The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-17

The Hanna-Frye subsidy bill. which has
been before the Senate during most Of the
time Of the past weeks sessions. was
taken up for final vote at O'Clock this
afternoon AT that hour the considera-
tion Of amendments was begun. tt is ex-
Peeted that the vote on the burs passage
win not be reached before O'Clock TO-
( day, and possibly later.
T The beginning OF the final struggle be-
/ tween the subsidy bill sorces found many
I Of the leaders in their chairs when the
/ Senate was opened this morning an hour
/ earlier than usual. The session after the
I morning routine, which was very brief.
\ was devoted almost entirely 20 debate
I upon the pending measure. Mr.. GaIIinger
Of New Hampshire, leading. All speeches
were limited 70 fifteen minutes. except
that OF MI. Frye OF Maine, the author of
the bill By unanimous consent. he was
allowed half an hour.
Mr.. Gallinger said he did not believe
capital could prevent the repeal Of the
bill If it was found Intellectual In his
eleven years service in Congress. no az
tempt had ever been made, TO his knowI-
edge, 70 influence his vote upon any meas
ure- he was willing he said, to play the
game 70 the limit in an effort 10 build
up the merchant marine" He would vote
for the bill
Patterson Against Chinese.
Mr. Patterson OF Colorado. arguing
against the bill, advocated the adoption
Of an amendment prohibiting the pay
ment OF subsidy to any steamship com
pany employing Chinese labor. He said
it had the endorsement Of the American
Federation Of Labor.
He eonfended that. while the bill ia
vored the American shipOwner. It brought
no benefit 70 the American sailor. and
said that attention should be .urned TO
the encouragement Of American seaman-
ship rather than OF American ship own-
e-s.
Mr. Money Dem, Niss) also argued
against the bill, which, he said, was "ob-
noxious in its principle and objection
able in its details" He denied that any
thing had been lost by having paid foreign
steamship lines for carrying American
products 1t was simply a case where
men had been hired to do things cheaper
than Americans themselves could do them
In what sense. therefore, he asked. ha6
Americans lost anytking2 It might as
well be said that the ten or twenty thou
sand dollars which man paid for having
his house built was money thrown away
Mr. Moneys Comparison.
Mr- Money spoke OF the weather cock
opinions" given in the reports Of the Com
missioner Of Navigation and said that
they reminded him Of the colored man
who applied 10 be appointed schooImas-
ter. He vas asked by the trustees what
he could teach and he said Reading.
writing ard arithmetic" "Can YOU teach
geography" he was asked. AID he said he
could do you teach that the earth is
round OF fat?'
Wei, gentlemen. can give it to Won
either round or fat as the trustees di-
rect" LaughJer)
That" said Mr. Money. ssis about tho
character Of the reports OF the Commis-
sioner Of Navigation
Mr. Vest Of Missouri spoke upon his
amendments. one providing for Tree ships
another extending the antitrust law 90
the shipping interests, and the last for
the repeal Of the navigation laws.
Mr.. Hanna OF Ohio summed up in part
for the advocates Of the bill. answering
by statistics certain objections pointed
out by the minority. He said he did not
expect TO Immediately regain by this
measure all that the country had lost.
but he believed a great step "a that direc-
tion would be taken
Mr.. Hanna Admits an Error.
Mr.. Hanna said he had been in error
when he declared Chinese were not en-
pl0yed by steamship companies. But he
thought ir was not in good taste nor good
argument TO impugn the motive and ac-
tions Of the men who had invested great
means in shipping
Mr. Clay Dem Ga-) a minority mem
Der Of the Committee on Commerce. criti-
cised some Of the provisions or the bin
and some Of Mr. Hanna's statements in
regard 20 them. He contended that the
bill ought TO o. sent back 20 the com
mittee because the more il was investi-
gated the more clearly it appeared that it
was not founded on business principles
The great shi that would receive the
nlsneSl SuuSl4lcs-tne 81 LOUIS, 81 raul.
New York. and Paris-carri~d no produce
OF the farm. neither wheat nor corn. nor
oats. nor -four. nor cattle, nor beef no-
bacon.
The amendments 20 the ship subsidy
bin proposed by Senator's Allison and
Spooner. who are the only Republicans
who have so far opposed the measure.
viii probably De adopted, and then these
two Senators viii support the bill
These amendments limit the gross
amount OF subsidy to be paid yearly un-
deH the bill, restrict to eighteen years the
period for payments of subsidy, together
with a prOviso that no new contracts
shall De made after the year 1910. and de-
clare that Congress reserves the right to
reEeal or amend the act without it be-
ing considered an impairment Of contract.