The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-16

Washington, Feb. 15.-That the OppO-
sition to the subsidy bill in the senate
will not permit a vote to be taken on
the. measure at the present session was
made clear during the closing hours OF
tOday's session. For several days It
has been evident that 1t would be dlfil-
cult to gain unanimous consent to take
a vote upon the measure, but not until
late today was the frank assertion
made that a vote could not be had.
At the conclusion of several hours
consideration of the bill, Mr.. Teller an
nounced his purpose to prevent a vote
at this session. In an imDassiOned
speech. he declared that he would not
consent to any agreement to vote, ana
that it must be evident to the adVo-
Gates of the bill that no vote could be
Friends of Bill Angry.
This statement ELECTED a sharp re-
Spouse from Mr.. Aldrich, who insisted
that despite the declaration of Mr..
Teller the business of the senate would
proceed in accordance with the wishes
of the majority. Mr.. Chandler asserted
that the position of the opposition was
preposterOus. and Mr.. Hanna. replying
to Mr.. Teller, became impassi0ned IN
his denunciation of the methods en-
pIOyed by the opposition TO defeat the
measure.
Prior to these remarks, Mr.. Perkins
(Cal) delivered a speech in support OF
the bill. but pointed out what he be-
lieved to be defects in it. He attacked
especially the provision for the admls-
sion of fOreign-built ships.
Earlier in the day the agricultural
appropriation bill was passed.
Steering Committee Disagrees.
The Republican steering committee
of the senate was in session for two
hours today trying to agree upon an
| order of business for the remainder OF
the session. Some of the members or
the committee suggested the definite
withdrawal of the ship subsidy bill,
but this proposition was opposed and
no decision to withdraw was reached
There was reinsurance, however, on
| the point that the subsidy measure
should not be used to displace appro-
| priatiOn bills
Grout Bill to the Front.
! Upon the urgent representations OF
/ Senator SpOoner it was decided to give
the friends of the oleomargarine bin ar
| opportunity to take it up and make ar
= effort to secure the action of The sen
ate upon it.
/ There was considerable discussion OF
/ the prospect of an extra session, anc
/ the opinion was quite general that the
| outlook in that direction IS favorable.
There is every reason to believe the
| Crout Oleomargarine bill viii fail OF
/ action. Indeed, there is n quite genera
/ understanding that after tomorrow
| there Will be very little consideration
| given to any measures except appro-
priation bills and conference reports
There is considerable pressure on tn
! friends Of the subsidy bill 20 Withdraw
it, but so far they have declined t
| yield.
Teller Calls Bill a job.
In the debate on the subsidy bill to
| day, Senator Teller expressed the opin
| ion that quite half the Republican ma
jority in the senate was opposed to TIT
| bill
In all my experience here" said Mr.
Teller. there has never come a bill
into this senate that carries on its fac
such evidences of jobbery. The senator
! from Maine (MT. Frye, and Ohio (Nlr
| Hanna) do not expect to carry thi
bill at the present session"
| Mr.. Teller said that so far as he wa
concerned he had made up his min'
that the subsidy bill could not b
passed. He believed that it was KEEP