The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08
SPELLING IS
GIVEN DEATH BLOW

| done for the past two years. Former Sec
| retaries of the treasury submitted such
estimates.
The entire number of salaries carried In
| the bill is 14,727. or 202 less than included
| i'm the estimates therefor and 20 more than
! provided for the current year. An In
! crease from 5000 TO sl400 is made I'm the
| allowance TO members OF the house for
clerk hire, and the requirement that MEM
| bers certify they have spent this amount
! is omitted. The appropriation for miscel-
! laneous expenses for the senate is cut
/ from 100000 TO $4,000. The salary OF the
! secretary to the speaker is Increased from
| $1,000 TO $4,000.
| BY a practically unanimous vote, the
| house passed the bill limiting the regula-
| tion OF interstate commerce between the
several states in articles manufactured
, by convict labor or In any prison or re-
| formatory.
| The bill was introduced by Mr.. Hunt
| (MissourD, a practical stone mason. I'm
der the Wilson bill, which became a law
In $780, convict-labor-made goods may en-
ter into active competition with the goods
manufactured by free labor" and under
! this Federal law a state could not pass a
law that would prevent tic shipping into
the state of prison-made goods OF other
| states
The law which was passed yesterday
abrogates the interstate commerce law as
at present applied to convict-made goods.
thereby affording to the different states
and territories the right to inhibit the
shipping OF convict-made goods within
tho confines OF any state or territory.
Mr. Hunt asked for It's passage not
only In the interest of free labor, but in
the interest OF the manufacturers. He
said IL was an attempt to curb the crimi-
! nal competition OF the petitentisry with
/ the free labor Of the country.
The sovereignty OF the state was the
subject OF an earnest debate growing out
of the consideration OF n bill TO establish
a game preservation In tho olympic Fores;
reserve in the state OF Washington. The
bll was passed without division.
Mr. Mondell. wyo.. insisted that the
supreme court had ruled that a state Is
sovereign over Its birds, game and fishes
and that 20 create such a game preserve
ana place II under national supervision
vas clearly an invasion OF the rights OF
a sovereign state.
Mr. Lacey, la. in charge OF the
measure. told OF the presidents Interest
in the matter, and said the creation OF
such "A game preserve meant the pro-
lection OF the last herd OF elks on tn
Pacific coast. some 800 splendid specimens
The Democrats OF the house opposed
the consideration OF the bill confcrrins
/ United States citizenship upon the In
| habitants OF Porto Rico
/ Chairman Cooper OF Wisconsin, under
| the call OF committees called the atten-
/ ton OF the house 20 the erroneous post
i tion OF the bill on the union calendar
/ insisting that its proper place was on
/ the house calendar
/ Mr.. Clark OF Missouri. leading tho
minority. objected 20 its transfer. but
I Speaker Cannon decided with Mr.. Cooper
/ The chairman OF tho committee on insu'
/ lar affairs attempted TO have the hi
/ called un for consideration Again Mr.
Clark protested, insisting that the house