Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-10

Washington, May 9.-Aside from a
few minutes devoted to the reception
of the Allison amendments to the
rate bill and half an hour given to
routine business, the senate devoted
its entire session yesterday to an in
effectual consideration of the Elkins
amendment prohibiting common car
riers from engaging in mining coal or
in the production of other commod-
titles in competition with shippers,
and adjourned at p. m. in a state OF
great confusion as to the exact sub
ject before it, The disorder was due
to the fact that a number of substi-
tutes for amendments to the original
amendment were offered. During the
day the senate decided a heretofore
disputed point that under agreement
the chair can entertain a motion TO
ever, by vote of 29 to 40, 10 lay the
Elkins provision on the table. That
amendment and various notifications
will, therefore, be in order when the
rate bill is taken up today.
Still on the Army Bill.
The house devoted the day to the
naval appropriation bill and accom-
plished the reading for amendment OF
the first Is pages. During this time
several topics incident to the measure
were discussed, including the difficulty
of obtaining enlisted men in the
navy, the location of a naval training
station on the great lakes, the cost
of smokeless powder and finally the
unnecessary expenditure of 100000 a
year for chains for ships. This last
matter was under consideration when
the house adjourned
Representatives Loud of Michigan
and Grosvenor of Ohio offered amend
ments providing that the purchase OF
such supplies as chains, anchors, cord
age, etc, shall hereafter be by the
competitive bid process Mr.. RiXey
of Virginia was unsuccessful in get
ing an amendment though limiting to
60 cents a pound the amount which
may be expended for smokeless pow
der He stated that the price now
paid was rs cents a pound but in
quiry made by the navy committee
showed that it actually cost but 50
cents to manufacture the powder. The
army appropriation bill was sent to
the conference with all the senate
amendments disagreed to. A bill
was passed allowing the bridging OF
the Missouri river at Kansas City.
Morgan's Lock Canal Bill Killed.
Senator Morgan's bill providing for
a sea level canal for the isthmus ,exI
cept through Culebra, where he pro
poses locks, were ordered laid on the
table by the senate committee on in
ter-oceanic canals. Senator Morgan
gave notice that he would not accept
the verdict Of the committee, but
would urge the senate to take up the
bill. The action of the committea
, is in accord with its decision not to
consider a bill determining the type
Vi CdHtl, DuI W permit IHS pISoldSh~
to proceed to the construction of a
lock canal under the Spooner act.
Aimed at Magoon Graft.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs adopted an amendment to the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill providing that no part of the
monies appropriated shall be paid to
any ambassador or minister who re-
ceives any other salary from the gov
eminent. This will affect Governor
Nagoon of the canal zone, who is al
so minister to Panama
Will Not Answer McWade.
Third Assistant Secretary of State
Peirce has decided that he will not
claim the privilege of appearing be
fore the house committee on foreign
affairs to make answer to the state
ment made to that committee by
Robert McWade late American con-
sui at Canton in connection with
Peirce's confidential report upon
American consulates in the orient He
was led to this decision by represen.
tatives of certain members Of the
committee to the effect that the body
had no jurisdiction in the matter and
a hearing would consequently be OF no
use in the case. which is regarded as
one purely within executive control