The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-12-12
HE WANTS ACTION.
Senator Hanna Strainlng Every Nerve
for Ship Subsidy Bill.
WANTS 1T PASSED AT ONCE.
He Is Afraid to Wait Until After the
Holiday Recess.
OPPOSITION SAID TO BE STRONG.
Secretary Gage and The Administration feal
Deficit
llF THE WAR REVENUE BILL IS CUT MUCl
senator scott Thinks n Reduction o
4O,0OO,OO0 in War Revenues
Would Be Dangerous.
Secretary Gage and the Administration Fear
Deficit
IF THE WAR REVENUE BILL is CUT MUCH
senator scott Thinks n Reduction 81
$4O,0OO.0O0 in War Revenues
Would Be Dangerous.

Washington, December 1.-THE desire
for reduction of the war revenues Is
mot confined to democrats, but repub-
licans are needing the wishes of the peo-
pie, which are SO apparent on this propo-
sition that they can not be overlooked.
but Secretary Gage and the administrs-
seem to fear deficit il the figures go
above $50 ,OO0, OoO as recommended by the
latter
Senator Scott. who was formerly COM
missioner Of internal revenue, thinks
cut of S2O,OOOOoO to s25 900 600 Is about
all shat the bill can stand, and that
reduction of $40, 900, 900 in the bill would
/ be dangerous.
For instance said the senator, the
treasury will have to redeem probably
| 1000 900 in stamps when the amended
act goes into operation. If this is added
to $40 10000 as must be done 1t will
be seen that the treasury VIII be minus
55OOO,O0O in the course of year. ]
have been looking up the figures at the
treasury and feel satisfied that $4,000, 600
is not too heavy am estimate. | believe
that the redemptions in bank check
stamps would run as high as S5,0o0,0oQ or
s6.000, 0OO All over the country indivld-
uals and institutions using many stamps
have laid in large supplies. sometimes as
much as year ahead. The government
has received the money for these and
would have to return it in case the taxes
are taken Off
The friends of the ship subsidy bill
concede that unless the bill can DC
called up and passed by. thu senate ne
fore the holiday recess, all hope OF pass
ling II at the session win hive 80 be
abandoned. Senator Hanna Is stralhing
every point to get carly action on lAe
measure put other bills OF equal, IL lo'
greater. public interea now monoRohzc
the attention OF the senate. inc failure
to get rient OF way is supplemented Wy
the fact mat there is strong Oppose
= lion 10 Tie substituting Of ships partlcu-
llarly amcng Western senators. and those
representing inland States. The Dill Is
also being tGgoniZed in other directions
from men too, who are towers o
strength in the financial world. Desplt'
a this gloomy outlook there is SIM a ian
: chance of getting the bill through II
= can only De caileu up pelolo wv iN'
= recess After that time it's chances o
y getting the attention of the senate VII
r grow Internationally less as the session
s advances for the appropriation DIS WI
then be I'D for consideration and VII
= have to be passed if IN extra session !
3 to be avoided, The democratic senator
are almost solidly opposed to the pres
:, ent DILL though claiming in the abstract
not to be unfriendly to subsidy olll.
There is also a division Of sontimen
among the republicans themselves VIZ
some of whom the bill does not alto
gether meet their approval.