The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-22
1t Is Approaching and Some
body's Bluff viii Be Called
GARDNER MAKES A END
Small Custom Houses in Peril--Favor
for the Old cOnstitution--The Rate
Bills philippine Tariff
Hearing.

Washington, Jan. ala hearing by
the Senate Philippine committee upon
the Philippine tariff bin was the only
important Senate activity Of Saturday.
The interstate commerce committee met
TO consider rate bills, but quorum was
not present. In the House further con-
sideration was had on the urgent de-
ficiencies bill, Interest was aroused
through the discovery by Mr.. Gardner
Of an innocent-looking provision that
would indirectly have meant the aboli-
ton of the custom-houses and custom
Office at Newblryport, Gloucester and
other points where the annual receipts
are small and hardly equal the expenses.
The provision would have repealed ex-
isting law and made it necessary for
the treasury department to submit an
nually an itemized statement of it,
estimates for collecting the customs, in
stead Of merely calling for lump sum
for that purpose, as at present. This
would have given the appropriations
commute and Congress power over the
individual customs Offices and q chance
to eliminate such as ii saw fit. The pro.
vision was objected to by Mr.. Gardner
on the ground that it was new legisIa-
ton, and therefore under the rules had
no place in the appropriation bill The
point Of or1er was sustained and the
provision went out Ii is understood
that the treasury officials themselves
would Hike to do away with numerous
customs elaIees Of the sort aimed at, but
the congressman who have the Offices
for patronage are naturally opposed
Somebody's bluff viii now soon be
called on the statehood bill. The definite
announcement of the organization leaders,
that the bah VIII be reported from the
committee on Tuesday, in consequence
of which the test vote may come on
Wednesday, promises an early end 70
the tiresome turmoil caused by the un-
blushing claims of both sides and their
constant efforts to influence votes. IL
is argued from the fact that the organi-
znticn leaders have dared TO name a
date that they have things fixed to their
satisfaction. But the anti statehood
men are as loud as ever in their claims,
and suggest that the willingness to let
the matter come 10 . vote is really due
to hint frozn the president. They have
seen Mr.. Roosevelt, and believe they
have Influenced him enough 70 make
him wish 20 see the issue fought out
on its merits without further delay. On
the WHOLE, the claim that The regular
organization mas the situation wen IN
hand seems bert worth belief
Representative Mccall took the petit
fion Tor the preservation Of the fFlrate
Constitution 70 President Roosevelt Sat
rrday morning. The president was en-
phnslr n stating his wish that the his
iorie ship be preserved, 50 was Admiral
Dewey, who was also present. Admiral
Dewey. who commanded the Constitu-
ton for three years, urges not only that
ihe hnIi 81 the ship be restored 20 good
condition bnt that her n1ssts be replaced
as they were il The Old DAYS, az has
been done BY the English IN the case
Of NeIsan's fzgship the Viceroy. From
the feeling displayed Friday and Sat
ur1ay It appears certain that an appTo-
sHinzion csn be obtained from Congress
To preserve the ship. The democratic
leaders IS vel - the republicans favor
il.
The repub1cSn members If the House
interstate commerce COMMITTEES we're in
session until midnight Friday IN cen
sideratisz Of the Hepburn rate biiE. FeuT
5lrpurtant amendments are being urged,
especially BY Messrs Esch and Townsend.
These would provide more clearly for
Tie publicity Of JOINT rates. would pro-
vide fpE a change Of venue in rcurt pro-
ceessnes from the district II which The
hesduuarters Of the road might be sit
uate6 t. THAT e which the alleged dis
elimination. ete- was committed, THAT
fbe knaiagz Of the eommission be sCesptt-
Cd IL uozfrt as prims faeis evidence, and
that fhe cuInnisisoa be composed 81
seven instead Of nins members, IS the
Hepburn bin nrw reads. Al of these
amendments should be adopted and
some Of them via BE- final action VII
~ taken on Tuesday and the hdl re-
gogte3. On thas day gik0 the Senate
committee viii hrld ~ nsxt session Rad
take M She resent y-outlInad Eil1ins
Bin. wkieh Il appsrrnsly growing IN fsv-
"a. ssfhnufh Senator Eikins railroad
Affiliations are recognized as reason 70;
stnaving il rlosely.
saturaayt bearing before the Sem
ate FhiappizR eomEiites vas an IN.
teresrrr seaHior Hu1 was iaTrriy nceu.
tiea ~ Senator NewiRDds, who en-.
acBvorea ~ exrisin his reasons Cor ap-
posiur the hiI and fer wishing raths1
Is hsip The isianss VS. sn industrial bank
fund ~ thex We may the mo1e easily
asparzte frrn thcr when the tins
ormak Fir WIS sHkiecsed 10 endless
cntH1ions fTusr variUus seEsr1Tt most a
seileh ware app3rrEt1y iutunded 10 heip1
ahu 5rrnz - a,er than " inert e