The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-24

Through Mr.. Pettigrew's watchfulness
yesterday the opponents of the Ship Sub
sidy bill today find themselves in the
can now rest easily in the hope of talk
ing the measure to death. BY the insist
ence OF the Senator from South Dakota a
unanimous consent agreement has been
had to permit all amendments, whether
pertinent or not. to be offered by any
member and freely discussed. This license
Of pertinent or not covers a thousand
matters and is certain to lead to never
ending debate
It is possible that many Of the Demo-
Gratis wiz load the measure down with
amendments subsldizing ferryboats. street
railways, agricultural products. stock
breeders, laborers. oyster fleets, salmon
eannerIes, lobster hateheries, orange
growers, ane a thousand and one other
schemes. Each amendment win require
elaborate speeches from those favoring it
and the gamut can be run until shoemak-
ers and tailors are included in the propos-
ed bounty idea.
The first gun from the opposition. Mr..
Vests speech yesterday. came as a stag
gering blow to Mr.. Hanna. VINO sat OPP
posite the speaker and wondered at his
fierce invectives and sparkling humor,
while Mr.. Frye, nervous and worried.
walked up and down the centre aisle and
attempted TO destroy the effect Of the
statements. but to no avail It is prob
able that Mr. Towne viii speak today. as
his successor has been elected and he is
very DESTROYS of getting in a strong ar
gument against the bounty before leaving
the Senate.
Among those already scheduled to
speak against the bill are Messrs- Bacon.
Clay, Allen. Pettigrew. Money, Berry.
Jones OF Arkansas, Daniel, Turner. But
Ter. Pettus. Teller, Mallory. Rawlin5.
Tillman, and Kenney. Others who viii
probably speak later. il needed, are Vel
lington. Turley. Martin. kcEnerg, Heit-
field, and Coekreu.
The Republican leaders are somewhat
worried over the formidable array OF op-
position and do not intend 20 allow the
bounty scheme 10 endanger any of the ap-
preparation bills or the War Revenue bill
The Indian Appropriation Dill viii share
time with the Hanna-Frye measure and
unless vote can be had when the River
and Harbor bill viii have been reported,
the shipping scheme viii not be permitted
to delay matters. as the big appropriation
bill VIII cause week OF debate alone. As
the Democrats are determined that the
subsidy measure shall not come 10 vote
there seems little hope for It az this ses-
sion.
Both Messrs. Hanna and Frye and their
press bureau claim TO be absolutely con-
fdent of the measure being passed aud
announce that they are without fear.
Should the threat against the River and
Harbor bill be made good on Monday
there are a dozen Republican Senator's
from the West who propose to throw
their weight with the opposition and eth
er defeat the Shipping bill or send it back
TO the committee.
Messrs Hanna. Chandler. Mason, and
Foraker viii speak for the bill, according
TO reports this morning The Subsidy
Press Bureau in a bulletin today says
that some of the speeches on the aflr-
native side will open the eyes Of many
hitherto in opposition to the true side Of
the case"
Ii referring 10 this statement today one
OF the opposition remarked that some of
the speeches against the bill will tend
to open the eyes of the people to the
.'cold blooded steal and will bring
wrath upon the Republican party.