The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-22
FIGHTING HANNA's BILL.
Opponents of the scheme Adopt n
Plan of Action.

Those Senators who oppose the passage
of the Ship Subsidy bill held a conference
yesterday morning, at which a plan of
the measure are confident that they can
defeat the scheme or force an extra ses-
sion and as none of the Republicans,
with the exception of Mr.. Hanna, is in
favor of sitting later than March 4, the
belief is general that the bounty gcheme
will 20 down in defeat.
1t is believed that twenty-five set
speeches against the bill can be secured
Already fourteen of these have been ar
ranged for by Messrs. Allen. Vest. Ber-
ry, Bacon. Jones of Arkansas, Daniel.
Turner Butler, Pettus, Pettigrew, NAL
Tory. Rawlins. Money, and Clay. As each
of these will average from three to four
hours the delay already arranged for will
be considerable.
The Republican opponents of the bill de-
clared yesterday that il Mr.. Hanna
would accept TWO amendments to the bill
they would withdraw their opposition.
These amendments provide that no ex-
ira compensation is TO be allowed for
speed, the difference going TO the slow
vessels which carry freight. The other
provides that no subsidy is to be given
tank vessels.
1t is held however. by nearly all of the
Republicans that Messrs. Hanna and Frye
might as well throw the bill out as to ac-
cept these amendments. The Democrats
are certain that they will not be accepted
for obvious reasons.
II would almost be willing to have the
bill pass were these amendments added,
said Mr.. Pettigrew yesterday. THE first of
these would cut out entirely the Inter
national Navigation Company and the big
shipping corporations. The second would
keep the Standard Oil Trust from getting
penny. Now II Is not likely that any
thing Of this kind will be accepted and
am pretty certain that il will not be-
Messrs. Mcmillan. Spooner, Aldrch, and
Allison favor the bill If these amendments
are accepted Otherwise, it is said, they
will oppose it. AS it is claimed to be i'm
possible for Mr.. Hanna to accept the
changes. this strong opposition is more
than likely to continue. IL is known that
none of the Republicans viii give Mr..
Hanna any support In his extra session
plan; rather than do this the bill will be
sent back to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. AIdrich stated yesterday morning
that under no circumstances would there
be an extra session. and announced that
ne NCuiu vigorously oppose Sucn prOpO-
sition.
Mr.. Plat of Connecticut said that no
man need imagine that there would be an
extra session. Mr.. Allison said that the
calling of an extra session rests with the
President, and he is confident that the lat
ter will not call one on account of the
subsidy or any other measure.
The proposition now is the defeat of the
Shipping bill or an extra session. As the
latter seems impossible, the defeat of the
measure appears to be certain, as the ap-
preparation bii.s will not be permitted TO
fail and the opponents OF the bounty are
primed with three weeks of speeches
against it.
MIR Frye, as the Presiding Officer of the
Senate, stated yesterday that under no cir
cumstances would the cloture rule be re-
sorted to, and all talk to this effect was
nonsense. The system had been tried and
frustrated SO often that it was useless.
The situation, therefore. is apparently
that Mr.. Hanna is absolutely at the mer-
cy of the Democrats and that his bill is
already dead.