The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-03
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
RULE PROVIDING FOR ITS CONSiD-
GRAFTON is ANTICIPATED
IN THE HOUSE
WESTERN INTEREST AROUSED
Measure Safe to Pass the House, and
May BE Given Time In the Senate
Before the CIoSe of the Session
Treuty NOte-Pence Papers
Lumber Tariff Compromise-In-
dian Germ Exhibit.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-(Special.)-
With the army reorganization bill
out Of the way, the prospects of sew
eral important measures brighten in
the house. The following are now in
order of consideration, the river and
harbor bill having passed today: The
military academy bill, the Hawaiian bill
and bills affecting the public lands.
Besides these, the committee on rules
will report an early day for taking up
the Hanna-Payne shipping bill. The
resolution to this effect calls for six
hours general debate, and then four
hours debate under the five minute
rule. The effect of Mr.. ]. j. Hills
speech before the commerce committee,
in which he demonstrated the immense
avantage to the Northwest Of this
measure, can be seen in the following
statement of Mr.. Payne, who recently
said: The interest of the West in the
subsidy bill has been lately aroused
by the spread of our Asiatic trade,
and the rational expectation that as
sistance to American shipping would
mean greater development. This new
outlet for grain and flour causes de-
mand for American. transportation,
and there is also an increased demand
for American cotton cloths to be ship
ped at through rates to the Japanese
and Chinese markets"
The bill, then, may be said to be safe
of passage in the house. There is more
uncertainty, however, as to its fate in
the senate, those interested in other
measures fearing that, if it was once
taken up for consideration, much time
would be consumed which otherwise
they might get. There is sure to be
q scramble at the end of the session,
with luck rather than merit achieving
success.
EXTRA SESSION OPPOSED.
This same inevitable scramble will
be intensified, if the change of senti-
ment regarding an extra session re-
mains permanent. A week ago it was
universally admitted that an extra
session must be called early in March;
today both Democrats and Repub-
licans hopefully claim that it can be
avoided. While the wish is doubtless
the father of the thought, it will also
have much to do in bringing about the
compromises which will make the con-
summation possible. Judging from
the Well-known views of senator's, for
instance, it seems incredible that any
army reorganization legislation can be
enacted. And yet, when it is remem-
bered that upon such a failure surely
depends the convening of the Fifty
sixth congress- it is likely that some
sort of a compromise measure will be
patched up and rushed through. AS
for the Alaskans, the Hawaiians, the
currency reformers, and even the
dredgers of so-called rivers and SUI
posititious harbors, they may all wait
until next December, in order that the
prevailing nostalgia shall be appeased.
GEN. EAGAN's CASE.
Such procrastination and avoidance
of issues is a chara cteristtc of the ad-
ministration. When weak men is in
a corner, he puts off and trusts to luck.
From this circumlocution in all dis
agreeable matters, both great and
small, it is easy to predict that there
will be no hurry in the disposition Of
Gen. Eagan. The papers have been
sent to the judge advocate general for
review; he will transmit them In his
own good season to the adjutant gem
eral, who, after due deliberation, will
forward them to the secretary of war;
who will discuss them with the prest-
dent as opportunity may occur. And
some day, when public attention is con-
centrated in a far different direction
clemency will be extended to this bully
extraordinary and vituperator pleni-
potentiary, who experienced such an
unfortunate but natural burst of pas
sion while debating to his type writer.
The Carter case is a precedent for this
expectation, and so are the medical
abuses of the late war In fact Mr.