Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-30
HEPBURN RATE BILL COMING UP today
Chinese Boycott and Forest Re-
serves in Senate==T Tribute to Gen.
Wheeler's Memory in House.
IN THE SENATE.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The Chinese
boycott and the administration of the
forest reserves We're the subjects un-
der discussion in the Senate today. The
Chinese question came up in connection
with a resolution by Mr.. Tillman di-
recting an investigation by the COM
mittee on immigration. Mr.. Tillnan
modified the resolution today, omittlng
the major portion of the preamble and
after considerable discussion the reso-
luton was referred to the committee on
contingent expenses.
Mr.. Hepburn raised the question re-
gardi7g the reservations. He sharply
criticized the methods of the forestry
bureau and charged it with maintain
ing a press combination for the pur-
pose of attacking him. He declined,
however. to hold the President respon-
sible for this course. He said that the
course was calculated to retard the de-
vclopment of the West. Mr.. Dubois
took n contrary view. defending the
policy pursued and contending that it
was in the interest of the arid region.
The House statehood bill was reported
favorably to the Senate by Beavers,
chairman of committee on territories
The bill had been under considcra ton by
the committee for three days. No an
nouncement was made by Bevcri!ge in
reporting the bill. Patterson. from tie
territories committee gave notice that
there would be a minority report.
Tillman had read letter addressed 20
him by the Red Rock Fuel Co.. IN West
Virginia, setting forth Determinations
against that company by the Baltimore
| & Ohio for the alleged reason that the
railroad did not want to permit The Rec
| Rock coal to come into competition with
| coal from mines in which the railroad
| is interested. The letter asks for an in
vestgation of all bit,iminous coal carry
| ing roads. An order from the interstate
! commerce commission to desst from thr
determinations Tacticed was also read
which order, the company says, has been
| ignored.
The resolution Of Tillman ASKING the
committee on immigration to investigate
| the facts of the Chinese boycott of Amer
| ican goods was laid before the Senate
| The preamble alleged that WI Tirg
| Fang. former Chinese minister to the
United States. had been a leader in the
movement which was objected to by Tel
Ter. Lodge and Warren.
| Tillman read from the Presidents mes
sage on the harshness of the exclusion
| laws.
| Dubois said he would vote for the reso-
| luton. but thought an investigation
| eho hoe y,,.
had been too rigidly enforced. He sal,
the boycott was confined almost wholly
to the Canton district. which the Taft
| party, of which he was a member, wert
warned not to visit. A few of the party
learned. he said. that the Japanese were
back of the boycott for the reason that
| when American traders leave the Japan
csc take their places. All the guilds IL
the Cantoese district. said Dubois. arr
back of the boycott because of the ef
fort to keep coolies out of the United
| States.
Both Dubois and Teller declared tha
the students and merchants were no,
back of the boycott. Dubois referred tc
the South and the demand for Chiname:
to supplant negro labor which remari
provoked disclaimers from Clay and Till
man. The latter said the South had cor
ditions bad enough now without furthe,
mixing them up.
1.-The boycott is going on. We canno;
stop it." said Teller. "The time is no:
far off when we will have no trade in
China. The Japanese will soon seize the
trade of those 4oo,ocoooo of people"
Newlands supported the remarks Of
l>Dubois He said that the Chinese resen,
their exclusion from this country and
added that If We should add the japanese
to the excluded class We would have the
active hostility of that empire.
Tillman struck out all the rortion OF
the preamble of the resolution, to which
objection had been made. thus MODIFYING
it so as to merely order an investigation
The resolution was then referred to tn,
}. committee on contingent expenses.
Hevburn addressed the Senate in sun
MORT of his bill to compensate states fo