| Show BATAN SATAN ISLAND I frau 1103 In III Defeat I lug 1111 UK 1111 in to It II June Jun Chairman h Tawney Tan of or the Ih appropriations commit committee commItte tee lee te directed a euc successful ucc tul fight today against al ft the bill leasing the Katan Hatan Is h Island i iland land Ih lb Islands military roser reset for fo coal mining purposes The bill contemplated lbs Ibe leasing of th the c coal al mines on Island which Is I by water ater routs route ISO 1541 mile tj from train Mailla tn to a private company compan for U 55 ars with lIh th the understanding that the company sw urine euring the lease c should sell leU coal coel to the States Statu and anal the Phil in government at t a price not lIot tn to exceed ext 10 per lIer cent abOt the cost coat 01 ot mill I inc A military has hili el ci that the Ih Mal coal could be thus mined Mini 1111 sold nt III 0 per ton RS as A against Si l lr par I fr ton Ion which It now no rest lIlt the Ih gay ROV for liar Japan Japa or Australian coals Mr Ir Tawney Taney attacked the th principle nf I giving away awny the property pro of ot the Ih States without a royalty Mr Ir 4 Mark lark If if f I Missouri Instated that If It wo ao are ar coin goin cointo I to tn keep th the Philippines Philippine we C ought nt not notto to 10 alienate a single leland Island or anything produced pd on the for Cor In time lime 1 f war ar we Ie would need nel every ever facility tal II I af sr afforded II forded Corded The measure was opposed also abo by bT Hull of ot Iowa Keifer of nl f Ohio and C C H li I LandIs of or Indiana I Mr Ir Cooper of ot Wisconsin And Mr Ir JIll Hill of ot Connecticut labored la zealously Iou fur for forthe 1 the Ih measure which had the recommendation dation dallon of ot th the secretary or of war both InsIsting that It wee was a good proposition pr The Ti vote to 10 pass pal pa the bill hill hillon on oil of or the rules was ovet whelming hostile I |
