The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-30
THE Fight FOR BOUNTY
Hauua's Bill TO Be Forced to a
Vote in the Senate.
Mr.. Frye Serves Notice Tint the Sub
sidy Measure Shall Continue Under
Consideration Until Disposed Of
VIII Not Yield Unless Compelled to
MIR. Turner scores the Scheme.

The Hanna-Frye Ship Subsidy bill will
remain before the Senate until it is either
passed or defeated. When the Indian APP
preparation bill was disposed of yester-
day afternoon, Mr.. Frye at once left the
chair and after a conference with Mr..
Gallinger. who was induced not to call
up the Omnibus Claims bill, the Senator
from New Hampshire took the chair and
the Subsidy measure was called up. Mr..
aisle and said:
Il want to give notice that from this
moment on, the Subsidy bill viii remain
before the Senate until it has been dis
posed Of I will not yield to anything or
anybody.
Il will not even yield to any appropria-
tion bill, unless the Senate forces me to
do so by vote"
Mr.. i.vdge, made some comment not
heard in the gallery.
yes" continued Mr.. Frye. Il might
as well inform the Senator from Massa-
chusetts that he will not get a vote on
his appropriation bill tthe Consular and
Diplomatic) until my bill has been voted
on. l am going to yield to the Senator
from Washington (Mr. Turner, since he
gave me notice long ago that he wanted
to speak on the bill, but l will not yield
hereafter"
Mr.. Bacon at once demanded the pres
ence of quorum This was had after a
roll call.
Mr. Stewart, seeing that Mr.. Pettigrew
had left the Chamber, asked for unani-
nous consent TO read the District Code
bill at a night session last night. Mr..
Butler, who had been left on guard,
promptly objected.
Mr.. Frye's statement seemed to have
a bad effect on those Senators who were
in the Chamber and appeared to arouse
a spirit of great opposition.
Mr.. Turner then made a long argument
against the Subsidy bill. He character
ized it as vicious m,yasure and a steal.
The exaction Of Money from the tax
payers for such pu: pose as the bill pro-
posed, said Mr.. Turner was not taxation,
but spoliation. and its expenditure b. The
Government was a breach of trust. II
was not Democratic doctrine. nor Repub-
liean, but sociaistic The bill would sim
ply turn over public money TO private
purposes. with personal gain as its mo-
tive. There was just as much reason in
paying a bounty on wheat as on ships.
In analyzing the bill Mr.. Turner argued
that the bill would operate not for twenty
years. as generally supposed. but for
thirty years; and would consequently re-
quire the total payment not OF $3.50, co.,
0ea (ss, 600. 900 year,. but of S270. 900 coo.
At the close of MIR. Turner'S speech jh3
amendments heretofore reported f-cm thu
Committee on Commerce were all agreed
to without objection. so as TO have a new
print OF the bill. the understanding being
that the acceptance OF the amendments
was informal and not binding
Mr.. Perkins objected that the bill would
give subsidy (or a premium) to a for
eign built vessel. and to that. he said, he
would never agree.
Then" Mr.. Frye remarked, you will
kill the bill"
''oh. no" Mr.. Perkins explained; Il
will vote for it"
III you strike out the provision for for
eign ships" saiG Mr.. Frye. Il viii leave
the bill. You would be forty years in get
ting q merchant marine without it
The bill as amended was ordered print
ed. and the Senate at $50 adjourned until
today.