The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-19
FATE OF Mr.. HANNA.
Was Shorn Of His Power In the House
Of His Friends.
HIS PET BILL SIDETRACKED.
Caucus Of Republican Leaders Emphat.
icaIly Sealed.
NJ. S. QUAY is THE NEW BOSS.
when The Revolt Came, Prominent Senator'S
Deserted Hanna
HIS FIRST GREAT POLITICAL DEFEAT
The Biii wns Doomed by the Repup-
iicans, aud Not by Democrats
aud Populists.
|. S. QUAY is THE NEW BOSS.
When The Revolt Came, Prominent Senator'S
Deserted hannu.
HIS FIRST GREAT POLITICAL DEFEAT
The "'ii Was Doomcd by tho Repub-
iienns, and Not by Democrats
aud Populists.
lSfceiaI % 7he Pe,i.l

Washington, January 1S--The repub-
iionn leaders OF the senate today. in
caucus assembled, finally and decisively
sealed the ftte of the Hanna Payne-Frye
ship subsidy BILL
! The defeat OF the Ohio boss when vic.
tory seemed to be within his grasp is a.
trlbutod to three main causes.
! !. He angrily and forchly de3ljnod
to accept any amendments to mis- bounty
scheme which would give frsight a
{ preference over speed thus knocking OUT
the International Navigation company.
: Mr. pettsrow hsd been promised
by the steering committee that II he
withdrew his opposition to the army blil
and permitted IL to come to vote today.
they would see to It that the shipp!as
measure was sidetracked
J. MIR Quay is said to have been en-
tArooed as the party leader in the sencto
and today Mr.. Hanna stands alone.
The revolt camo this morning when
Mcssrs Allison. Aldrich, Spooncr, plGtt
Of New York, Mcmillan aud Hawley went
over 70 the Quay standard and deserted
MIR. Hanna,
The subsidy bin has failed and can not
DO passed At tha session. This was the
decision arrived AZ by those IN power.
and all OF Mr.. Haunas EFFORTS rap NOT
change the result, it is said This is his
hrst great political defeat, aud even now
he will not acknowledge himself beaten.
He will keep up the ilght, but as tho on
roneDts Of the measure ara said TO haya
an Overwhelming majority, Il promiscT
TO be a hopeless struggle, Il Is regard.
cd as significant that the bill has ocot
doomed, not by toe democrats aud pop.
ulists, but by republicans, with tho
Death OF the measure goes Mr. HannaJ
leadership IN tho senate, as his party
colleagues have tired Of his methods and
gladly accepted new Moses In Mathew
Stanley Quay.
The democratic senators claim that
Mr. Hanna has been sborn of his power
in the home OF his supposed friends The
opposition to him IVES concea ed as IA
difference until The time came whom "a
decisive stand must be taken, The entire
delegation from the Central States aII
Middle Weal announce themselves as
HrNiunA ihN ~ iiIuh hlll Nff1urH NA lHb
sentiment OF their constituents, wli'o
others are against H. for reasons walsh
they have not announced.
A. an act OF mercy IT, was agreed il
caucus today to permit the subsidy bill
TO share time with few Of the leglsla-
tive bills.
Tomorrow Will be devoted TO eploges
on the late senator Gear and no action
can De had until Monday. Then Mr.. Al
lison will call NJ the legislative appro-
pratlon bill, which will be given the
right OF way.
The ship bounty bill will then BE- made
the unfinished business and will COMO M
at O'clock The senate leaders ara
willing TO devote a week 10 the measure
in this way 10 allow the democrats 70
tank It to death. u vote is reached IN
that limo the bill, Il Is claimed. will
surely be defeated II the talking Is 70
continue. Tho bill viii be sent hack 10 the
committee on commerce. which means
oblivion for, IT,
Mr., Pcttisrcw Is iubilant over his vic
tory against Hannn's pet bill and Z Ia
said. is now willing 20 rest on his lalTcla
and leave the semitic feeling that 90 has
had an eye for an eye and tooth 10.
tooth