The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-05
The HANNA BILL FIGHT
Little Prospect of the Subsidy
Measure Being Passed.
The Minority and Certain Republic
cans Determined to Prevent II Vote
An Estimate of How the senators
stand in Regard to the Bounty
Amendments TO Be Talked Upon

The Republican friends or the hanna
FRYE Ship Subsidy bill today admitted that
it is hardly probable" that the measure
caa be forced through a. this session The
wonderful opposition developed by the
Democrats and The prospect of unlimited
delay and debate together with opposition
which has cropped cut on the Admins |
tration side OF the Senate Chamber. have
all caused the too-confident friends OF The
bounty scheme to retire IN disgrace and
to await an extra session Of d new Con-
gress for the passage Of the bill.
For these results the country is largely
indebted to a few struggling earnest OPP
poaents of the bill. who failing to ind aid
in their leaders took the campaign into
their own hands These men are Messrs.
Bacon. Clay. Allen, Pettigrew, Butler,
Turner. TiIlman, and Berry With a hand
of others, willing 10 fight the bill. and
awaiting a leader. they called a confer
c-sce on the matter last week. nd it is
said were met with Indifference on the
part Of the Spokesman, Messrs- Jones Of
Arkansas and Morgan. Both Of these gen
tIemen II is said. recommended that the
bill be allowed 70 go through. that the
Republican party might have this crime
on its hands Mr. jones cited the useless
ness Of OTgaHiZaf ZION and It MAS stated that
there was 2 Jacit urGers landing that the
measure should ts passed before the end
of this week and that debate should dose.
Those Senator's who are bitterly opposed
10 the bill could not see their way clear
10 such q compromise. They therefore had
an understanding that they, themselves,
would block the bil and on the day fol-
lowing the conference a quorum was de-
Enanded every half hour and The Nicaragua
-F=
cultural bounty amendments we're offered
30 the measure with more TO come. When
the balance Of the speeches have been
made against the bill as a who'll the pro-
gramme viii be repeated
Each Senator will deliver an elaborate
and lengthy address on the need Of the
Nicaragua Canal. Later the antitrust
amendment viii be food for weeks Of de-
bate-and SO on, without limit.
The Democrats are highly elated with
their success. and more so in view Of he
fact that the Republicans have decided
to set the Bounty bill back and TO dis
pose of the appropriation bills, begin
ming with the District Of Columbia till
and following with the War Revenue
measure.
One Of the Senators who have been fight
ing the bill stated today that he saw no
reason why the minority should desist
If it ever comes to a vote said he.
1T viii be a close enc However, we do
not intend 10 let the vote come.
In figuring up the chances OF the bill
being passed. this Senator holds that,
with pairs, the result, as the outlook IS
today, is g Senators IN favor Of the bill,
35 against It. and Is doubtful as follows
YeGs-AldTich, Baker. Bard. Beyeridge.
Burrows. Carter. Chandler, Clark, CulIom,
nepew, Dillingham;, EIkins, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster, Frye, G2llinger. Hanna.
Hansbrough, Hawley, HOar, Kean. Lodge,
Mcbride. McComas Mcmillan, Mason. Pen
rose Perkins Plat Of Connecticut, Plat
of New York. Proctor. Scott. Sewell. 81
mon Stewart, Wetmore, Wolcott-3s-
Nays-AlIen, Bacon, Bate, Berry. But
Ter Gallery, Chiffon. Clay, COckrell, Cul-
bersOn, Daniel, Harris. Heitfeld, Jones OF
Arkansas. Jones Of Nevada. KeEney, Lind
say. McEnery, McLaurin. Mallory. Martin,
Money, Morgan, Pettigrew. Petjus Pritch-
ard. Rawlins. Sullivan. Taiiaferr0. Teller,
Tillman- Turley. Turner. Vest, Wellington
So.
Doubtful-AIlison. DolIiver. Hale. Kyle
AfcCumber. Nelson. Quarles. Shoup. Spoon
er ThurstOn. Warren. Clapp. and Quay
IL
Mr.. Allison promises to put an end TO
any blocking tactics attempted by his own
party. Thus far thirty-nine amendments
have been offered to the Hanna bill, with
not less than fifty more in sight These
cover everything. from subsidy on agTi-
cultural products TO the purchase Of land
foF the NICARAGUA canal and from an anti
trust law to the creation OF a new Inter
State Commerce Commission. Not many
OF these are pertinent to the measure but
all viii be talked OF ct length, and viii
serve 70 get the Republicans on record
when the amendments are voted upon
Il IS nov generally conceded that an
extra session cannot be avoided. but il IS
not the desire Of the Administration that
the Subsidy bill should be ca The calendar
after March / as this would leave the
charge open that the extra session was
called for the purpose OF getting Mr..
Hanna's measure through With the ship
ping scheme out OF the way The calling
OF an extraordinary session would seem
absolutely legitimate. since some of the
appropriation bills would have failed and
the matters OF Philippine and Cuban gov
eminent would be declared all important.
Mr. Frye today informed the members
or the Committee on Commerce that he
did not see how an extra session could be
avoided Nj. Allison claims that il could
be avoided II the time Of The Senat e vas
not occupied by bill which attracted the
bitter opposition Of the minority. lie ar
CUES that with night sessions all Of The
appropriation bills could be disposed of.
but so long as the bounty measure is al
lowed 10 occupy about half the time
there can be no alternative save FOR IN
extra session
Mr. TtHman's threat has had some ef-
feet on the Republicans. The plain state
raent that they will be compelled to re
main in the Chamber and hold a quorum
all the time. under penalty Of adjourn
u1ent on every occasion when 2 quorum
cannot be had. is having a good result.
Hessrs- Tillman, Bacon, and Butler are
the "tellers'' who count the number OF
Senators IN the Chamber and demand
roIl-csn- This will be kept up daily.
II is now generally conceded that there
is no hope for the shipping measure pc
fore March / and the Administration fCI-
lowers are In anything but a pleasant
frame OF mind
Heurl.4.'s senate IS The best talie lexersge.