The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18
CLAY WORRIED HANNA
MADE A MONKEY OF OHIOAN on
SHIP SUBSIDY.
SENATE PASSED THE BILL.
SIX REPUBLICANS VOTED WITH
DEMOCRATS.

McLaurin of south Carolina Voted
With RepubIicans-Mr. Clay Com
pleteIy DisprOved Every State
ment Made by Mr.. Hanna Relating
to the Bill, but This Had No Eject
on the OhiOan or His Followers.
Only Friendly Amendments Adopt
ed and the Bill Passed by Vote of
IL to 81.
Washington, March Ex-senator Clay
to-day figured successfully in a spirit
ed and interesting colloquy with SEN
ator Hanna over the shipping bill The
clash between the senators from Geor-
gia and Ohio was the feature of the
days proceedings. prior to the vote on
this bill.
The galleries were crowded and near
ly every senator was in his seat as the
running debate drew to a close, pro-
ceeding under the fifteen minute rule.
Senator Hanna endeavored to brace UP
weak points in his pet measure by in
dulging in appeals to patriotism and
generalities, without attempting reply
to any of the leading questions put to
him by critics of the bill, notably Sen
ators Clay, Vest and Spooner.
Senator Stay followed Hanna, and
chided him as the godfather of his bill
for failing to answer questions asked
him by Senator Spooner and others.
Mr.. Hanna had asserted that a major
Of
engaged in the foreign carrying trade
are Americans. Mr.. Clay denied the
statement, and produced records to
show that 10 per cent. of the seamen on
these ships are foreigners. The figures
quoted by Mr.. Clay apparently con-
fused Mr.. Hanna, for he did not pur-
sue the subject further.
Mr. Clay disputed the claim made by
Mr.. Hanna that the American liners
the New York, Philadelphia, st. Louis
and st. Paul carry as freight all kinds
of farm products. Mr.. Clay was going
on to say that it was not fair to tax
| the farmers of the country to pay q
subsidy to ships which do not carry as
| freight any wheat, cotton, barley, tur-
pentine, lumber and other products o.
the farm.
."Oh, the senator from Georgia i!
mistaken" retorted Hanna trying L
| break the force of convincing argu.
ment, the Georgia senator was adj
vancing. He will find,' added
Hanna, defiantly, that the American
| liners carry more farm products thar
all of the foreign going ships combin-
| ed.
Let us See" replied Clay producing
a copy of recent manifest of the
steamship St. Louis, giving list o.
her freight. With telling effect he
read the list of freight in the mani
fest, none of which was carried by the
st. Louis.
Cotton" "turpentine," BARLEY,
wheat" pork" cheese lard,
and other products OF the farm. After
each article Senator Clay emphasized
| the word None" producing a general
laugh on the floor and in the galleries
at the expense of Senator Hanna.
Clay realizing the advantage he had
i gained, could not resist reading fur
Their from the manifest to show that
the St. Louis on the trip refererd tC
was heavily freighted with American
champagne and canned beef.
In closing Senator Clay said he re-
GREETED that the distinguished senator
from Ohio had failed to answer any
of the leading questions asked him dur
ing the debate.
II did not have time" replied Hanna
and thus the interesting incident closed
Senator Clay was warmly congratu-
lated for the able manner in which ne
led the minority in the fight against
the bill.