Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-19
maine WRECkN0l'
FOR. SIDE. Show
PROJECT TO AUTHORIZE SALE
OF HULL FOR EXHIBITION
PURPOSE MEETS DEFEAT.
CITES TO BE GIVEN SOUVENIRS
''si' -.H ~ '' .t.' .s.H' Hsl.''Ff. ts' rr'l1
Urgent Deficiency Bill, Providing
$250,000 to Complete Work Of
''"' Raising Ship, Passes the
House. =.

washington, Dec. 1S.-Efforts to atf
thorize the sale of the hull Of the bat,
tleship Maine to private parties who
desire to exhibit it at various ports Of
the United States, and charge admis
sion fee to visitors, were defeated In
the house of Representatives. The urg.
ent deficiency bin. carrying an appro-
priation of $250,O0O to complete the
work of raising the Maine, after
hard fight, passed the house without
change. ~ f<!t% 81; sa!|GtH
1t was admitted in the debate that
offers approaching .$1,OOO,O0 have
been received from, exhibition inter.
ests for the rear portion OF the hull,
which can be fitted with a bulkhead
and towed from Havana to the United
States. This sum would more than
cover the 100000, the cost OF, clear.
Ing the wreck out of Havana harbor.
Chairman Fitzgerald of the appropri.
atoms committee said the govern.
ment would tow the rear part Of the
hull into the ocean and sink it with
full honors.
Representative, .Sisson of Mississip.
pi attempted to procure an amend.
ment authorizing the war department
to invite bids from private parties for
the rear portion of the hull, to be
used for exhibition purposes. He said
General Bixby, in charge OF the work
at Havana. stated that several tenta.
tive offers had been received from
the United States, some of them ap
preaching s1,Ooo,ooO. Mr.. ,sisson
said he did not consider, 1t as opposed
to the desires of the American people
to provide for a public exhibition OF
the wreck of the Maine under private
auspices.
sisson Has No Objection.
II would have no objection to hav.
ing it towed up the Mississippi river
and exhibited to my children" de.
clared Mr.. Sisson. is"'s7'' -'a"
The bill as passed would permit the
secretary of the navy to give por.
ton of the wreck to the city of Ha.
vana for public monument, a re.
quest for it having been made by the
president of Cuba. and would author.
lie the secretary of war and. the sec.
ASSoAy VI lAC navy " 81 uAI 'OSLcI pOEs
lions as souvenirs to cities and pa.
triotic societies or survivors of the
vessel. .,.-i .,..as tt,
A request for an additional $4,000
for the expenses of the house of rep.
resentatives and an attempt on the
part of the economy committee" of
the house tOacut in two the mileage
of senators and representatives threw
the house into debate on expenses
that is considered prophetic Of the
sessions that are to come.
Republicans again charged the dem.
ocrats with having lost track of their
economy program. The. reply from
the democratic side was bysintroduc.
ton OF a resolution misrepresentation
Palmer Of Pennsylvania, leader of the
economy board, to cut the annual
mileage allowance from 20 gents per
mile to 10 cents per mile. The demo-
cratic forces split on the proposition
and the plan. was voted down Sc to
1873. I, "a y i,@S N'S
Exactly $so,ooo.ooo is proposed to
be appropriated by congress during
the~next fve,yearsefor g0ed;roads un.
der bill introduced by Represents.
tive Prouty of Iowa, who advocates
national and state cooperation in
road construction and maintenance.
He proposed that congress sappropri.
ate and apportion among tho various
states 100000 in 1912. $4,000, 900 in
1918. s15,OOO,OO0 in 1914, $4O,OOO.ooo
in 1915 and $3O.OoO,oOO in 1916. The
federal expenditures on each road 10
limited to oneshalf the tota1ssscost.