Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
SUPPORT FROM THE SOUTH
The Shipping Bill Is Winning
Friends Among Southern
Business Men.
DEMOCRATS FAVOR SUBSIDY MEASURE.
Petitions In Behalf of the Bill from
Many Large Commercial Associa-
tions-Great Change In Public Sen
timent Has Recently Been
Wrought.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington, d. c., Feb. 9.
The south is rallying to the support Of
the shipping bill. This fact is likely to
prove the pivotal feature Of the struggle over
the measure. During the debate on
Wednesday last news reached the capitol
that the Savannah board of trade had
unanimously adopted resolutions directing
its delegates to the coming Brunswick
Maritime conference to favor subsidies. ST.
multapeeusly with the spread of this intelli-
gence through the capitol, it was noticed
as singular coincidence that Senator Clay
of Georgia rose and offered amendments to
the bill, limiting the period of the subsidy
to ten years, and combining it below a
maximum of l6 knots speed, instead of Is,
as it stands at present in the amended form
of the bill. This, however, does not neces-
part of Senator Clay, who has been hereto
fore one Of the strongest and most active
and incorporating opponents of the meas
ure.
This is not the first gun from the south,
by any means. Petitions in favor of the
bill are on file from more than 20 large
and important southern associations, in.
Guiding the New Orleans chamber Of com.
merce, board of trade and produce exchange,
the Richmond chamber Of commerce, the
Norfolk board of trade, the Little Rock
board of trade, the Alabama state grange,
the Tarboro board of trade, the st. Louis
merchants exchange and the Southern In.
dustrial association and the Southern Cot.
ton Spinners' association. In fact, nearly
every southern state has furnished an EN-.
phatic Endorsement of the bill by its lead
ing commercial bodies.
In view of this great and growing senti-
ment in their own section, it is not surpris.
ing that the solid opposition of the south
ern senator's has begun to weaken, as it has,
very perceptibly and decidedly. At first
these senators-Messrs. Jones, Clay, Bacon
and others-declared that they would fight
the bill by every means within their power,
and disposition to filibuster was manifest
early in the week; but the news which they
have heard lately from their constituents
appears to have altered their minds as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of filibustering. Their pres.
ent disposition seems to be to deliver GER
tain number of two-hours' speeches in the
negative, and then to let the republicans
go ahead and assume the full responsibility
for the legislation. The alternative policy
involving filibustering, the failure of all
| other measures, and an extra session in
consequence-would be very serious re-
sponsbility for the democrats to shoulder,
especially not sustained by the citizens
of the southern states.
More than this, it has been ascertained
that the shipping bill will receive the votes
| of goodly number of democrats-at least
six and probably seven or eight in the sen
ate, and ten or dozen in the house. That
| the examination and discussion of the meas
ure have effected great change in public
sentiment already is unquestionable, and the
change is still going on and spreading.
As soon as the bill passes the senate and
gets over to the house it is practically sure
to have plain sailing. Representative
Grosvenor, of Ohio, says that rule will be
reported whereby two days will be Sc,
| apart for debate upon the measure, and that
at the end of that period final vote will
be ordered In the house the rules of pro
cedure allow of such peremptory closure Of
| debate-in fact, without such closure moth
ing could be accomplished in such large
| and unruly body as the house-but in the
senate the liberty of debate is practically
untrammeled. Thus it happens that it j,
much more difficult to. force or to hurry a
measure through the senate than through
the house.
The recent extra session gossip has begun
| to subside very materially. The senator,
and representatives generally do not "set
| the point" of remaining here all the spring
to legislate about the Philippines, when the
president, as they say, has ample power
in the premises to do as he pleases. 1t il
possible that the Spooner measure in rela
ton to this subject may be tackled on as o
rider to some appropriation bill, and that
congress may let it go at that for the pres
ent. As for the Cuban constitution, which
| has furnished another reason for an extra
session, many congressman are now ques
tioning whether this country has any right
| to NEEDLE with that instrument. The wal
was undertaken to free Cuba, and it wal
expressly and officially declared by THU
government that we would assume no fur
| Their control or supervision Of the island after
| its pacifcation. Many now assert that thu
| pacifcation has been accomplished, and
that the United States therefore, in reality
and justice, has nothing to say or to do about
the Cuban constitution. This idea hal
been canvassed in lively manner in and
about the capitol during the last day oil
two, and it appears to be becoming popular
The president is rapidly regaining hi
wonted health and strength, after nearly Z
months tussle with the grip. Other dis
tinguished victims of the distemper are also
recovering, and the epidemic seems to have
spent its force. This is fortunate for vari
Gus reasons, but particularly so in view Of
the fast approaching Inauguration cere'
monies. There have been inauguration
amid billiards and zero gales, but an in
auguration in the midst of a grip epidemic
would be dismal event indeed. As it is
the preparations for the next 4th Of March
are on an almost if not quite unprecedented
scale, and if the weather is only fairly de.
cent the spectacle will be one of the most
brilliant in the history Of Washington
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