The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-23
THE HOUSE KILLS
SHIP SUBSIDIES
BILL TO REDUCE REPRESENTA-.
TloN OF THE SOUTH IN
CONGRESS PASSES.
THE DEMOCRATS OPPOSED IT.
HiII Requiring the Publication OF
Amounts Received for Political
Campaign Contributions
Also is Adopted.

Washington, May 23. - Practically
all hope of a ship subsidy was aban.
doned Friday when the house, by q
vote Of las TO 156, rejected the con.
ference report on the postoffice ap.
preparation bill containing a provision
therefor and on which the principal
fight was made. The bill was sent
back to conference and there now is
little prospect thl the house con.
ferees win yield to the senate.
A campaign contribution publicity
bill, embodying an amendment by Mr..
Crumpacker Of Indiana, providing for
a reduction in the representation In
the house of representatives In those
states having Acknowledgement laws
was passed by the house by vote OF
100 to 125. following lively debate.
The measure was brought up under
suspension Of the rules and 40 min.
utes were allowed in which to dis.
cuss It. The southern members In
particular were bitter in their de-
nunciation OF the apportionment pro-
vision of the bill. Mr.. Williams, the
minority leader, was especially Wig.
orous in,his attack, charaeterizing the
bin as being an attempt TO revive the
conditions during reconstruction
days. On account OF the Crumpacker
amendment the Democrats voted
against the bfll in'its entirety.
In brief, the provision regarding
publicity of campaign contributions Is
made applicable to the national com.
mittees and the national congression-
al campaign committees of all polit.
ical parties. and all committees, asso-
Citations or Organizations which shall
in two or more states influence the
result or attempt to influence the rev
suit OF an elect n " which repre-
sentatives In CO. % -e TO be elect
ed,
The Crumpackel an er iment pro-
vides for the re-enactment Of certain
sections of the old federal law excep.
that the idea Of the unenacted Force
bill authorizing the use OF troops at
the polls is eliminated. II also p y
vides that the director OF the cens q
shall submit to congress- report IN
population showing Sthe nur ,r of
male citizens, white and BLACK. la
each state and the number disfran.
chised. for the purpose OF enabling
congress to ascertain the apportion-
ment in representation to which such
states may be entitled.
Although the CrumpaclSer amend.
ment does not In express terms state
that 1t is especially applicable to the
southern states, Such is the fact.
Sanatc. - The open session OF
the senate was concluded with an en-
tended debate on the power Of con-
gress to regulate Interstate and for
eign commerce and a negative vote
OF 23 to 32 was taken on a motion
TO adopt the Foraker substitute for
the Interstate commerce commission
resolution extending sthe time when
the penalty PROVISION OF the commod.
ity clause OF the Hepburn railroad
rate law is to take effect. The For
aker substitute provided that the pro.
hibition against railroads transport.
ing across state lines coal or other
articles produced by them, shall apply
only to property acquired since the
passage h the Hepburn rate bill,
May 20. 1906. The other resolution
applied to all products, without lin.
itation concerning the time of own
ership.
The disagreement OF the house to
the conference report on the postoi-
fice appropriation bin on account Of
the senate provision for mail subsidy
was laid beforesthe senate and anosh.
er conference was ordered, with In.
structions to insist UPON the amend.
ment