The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-03
SUBSIDY STEAL NOW
HANGING IN BALANCE
Fate of the Measure May be Settled This Week.
Opposition Confident Of Success.
Senator SpOOner Announces That He Will Push the Or OIL
Bill Rather Than the Shipping Loot

Washington, Feb. 2.-The Republicans
intend to continue pressing the subsidy
bill in the senate, and the leaders say
next week viii develop whether or not
the opposition intend TO talk the meas
ure to death. The senators who are
leading the opposition say that there
are enough speeches to consume ten
days, and that SOM Republicans are
lending encOurag cement TO the nght
against the bill. The opposition believe
that the desire to avoid an extra ses-
sion viii soon force the appropriation
bills and the war revenue bills to the
front and prevent consideration or
vote upon the shipping bill
A great deal depends upon the sue
cess of the Republicans in holding night
sessions next week If they show UP
with a quorum until a late hour LOT
three or four nights, the opposition
might weaken. The Democrats say
that the Republicans must demonstrate
that they have a majority for the DILL
which will sit up with it," and show
they are determined 10 pass It,
As to the extra session talk, senators
who have seen the president say he
feels that it is necessary. but they are
almost unanimous against an extra
session, and viii do everything possible
to prevent one being called.
Will Push Grout Bill.
Senator Spooner today authorized the
statement that if it should become nee
essary to do so, ne viii move the sub
stitutinn Of the OleOmarsarine bill as
the regular order of business in the
senate, instead of the pending ship sub
sidy bill Mr.. SpOOner has never been
considered among the Jealous adVO-
Gates of the subsidy bill. and he is very
strongly favorable TO the OleOmargar-
inc bill. 1t was his original intention
20 make his motion to substitute early
next week, but he appears TO have
abandoned this idea as to the time, for
he declined in his authorized statement
TO name a time. He said:
You can say that some time before
the final adjournment on the 4th of
March 1 viii move to take up the
OIeOmargarine bill regardless Of
whether or not the shipping bill re-
mains the unfinished business. ] shall
do this because ] think the oleOmar-
earine bill should be acted upon during
the present session. The bill has passed
tbe house. while the snip bill has not
If the OleonIargarine Dill passes the
senate it viii stand q chance 70 become
a law, while the shipping bill, not hay
ing passed either house, would not have
equal chances. I cannot say When /
S0alt move III LIle llidLlSL- BuL J. N III AAD
50 long enough before the 4th of March
to give the senate time 10 act upon the
oleOmargarine BILL
Think Subsidy Grab VIII Fail.
The declaration Of Senator SpOOner
afforded great satisfaction to the OppO-
sitiOn To whom it was read They now
assert great confidence in their ability
to accomplish the defeat of the subsidy
Dill during the present session and
today were apparently more confident
in that direction than they have yet
been They say they can talk upon the
bill until the 4th OF March, but evil
IDENTIFY they do not expect to have to do
So
1t is not probable that Senator Ali
son viii move to take up the District
of Columbia appropriation bin Monday
as he has heretofore given notice that
he would. but there is little doubt that
he viii move in that direction later in
the week
1t is also understood hat when Mr..
Allison makes this motion Senator
Frye viii not demand a vote upon the
question Of consideration. thus pltting
the subsidy bill against the apprOpria-
ton bill. He said today that he would
press the bill to the utmost, but only
until IL should be considered necessary
to take up the appropriation bills. The
general understanding is that he VIII
not antagOnize the supply bills when
ever it is considered necessary to press
them.