The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-13
senator Hanna. Who Is Advocating
the Measure, to Speak I'm Its
Favor This Morning.
DECLINATION FROM MANLEY
NAMES POLITICIAN WILL NOT BE
REVENUE COMMISSIONERS
Has So Informed the President--John
w. Yerkcs, OF Kentucky. Likely 40
De Appointed This Week
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WASHINGTON. Dec. l2.-The ship sub
sidy bill will fail 1t will not come to
vote in the Senate. These are the present
indications. 1t has been tie programme OF
the advocates of the measure 10 have IL
pass the Senate first, on the theory that
once it had passed the Senate X could be
crowded through the House any day with
such limited time for debate as the COM
mittee on rules should see fit TO allow.
Senator Allison, chairman OF the COM
mittee on appropriations. is opposed to the
subsidy bill. Senator Berry. OF Arkansas
is a member of the same committee. Mr..
Allison said TO him one day:
Berry. you are opposed TO the subsidy
bill. What course are you going 10 pur-
sue in relation to it?'
Mr. Berry replied that he should protest
against its passage and let 1t so at that.
Mr.. Allison then said: Berry, If your side
will keep the subsidy bill from coming TO
a vote before the holiday recess. viii an
tagonize 1t with the appropriations after
wards and in that way we can defeat It
without vote
Mr.. Berry replied TO Mr.. Allison that the
Republicans were in the majority and re-
sponsible for what done not done.
and he Derry did not propose 10 be used
as a cat's-paw TO pull Republican chestnuts
from the fire. However. Senator Clay. OF
Georgia, had such scfuples and has
spoken against the bill. There are enough
other opponents OF the measure to consume
enough time to put the bill over till after
the holidays and indeed for an indefinite
time afterwards.
Republican senators counted against the
subsidy bill are, besides Mr.. Allison.
Messrs. Hale, Mcmillan. Spooner and Nell
son. There are others who do not look
kindly on Senator Hanna's pet measure.
but who decline to say what they viii do
concerning it. Among these are the In
diana senator's In fact, IL looks though
both the ship subsidy bin and the Mica
ragua canal measure would fail. Senator
Hanna advocates the subsidy, but opposes
the canal bill, while Senator Allison op-
poses the subsidy and advocates the canal
bill. There is this difference between them.
that Allison is willing TO see the canal post
poned TO defeat the subsidy while Hanna
is not willing to see the subsidy postponed
to defeat the canal bill. In short. the canal
scheme will keep, as IL has kept for half
a century while with the subsidy scheme IL
is practically now or never. III kept over
till next session il is apt 10 spoil for
them. All the representatives will be faced
by the double problem OF reconciliation and
reelection, and that consideration gives
the boldest among them palsy. One-third
of the senators, too. will be preparing TO
elect legislatures that, in turn. viii elect
them. Without doubt Senator Hanna Is
finding more difficulties in the path OF his
favorite legislative scheme than in his
simple philosophy he has ever before
dreamed of. Senator Hanna will speak in
favor of the bill tomorrow morning.