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j IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Thursday, February 15.
Washington, Feb. 15. The senate
today passed to the consideration of the
joint statehood bill and for an hoar
and a halt listened to a speech by Dick
in support of the bill aa reported from
the committee on territories.
Tl b ' U prohibiting the unauthorised
-wearing of the insignia of the G. A. R.
and other soldier organizations was
passed.
Bills were passed establishing light
houses and fog signals on Cape II inch
inbrook island, William sound and
Cape Spencer, Cross sound, in Alaska.
Washington, ' Feb. 15. "Morning
hour" prevailed in the house today
until after 5 o'clock. The net result
was .he passage of a bill to increase to
$30,000 a year the Federal appropria
tion to each state and territory for the
support of agricultural experiment
stations and a bill repealing the present
law granting American register to for
eign ships wrecked and repaired on the
American coast in the discretion of the
secretary rf the department of Com
merce and Labor, and requiring a spe
cial act of congress to grant such regis
ter. The feature of the day was the at
tempt of Payne, chairman of the ways
and means committee, to get his bill
for the consolidation of customs collec
tion districts. A furious opposition
developed and by a roll call a large ma
jority voted against considering the
bill. . Again, when the experiment sta
tion bill came up, the debate reverted
into the Payne bill, and it was with
ditficultv that it could be brought to
an end-.
An indirect compliment was paid to
Longworth by a vote to adjourn today
until Monday, although nothing will
appear in the record of its purpose.
Wednesday, February 14.
Wednesday, Feb. 14. At a few
minutes after 6 o'clock today the senate
cast its final ballot on the subsidy ship
ping bill, which was passed by a vote
of S3 to 27. All tbe votes for the bill
were by Republican senators, and five
Republican senators voted with the
Demorcats in opposition. They were
Burkett, Dolliver, La Follette, Spooner
and Warner. The vote on the bill was
preceded by action on a number of
amendments, and this by an entire day
of debate. Many important amend
ments were accepted, but only in one
case was a modification agreed to that
was not in accordance with the wishes
of the managers of the bill. The excep
tion was on an amendment offered by
Spooner eliminating the provision giv
ing half pay to members of tbe naval
reserve who have served less than six
months.
When the shipping bill was dis
posed of the statehood bill was made
the unfinished business.
"Washington, Feb. 14. After spend
ing almost the entire day in debate on
tbe fortification bill, that measure was
passed by the house today.
Tuesday, February 13.
Washington, Feb. 13. -The fortifica
tions appropriation bill held tbe atten
tion of the house today, and was the
text for much heated argument, first
over the lax method of expenditure of
public money and second over the lo
cation of the proposed $11,000,000
naval station for the Philippines.
Washington, Feb. 13. Senator El
kins today introduced bis bill for rail
way rate regulation. The measure pro
vides that whenever any rate, fare or
charge established by any common car
rier shall be unjust and unreasonable,
the Interstate Commerce commission
shall have power, after complaint and
hearing, to make an order requiring
such rate to be modified, so far as shall
be necessary in order to remove the un
reasonableness and unlawfulness. The
order shall take effect on and after a
date to be specified not less than 30
days after service upon the carrier, and
shall continue in effect for one year un
less restrained or set aside by lawful
order or decree of court, or unless re
voked or modified by a supplementary
order of the commission, which may be
made upon application or after notice
to the carrier defendant in the proceed
ing. Senator Fulton today offered an
amendment to the sundry civil bill ap
propriating $400,000 for protecting and
preserving work done on the jetty at
the mouth of the Columbia river. Mr.
Fulton has concluded, after repeated
conferences with Chairman Burton, of
Spanish Trade Growing.
Washington, Feb. 13. Trade of the
United States with Spain and Portugal
amounted in tbe fiscal year 1905 to
over $54,000,000, according to a report
issued by the department of Commerce
and Labor.' Of this, $15,000,000 was
imports and $19,000,000 exports. Of
the imports, $6,500,000 was from Port
ugal and $8,500,009 from Spain. Of
the exports, $2,000,000 went to Portu
gal and $17,000,000 to Spain. Imports
from Portugal have greatly increased
during the last few years, while the
exports to that country have declined.
the house committee, and the senate
leaders, that the only possible way of
getting an appropriation this session
for the mouth of the Columbia is by an
amendment to the sundry civil bill.
