Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-02-22

liver, LaFollett, Spooner and Warn
er. The vote was preceded by action
on number of amendments and this
by On entire day of debate. Many
important amendments were accepted.
but only in one case was a modifica-
ton agreed to that was not in accord
ance with the wishes of the managers
of the bill. The exception was 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 passed the bill establishes Is
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 one 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
i America and the istnmus or Panama.
| The bill also grants subvention at the
rate of So per gross ton per years 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 naval reserve of 10000 officers
and men, who are to receive retainers
after the British practice. The ves-,
sells receiling 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.
Incidental to the passage of the forti-
fications appropriation bill, which was
accomplished by the house, a lively
debate was kept up throughout, in
volving differences between the re-
publican and democratic policy with
reference to the Philippines, and also
the differences between army and
navy officers as to the place where
the naval station and Notifications
shall be established in the archipelago.
The debate availed nothing so far as
legislation was concerned, as, the two
amendments on the proposition-frst,
not to appropriate anything for fortifi-
cations in the Philippines, and, sec
ond, 10 forbid expenditure of any
money at Subig bay-were defeated
The bill does not specify where the
defenses shall be located but appro-
PIRATES 100000 to be divided be-
The bill carries a total of $4,3S3, 1898
for Notifications and their armament
Washington, Feb. i5.-The house
passed a bill to increase to $4,000 a
year the federal appropriation TO each
state and territory for the support of
agriculture experiment stations A
feature of the day was an attempt of
Mr. Payne, chairman Of the ways and
means committee, to get up his bill
for consolidation Of customs collec-
ton districts. Furious opposition
developed and a large majority voted
against considering the bill An in
direct compliment was paid Mr.. Long.
worth by vote to adjourn until Mon
day although nothing will appear in
the record of this purpose.
The senate half listened TO a speech
by Senator Dick supporting the joint
statehood bill as reported from the