The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18
THE Snip SUBSIDY BILL.
SLIM CHANCE FOR FAVORABLE RE-
PORT IN THE HOUSE.
Majority Of the Committee Against
II, President Said TO BE Shy of
II and the Probability Is II
VIII Ne Allowed to Die.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON Feb. 1.-THE Hanna
Payne shipping subsidy bill Is In bad
way. From present indications chairman
Grosvenor will find Il a difficult task TO
get the bill out Of his committee with
favorable report. II may possible be
saved from defeat by the addition of rad
leaf amendments. but. even In that case.
its passage by the house is very doubt
full. Apart from other reasons for the
long delay In reporting the bill. II Is now
freely said that the president has inti-
mated that II might not be wise to press
the matter to consideration at this session
OF congress.
Political expediency. It Is reported, has
suggested that. on the eve of presiden-
tial election. II would be a weak move
for the Republican party and would Of
fer an easy point Of attack for the Demo-
Gratis. Subsidy measures OF all kinds arc
viewed with suspicion, since the govern
nent made what many consider a losing
settlement with the Central Pacific rail-
road. and subsidies for Pacific cable COM
panies and the merchant marine cannot
come anywhere near to receiving the Re
publican vote.
II Is known that Representative Gros-
venor, chairman of the committee
merchant marine and fisheries. some time
ago attempted to induce the Republicans
to 60 into caucus on the Hanna-Payne
bill, but his efforts to make It party
measure met with much opposition and
80 many Republican members declared
that they could not be whipped into line
that he was forced to abandon his ef-
forts. The detection on the Republican
side would probably be too great to be
made up by the few scattering Demo-
cratic votes In favor of the bill, so that
the prospect for its passage are certainly
gloomy.
More than that. Representative Gros-
venor IL having trouble with his commit
tee Tho committee consists OF ten Re-
publicans and seven Democrats. OF these
four Republicans, Minor OF Wisconsin,
Stevens OF Minnesota, Fordney of Mich-i
gan and Jones OF Washington. are oppos-
ed to tho bill In It's present form. Jones'
objections might be met by granting
larger subsidy benefits to the slow freight
carrying steamers On the other hand,
Chandler Of New York Il advocating the
passage of the bill and Small Of North
CArolina IL said 20 be wavering. although
his Democratic friends say that he can
be counted on to stand with the minority
members.
Allowing that both Chandler and Small.
the two Democrats. should vote in COM
mfttee for . favorable report. ana the
four Republicans should vote against a
favorable report the committee would
stand nine TO eight against the Hanna
Payne bill. As matters now stand con-
siderable alterations must be made In the
holes OF the committee room indefinitely,
rather than to take chance of failure
on the floor. Fitzgerald of Massachu-
setts and De vries OF California are al
ready preparing an adverse report on tho
bill 10 which they believe the four dis
sentinE Republicans will afYix their names.
in ths senate the committee on commerce
mas made less progress. but the chances
fer favorable report seem better there
than m the house committee
Turkish Ministers wife.
When All Ferroush Bey, the Turkish
minister. returned 10 Washington a few
daVu ago. after q leave OF absence Of six
months, he was accompanied by his wife.
his sister and Madame Hanln, who win DO
companion to his wife. This is the first
time that Turkish women have appeared
In washington ofSicial society, and the in
cident. therefore, is oceasioning considers-
BILE conment and speculation. II was only
as IN especial favor from his imperial ma
jesty. the sultan. that All rerrough was
permitted to bring his wife with him. She
10 the daughter OF a long line OF Mosicm
warriors who have been prominent In OF
to1nsA history for more than four centuries
The sultan's permission that the ladies
should accompany the minister was given
only upon the condition that the family
adhere strictly to the rules Of the Koran.
Speaking OF tho part which HIS wife
eial Affairs the Turkish minister said
She will lead exactly the same life as
any other Moslam lady OF her rank and
will attend the same devotions aud con
duct her household exactly as IL she was at
constantinople. she and ] both gave this
promise TO my imperial master, tho sultan
before he would permit her TO accompany
me. She VIII be able TO receive lady visit
ors and hope she may be able to pay her
respects to Mrs. Mckinley She cannot
OF course, receive calls from gentlemen no
matter how high their standing. but she
will he at home to any ladies who may
wish Go call
I'VE viii have TO give UP my present
house as the accommodations will not be
suitable to tho life l will have 10 lead. |
must provide 4 separate entrance for tho
ladfss of my household and must set apart
portion OF the house for their residence
She will return the visits OF ladies' but. OF
course, she will take care to 10 this In the
absence OF their husbands When paving
respects to the presidents ladies' Il win be
necessary that the gentlemen 81 tho exc
outive household viii not he present"
Pension nm introduced.
Representative Jones has introduced nip
authorizing and directing the secretary 4
the interior 20 place upon the pension rolls
the namc OF J. h. wetherhce, who was the
cook for Company O. First regiment Wash.
ingten volunteers Wethcrbes was shot
and permanently disabled near paco
church. Manila. February s lSas lie was
assisting at the request OF the offfcer In
charge IN raising "a telegraph wire IN order
to establish communication between certain
points The bin provides that wetherhes
SHAH receive a pension IL So a n1onth
GraEing Land Leases.
In some sections u the state Of WsRh-
Ia a.. hat
hin for the leasing ~ the public grazing
lands C0ntemplates also ne leasing ~ tho
forrest reserves such Is not the case as The
bili provides only Cor the leasing OF public
grazing lands that arr not wlthin any pub
lie reserve or not otherwise used Senator
Foster states that ihc Intention IS 90 pro-
Nlae ample protection for 3ll small ranchers
and to give them a preferred right IN max
ing leases Sources of Watcr supply are
also 10 be troi ected and prcv!sfen made far