The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-07
HANNA FOR
 SHIP SUBSIDY Ohio Senator Delivers a Speech. ;. WILL VOTE MARCH l7 Frye Obtains Unanimous Con-
 sent for Agreement. Bill to Protect the President From the Hands of would-bs Assas-
 sins Discussed by Bacon
 and Others.
WILL VOTE MARCH i7

and Others.
 Washington, March GA notable speech was made in the Senate today by Mfr. Hanna of Ohio on the pending ship ping bill. which he discussed from the standpoint of an American business man. His arguments were carefully arranged, he was always forceful and earnest and at times became eloquent. He command ed the undivided attention of the Senate and of the galleries and when he closed he received congratulations of many of his colleagues. Early in the session Mr.. Frye in charge of the pending shipping bill obtained an agreement that the Sem ate should vote on the measure and all pending amendment at 3 p. m. Monday. March IT that time being entirely satis- factory to those opposed to the bill.
 Before consideration of the shipping bill was resumed an extended debate occurred on-the measure providing for the protec- tion of the President of the United States MT. Bacon of Gorgia took the ground that in its present shape the bill was an invasion of the jurisdiction of the States and that it ought to be amended radical ly. MT. Patterson of Colorado, while he agreed to the general propositions of the bill urged it ought not to pass in its present form. No action on the bill was taken.
 OPENING OF SENATE
 At the conclusion of routine business f, ha ato had upon the btll providing for the pro- lection of the President of the United States.
 Pending discussion of the bill MT. Frye, in charge of the shipping bill. asked unanfmous consent that a final vote ufon that bill and all amendments be taken Monday, March IT. at 8 p. m- q Without comment the Senate agreed to the re- port ~ tyl =. ls, s-: Mir. Bacon (Ga.) member of the Judiciary Committed. then. discussed the bill for the protection of the President. He said that in view of the calamity which had befallen the nation in the assassination of President Mckinley. the subject of the pending bill was difficult one to discuss. Mir. Bacon believed that the proposed law was unnecessary and did not provide more certain punish ment for the assassin than was provided now in the State laws. He urged that the bill indicated there was not sufficient reliance upon the criminal laws of the several States.
 No Differentiation.
 Mr. Depew (N. X.) pointed out that in the State laws there was no differentia- ton between the assassination of the President of the United States and of any other person, and an attempt at as- sassination was not punishable with death in any State, as the pending bill provides. MT. PIatt (Conn.) suggested too that some States had laws against capital punishment. MT. Bacon. continuing, said that the bill involved the right and the propriety of Federal Government to enforce a law within a State different from any law on the statute books in the State.
 MT. Hoar (Mass.) interrupted to say that the pending bill was proper because the assassination or attempted assassna- tion of the Preident was an interruption of the government, and 1t was vitally im- portant to the government that such in terruptions should not occur. MT. Bacon said the bill was practically an enlargement of the law of treason and proposing to make treason something like what under the constitution was not treason.
 MT. Patterson (Col.) suggested that a most embarrassing situation would have arisen had the assassin of President Mo kinley. occurred in the State of Iowa. where capital punishment Is not permis- sible. It would have resulted, he be- lived, in the disgrace of the mob law. as no American community, he thought, would have been content with mere inn prisonment of the assassin of President Mckinley. He agreed with the main pur- poses of the bill
 MT. Patterson opposed some of the provisions of the pending measure be- cause they proposed to designate as crimes things not now considered as crimes and he suggested that the enact ment and enforcement of those provisions might work a serious hardship upon person or persons.
 MT. Clay (Ga.) resumed his speech on the shipping bill.
 He predicted the complete failure of the pending measure. Natural changes alone, he argued. could increase the foreign carrying trade of the United States.
 MT. Hanna Speaks.
 MT. Hanna then spoke, his remarks be- ina principally in answer to MT. clays epeech of yesterday He said that when Mir. Clay quoted from MT. Frye's re- marks that all there was in this que stion which required legislation was embi aced in the one question of labor. he was cor rect
 'I stand by that position" he .,aid. "hut I go farther. The ore in the ground is worth about 25c ton. After # was touched by the hand of man it was labor. Ninety percent of the cost of A ship built in American ship yarLs or fin any ship yard is purely lab1r. The cost of the construction of a snip in the limited States as against that in either England, Germany or Franc simply measures the differences of .ges and fine efficiency of American labor.
 MT. Hanna argued for help Tor the merchant marine, the necessity of having an auxiliary for our navy in tht form of A merchant marine. and he p. eaded that this transportation question should he discussed above party considerati, n.
 MT. Tillman interrupted to ask for in formation regarding reports that the Morgan syndicate. had bought two or thres lir.es of European lines of steamers. you must ask somebody yho knows. '' replied Mr. Hanna. T do not know any