The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
Members of Marine Commit
tee from Middle West Op-
pose Ship Subsidy.
ACTION is POSTPONED
ANOTHER MEETING WILL RE
HELD AFTER HOLIDAYS IN
HOPE OF REACHING A Salts
FACTORY AGREEMENT.
Publishers Press.l

tPuDlISherS' PreSS.1
| Washington, Dec. 14.-No decision
as to the committees attitude on shiI
subsidy was reached at the caucus Of
| the Republican members of the house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries held Friday. After discuss
ing the amended Gallinger bill, the
Republicans took no action, but de-
cided to call meeting of the com
mittee for Ian. z, when a vote of the
entire committee will be taken on the
measure. The amendments TO the bill
drafted by Representative Grosvenor
eliminate cargo subsidy entirely, and
limit the governments aid to mail
carrying ships to South America and
the orient. Even with these changes,
the members Of the committee from
the middle west do not favor the
measure.
That President Roosevelt will send
to congress a special message advo-
eating the passage of a ship subsidy
measure at the present session was
stated by several members of the
house. 1t was said that the president
declared the recommendation in his
annual message was misunderstood.
In that message he said that if it were
found expedient to pass the senate
bill, a measure should be passed to
provide for a new line to South Amer
lean ports. He did not mean to mini
mize the importance of other features
of the bill, 1t is said, and purposes to
correct any false impression that may
have been gained by the house.
Representative Townsend's bill for
the compulsory investigation of trou-
bles between employers and employees
which affect the transportation of
government mails or the necessary
movement of interstate and foreign
commerce, was under consideration
by the house committee on inter
state and foreign commerce, which
has begun hearings on the measure.
Charles P. Neil, the United States
commissioner of labor, appeared be-
fore the committee and heartily sup
ported the Townsend bill, saying he
believed it would bring many labor
disputes to a satisfactory end.
Representative Carrot of Tennessee
bill amendatory of the
rate law, permitting publish
ers of newspaper and periodicals to
accept transportation from railroad
for advertising. 1t provides
that the transportation shall be issued
at regular rates.
Representative Littauer of New
York offered the following amendment
to the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill under consider
alton in the house: "On and after |
March 4, 1907, the compensation of |
the speaker of the house of represen-
-atives and vice president of the Unit /
ed States shall be at the rate of $12,- |
300 EACH Mr.. Littauer spoke in |
favor of the amendment. BY a vote |
If pa to 81 the amendment was adopt |
I'd, the opposition failing to secure
,otes enough to have the yeas and |
lays called Representative Littauer
llso introduced an amendment to the
legislative appropriation bill increas-
ng the salaries Of the members of the
Presidents cabinet to $4,000 each, eff
ective March 4, 1907. On division the
was adopted 204 to so, the
opponents of the measure falling
gain to secure votes enough to have
he yeas and nays called.
Representative Littauer also offered
n amendment increasing the salaries
# senators, representatives in con-
ress and delegates from territories to
7 500 per annum, which compensa-
ion shall be in lieu of all other pay
nd allowance except actual indivi-
uaI travelling expenses from their
ONES to the seat of government and
eturn by the most direct route of us
al travel once for each session. The
cal test and temper of the house was
AIKEN on this amendment when yea
nd nay vote was called.
On a rising vote the amendment
-as defeated by vote of 135 to 161.
What probably will be the last act
the house of representatives on the
ubject of simplified spelling occurred
n motion of Representative Tawney,
hartman of the committee on appro-
The house without debate
r division struck out of the legisla-
We, executive and judicial bill the
revision relative to spelling. The ac-
on was taken because of the promise
I the president to revoke his order
the public printer and subsequent
doption by the house of resolutions
n this 1