The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-08
CONGRESS AT WORK
Shipping Bill in Senate.


eral hours to the consideration Of the
shipping bills. Bills were passed au-
shorizing the election of a Delegate in
Congress from Alaska; authorizing
the construction Of revenue cutter
vessel for duty at Savannah, Ga;
authorizing the construction of
bridge across St. Andrew . Bay, Fla,
by the Birmingham, Columbus Il ST.
Andrews Railroad Company, and pro-
viding for lighthouses, fish cultural
stations, etc.
Most of the tina devoted 10 the
shipping bill was consumed by Mr..
Penrose i'll set speech in support Of
the measure.
Mr.. Tillman resolution calling on
the President to serd the senate all
the letters from the United States
minister 10 Sante Domingo to the
State Department ii 1904, was refer
red to the committee on foreign re-
lations. Mr.. Tillmsn made no object
ton, but said thai he only wanted
light as to whether Santo Domingo
had been coerced in,o the present ar
rangement. He SAID the newspapers
had said that this vas the case, while
Mr.. Patterson had said that the ar
rangement was made at the solici-
tation Of the Domilican government.
After Mr.. Tillman had made brief
statement concerning the bills hold
ing railroads responsible for injuries
to employees. Mr.. Ekins withdrew his
motion for their reference to the COM
mittee on the judiciary, thus leaving
them with the committee on inter-
| State commerce.
Mr.. Tillman said he had not been
aware OF the frequent change of ref
erence for the bills. He said that he
had been instrumental i'll the effort to
secure the change Of reference be-
cause the interstate commerce COM
mittee was SO mueh engaged on the
railroad rate question.
At 2 clock the shop subsidy bill
was taken up. Mr.. Bacon said that
he would be inclined to support the
shipping bill if It's operations were
confined to granting aid in the way OF
liberal mail subsidies to steamship
lines between ports Of the United
States and other ports with which
there is now no direct communication
such. for instance, as the ports Of
South America. He believed that sucl
lines should be encouaged. Mr.
Spooner suggested that the bill woule
afford encouragement only to large
concerns, as vessels would receive sub
sidy for but 10 years. Such vessels
would then come into competition
with subsidized ships, with the in
evitable result, as he thought, of fore
ing their scale to the larger compan
les operating subsidized vessels.
Mr.. Gallinger intimated willing
ness to amend the bill to meet tn
, objection.
Mr. Penrose declared that for 2
years after 1873 no trans-Atlanti
vessels had been launched on the De-
eware and that the record for thirt
years. was only ten while the Clyd
had launched hundreds. He contend
ed that American labor should b
protected in the ship yards as we
as III the factories.
Mr.. Carter expressed the opinio
, that the bill would be endorsed by th
entire Rocky Mountain region. M
Penrose declared the report that thel
was ship building trust to be -
figment of the imagination.
Rate Bill in House.
, Considerable fault was found wit
the railroad rate bill in the Hous
considering the fact that it is tt
measure Of both parties. Mr.. Littl
field, of Maine, opened up with
p whirlwind speech in which he pointe
p out the drastic and far-reaching effe,
, Of its provisions. The committee, |
. said, had gone much farther than Il
President has recommended and mue
farther than he was willing to g
He will not vote for the bill.
Mr.. Littlefield said he would der
: Unstraue the lncapacity OF the inte
h State commerce commission, al
7 from their own records "And,'
u added, II will give them that squa
; deal that we hear talked of so mu,
d and see so little practiced. The cor
o mission had been overruled two-thir
OF the time, he said.
/ The bill provided seven commi
y sioners and made four a quorum al
f it was possible for the President
8 remove three and leave all the pow
in the majority Of the remaining fol-
+ 1t would be then that this dangero
power would~rise up and curse
makers.
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, ridicul
the alleged popular demand for t
a legislation, picked flaws in the GO
e struetion Of the bill, complained |
e cause no amendments were to be
:, lowed, and concluded with the sta
- ment hat he should do his best
; get the bill out of the House at I
Is earliest possible moment, which "
J. taken to man that he would vote
it.