Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-03-06
D0lNGS OF CONGRESS-
what 3'oa, acknowledgements 4 "a
Doing From gay.to Day
J Debate on Subsidy Ends.

~. Debate on Subsidy Ends.
+ General debate on Che ship subsidy
biASin3 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'elock
~amendments-were offered to the bill
;ana the discussion proceeded there
on on. TIE leaders, on both. sides were
drawn into the debate. !, BY a vote
Of 1l2 to 127s eahfss<House defeated ar
amendment excepting the Sierra, the
Sononia and the Ventura of the DC.
,eanie line from the operation Of the
Ebill empowering the Postmaster Gen.
F;eral'stos make contracts with citizens
Of the United Statessfor carrying, the
[mailsson steamships d.
IS Mr: Fordney, ofs-Michiiggaihf, offered
a substitute for thesbill providing fol
La naval reserve and, increasing ocean
mail facilities to which Mr.. Burton
Of Ohio, addressed himself, inciden.
tally reviewing the whole subject OF
Subsidy legislation. as
1Thes argument for this selass OF
measure, said Mr.. Burton, rests
upon the fallacy that a subsidy tic
ships is akin to a protective tariff
1t IS mot so because in the relation
of the-Treasnry to those receiving
aid, a tariff brings money into the
exchequer, while subsidy pays it
out. ": l.sZ24 i;f .:5ft aEa > -
He said it was possible to build a
wall around country, but not around
all the seas where competition : is
necessarily unlimited and. cheapness
and fitness must prevail.
"TTeaargument' for a tariff would
not be aecepted@if it was contemplat-
ef that: for all time: there would be q
difference in the cost Of production
between this and other countries, y
he said.
: :He said the tendency Of. all sub
sides is to induce independence upon
governmental assistance. Lines that
have been subsidized" he added,
"have not been free from a record of
corruption and failure. y "a
Mr.. Birdsall, Of Iowa.. closed the
general debate for the opponents of
the bill and Mr.. Grosovenor, of
Ohio, for its advocates l
During the morhingsshour the House
agreed to the conference report on
the military academy bill.
srASjoint resolution Twas adopted
creating a commission Of five Sena-
tors and five: Representatives to- re-
wise and. report -to. the Goth Congress
upon the work of the commission 10
fcodify theslaRs- Of the United States.
- The conferencc sreppf 10 nSthe bull
Ielsting to- the4sf ratria toB offScitizers
was agreed to. ~.
y Bp, al vote Of .2A yeas, ssnd no
noes, the House further insisted on
it's disagreement to the provision in
The army appropriations Bill relating
itoS the, retirement : 4of paymasters.
clerks. - !.
Representative r hiittauer reported
to the House the general. deficiency
:sE'1s :sggropsaa iaH bi!f 1913 ,s47, g
9 rs Aid Seattle Exposition.
Thesssnate passed abe bill extend
ing government aid to the Alaska
Youkon-Pacife Exposition, to be held
in 319O9.,at. Seattle, and debated for
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 J Senator Hansborough
remarked that the distillers trust
controlled only 20 per cent of the
output. Of spirits in the country and
that the Independent distillers pro-
ducing the remainder so per cent.
were .sopposed -stosthe~ measure. Sem
ator Aldrich, Allison 8, :Hansborough
and Hepburn supported the amend
ment requiring the presence Of a gov
,ernment agent-.during the operation
Of the stills, .and Senator Carter and
McCumber spoke against the Samend-
iment. = 4. ..--a- 49, -
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 @sthe two
6oIses resulted.
:. The Senate. confirmed the .nomlla-
tions Of the Isthmian canal commits
sioners sent, to the Senate son the
18th instant. including Chairman
shonts and Chief Engineer Stevens.
Rhe Senate agreed to a joint reso-
luton accepting with the House an
invitation. to : attend the opening Of
the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Ex-
position. It provides that 10 Sena-
Tors and Is Representatives shall be
appointed to represent The 59th Con-
gress on this occasion. ~
Meat Inspection!
When the Agriculture appropria.
-tion hill-'was taken up in the Senate
.the..-Fulton amendment4.s providing
that no forest reserve shall hereafter
;bescreated or enlarged without an act
or ENLARGED without an act
Of congress ain <slthes States~oi Oregon
Washington, Idaho. Montana, Colo
rados and Wyoming, was adopted