Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-02
House Passes the Army
Appropriation Bill.
Confederate Graves in the
North Are TO Be Marked.
Dolliver Speaks in Support Of The DoIIiver'
Hepburn Rate Bill.

dead buried in the North. The pas
sage of the latter bill was FASTENED by
reason of discussion on the army bill
of the same subject. What was said
developed the unanimous sentiment in
favor of marking Confederate graves
and as the bill had during the morning
session Of the military committee re-
ceived favorable action, it was brought
in by Mr.. Prince and passed Ananl-
mOuSly amid applause on both sides of
the House.
Points of order made to the provi-
sions for cable ship for the Atlantic
coast and to a ship for mine planting
on the Pacific coast eliminated these
provisions from the bill. The alleged
powder trust came in for a scoring in
debate and Democrat endeavor to have
the government begin the manufacture
of it's own powder consumed some
time, but met defeat both on points
of order and finally by direct vote.
The army bill as passed carries
something more than $4,000, 900.
The House agreed to the Senate joint
resolution which considers the tribal gov
eminent of the five civilized tribes of IN
dams in the Indian Territory until the
property of the Indians shall be disposed
Of
The passage of a resolution calling upon
the postmaster general for all Informal
ton and reasons why the Union News
of Thomaston. Ga, had been excluded
from the mails as second class matter.
furnished the text for speeches by Bart
lett, Ga, and Williams, Miss, criticizing
the autocratc bureau rule of the post
office department.
Bartlett made the statement that the
''I'nGn News was purely an agricul-
tural paper. Williams made an amusing
comparison between copies of the Goor-
gia paper and the american Economist"
carried as second class matter. and devot-
ed, as he said, to the stand pat doe
trine.
The Georgia paper advertised for sale a
black horse and a 10-yearold mule. while
the other paper contained the advertise
ments of several trusts
Carry further his charge that the pres
ent administration was a government by
construction of bureau chief" Williams
reviewed q ruling of the treasury de-
partment that frogs legs We're dressed
poultry, made, he said. in the interest Of
a frog raiser of the Northeast to protect
him from Canadian frogs: also the rul-
ing that wooden piano hammers with
padded ends were 'woolen goods
Smith, H., endeavored to explain that
the treasury had in fact never ruled that
frogs legs We're dressed poultry. but on
the ground of ''simIitude" were placed
in the same class for tariff purposes.
ooh. yes" responded williams; they
don't rule that frogs legs physically are
dressed poultry. but legally they arc
dressed poultry. constructively they are
dressed poultry. taxably they are dressed
poultry and" he concluded. "they ruled
that when there was not feather on the
leg of the frog
The army appropriation bill was taken
up for further consideration.
The profit in the manufacture Of smoke
less powder was called attention to by
Graft, ILL.,. who said that for several years
there had been but four bids to furnish
the government with smokeless powder
and that each bid was the same-70 cents
per pound. The Dupont powder trust"
he said, controlled the four plants. The
government. he said, could build four
plants with equal capacity at a cost of
SEX, 600 each and save enough in the man.
ufacture Of smol.eless powder in one year
to pay for all the plants.
Rixey, Va. said the navy had a smoke
less powder plant at Indian Head on the
Potomac river and that Admiral Mason
had recently testified that it cost GO cents
Rixey said he was willing to increase
this plant and would also favor a gov
eminent armor plate factory
Williams moved to increase the amount
for ammunition from sG29O0O to 1929 O0a.
This, he said. was for the purpose of
government manufacture of powder
Hull said the amendment would not Of
feet the purpose sought because it could
not be spent for buildings or plant Ho
suggested that Williams prepare the
proper amendment and asked unanimous
consent to make it in order This Will
liams Immediately did. and Tawney. Mimi
made a point OF order against it. which
was sustained.
Still persisting, Williams moved to in
sert the words (which shall be manufac-
tured by the government" applying to
the provision for ammunition. This
Chairman Boutell ruled was in order, it
having been shown the government IS now
manufacturing powder A vote by tellers
was demanded. which defeated the
amendment. CO to S..
Underwood, Ala, made plea for the
creation of Confederate memorial conf
mission of three members to investigate
and report the proper steps to mark tn.
graves of the Confederate dead and Offer
ed amendment to that end; but it was
defeated by a point of order Williams.
Miss, declaring that all that the Confed.
crate veterans and the women of tho