The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-25


NEW YORK, DEF. 25.-The tribune.
oday. pubIshes>tne following:
TWO weezs sago the i rlDune, pointed
out in detail inc obstacles in tne pa,h u
The Ship SUBSIDY Dill. 1t was sald then,
On the most Trustworthy InrVrlnatI9n,
that if the supporters of the bill Reae IN
able to get a vele DeIGre tae holiday e
cess or Congress. an me pTVUaollities
would be against its passage N any TORN
at this session, So tnae IL he absence II z
special session u me F1uy-seyenen con
sress Il was not likely mat any GoTSrn-
menL aid TO the snlppIng interests u he
country could be exlenaed for fully
year. or until the regular neesing OF Ihez
next Congress n December. 1871 MnIt
two weeks ago appeared 10 be proSa-
biIity can now ne considered Amos
certainly Senator hanna. the mos ac-
tive supporter OF the Dill IS sill hopeful
OF getting favorable action on it betore
this Congress expires on March 4, Dat
his hope is not shared in great degree D.
many OF the other friends OF the meas
ure
when it is recalled that in the first
week OF this session Senator Hanna told
q friend that II he did not get action on
the bsu before Congress TOOK its holiday
recess it was not likely to be passed at
this session. it Garnet be well understood
on what he now bases his hope CT success
The opposition to the measure is quite Is
strong and determined now as it was
when MI Hanna spoke despslrinSiy OF
its success. Indeed. the enemies 81 the
bill are taeticaIly IN q stronger position
at present than they were at inst. as viii
be shown further on In the hope OF mol
iifying The OPPOSITION Atr. hanna has
taken pains to let it De publicly known
that the supporters CT the bill we're viii
ing to accept amendments which would
reduce the measure nearer 10 the form
demanded by its enemies than was crigi-
naIiy contemplated by the promoters OF
the bill Some amendments already have
been offered and referred TO the Commit
tee on Commerce, CT which Senator Frye
IS chairman, and others viii he offered
and similarly referred soon after the
expiration Of the holiday recess Il s
regarded as possible that some Of these
amendments viii be so stringent and Sc
we're thai there viii be a split in the
Committee on Commerce. as the rssait
of which majority and minority rep-rts
will be made. II this should happen it
would be exactly 10 the liking OF
The opposition. because IL wouId-fay the
groundwork fer a long and bitter strpg-
gle that would be much more apt 10
postpone than 10 force action GA the bill
at this session
But aside from this purely speculative
tied fact that q powerful coterie OF Western
Rspu bfican Senator'S. led By no less iniu-
entail q person than Mr. Allison, Chairman
eff the great Appropriations Committee. is
resolved TO beat the bill so long as il con-
tains even the semaiance Of features that
are objectionable to them. Ia the House
there IS also az Influential gre3p of Wss-
tern Republicans, led by ar Burton who
represents Mr. HaEra's district. who are
HnCompramisipgly opposed 10 the present
bill Indeed. it is by no means certain
that Speaker Henderson himself, who IS a
lfc-goag friend and q feIIow-tcEnssn of
Senator Allison, IS not numbered with the
enemies Of the measure.
An interesting il rot significant phase OF
the attitude Of the Hc;lse is that almost
without exception every Democratic MEM
Der from the Eastern sesborrd Is con-
mitted 10 the support CT the bill in it's
present form. and doubtless would vote
asainsS it If 1t shodld be amended in any
material detail Thus it is evident that'
the division on the bill is sectional rather
than partisan OF political However, II is
possible that II the bill should run the
gantlet u Sue Senate its friends could
sweep aside al Req IbIican opposition in
the House through caucus action. There