New-York tribune., 1906-06-03
AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN

der unless the President shall in an, se d oan
t!e DIGS LOT tenders therefor TO be extortonate or
AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN.
AS soon as the joint resolution was laid before
the Senate vote taken on Senator NAL
lory's amendment, striking out the word "extor-
tonate" as descriptive of the character of do
mestic bids which should justify resort to for
eign markets in procuring canal supplies The
amendment was Iost--19 to 80. Senators Pat
terson and Mallory both expressed regret over
this action, holding that the of both the
words unreasonable" and "extortionate" was
unnecessary.
Senator Carmack's substitute, providing that
in all contracts for supplies preference should be
given to domestic products, the conditions Of
quality and price being equal" was also rejected
IL to 80.
Senator Teller then took the floor in support
OF the resolution as reported at the time
announcing his continued adherence to the pro-
tective system, and expressing dissatisfaction
with the course Of the officials of the canal In
their efforts TO influence the type OF canal
ANY tariff sufficient to meet the revenue de-
mands of the country" he said, is protective
tariff, and consider the cry for a tariff for reve
nue. only as mere play upon words" After
reiterating his often expressed doubts that the
canal would meet all the expectations concern
ing 1t, he made reference 10 a recent utterance
OF Mr. Shonts in favor of great expedition in
canal construction. saying: IF this high official
VINO is getting $4,000 year. is so much con-
Cerned on this point think il would be more
consistent Tor him TO go to the isthmus, where
the work is TO be done and stay there"
AND, Senator Hale interrupted 10 saw .'vbi1a
the Senate is considering the question of the
type Of the canal. Mr.. Shonts has been present
Ing one side Of the question. and In effect has
given instructions TO the Senate" He added
that he did not consider this precisely the thing
for an official TO do"
Mr.. Teller responded that he had not been
surprised. and called attention to the fact that
the chief engineer was pursuing similar course
in the matter OF advice as to the type Of the
canal.
A resolution by Senator Money directing that
IN purchasing domestic articles as canal supplies
no greater price should be paid than is paid for
similar articles when exported and sold abroad
was voted down. Is to "a
FIGURES S3oOO0OO0 SAVING.
Senator Bacon then presented an amendment
to the same effect. and argued that $3OOOO,OOO
could be saved to the United States by purchas-
ing supplies for the canal in foreign markets
He estimated the total supplies at $SO,OO000O.
and the tariff on the entire quantity at $4,000
abroad.
Mr. Bacon then said that many articles of
American manufacture We're sold abroad at
prices much lower than are obtained In the
United States for the same articles and had read
two letters. citing such sales in the matter of
steel rails To this Senator Aldrfeh replied that
1t Is well known fact that producers in the
United States and elsewhere sell at less price
in foreign markets than to their regular Gus
toners at home; but this fact has never affected
the decision Of the people of the United States
as TO what our economic policy should be-"
Senator Morgan followed in a general speech
on the canal question condemning the principle
on which the resolution was based and urging
that the contract system be adopted He did
not especially urge that the entire work should
be embraced in one contract, but that If neces--
sary numerous contracts should be entered into
Many dredges and steam shovels would be
needed. he said. and unless there was general
contract covering them no would be pre-
pared 10 supply them. He declared that under
Ihe present system the canal would not be COM
pIeted within thirty years. He believed the
present effort at legislation calculated TO belttle
the subject. because this was a land of law and
not OF discretion in individuals. however high
their position. He said. however that he be-
heVed in perferring the products of the United
states. incidentally, he said that the United
states should take the canal out of the control
OF the New York trust" which, he said. was
holding on to the control because Of the profit
there is in it."
The Bacon amendment was then voted down
IS 10 81
Amendments by Senator Money permitting
the purchase OF American goods in foreign mar
kets: by Senator Mallory. requiring the same
conditions in regard to foreign and domestic
purchases. and by Senator Dolliver. providing
that the legislation should not affect the pur-
chase of dredges for which bids have already
been asked, were lost in succession by votes of
more than 2 to 1.
At the instance Of Senator Pettus the resolu-
ton amended to require that bids be
from responsible bidders.
Senator Bailey spoke on the general merits of
the resolution. He said that he would have been
gratihed IL the majority party in the Senate
had been found willing follow the President
in his determination TO purchase abroad If rea-
sonsble prices could not be obtained at home
but he said that even II that policy had not been
followed the present proceeding was not without
its moral effect the public mind. The in
eVltable deduction must be that the disparity
between American and foreign prices was so
great that IL had required a Congressional reso-
luton to prevent the President from patronzing
the foreign markets in seeking supplies for the
canal
He added that while his preference would be
favorable TO supplies of domestic origin he
would Infinitely prefer to patronize a foreigner
rather than an American who would charge
ms countrylnen more than foreigners
The resolution then passed 80 to 16 s.
party vote except that Senator Teller yot
with the Republicans.
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DELAWARE STRAWBERRIES ENDED.