The Minneapolis journal., 1901-02-16
Displaces Subsidy Bill in the
Senate.
USED AS A CLUB
Hale's Eho. z Get Immediate
Vote Is a Failure.
DEMOCRATS DERIDE HIS MOVE
Only Two Votes Are Against COnsid.
ering the OleOmargarine
Law-Tax Reduction.

From The Journal Bureau. Room 40, Post
Building, Washington.
Washington, Feb. 16.-When Senator
Spooner, according to arrangements,
called up the Grout bill this afternoon in
the senate, a roll call was demanded on
the question of whether the bill should
be substituted for the subsidy bill as the
regular unfinished business of that body
The roll call stood 45 to in favor of the
Grout bill, the noes being Senators Chill
ton and Vest.
After the vote had been announced Sen
ator Hale of Maine appealed to Senator
Proctor of Vermont. chairman of the com
mittee which had reported the Grout bill,
then on his feet, to permit the bill to
come to immediate vote.
In view of the overwhelming and al
most unanimous vote in favor of taking
up the Grout BILL said Senator Hale,
Il think there ought to be no difficulty
in passing the bill at once"
This remark was received with derisive
laughter and comment on the democratic
side of the chamber and at once a dozen
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manding to be heard in reply to Mr. Hale
Senator Jones oe Arkansas was heard
above the din, saying that the senator
from Maine was greatly mistaken if he
thought the vote just taken indicated that
the senate was about unanimously in favor
of the Grout bill, and then his colleague,
Mr.. Berry was recognized. He said:
1 desire to say for the benefit of the senator
from Maine that the overwhelming and near
ly unanimous vote to which he refers was
not cast because the south has made up it's
mind regarding the merits of the Grout bill
and is ready to vote for that bill, but because
we on this side have determined to give an
other fatal thrust to the ship subsidy BILL
And then Mr.. Berry sat down amid
laughter on the democratic side at the
expense of Senator Hale
1t thus seems that whatever the final
fate of the Grout bill may be, it is being
taken advantage of by the democrats as
furnishing another strong arm of attack
against the subsidy bill.
After considering the bill until 3 o'clock,
the time beiag chiefly occupied by Senator's
Proctor and Tillman over the question of
the natural yellow color in butter and how
to produce it, the senate by unanimous
consent, on motion of Senator CockrelI.
laid the Grout bill aside informally in or
der to resume consideration of unobiec-
tionable house bills not on the senate cal
endar, including pension bills and bills to
correct military records.
Nothing took place in the Grout bill de-
bate to show what it's fate will be. but if
occupies its position as the unfinished
business OF the senate and promises to
maintain that position for some DAYS. 1t
depends upon the democratic senators
whether the bill is brought to lrt,Tl vote
should 1t be brought to a vote it will sure
ly pass. Nearly every republican will
support it and several democrats from more
northerly states
1t is probable that the struggle over the
war revenue reduction bill in conference
VIII be bitter and prolonged. Here is the
opinion of one of the best informed men
come:
The conference committee. after re-
peated efforts, will finally report to the
Two houses that it has been unable to
agree. Thls report will be final. Then
some democrat will rise in his place and
move that the house concur in the senate
substitute. Every democrat will supDort
the motion, and enough republicans to
passed"
Minister Conger's announcement that he
would be glad to accept the nomination for
governor in Iowa. calls to mind that Toh1
Goodnow will probably succeed him as
minister in that event
Mr.. Babcock's bill in the house to re-
move the duty on steel should not he
lu NV
The bill cannot be considered at this ses-
sion of congress, and Mr.. Babcoclz knew
this when he introduced it, Mr.. Payne
chairman of the ways and means commit
tee, 10 whom the. bill has been referred
has said publicly that nothing can be
done with it. If Mr.. Babcock is really
serious in this matter, he will introduce
the bill at the beginning of the long ses-
| sicn OF the Fifty congress. in
| December, 1901. and then push it to a
cons Iteration
Senators Kyle, Hansbrough and McCum-
Der to-day presented to the president the
request formulated by the first named
| senator for the formation of a separate
| internal revenue district to embrace the
states Of North and SOUTH Dakota. ac-
companying the request with statements
| showing that the aggregate of internal
revenue receipts in the two states last
year were $3.50, ,010. which is in excess o.
several other districts in the west.
The president promised to give the re-
quest careful consideration. 1t is indorset
| by Senator Hanna. but it is likely to NEE
with opposition from Nebraska, which
with the two Dakotas. now form one dis
1 trict. If the district is split, it will ma
| terially reduce the compensation of tbs
! collector of the Nebraska district. 1t i,
intimated that if the new district is ere
ated, the South Dakota senators will name
the first collector. North Dakota will ge
the next. and it will go to each state al
| ternately thereafter.
Representative Gamble also saw th'
president about the new internal revenue
| district He submitted an argument anC