St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-21
THE LOBBY LAID LOW.
Democrats Defeat the Senate Subsidy
Scheme in the Postofice Appro-
priation Measure.
Pacific Mail People and Other Strikers
Astonished Beyond Measure at
the Result.
Northwestern NJ embers Almost Solid
Against the Attempt to Favor the
Steamship Companies.
Report on a Bill to Prohibit Aliens
From Owning Land in the
United States.
Democratic Disapproval.

Democratic DisapprOval.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The vote in
the house to-day on the subsidy clause of
the pOStoffice bill was a terrific surprise to
the Pacific Mail people. They expected
defeat, but thought they would have some
show of getting conference report which
would propose compromise. The Repub-
lican vote against the subsidy was stronger
than any one supposed it would be. The
Pacific Mail has spent a great deal of
money to lobby the measure through. The
Northwestern congressman voted as fol-
lows:
Minnesota-White. Wakefield and Strait
in the affirmative, Gilfllan in the negative
and Nelson absent.
Wisconsin-La Toilette, Hudd, Guenther
and Thomas in the affirmative. Price and
Stephenson in the negative and Caswell,
Bragg and Van Schaick absent.
Iowa-Hall, Murphy, Henderson. Fuller
Weaver. Conger, Hepburn and Struble all
voted in the affirmative, Frederick, Ly-
man and Holmes being absent.
GOSSIP AFTER THE BATTLE.
Mr.. Adams of New Y ork, subsidy man,
thought to secure vote that would affirm
the principle of substituting lines by moving
to except the Pacific Mail company from
the benefits of the subsidy. The propo-
stion was received with laughter, and only
Adams and one other man voted
for it. The Burrows amendment to
set apart one-half of the $SO0,0
for substituting new lines was a bid for
| Southern votes and secured the support of
the Louisiana members, but was defeated
by tiftysiX majority. The three gentle
men i'll the gallery who watched the pro-
ceedngS with so much interest have been
in the city great deal of the session. They
are directors. respectively of the Pacific
Mail and Brazilian and RED ID" lines of
steamships. They looked at each other and
| laughed when Cannon Of Illinois said in
his speech to-day that there had been no
lobby here in the interest of the subsidy.
Besides those three there have been several
from the south who have put in. good deal
of work in the interest of a New Orleans
| line
TO SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.
| One Of the subsidy men said to-day IN
speaking of their failure of to carry the
senate amendment that their cause had
been veN much damaged by the lavish
promises made by Mr. Louterbach year
ago, when the subsidy of 100000 was Sc
cured, which were afterward neglected or
repuuiated.
| OMr. Morrison called out to McAdoo, of
New Jersey, who was passing near him in
the hall after adjournment: Now you see,
McAdoo, if you and Randall would come
into the party we could whip
the world. Representative Durham,
of Illinois, says he was in favor
of making a subsidy appropriation
for the purpose of trying for one
year at least whether it would not do some
| Ting toward reviving our commerce. Ran
dali, Dockery of Missouri and Blount of
Georgia. whose speeches contributed so
much to defeat the attempt to force sub
sidy upon the administration against its
well-known wishes, say they have not
particle of doubt that the senate will give
up the contest after the crushing defeat of
to-day.
| THE ROUTINE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Mr. Holman
reported the executive, legislative and
| judicial appropriation BILL and it was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the senate amendments to the
postoffice appropriation bill. The amend
ment setting apart $40, 900 of the appropria
ton for the free delivery service and for
the establishment Of the free delivery SyS-
TEN in cities where it is not now established,
was concurred in. The amendment was
rejected which authorizes the postmaster
general to contract for inland and foreign
steamboat service when it can be COM
| bined in one route; also, the amendment
increasing by $4,000 the appropriation for
railway postoffice car service. The amend
ment was concurred in increasing from
1851, 725 to 1921, 900 the appropriation for
necessary and
r, IT
The foreign mail service amendment
having been reached. Mr.. Blount moved a
non concurrence in it. A number of amend
mentS were then offered and voted down.
Mr.. Barry of Mississippi. opposed the
senate amendment on the ground that it
was subsidy. Mr.. Mills of Texas, char
acterized the amendment as donation of
$40, 900 to American ship builders chief of
whom was John Roach. Mr.. Price of
Wisconsin, said that subsidy was the theory
/ that undellay every progressive institution
throughout the land. Everything was SUBJ
sidized down to the salt water and then
congress became frightened and stood still
| while the American ships were driven from
the sea. Mr. Findlan of Maryland, favored
the amendment Mr.. Morrison Of Illinois.
energetically opposed the return to the SUBJ
sidy policy of former years which was in
volyed in the amendment Of the senate
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, called at
tention to the curious spectacle presented
by the senate amendment which involved
an expenditure of $1,000 but which had
not one word of executive suggestion or
approval to commend it. There was no
estimate for the appropriation. 1t emf
mated from the senate-a body which had
been contending for years against any gen.
eral legislation on appropriation bills. In
voting upon this amendment he wanted
every member to range himself on the side
where he expected to stay to the end. ZAP
plause on the Democratic side.) Last year
the senate amendment similar to the pend
| ing proposition had been put through in
the house by
REASON OF ABsENTEEIsM,
but he invoked every man to so record
himself on this proposition that he would
not find it necessary to absent himself here
after. Mr.. Blount of Georgia, in closing
the debate, said that last winter under the
threat of an extra session the house had
concurred in the senate amendment appro-
priating 100000 for the foreign mail
service. The Democratic administration
came into power and put the ban Of its
condemnation upon the proposition. The
policy of the administration of this subject
could not be mistaken, and when the
United States senate, in violation Of the
rules, in violation of the principles that
general legislation should not be placed
npon appropriation bills sought to force
this proposition upon the administration,
there was an audacity and boldness
that needed to be met wsth courage The
issue was plain and clear-cut, and for one
he was willing, as Democrat, to take the
responsibility OF his action. The senate
amendment was non-cOncurred in without
division, and the committee rose and re-
ported its action to the house. The house
confirmed the action of the committee on
the foreign mail service amendment by a
vote of yeas IT'S. nays 80.
AMERICA FOR MERICANS.
A Proposition to Prevent Aliens
from Acquiring Real Estate.