The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
BAT Tie R0YA
ON SUBSIDY B BILL i
Not in Years Had There Been
Such Party Fight in
House.
THE BILL WAS A COMPROMISE
THE BILL WAS A COMPROMISE
Only Four Lines Will Secure.
Bounty and Ships Must Have
Speed Of 16 Knots.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March lit
has been years since the House was the
scene OF so royals a battle between the
two great parties as It witnessed there
today over the ship-subsidy bill. The
bill was passed, but not until after 1t
had been once defeated and this facx
In itself shows how close the alignment
was when the first vote disclosed a ma
jority against the measure, the Demo-
Gratis and their Republican allies made
the House ring with their cheers.
There were several roll-calls before
the final favorable result was secured.
The vote on the Littauer substitute was
defeated on tho first vote-ayes, 1874;
nays. 161. The Democrats could not re-
tain their lead, however, for on a vote
to lay on the table a motion to recon-
slider, the opponents of ship-subsdy were
defeated-lb6 to l59-and the vote to re-
consider the first vote was adopted
1854 to 154.
Then there We're other votes, but
after the first ballot de-
sorting began, and on the final vote
to pass the bill as amended, the work
done by the Republican leaders during
the height of the battle was made
manifest, The bin was passed 155 to
144
Insurgent Republicans.
Fiftytwo Republicans voted with
the Democrats on the first roll call.
On the vote of Mr.. Williams to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table.
fifty Republicans voted with tho Dem
0crats On the vote to adopt tho suE-
stitutc, thero We're forty three Repub-
lican "insurgents." and on it's final
passage, there were forty-one.
Only four steamship lines arc to be
subsidized under the measure in tho
form finally agreed upon, and all o,
these are to sail for South American
ports. One of the lines is to be from
is to be from tho Atlantic coast to
Argentine, ard the third Atlantic line
is to be between the Gulf of Mexico
and Brazil. Tho fourth line Is to he
from the Pacific coast to the Isthmus
Of Panama, Peru and Chile.
Only Ships Of Sixteen Knots.
The annual subsidy for each OF these
lines Is to be 100000 for monthly
mail service, or 100000 for fort
nightly service excepting the Argen-
tine line. which is to have 100000 for
monthly service, or sSOO,0OO for n
fortnightly service. No American
cities are named MS the ports from
which any of the lines are to start,
lines in tho Pacific to South America
can touch at any number OF ports in
the United States. The same is true
| of the Atlantic lines. Tt is provided
! in .he bill that all the vessels profiting
| by this subvention for carrying mail
| must have n speed of not less than
| sixteen knots and 1t has boen repeat
| cdly stated on tho floor Of the House
| that no ships now engaged in tho
South American trade can make any
such speed.
Cut Que the Orient.
When the bill was taken ,lp at the
beginning OF the day, tho amendment
presented by Mr. Townsend. az Mich
! igan, striking out the steamship line
| from Pacific coast ports to Hawaii
! Japan and the Philippines was pend
! ing.
Mr. Mccall. of Massachusetts, opened
the debate, He took a position against
/ the amendment and favorable to the
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