The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-17
SUBSIDY BILL MAY
SPLIT REPUBLICANS.
Dislike of Senator Hanna Il Strong
Feature of the Formidable
Opposition.
HIS DICTATION IS RESENTED.
Belief Is Entertained in Some
Quarters That Measure Will
Not Be Passed at This
Session.
HIS DICTATION IS RESENTED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, Dec, 16.-Cnless the drift on
the ship subsidy bill changes there is ike
iy to be a wide split in the Republican
party. preceded by a row in the Senate. the
like of which has not been known during
this administration.
Senators Hanna and Frye are very keen
ly awake to the combination that has been
formed to obstruct the bill I'm the Senate
Senator Frye at least shows evidences OF
losing his temper. Senator Hanna Will not
admit for publication that there IS any
thing wrong. or that the ship subsidy bill
has anything else than summer seas ahead
of 1t. Both assert that they will have 4
clear majority in the Senate but the
trouble is TO get the bill to a vote
Circumstances all point to a very deter
mined effort to prevent final consideration
of the subsidy bill. thus killing T. by OBJ
struction. At the beginning OF the session
Senators Hanna and Frye and others sue
ceeded IN having the measure taken up
and 1t Is now on the calendar unfinishe
business. taking precedence over every
other measure pending or contemplated in
the Senate. except appropriation bills. II
has showed aside the Ntcaraguan Canal bill
and will continue to freeze out the oleo-
margarine bill. 1t is still the determinat tion
of the Committee on Order of Business to
keep ii before the Senate whether the Hay
Pauncsfote treaty is disposed OF or not
Dislike of Hanna q Factor,
Opposition to the shipping bill is fourfold.
their dislike of Senator Hanna. Members
like Allen Of Nebraska, Teller OF Colorado.
Wellington Of Maryland and Pettigrew of
South Dakota have grievances. Others like
Senator Butler Of North Carolina want to
defeat anything the Republican dictator
Another branch OF the opposition in
Guides Senators who are willing TO vote Tor
q shipping bill. but are opposed to any
built abroad. and purchased or otherwise
secured BY American capitalists for the
Eole purpose Of grabbing off the subsidy.
publican Senators who are opposed TO any
subsidy bill. vet will be compelled to vote
for the Frye-Hanna measure II it is ever
Opposition to the Bill has so far been large
ly confined to obstructive tactics This is the
way snT neIr IN Of ne nc
a bill which has the active support OF such
powerful men as Frye and Hanna. backed
Hence several Republican Senators. who
would be compelled to vote for the bill if
It came to a vote. are encouraging the out
spoken opponents OF the measure to talk 1T
TO death. and will assist them in this work
as far as possible. Tnis combination induces
the belief in many quarters that the sub
Resent His DictatiOn.
That there is ground for this belief is
clear Senator Hanna has practically agreed
to a posrponement OF a vote on the shipping
bill until after the holidays. He has said he
would wait a reasonable time for his Re
publican colleagues to make up their minds
and get In line" and would then fight back
il the obstruction continued. The chances
certainly seem against any action on the
measure this session, unless Senator Hanna
can break the combination described.
The fact is, the dictation OF Senator Hanna
is resented by his colleagues and. more
over, many Republican Senators who have
grievances against the administration are
voting against administration measures
whenever possible to do SO under the guise
of patriotism, as I'm the case OF the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, or on the plea. that their
political standing at home IN threatened
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty vote gave these
men an opportunity to go on record, and
Senator Hanna's confidence in his control Of
the Republican majority has been severely
shaken by that vote and the apparent pur-
pose OF some OF his colleagues TO check the
administration policy in other important re-
spects.