The Irish standard., 1907-03-02
Debate ON ship
SUBSIDY IN HOUSE
CONGRESSMAN GRosVENoR THE
PRINCIPAL CHAMPION OF
MEASURE.


PRINCIPAL CHAMPION OF
MEASURE.
Talk Lasts Two Days-senate Passes
the Aldrieh Currency BilI-Some Of
Its Features 49, Conference Re.
ports.
Washington, Feb. 27.-General de-
bate on the so.called ship subsidy bill
was begun Tuesday in the house, and
alnder an agreement. continued
throughout the day. The rule limit
ing the general debate to five hours
was, by unanimous consent, amended
so that general debate shall run
through Wednesday, with night ses-
sion from. eight o'clock until eleven
o'clock, when the debate will termin-
ate.
Many speeches We're made on the
bill, Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, appearing
AS its principal champion.
The conference reports on the for.
tifications appropriation bill and the
omnibus revenue cutter bill were
adopted.
Conferees were appointed OH the
post Office appropriation bill, after an
ineffectual effort had been made to
recede and concur in certain senate
amendments relating to the pay of
rural letter curriers' and railway mail
employees.
Two veto messages of house bills
were received from the president, one
of them negativing the kiowa pasture
townsite bill, and the other a bill for
the relief of a civilian who served in
che civil war
Aldrleh Currency Bill Passes.
The senate Tuesday passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill. car
rying $114 100000. 1t also passed the
Aldrich currency bill by vote of 4G
to IA. The currency bill authorizes
the issuance Of ten-dollar gold certifi-
Gates to the end that the ten-dollar
Sreenbacks may be broken up into
one, two and tive-dollar bills, for which
there is a great demand. 1t also all
NAoAAAS IlAC uCpOolI VI CuSLOlllS IT,
ceipts in national banks, as internal
revenue receipts are now deposited.
1t raises from $3,0O0o00 to $4,000 900
the amount of national bank circ,lla-
sion that may be retired in any one
month.
Conference reports were adopted on
t11e following appropriation bills: Ma
wal. army, fortifcation and District
of Columbia. The conference report
On the bill allowing the government
the right to appeal in criminal cases
was agreed to, as was also that on a
hill opening for settlement 100000
acres OF the Rosebud Indian reserva-
tion in South Dakota.
Senate Passes Four Bills.
The senate Monday passed tho agri-
cultural appropriation bill, carrying
nearly $10,000,0OO; the post office ap-
rrepriation bill, carrying S210,0O0, 900; !;
the, pension appropriation bill, carry
Ing $145,000,000, and the bill author
izing the establishment of an agricul-
tural bank in the Philippine islands.
The principal fight over the agricul-
tural bill took place on the Beveridge
amendment requiring the packers to
pay the cost of administering the
meat inspection law. This amend.
mant was defeated on a point of or
DER Mr.. Beveridge secured the adop.
tion Of an amendment which requires
the date Of canning and inspection to
appear on the label of the can con.
tanning meat products.
The post office bill was passed in an
hour and Is minutes. Amendments
adding $1,383,759 for the extension OF
the pneumatic mail service and re.
quiring postal cars to be lighted with
electricity were adopted.
Bank for the Philippines.
Mr.. Lodge secured the passage of
khe Philippine agricultural bank bill.
An amendment to this bill offered by
Senator Culberson, declaring the in
tention of the United States to be to
abandon the islands as soon as a
stable Independent government should
be established, was defeated.
The. senate also passed bill grant.
ing a service pension to army nurses.
Those who are disqualified to earn a
livelihood and have reached the age
of 62 years are to receive $12 a
month; at 70 years SIS, and at Is
years, $40.
BY vote Of 43 to 10, the senate
Monday night ratified the Santo Do
mingo treaty. This was one more
vote in the affirmative than was re.
Q,lired.
BAD WRECK ON GRAND TRUNK.