New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08


United States not TO exceed $500, 100000
of United States notes not bearing in
terest, TO be paid 70 all who shall sup,
ply material 70 and for the army and
navy" The notes are to be redeemaole
in coin at the pleasure Of the Secre-
tary after 1885 and shall be full legal
tender.
Senator Thomas's resolution to limit
the profits on army and navy equip
ment points out that the defence propa-
ganda which processes to be "actuated
and inspired by exalted and disinter-
ested motives Of loyalty and patriot
ism" has among its most ardent sup
porters those who would profit COM
mercially by preparedness.
Manufacturers to Serve L. 5.
an time Of peril like the present"
he saws, at is the duty of all patriotic
citizens to signalize by sacrifice their
devotion to country" Therefore he de-
mands that all makers "of warships'
naval and war munitions, equipment
and other needed material shall be re-
CURED TO furnish and supply the gov
eminent Of the United States for, dur
ing and until the year 1920 with sucn
of their products and manufactures as
il may need or require for the increase
OF its army and navy, az their actual
cost plus per cent OF the amount
thereof and all transportation com
panies or systems shall be required 20
transport such material as directed ~
the government upon similar terms.
immigration Bill Up Again
During the day more than half the
Senators, by introducing bills lncor
porating their pet hobbies, served no
tce that they would resume the sights
that they have prosecuted in the past.
Due 70 the fact that President Wilson
vetoed IL last year. although II had
passed Congress by overwhelming ma
jorities, the introduction Of the bill 10
restrict immigration was, perhaps, the
most interesting. This was introduced
By Senator Dillingham;, OF Vermont,
ranking Republican member Of the
Senate immigration Committee.
Senator Hitchcock introduced his
embargo on munitions bill, while Sena-
tor Works, of California, went him one
better with a bill providing that not
only munitions, but foodstuffs, cloth
ing, horses and every possible article
that might be used in any way for the
aid or comfort Of soldiers in the field.
should not be exported. So far as IS
known these two Senators are alone
in the desire for an embargo.
The prohibition fight was started by
Senator Sheppard, Of Texas, who in
troduced bill TO make the District OF
Columbia dry. Mr.. Sheppard last year
was the co-author, with Representative
Hobson, of the national prohibition
amendment.
Federal incorporation Of railroads
was proposed in bill introduced by
Senator Thomas. Of Colorado, while
Senator owen fathered a bill authoriz-
ing a Federal Department of Health.
more liberal form of government for
Porto Rico was proposed in a bill by
Senator Salisbury, Of Delaware.
Philippine Bill Reintroduced.
Senator Hitchcock, chairman OF the
Philippines Committee. reintroduced
the administration bill providing
more autonomous government for the
islands and declaring the ultimate pur-
pose Of the United States 10 be the
granting Of freedom to them. Senator
Smoot, Of Utah. introduced the first
conservation bill Of the session, provid-
ing for agricultural entries Of the coal
lands of Alaska. He also introduced q
bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase or redeem United
States bonds with surplus funds OF the
Treasury.
Cloture rules were proposed by Sena-
tors owen and Williams. The old fight
between Senator Owen, chairman o.
the Banking and Currency Committee.
and the next ranking Democratic mem
Der, Senator Hitchcock, came 10 the
fore when Senator Owen reintroduced
his bill for the regulation of stock ex-
changes. This bill denies to all ex-
changes that do not incorporate under
and conform 10 rules laid down for
their conduct the privileges of III"
mails and interstate telegraph lines. It
would forbid the carrying in the mails
of a newspaper printing stock quota
tons from an exchange that had not so
complied.
A Republican answer to President
Wilson's plea for a merchant marine
was made by Senator Gallinger when
he introduced a bill granting subsidies
10 ships flying the American flag and
conforming TO certain naval require
ments His bill also proposed the
education OF young Americans 10 De
officers Of naval auxiliary ships by
making an allowance TO merchant ships
which trained such men.
Senator Kenyon. Of Iowa, reintro-
duced his child labor bill and also
bill providing for an eight-hour day
for women engaged in the manufacture
Of articles that enter into interstate
commerce Senators Poindexter and
Ashurst presented resolutions for the
printing Of 100000 copies Of the report
of the Walsh Industrial Relations
Commission.
Under a bill introduced by Senator
Weeks all persons coming TO the Capt.
,ol 20 influence legislation will be re-
quired TO register Providing for vo-
cational education along the lines ad-
vocated by the commission Of which
he was chairman. Senator Hoke Smith,
Of Georgia, proposed a bill which was