Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-05-17

snent the greater part Of the day
again in consideration or the question
of diyorcing the production of coal
and other commodities from their
Transportation, and closed that branch
of it's work by adopting modified
nroyision offered by Senator Elkins.
The short haul provision suggested
nv Senator La Toilette was votedt
down by practically party vote, all
but two republicans voting against
the amendment Senator Platt in
troduced a joint resolution prohibit
ing poiggamy 1t provides that
neither polygamy nor polygamous
practices shall exist in. the United
States or. any place subject to its jur-
isdiction, and provides that either is
a crime and punishable under the
laws of the United States Senator
Dick introduced bill proposing that
bronze medal of honor shall be is
sued to- each surviving. soldier who
enlisted under the first call of Presi-
dent Lincoln for $4,000 troops.
Nearly the entire time of the house
was taken up by two propositions
First, whether the navy department
should go into the open market and
purchase anchors, chains and cordage
or continue to manufacture these ar
ticles in government navyyards, as
is now done; second, whether the
cost of transporting coal from the
Atlantic and gulf ports to the Philip
pines, in American bottoms, should
be limited to S. or Sc per ton Mr..
Loud of Michigan insisted that there
could be a saving of $350,000 year
to the government if the navy depart
ment was permitted to go into the
market and purchase anchors, chains
and cordage under the regulations Of
the department. Mr.. Grosvenor of
Ohio and members Of the Michigan
and Pennsylvania delegations aided
Mr. Loud in his fight, the opposition
being represented by Messrs. Roberts
of Massachusetts, Fitzgerald of New
York, McNary of Massachusetts and
Rixey of West Virginia. Mr. Grosve-
nor offered substitute to Mr.. LIQUIDS
amendment, giving the secretary of
the navy the right to purchase the
articles above referred to In free
markets, should it be demonstrated
that they could be had from manu-
facturers cheaper than they could he
made at the government yards. This
substitute was adopted, IS to 76 AS
to the proposition limiting the cost
of transportation of coal to IS Or So
per ton, efforts put forth by Messrs.
Fitzgerald of New York, and Slayden
of Texas were of no avail.
Washington, May 10.-Shells and
projectiles for the navy will. after
June 80, 1906, be purchased by the
bureau of ordinance In open market
instead of as is now the practice, in
secret markets from firms engaged in
the manufacture of these articles.
This change in existing conditions
was brought about through efforts of
the chairman of the appropriations
committee, Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota
who offered an amendment to tI3g'
|
had under consideration, directing
the secretary of the navy TO auverr1se
for proposals for shells and project
lies so that all firms engaged in tho
business of their manufacture NAV
have an opportunity to compete
amendments designed to enlarge the
yards at Washington, D. c., and
Pensacola, Florida were defeated.
The senate completed consideration
OF the second section of the railroad
rate bill A number or important
changes were made in the second Sec
ton, including provision restoring
the imprisonment penalty of the act
OF 1887, and an amendment suggest
ed by McCumber imposing the pen
atty of fine and Imprisonment against
shippers who secure rebates from
transportation companies. There
was continuous debate throughout
the day.
Washington, May 11.-Senator Bal
ley's non-suspension amendment ap-
plying to orders of the interstate COM
merce commission as covered by the
railroad rate bill, which has occupied
so much of the attention of the senate
IN connection with that bill, was adj
versely disposed by a vote of % to
o4, practically party vote. An
amendment offered by Senator Ray
ner, combining court review to consti-
tutlonal questions, was also voted
down. A number OF otner amend
ments, offered in the main by demo
Gratis and by Senator La Toilette,
were rejected. The votes were gen.
orally along party lines during the
entire day, but the Wisconsin sena-
tor voted with the democrats on all