The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-19
HANNA GENTLY TURNED DOWN
Fails to Push Subsidy Grab-Canal
Bill Vote Put OF.

washington, Jan Ex-senator Hanna
was fOiled in Republican caucus today
in his effort to push the ship subsidy
measure to the front
He expressed his desire to have the
bill passed upon during the present ses-
sion and said that with the army bill
out of the way ne should ask that the
decision arrived at early in the session
TO press the ship subsidy would be ad-
hered 10. Mr.. Hanna was reminded
OF me ne ;eSSity Of giving fI-si attention
10 lhC a. - -fd-lCU II Is and said that
he fully understood mat ard he only
nc1ut 10 ask thar the subsidy bill
should receive attention .,Iien the an
Preparation bills were Hct I'D for con-
side-aJiOn.
There was general assent TO this
proposition, but it was suggested that
there were other subjects which should
be passed upon before adjournment.
but which it was not believed would
require a great deal of time Sena tor
Aldrich explained in this connection the
necessity of getting the war revenue
reduction bill through during the ses-
sion and he stated that he hoped to be
able TO report il from the committee Of
finance during the early part of next
week Mr. AldIiCh also said that he
hoped to secure a unanimous agree
ment from the committee and that if
successful he hoped the senate would
not require great deal of time To get
the bill through promptly it was nee
essarv there should be no effort TO
amend it by putting on tariff amend
ments. To attempt anything in that
line would, he said, open up the entire
tariff question and the only safe course
was to leave the bill as il row was,
an internal revenue measure only
There was general assent to this prop
ositIon and assurance was given that
the caucus would sustain him in that
position
Canal Bill Put OF.
The senator's decided NOS to set day.
at least for the present, for taking up
the Nicaragua canal bill The decision
was reached after an hour and half
spent in caucus and was unanimous.
After the conclusion of the caucus
Senator Allison, as its chairman, gave
out the following official statement con-
corning the object of the caucus and
the result of its DELIBERATIONS
Senator Morgan, chairman of the
committee on inter-Oceanic canals,
made a request to the Republicans Of
the senate, that a day be fixed by order
Of the senate for consideration of the
Nicaraguan canal bill. This request
was made to the order of business com
mittee and this committee considered
this request, and made the recon-
mendation to the Republican conference
this morning that al this time it is not
. expedient or wise to fix a day for the
consideration of the bill. in view of the
tendency of the consideration by Great
Britain of the amendments proposed by
the senate TO the Hay-PaunCefOte
treaty. This view was approved by the
Republican caucus without division
There was universal sentiment ex-
pressed in favor Of the construction OF
the canal by the United states at the
earliest practicable time.
PIatt May Cut Loose.
Notwithstanding the formal decision
to leave the canal question in allegiance
for the time being. several senators
gave notice that in case there should
be d motion to take up the canal bill
they would not be bound by the resO-
luton adopted. but would vote for a
motion to consider. In this expression
OF independence. Senator Piatt of New
York was the leader. BE said he con-
sidered the proposed canal of prime
importance and would not refrain from
voting to take it up whenever a motion
to that effect was made. Senators
/ Simon, Foster and Bard followed with
I similar declarations No decision was
3 reached upon other questions because
no formal action was considered nee
able discussion of other questions.
Among these were the confirmation o.
Mr.. Harlan as attorney general Of POr-
/ to Rico. the ratification OF the treaty
with Spain for the acquisition of some
I of the Philippine islands not included
/ in the original Paris treaty, and the
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