New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
REPORTS SUBSIDY BILL.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTS.
adopts Littauer Measure to Ald
Southern and Oriental Trade.
from the Tribune Bureau.l

Tribune
Washington. ian 15.-By a vote of to { the
House Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries reported out bill to-day TO aid the
American merchant marine by granting gov
srnrnent subsidies TO certain steamship lines
CARRYING mail from ports on the Atlantic. Pa
cifc and Gulf coasts TO South America and the
Orient The bill provides for a maximum an
nual appropriation of S3,75O,OOO.
Seven propositions are provided in the meas
ure. First, 100000 for one or more lines run
ming monthly from Atlantic coast ports to Rio
Janero. or 100000 for fortnightly trips; sec
ond, 100000 for monthly trips and SSOoOoo for
fortnfghtIy trips from Atlantic coast ports 10
Argentina third. $4,000 for fotnightly trips
and $4,000 for weekly trips from port on
the Gulf of Mexico to Colon; fourth, S3;oooO
for monthly trips and 100000 for fortnisntly
trims from the Pacific coast to Panama. Peru
and Chill; fifth. SS5OOO for monthly trips and
100000 for fortnightly trips from a port on the
Pacific coast north of Cape Mendoclno to Japan,
China and the Philippines; sixth S31O,O0O for
monthly trips and S100.0O for fortnightly trips
from n mort on the Pacific coast south of Cape
Mendocino TO Hawaii. Japan. China and the
Philippines. and seventh, 100000 for tri-
weekly trips from San Francisco 10 Hawaii.
Samoa and Australasia.
The opponents of any subsidy bill were de-
feated by the efforts OF Representative watson
who represented the Views OF the Speaker and
succeeded in getting favorable action on the
compromise measure fathered by Representative
Littauer Two meetings of the committee were
necessary.
At the first, in the morning. Mr. Littleheld
moved to report out the original Galhnger DILL
which was passed by the Senate. The Demo-
Gratis voted for II in order 10 insure killing II on
the floor of the House. but Representatives
Grosvenor and Humphrey, seeing the purpose.
voted against it, and il was defeated by a vote
of to T. At the second meeting. held after the
House adjourned not much trouble was sound in
getting out the compromise bill Those who
favored il we're Representatives Grosvenor Lit
tauer. Fordney. Watson Wachter. Humphrey.
Itttlefeld and Minor Those who opposed 1t
were Representatives Birdsall. Hinshaw, Wilson.
Sherlev Patterson Goulden and Maynard
II is the present plan of the House leaders, 10
have the bill come up in about ten days and 10
bring In a rule limiting debate so as TO put II
through In short order and not take 700 much
time away from consideration of the appropria-
tion bills The Democrats will fight the meas
ure 10 the bitter end, and will hltbuster until
the end of the session If necessary. Represen-
tative John Sharp Williams leader Of the mi
nority said to-day that he could depend upon
most of the Republican members from the in
terror sttaes 10 vote with the Democrats against
The hin and he believed II would be defeated
Representative Wilson. one of the Republicans
who voted against the measure in the commit
will not build one new ship. and that IL will
give subsidiks 10 ship lines that do not need
them on the other hand. the House leaders
are confident that the measure viii benefit the
merchant marine and that they will be able to
put II through the House by a good majority.
The Democrats started a filibuster this after
noon by demanding a rollcall a motion to
adjourn. but'the House decided by vote Of 1f3
TO q to adjourn