nearly 100
amendments to the house bill are
pending before the committee and
nearly core Of these bear on judi
cial review Of the orders made by the
interstate commerce commission. Il
many OF these amendments are con-