The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-03-07
REVIEW OF WORK OF CONGRESS
What Our National Lawmakers Are
Doing From Day TO Day
Debate on Subsidy Ends.

RS Va 00BSA0S A10Se
General debate on the ship subsidy
bill III the House terminated where
upon the bill was read under the FIVE
minute rule for amendments. From
that time until the recess at 6 O'Clock
amendments were offered to the bill
and the discussion proceeded there
on. The leaders on both sides Here
drawn into the debate. .Bya vote
of 112 to 127 the House defeated an
amendment excepting the Sierra, the
Sononia and the Ventura of the Oc-
eanic line from the operations of the
bill empowering the Postmaster Gen
eral - make contracts with citizens
Of the United States for carrying the
mails on steamships. a %
MI. Fordney, of Michigan, offered
a substitute for the bill providing for
a naval reserve and increasing ocean
mail facilities to which Mr.. Burton,
of Ohio, addressed himself, inciden-
tally reviewing the whole subject of
subsidy legislation.
"The argument for this class of
measure" said Mr.. Burton, tfrests
upon the fallacy that a subsidy to
ships is akin to a protective tariff.
1t is not so because In the relation
of the Treasury to those receiving
aid, a tariff brings money into the.
exchequer, while a subsidy pays it
out"
He said it was possible to build a
wall around a country, but not around
all the a where competition is
necessarily unlimited and cheapness
and fitness must prevail.
''The argument for a tariff would
not be accepted if it was contemplate
ed that for all time there would be a
difference in the cost of production
between this and other countries, -
he said.
He said the tendency of all SUBJ
sides is to induce a dependence upon
governmental assistance. "Lines that
have been subsidized" he added,
"have not been free from a record of
corruption and failure"
Mr.. Birdsall, of Iowa, closed the
general debate for the opponents of
the bill and Mr.. Grosovenor, of
Ohio, for its advocates.
During the morning hour the House
agreed to the conference report on
the military academy bill.
A joint resolution was adopted
creating a., commission of five Sena-
tors and five Representatives to le-
wise and report to the Goth Congress
upon the work of the commission 70
eGdify the laws of the United States.
The conference report on the bail
relsting to the e1patriaton of citizers
was agreed to.
By a vote of 241 yeas, and no
noes, the House further insisted on
its disagreement to the provision In
the army appropriation bill relating
to the retirement of paymasters:
clerks.
Representative Littauer reported
to the House the general deficiency
appropriation bill carrying $9,847,
369.
To Aid Seattle Exposition.
The Senate passed the bill extend.
ing government aid to the Alaska.
Youkon-Paci Exposition, to be helc
in 1909 at Seattle, and debated foI
several hours the denatured alcohol
bill, reaching no conclusion on the
latter measure.
Senator Aldrich stated that the
distillers' trust was promoting the
present bill. Senator HansborougE
remarked that the distillers' trust
controlled only 20 per cent of the
output of spirits in the country anc
that the independent distillers pro,
ducing the remainder so per cent
were opposed to the measure. Sen.
ator Aldrich, Allison, Hansborough
and Hepburn supported the amend
ment requiring the presence Of a gov
eminent agent during the operation
Of the stills, and Senator Carter and
McCumber spoke against the amend
ment.
The conference report on the army
appropriation bill was presented and
by the Senate receding on the point
in controversy, its provision for the
retirement of paymasters' clerks, a
complete agreement between the two
houses resulted
The Senate confirmed the nomlna-
lions of the Isthmian canal commits
sioners sent to the Senate on the
18th instant, including Chairman
Shonts and Chief Engineer Stevens
The Senate agreed to<a joint reso-
luton accepting with the House ar
Invitation to attend the opening of
the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Ex-
position. It provides that 10 Sena-
tors and Is Representatives shall be
az pointed to represent The 59th Con-
gres5 on this occasion. /
Meat Inspection.
When the Agriculture appropria-
lion kill was taken up in the Senate
he Fulton amendment providing
that no forest reserve shall hereafter