There is absolutely no hope of passing
a special bill, nor is there any hope of
putting through an emergency river and
harbor bill to provide for a limited
number of deserving projects, aa was at
one time contemplated.
HEYBURN'S DRASTIC BILLS.
Monday, February 12.
Washington, Feb. 12. The senate
today adopted a joint resolution re
potted by Tillman from the senate
committee on interstate Commerce,
which directs the Interstate Commerce
commission to investigate the charge of
discrimination and combination in re
straint of trade made againet the rail
roads. It was a joint resolution, and
must be passed by the house . and
signed by the president before it be
comes effective. The adoption of the
resolution was preceded by a speech by
Tillman, in which he practically
charged that the administration was
not proceeding in good faith to secure
railroad legislation, becaase he was not
satisfied with the president's advisers.
Among these he mentioned Secretary
Root and Senator Knox.
Lodge also spoke at length on the
railroad question. He delivered a
carefully prepared speech, in which
he took a position for governmental
regulation of raU, but advised the ut
most caution against too radical action.
He expressed the opinion that the giv
ing of rebates was practically the only
evil existing in connection with the
railroad systems of the country.
Washington, Feb. 12. The house
today had sport with the bill providing
for the whipping-poet for wifebeaters
in tbe District of Columbia, and then
laid it on the tabe, effectively dispos
ing of it, by a vote of 153 to 60.
A new gavel was dedicated to the
memory of Lincoln, by Speaker Cannon
in opening the house, and the birth
day ot the martyred president was re
membered in the prayer of the chap
lain. Pacific Coast Protests.
Washington, Feb. 16. Serious op
position from Pacific coast interests has
developed to the Cushman bill provid
ing for new fishing legulationa for
Alatka. The house committee on ter
ritories is now considering the bill and
today six Pacific coast senators and a
number of representatives appeared be
fore it and asked that the hearing be
kept open until parties interested can
reach here from the coast to be heard
in opposition to it.
The principal point of objection is
that the bill gives to the department of
Commerce and Labor power to make
suitable regulations. It is claimed
the department would be absolute in
this matter, and that any changes in
the existing regulations would work
hardship, if not ruin, to the salmon
fishing indostr.es.
Why No Statue of Lafayette?
Washington, Feb. 16. The attention
o' Secietary Root has been called to the
delay in completing the bronze statue
of General Lafayette at Paris, for
which a large sum of money was raised
in this country, to take the place of the
plaster cast placed on tbe pedestal dur
ing the exposition of 1900. It is un
cerstood that Mr. Root has started an
investigation. The Daughters of the
American Revolution are interesting
themselves in tbe matter.
Northwest Graduates at Annapolis.
Washington, Feb. 14. Raleigh E.
Hughes, Portland ; Frederick N. Per
kins, Salem; Carroll G. Graves, Spo
kane; Randolph P. Scudder, North
Yakima; Robert L. Ghormley, Mos
cow, and Vestal P. Coffin, Boiser grad
uated from the Annapolis Naval acad
emy yesterday.
Last Hearing on Yakima Land.
Washington, Feb. 14. Lflfid Com
missioner Ross today had a final hear
ing on his fight for the approval of the
state Carey act selection of 55,000 acres
in tbe Yakima valley. The case will
probably be decided in a few days.
Lighthouse for Resurrection Bay.
Washington, Feb. 14. Senator Piles
today introduced a bill authorizing the
construction of a lighthouse at the en
trance of Resurrection bay, . Alaska, to
cost $25,000.
Railroads on the Islands.
Washington, Feb. 14. The bid of
Solomon & Co., Cornelius Vanderbilt,
J. G. White & Co., all of New York;
Thomas F. Swift, Detroit, with whom
is associated the International Banking
corporation; H. B. Wilson and Ileidel
bach, Ickelheimer & Co., has been ac
cepted by the Philippine government
for the concessionary contracts or
grants for the construction, mainte
nance and operation of railroads in tbe
islands of Negros, Fanay and Cebu.
