The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-05
TRADE INCREASING
If TT Is TO BE HANDLED BY AMER
ICAN SHIPS EARLY LEGIsLA-
TION is NEEDED
HENDERSON BY AecLAMArIoN
General View In Washington of the
speakership Contest - 1t Is Not
Shared by MIR. joy, of Missouri,
Who Believes the Race Is still
nm, Open 0ne-No Trouble In Pros
Dect.

| WASHINGTON. June IT believe
that next congress will pass subsidy
bill, said Representative Payne, of New
York. .The time certainly seems to be
right for such action. Our export trade
has increased and l don't see how 1t can
help increasing tillfurther in the future.
Business in the new colonies and the
far East is bound to pick up rapidly
We should carry that trade in our own
ships and not transport 1t under foreign
flags In order to accomplish this 1t will
be necessary to provide legislation to aid
the American merchant marine
When asked if he believed the house
and senate committees would be able
to reach an agreement on the currency
bill Mr.. Payne said: 't z+',5,.
- do, and 1 think the bill will pass ear
ly in the session. see nothing serious in
the. way of "a satisfactory understanding
between the house and senate on bill
which all Republicans can support
MR.. joys VIEWS.
Representatives Joy, of Missouri, does
not believe Col. Henderson, of Iowa, has
by any means won the race for the
speakership. "It Is impossible to tell at
this juncture," he said, what effect the
withdrawal Of Mr.. Hopkins will have on
! the other candidates. still believe it Is
an open race and the contest will not
be determined definitely until the caucus
meets. The withdrawal of Mr. Hopkins
Is quite surprise. 1 think he was a
little premature. You know 1 am a candi-
date for the speakership and expect to
have the solid Republican delegation
from Missouri behind me. You can say
/ will not withdraw until the last horn
blows There are two Republicans be-
sides myself in the Missouri delegation,
and l do not see why we shouldn't hold
the balance of power and get some good
chairmanships by withdrawing at the
proper time"
HENDERSON WILL WIN.
This view, however, is not generally
shared here. BY the declaration Of Mas
sachusetts for Henderson for speaker it
is believed here the Iowa colonel will be
elected by acclama ton, The Bay state
will certainly be followed by other dele
cations In New England, and the twenty
votes of Pennsylvania are supposed to
be ready for delivery at any time. The
New York delegation is called for next
Tuesday, sand 1t is generally understood
that while Sherman may remain nomi-
nalIy in the field 1t will only be for the
purpose Of taking advantage of some
possible misplay on the part Of Hender-
son.
The Massachusetts vote has undoubt-
edly made Moody the central figure in
Republican politics for some time to
come, and the political astrologers say
he is destined to take Reeds place in the
Northeast, and is already slated as Hen
derson's probable successor as speaker
1t is said Moody has been offered the
choice Of the committees Of banking and
currency, merchant marine and fisheries,
and naval affairs
1t is believed here in Washington that
the rapid development OF the Henderson
boom will also result in an amicable
agreement on the minor offices of the
house, so that the patronage will be
fairly divided pro rata among all the
Republican delegations.
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
The election of a speaker and other
officers of the house without a long and
exciting fight is so unusual the poll
ticians are beginning to look around for
evidences of trouble, but without effect.
Henderson more than has enough votes
already in sight to nominate him. and
the minor offices are likely to be por-
toned out to particular states whose
delegations will decide on the precise
man.
One result Of the early settlement of
the speakership question will be to ex-
pedite business in the house, as Hender-
son will be able to spend the summer
picking out chairmen without much re-
gard for the possible influence on his
own chances of election.
When asked what he thought of the
story that Mr.. Hopkins had been prom
ised the leadership of the ways and
means committee in return for his with
drawal from the speakership race Chair
man Payne, who succeeds Mr.. Dingley
as leader of the house, smiled and said:
I've been thinking it was about time
for that story to make its appearance"