The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-04
CircnInffon state1nent.
Vow for the Crab Bag:

The Hanna Steering Committee net yes
terday aad, as to important matters, ar
ranged the programme of legislation for
the winter As predicted, The Senate is to
pay strict and exclusive attention to the
subsidy Job in open and to the Hay
Pauneefote fniquity in executive sessions.
The House is to push the Army Reorgani-
cation bill and leave the subsidy measure
alone until 1t comes over from the other
SIDE cooked and steaming.
Both Mr. Hanna and Mr.. Mckinley seem
10 be counting confidently upon the party
buck and gag 20 force an early ana favora-
bic vote on the subsidy grab in the Senate
We should be more inclined to .ake their
vieV Il an unpleasant impression had not
gained ground since Sunday that there is
70 be an attempt to Jam the measure
through without resort 10 the convincing
arguments for which so many Republicans
have been waiting impatientIy, before
making up their minds
This runor, if it should be verified,
could only lead to trial OF endurance be
tween Hanna and Senators who are unde-
cided as 20 their duty IN the premises He
may iatend to apply his Napoleonic cleo
ton tactics to the situation. win as many
votes as he can By caucus pressure. and
administration promises or threats. and
then throw the golden shower OF fR-. z9-
peal TO patriotism just before he means
tc pct the loot bin en- its passage.
OF course Senators are warfer than the
average Representative and batter able
10 protect their interests. ewing TO the al
sence OF eIeture n the Upper House, and
longer experience The chances are that
they viii shortly convince Mr. Hanna that
the longer the arglmeatum cd hominem
IS deferred, the longer it VIII be before
the dozen transportation aasnetes get
their hooks into ninety million dollars
CT public money.
Unnecs ssaTy delay on his psrt. in bring
ing the escteric branch CT TIE discussion
10 a fnality, as far IS the Senate IS con
cerned, viii be very apt to result IN OBJ
55ruction to the bill in the House Speak
er Henderson and his. able eoadjutors nay
be able to do q great deal in advance, N
The way Of disciplinary preparation, but
that perhaps might prove insufficient to
prevent combinations fer mutual protec-
tion among the younger members. who
are quite aware that their votes ere IS
valuable and necessary 20 the traaspo--
tation syndicate as the votes Of other peo-
pie They know also that. al the pre-
vious session, it vas currently rumored
that the magnates interested were entire
" willing TO devote the first years county
Of nine million dollars TO the purpose OF
securing its safe enactment into law. Il
may be that liberal contributions &c The
campaign fund. and Nr. Hanna's ideas CT
economy where his personal friends are
involved. have somewhat lowered the syn
dictate plane OF HberaTfty; still It Is a
commonplace of practical craftsmanship
that whales like the subsidy grab are OF
TO be hsrpooRed and landed without re-
sort to those scientific agencies and meth
DDS that long ago became conventional
and sanctffied in connection with the Cred
it AobiIier scandal, the Southern Pacific
episode. the characterization CT silver in
1873, the Dingley sugar schedule. and 50
on
In the present instance any idea OF par
simony that may be entertained by the
hackers of the subsidy j5b. viii hardly pay
them ID carry cut; because the fact OF their
opulence and strenuous desire to succeed
has been too tho-Grglly advertised We
shall watch the proceedings with interest
10 see how quick or hew slow the golden
individuals vho held tie bsgs may be in
uhtying the strings thereof Upon that
many persons. versed in the mysteries OF
our higher politics. believe viii depend the
date upon which tbs vaults Of the Treasury
viii be thrown open e the dozen fortunate
rEagnates-