The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-08
DEBATE ON SUBSIDY BILL
Senator Morgan Speaks Five Hours
Against the Measure.
McLAURlN SAYS 'TWOULO AlO The SOUTH
The Senate Struggling Day and Night With
This Measure. The House Passes the
Postofice Appropriation Bill Fight
For Amendments Vain.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. THE Senate had
Pension Appropriation Bill, appropriate
ing $144, ,000,000 was passed after a few
minutes consideration. The Ship Sub
sidy Bill was then taken up and Mr..
McLaurin (Dem), announced his inten-
ton to support the bill and Mr.. Morgan
Dem.), opposed it in vigorous Ian
guage.
Mr.. McLaurin (S. c., presented the
certificate of reelection of Hon. b. Il.
Tillman, as a United States Senator.
The bill to pay travel allowances on
discharge from the volunteer army to
officers anG enlisted men of the Elev-
enth cavalry and Thirty sixth and Thir-
ty-seventh regiments of infantry. who
entered tho military service of the
United States in the Philippines, was
passed.
The House also passed the bill
The Senate also passed the following
bills:
Establishing a first order light near
Hillsboro Fla
Providing for the erection of public
building at Charlottesville, Va; and
making an appropriation of 100000.
The Pension Appropriation Bin was
then taken up and passed
The Ship Subsidy Bill was then taken
up.
M'LAURIN FAVORS SUBSIDY BILL.
Mr.. McLaurin Is. CO., spoke in sup
port of the bill. basing his advocacy
of the measure upon the theory that
its passage would benefit the cotton
growing interest of the Southern
States He cited the action of the
Southern Cotton Spinners Association,
at Charlotte, n. c.. in urging legisla-
ton of the character proposed in the
pending bill. He contended also that
anything that would stimulate Ameri-
can shipping would benefit not only the
cotton interest but all other agricultu-
raj interests. The resolutions adopted
at Charlotte, he said, typify the senti-
ment of the entire South and presage
a return of the old prestige and pros
perity of that section
Mr.. McLaurin referred to the effect
of the Civil War upon the South and
said the time had come to put aside
the animoSities aroused by that strug
gle and to take UP the interests that
We're characteristic of the old South
Mr.. Mallory said in reply to Mr.. Nc
Laurin that his opposition to the bill
was based On the opinion that it would
not do what it professed to do in aiding
American shipping.
Mr.. McLaurin said that he himself
felt that the bill gives too much high
speed vessels and he hoped it would
be amended.
Mr. Morgan (Ala) asked Dir. Allison
for an estimate of the total appropria-
tions for the next fiscal year
Mr.. Allison said he thought fair
estimate would be $685. 900
MIR. Cockrell (Mo). thought the tide
was rising rapidly. I'VE are getting
into a very current OF expenditures,
said he.
Yes said Mr.. Hale, ''the tide is
gaining rapidly and before we know it
we viii have a billion dollar session
instead of a billion dollar Congress- con-
cerning which we heard so much talk
a few years ago
Mr.. Hale went on to say that the mill
tary budget of the United States in
cluding the expenses of the army and
the navy and the payment on account
nearly twice as much he said, "as
is paid by any European country"
MORGAN OPPOSES. THE BILL.
Mr. Morgan then spoke for five hours.
Mr.. Morgan urged that the Shipping Bill
be committed TO the committee TO be re-
east in order that its constitutional and
other imperfections might be corrected.
He said it was now being considered not
On its merits but as a party measure.
"A measure cannot become a party
measure, suggested Mr.. Allison, Iowa),
until we know what ii is. As it stands
before us now it is mersly Tie Measure
OF the committee and is subject to such
amendment and change as the Seuate may
determine"
Mr. Morgan expressed the opinion that
the American ship yards, nov without as
sistance, We're the best in the world.
"Do you not think" asked Mr.. Hale
that if the naval ships built in our yards
were put to he test of actual conflict they
prove prove themselves TO be the best
ever coustructed?"
They have proved that" replied Mr.
Morgan.
Referring to the competition likely TO
arise between the United States and for
eign nations, when this Government
should vote subsidy to American shiDs.
Mr.. Morgan declared it would result in