The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-11
HAVING HARD TINE OF T.
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. FINDS SENATE
ROAD ROUGH ONE TO
TRAVEL
PLANS FOR THE PREaENT WEEK
Hannn's Pet Measure to BE Conc
sidered When There Is
Nothing Else to
Do,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-If considera4
ton of the naval appropriation bill is
completed during Monday, as it Is sup
posed it will be, the Ship subsidy bill
will be called up by Senator Frye, and
will continue to receive the attention of
the senate during the remainder of the
day. Senator Caffery will take the floor
when the bill is taken up and is expected
to occupy the remaining portion of the
day Senator Proctor has given notice
that as chairman of the committee on
agriculture he will call up the agricul-
tural appropriation bill on Tuesday.
There will be no effort to prevt Mt dis
placement of the subsidy bill by the APP
preparation bill. The committee on ap-'
preparations hopes to be abe to report
the Notifications appropriation bill by
the time the agricultural bill is disposed
of, and the army appropriation bill is
expected to be reported later in the
week.
The plan is to have all appropriation
bills acted on as promptly as possible
after they are reported, but when there
are no bills of that character before tina
senate the subsidy bill will continue to
have right of way. No decision has been
reached yet as to whether there will be-
renewed effort to secure night sessions
on the subsidy bill, but the present indi-
cations are that there will be no irnme-
date attempt in that direction. The OPP
ponents of the bill declare that in case
of renewal of the night meetings the
friends of the bill will be comrelled to
keep quorum Of their own const nifty in
the chamber. While they made freuuent
demands for a call of the senate during
the evening sessions of last week thew
always themselves replied to their names
when called It is now understood to ba
their purpose not to do this in case of
further efforts to bring the bill to n vote
by carrying the senate meetings into the
night.
Much interest is felt in the effort which
is to be made to secure legislation in con-
nection with the army appropriation bill
in regard to the Philippines and Cuba.
1t has been always supposed that any at
tempt in any direction would open up
the entire colonial policy of the a1min-
istraticn and lead to interminable debate.
but there is now unqnestionaby quite
general acqu'eScence in the effort to be
made for Philippine and Cuban Iegisla-
ton. Whether this is due to the fact
that there has not been time to COM
slider the bearing OF these two proposed
amendments sufficiently, or to the gene al
desire to avoid an extra session of con-
gress, does rot yet appear. Be that as
it may majority at least of the Demo-
Gratis seem quite willing that a vote
should be reached on both these pro-
the position of Senator Jones, of Arkan-
sas, and of his immediate supporters In
opposition to the subsidy bill that there
will be no obstacle to getting a vote
upon any bill before the senate except
the ship bill, and possibly the oleo-
margarine bill.
In all probability, however, the Cuban
and Philippines questions will be dis
c1lssed at considerable lengths and even
though there may be no desire to de-
feat them they may be used to hold off
the subsidy bill.
The committee on the Philippines will
hold meeting Monday and it is expected
will agree promptly upon a favorable re-
port upon the Philippine amendment, but
the question probably will not be taken
up in the senate until the army appro-
priation bill should be reported. Tho
Cuban committee probably will meet later
III the week