The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-09
HOSHILBfO HAEHA'S BILL
Alleged TPeaehery Discovered in
the Republican Camp.
At Least Fourteen Administration
Senators said ~ Have Agreed to
Prevent n Vote on the Ship Subsidy
Measure-River and Harbor Legis-
IatiOn StIH Being Used as "a Club.

Messrs. Hanna and Frye are said to
| have discovered that there is treacbery in
the Republican ranks in the Senate and
that at least fourteen Republican sena-
tors have made an agreement whereby
they. the Republicans. Will not have TO go
on record by voting for the Ship Subsidy
job The plan is that the bounty bill shall
not be allowed TO come 10 vote, thereby
permitting more than dozen Senator's to
remain passive While they will not speak
in favor OF The measure. they do not want
to be found openly opposed to it-for va
rious reasons.
The Ship Subsidy bill press bureau has
slightly recovered from the shock Of be-
ing turned down on night sessions aud has
come to the fore with the following bull
letin:
Being anxious to avoid an extra ses-
sion the steering committee has decided to
divide the time between appropriation bills
and the Shipping bill. until the latter is
disposed Of
As matter Of fact the steering com
nlittee has done nothing Of the kind. The
action which forced the bounty bill into
day sessions alone, was taken by the in
surgent Senators who are at heart against
the scheme. The steering committee has
taken no official notice Of the matter, save
to turn down Mr.. Frye after his loud
boast that he would yield to nothing. not
even appropriation bills
The Senate leaders are proceeding
calmly with the discussion Of appropria-
ton measures. Just as though there we're
no Shipping bin on the calendar
Mr. Frye has received a list of those
who will speak in favor OF the bill So
lar this includes only himself and Messrs.
Mason, Chandler. AIdrich, and Beyeridge
Against this the Democrats have speech
es ready by BIessrs- Teller, Tilman. But
Ter. Alien, Bacon, CookreH, Daniel Mar
tin, and others The outlook is that
vote cannot be had By March i and. if
the appropriation bills continue to be
hustled through. there does not seem TO
be any certainty Of an extra session.
The latest development in regard to the
bounty job is the admission today by
Senator Mcmillan acting Chairman Of he
Committee on Commerce, that the River
and Harbor bill has been linked with the
Subsidy job and that the fate of one VIII
be the fate of both
This admission proves what HIS already
been charged. that the appropriation bill
is being used as a club with which 10 pass
the bounty job. The River and Harbor
bill has been before The Committee On
Commerce, in executive sessions. for four
weeks and there seems no present hope
that it viii be reported IN the near fu-
ture. When asked when it would be re-
ported, Mr.. Mcmillan replied:
Wait until the Subsidy bill is passed.
can tell you better then
The delay and the cutting OF the bill. 1t
is said, are solely for the purpose Of CO
ercing Senators 10 withdraw their oppo-
sition.
AS further intimatiou Of what is to
come. Mr. Mcmillan added:
1T would not surprise me if the bill
failed or is cut in half, unless the Subsidy
byII &c cIesra5 s,-a,-f