The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-22


tobacco but the committee would no
include anything in the measure but
the natural leaf.
Subsidy Bill in Senate.
The Senate east its final ballot OF
the subsidy Shipping bill, which wa:
passed by vote OF IS to y. Al
the votes for the bill were by Repub
Lean Senators, and five Republican
Senators voted with the Democrats il
opposition. They were Messrs. Burk,
EFT. Dolliver, La Toilette, Spooner and
Warner.
The vote on the bill was proceeded
by action upon a number of amend.
,nents, and by an entire day Of de-
Late. Many important amendments
were accepted, but IN only one case
was a modification agreed TO that was
il accordance with the wishes of the
managers OF the bill. The exception
was on an amendment offered by Mr..
Spooner eliminating the provisions
giving half-pay to members of the Ma.
val Reserve who have served less than
SIX months
FEATURES OF THE MEASURE.
AS passed, the bill establishes thir-
teen new contract mail lines and in
creaSes the subventiou to the oceanic
lines running from the Pacific coast
10 Australasia. OF the thirteen new
4
che running to Brazil, one to Uru-
quay and Argentina, and one to South
l;frica; six from ports on the Gulf of
Mexico, embracing one to Brazil, one
10 Cuba, one to Mexico and three TO
Central America and the Isthmus of
Panama; four from Pacific coast
ports, embracing two to Japan, China
and the Philippines direct, one to ia
pan, China and the Philippines. via
Hawai- and one to Mexico, Contra,
America and the lsthmus of Panama.
The bill also grants a subvention at
the rate OF So per gross ton per wear
to cargo vessels engaged in the for.
ei2n trade of the United States and
at the rate Of $3.50 per ton to YES
sells en9ade in the Philippine trade.
The Philippine coastWise law being
postponed until 1909. Another fea-
tGre OF the bill is that creating a Ma
val Reserve force of 10000 officers
and men, who are to receive retainers
alter the British practice. Vessels
receiving subsidies are required to
carry certain proportion of Naval
reserve men amonT their crews. The
aggregate compensation for mail lines
Is about $3,O00,000 annually. No
steam vessel OF less than 1000 tons
Is to receive aid under the bill.
Busy Day in the House.
The morning hour" prevailed in
the House Thursday until after s
O. clock. The result was the passage
OF a bill to increase to $4,000 a wear
the Federal appropriation to each
State and Territory for the support
OF agricultural experiment stations
and OF a bill repeating the present
law granting American register to
iorelSn shlps wrecked and repaired
Oh the American coast in the dis
cretlon of the Secretary of the De-
partment Of Comerce and Labor. and
requiring special act of Con
10 grant such register.
Ihe feature of the day was the at
tempt OF Mr.. Payne. chairman Of III
|ays and means committee, to oct nm
his bill for the consolidation Of ems
toms collection districts. A furious
developed and on roll
call a large majority voted against
considering the bill. Again, when the
experiment. station bill came I'D, the
debate reverted to The Payne bill and
l' vas with difficulty that it could he
brought to an end, Mr.. Payne, speak
ing On his bill, said it cost last year
81 400 to collect no revenue at Bean-
tort, n. c.: at Albemarle, Y, G., II |
cost sl,6O6 to collect s.. There were |
'Ity-one non-paying ports on the list |
which Mr.. Payne read from. The |
total collected in these ports was
p47,242 and the expense of maintain
ng the ports was $15G,1S5.
Mr.. Thomas, Of North Carolina. ia.
'eioped an argument against the con-
5olldatlon Ct ports. The measure. no
Icciared, Was not one of economy IF
IL the ports referred to by the com
plttee were abolished. he said. Init
'lo9,OOO a year would be saved and
rore than this would be lost BIZ rea-
on OF smuggling, which. he maintain
"a. was carried On in the abandoned
'orts. Besides, there were manv 9TH
I duties discharged by custom off,
ers besides collecting revenue.
MI. Blackburn, Of North Carolina
$50 spoke ssainst the Payne bill.
IN ldlrect compliment was paid to
IL Longworth by a vote to adio,,n
nth Monday, although nothing viii
ppear IL The Record OF this nnr.
OSe.
overmaa Gets Appropriation.
Senator overman did a splendid
leee OF work on Thursday. He in