The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-16
In BEHALF OF SUBSIDIES
Republican Senators Again Plead
y for the Bounty Bill.
Mr.. Perkins Makes ii Long Speech
Favoring the Scheme-Mr. AIdrich
Plays an Innocent RoIc-sir. Hanna
Replies with Warmth 10 Asper-
Bions on the Part of the Opposition

When the Agricultural bill had been dis
posed of in the Senate yesterday, Mr..
Kean called up the Snip Subsidy bill. Mr..
Gallery obtained the floor TO complete his
address begun when the bill was last up.
He yielded to Mr.. Perkins. who made a
lorg speech favoring the bounty scheme
but against the clauses relating to speed
and foreign bottoms. He said he desired
to see these stricken from the measure.
He declared that he was not interested
financially in the bill, and owned no prop
erty which could be affected by its pas
sage. Mr.. Perkins spoke for a half hour,
when Mr. Jones of Arkansas demanded a
quorum. The roll was called and fifty
Senators responded. Mr.. Perkins then pro-
ceeded with his speech.
He criticised adversely those provis-
ions which would admit foreign built
ships free of duty. He would exclude
them, he said, from American registry;
and would let all the subsidy go TO Amer
lean ships built by American merchants,
who supported American schools and
churches. II foreign built ships were ad-
mitted the tariff principle should apply
TO them, and duty of % per cent of their
par value should be exacted from them.
At the close of Mr.. Perkins speech
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas moved to discharge
the Judiciary Committee from the further
consideration of the Antitrust bill.
Mr.. Chandler, contended that the mo-
ton was not in order. 1t was a debatable
motion and might be used to prevent ac-
tion indefinitely on any pending measure.
Various Senate rules bearing on the par
hamentary question were read, and after
a short discussion the point Of order was
sustained and the motion excluded.
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that the passage
of the Antitrust bill in the House last
June was only "a play in politics" that
il was never intended to become a law;
and that it was to be used simply as
club to compel political contributions 10
the Republican party.
Mr.. Pettus, speaking to Mr.. Jones' mo-
ton, said, a member of the Judiciary
Committee that that committee had con-
sidered the Antitrust bill and had de-
voted a good deal of time to it, but had
not been able to agree on report. SINH
lar statements were made by two other
members of the committee-Mr Plat OF
Connecticut and Mr.. Teller, the latter
stating that a report on the Antitrust
bill would be made before the adjourn
ment of this session.
Mr.. Aldrich asked consent to have votes
Subsidy bill Mr.. Teller said that the
Senator from Rhode Island knew very
well that he could not get that agreement |
and knew that the Subsidy bill would be
debated until the close of the session, and
that it could not pass. MIR. Aldrich re-
marked that he had had very strong hopes
that it would pass, and he had never
heard positive statement to the contrary
until this moment.
'Slhp Senator has hpaD away Mr. Tel
Ter remarked, and perhaps he has not
heard as much about 1t as | have. There
never has been a bill before the Senate
which carries on its face such evidences
Of jobbery as this bill does-evidences of
an attempt TO protect certain interests
and to put in the hands of q few men the
money belonging to the people"
Mr.. Teller went on to say that the |
SpOoner amendment to be offered to the |
Army Appropriation bill would have TO be |
fully discussed, and so would the Cuban
Question-whetheF the new constitution |
were reported 10 the Senate OF not. II Re |
publican Senator's desired to pass the Ship !
Subsidy bill it could be passed at the next |
session.
Hr. Pettus gave notice that he desired |
TO make short speech on the Subsidy |
bill as soon as the Senator from Louisiana |
tMr. Csffery) finished his speech.
Mr.. Teller. again referring TO the Cuban |
question, said that an attempt was being |
made by a certain influential Republican |
mot meaning executive inhuence) to have |
the public faith with Cuba broken He |
therefore proposed, before Congress ad- |
tourned. to take up that question and TO |
show that the resolution disclaiming any
intention TO retain possession OF the ISL
and expressed the universal sentiment Of
the people at large and the unquestfoned
sentiment Of the Executive
Mr.. Aldrich denied that the Ship Sub |
sidy bill had been used, as Mr.. Teller as
serted II had been, to prevent action on
any important measure and thereby to
necessitate an extra session of Congress !
He charged Democratic Senators with the
purpose not only of filibustering the Ship
Subsidy bill to death. but OF preventing it
being put in proper shape through amend
ments which he had offered.
Mr.. Chandler made an excited speech |
against the opponents of the bill, partic- |
ularly against Senators Teller and Petit |