The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
LITTAUER COMPROMISE MEAS
URE GETS LIFT IN HOUSE.
Twenty.four Republicans Vote With
democrats in Opposition to Rule.
Senate Passes santo Domingo Treaty
and Three Appropriation Bills.

Senate Passes santo Domingo Treaty
and Three Appropriation Bills.
Washington, Feb. 26.-Ship subsidy
secured a marked impetus in the
house, which adopted a rule that will
probably insure the passage by the
house of the Littauer substitute for
the senate bill and result before the
final adjournment in positive legisla'
ton.
The rule was reported by Dalzell in
the shape of a resolution providing
that the compromise bill shall be con-
sidered with debate limited to five
hours and that the final vote shall be
taken not later than next Friday aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock. The rule was
adopted by a vote of 15S to 1872, TWEEN.
ty.four Republicans voting with the
Democrats in opposition to the rule,
as follows: Burton, Campbell, Chap
man, Darragh, Davis, Fordney, French,
Graft, Hedge. Hinshaw, Holiday, Hub
bard, Kinkaid, Mccarthy, Madden.
Marshall, Murdoch, Nelson, Prince,
Stafford, STEVENSON, Townsend,
Woems, Wilson.
The rule was agreed upon uneXpect-
eddy by the rules committee at a meet
ing held after the visit of Secretary
Root to the capitol, and it was very
generally understood that the admin
istration was responsible for the COM
mittee's action.
AEil1in /, y,fnnritu nn1nr nnnncp1
the rule and regarding the attitude Of
Speaker Cannon said: There was a
time when you yourself, Mr.. Speaker,
waXed eloquent and earnest In opposi-
ton to legislation like this. In those
days you were a Samson in conflict
and a Solomon in counsel. Today
Samson is shorn of his locks and Solo
mon has grown fond"
DeArmond (Mo.) said it was a bill
in the interest of the rich and power
full. He called attention to those who
were pushing the bill now and their
views on the same subject only a year
ago. The poor and humble, he said,
could not get a hearing and instanced
the labor bill in illustration of his
! point. Hinshaw (Neb.) thought the
bill would tend to decrease the ship
ping industries of the country and he
was opposed to both rule and bill.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted. as was
the conference report on the bill pro
viding for the allotment and distribu.
ton of Indian tribal funds.
The senate passed the agricultural
appropriation bill, carrying nearly
$4,000, 900; the postoifice a%ppropria
ton bill, carrying 500, 0O0, 900; the
pension appropriation bill, carrying
$145,O0O 900, and the bill authorizing
the establishment of an agricultural
bank in the Philippine islands. Tho
principal fight over the agriculture
bill took place on the Beveridge
amendment requiring the packers tC
pay the cost of administering the meat
inspection law. This amendment was
defeated on a point of order. Mr.
Beveridge secured the adoption of ar
amendment which requires the date o
canning and inspection to appear OF
, the label of the can containing mea'
products.
= BY a vote of 43 to 10, the senate
ratified the Santo Domingo treaty
. This was one more vote in the affirmi
, tive than was required. The ratifica
) ton of the treaty followed a debat'
in executive session, during whicl
Bacon (Ga.) condemned the treaty a
worse than that negotiated in 1905
9 which now Is supplanted.
Lodge secured the passage of tn
r Philippine agricultural bank bill. A
e amendment offered by Senator Culbel
r son declaring the intention of tn
@ United States to abandon the island
v as soon as a stable independent COY
@ eminent should be established was d.
s featcd.
The senate also passed a bill gran
Ing a service pension to army nurses
The 'sundry civil bill was reporte
n TO the senate. 1t carries S1l457S.S6
q net increase of $l0,047, 547 over tn
4 house bill.