Their bid provides for full government
guarantee authorized by congress.
Would Stop Creating Reserves and
Order General Survey.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 16. Sena
tor Hey burn la going after the presi
dent's forest reserve policy again. To
day he introduced bill far mora dras
tic than anything he has heretofore at
tempted. It prohibit farther with
drawals of public land tor forest reserve
purposes in Idaho, and stipulates that
where land has heretofore been with
drawn, and ha not been created into
forest reserves, it shall immediately be
restored to the public domain. It also
provide that no reserve or withdrawal
made tor forestry purpose in Idaho
shall include sections 16 or 30, title to
which was in the United State at the
date ot the admission of Idaho into the
Union. It futther stipulate that no
forest reserve shall be created in Idaho
to include land heretofore classified as
mineral.
The effect ot this bill, it enacted,
would be absolutely to pot a stop to
forest reserve extension In Idaho, but,
like Mr. Heyburu's other forestry
bills, it will not pats.
Mr. Ilejburn also introduced a bill
appropriating $100,000 for the survey
of all unsurveyed public land in Idaho.
Mr. Hey burn says Idaho' development
is being retarded by reason ot the fact
that only one-third of the state has
been surveyed. Furthermore, the lack
ot surveys make it impossible for the
state to perfect many of it selections
made under various special grants.
CHINESE ATTACK MISSION. '
Viceroys Now Tak Lead in Enmity to
White "Barbarians."
London, Feb. 16. The correspondent
at Shanghai of the Staudard telegraphs
as follows:
News has reached here ot another at
tack on a foreign mission at Nganklng,
province ot Nganhwei, on the left bank
of the Yangtse Kiang river. No loss of
life is reported.
Yesterday an attempt was'made here
by a trusted Chinese servant to murder
the secretary of the French municipal
council while he was asleep. The at
tempt waa frustrated and the assailant
arrested.
Many of the great provincial viceroys
are displaying a marked anti-foreign
attitude, which they would hardly dare
so openly to assume unless they
thought that Pekin approved their con
duct. In the foreign settlements ot
treaty port effort are being made
quietly to recover privilege granted to
foreigners.
In some quarters Japan is believed
to view the possibility of armed inter
vention being necessary with equanim
ity, since it would provide her with oc
casion to obtain from China what she
failed to exact from Russia.
In Shanghai two additional com-
fanies of volunteers are being raised,
t is reported that, the Municipal coun
cil favors strengthening the Sikh police
force by 500 men. Unfortunately, it is
at this juncture that it has been decid
ed to reduce the British China squadron.
HE BLAMES THE GRAFTERS.
Rojestvensky Says Bad Shipbuilding
Caused His Defeat.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 16. "Perhaps
I am guilty to some extent for our de
feat, and perhaps my subordinates did
not do all they might have done, but
at all events we who have fought the
battles were not thieves," said Admiral
Rojestvensky, who addressed the Im
perial Technical society yesterday even
ing upon the causes of the defeat of tbe
Russians at the battle of the Sea of
Japan.
The admiral made no specifications
regarding rascality in the construction
or equipment ot the ships, but he com
mented at length upon the destructive
force of the heavy Japanese shells,
which, when they only exploded in the
water near the Russian vessels, cracked
their plates and opened great leaks,
while those which hit the Russian
ships squarely were as destructive as
mines. .
A young lieutenant during the dis
cussion attempted to lay the blame on
submarine boats, but the admiral de
nied that submarine boats or mines
were used during the engagement.
Must Pay Wages for Shut-Down.
Warsaw, Russian Poland, Feb. 16.
Considerable comment has beea caused
by the judgment of the communal court
at Widzewo. near Lodz, ordering the
Coates Thread factory to pay the wages
of 800 employes during the ten weeks
the factory was closed. The works
shut down November 30 and a shortage
of coal was given as the reason for do
ing so. The court in rendering judg
ment said it was not lac k of coal, but
the high price of coal which induced
the closing, and found that this waa
not a good reason.
First Year Men Must Study.
Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 16. The
Harvard athletic committee voted to
night to concur with Yale and Prince
ton in an agreement excluding first
year men and graduate students of all
departments from university athletics.
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