The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-06
IS THE HOUSE IHREATENEDp
Ship Subsidy Senators Said to Have
 Given Hints.

Washington Special to Baltimore Sun. Consideration of the ship subsidy bill Tn the House Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries was postponed until next Thursday for lack of quorum. The delay ill bringing the measure forward in the House and the growing sentiment there against its consideration during the present session has caussd general alarm among the Senatcs advocates of the bill.
 It was reported on good authority in the House wing of the Capitol that Senators interested in the bill had given out a strong hint that unless it be passed in tho House there will be no Isthmidn Ca nal nor river and harbor bill passed by this Congress. The situation between the two branches is very much strained, and should the present feeling continue all three Of these bills may fail of final pas sage. The canal and river and harbor bills have passed the House and are pend ing in the Senate. The shipping bill has passed the Senate and is pending in the House.
 It is doubtful. however if the ship sub sidy Senators will go so far as to at tempt to prevent consideration of the canal bill. Senator Allison said today that whatever might be the order of busi- ness planned hy the Steering Committee it would include consideration of the ca nal bill at the present session.
 The Senate friends of the shipping bill appreciate the delicacy of heling i'll the House on account of the coming Con
 
 leading House Republicans furnish the real reason for the general opposition to bringing the hill forward in the House. At present there are only five members of the committee who are in earnest in their efforts to get q favorable report. These are Representatives Grosvenor. Hopkins, Young. Vreeland and Littlefeld, all Republicans.
 A leading Democrat of the committee said today that the minority will act as a unit in npnOainr the renOrt Of the bill, except possibly Mir. McDermott of New Jersey, who may vote with It's friends. In this case there would be five Democrats opposed to the bill, 10 add 10 Representatives Minor, Stevens, Jones and Fordney, who are known to be against the Frye bill in its present form. Two Republicans-Represe Green and Wachter-are yet undecided, but 1T made party question might vote Tor the bill.
 One of the principal objections to the bill as it came from the Senate offered by the Republican opponents in the commit tee is that in the matter of benefits it's operation would be limited to very few. Some of the Republicans of the committee pointedly ask that if the object is to stimulate a fast mail service why 1t Is that the postal subsidies are limited to ships of 20 knots when they could be ex- tended just as well to 22, 9 and even 24 knot ships, which speed is now attained by Tnail-carrying vessels flying the flag of foreign countries?
 Representative Alexander, a member of the River and Harbor Committee. said to- day: The Senate Is anxious to rush through the appropriation bill and then adjourn without making an effort to pass the river and harbor bill It requires the consent of the House to adopt a resolu- ton to adjourn, and the members of the House who are interested in the river and narbor bill stand ready to withhold their votes for such d resolution until the river and harbor bill is passed, even If we have to remain in session until next win ter.