Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-02
Both Houses Agree to Report Who
includes senste Amendments.
MORE PAY FOR CARRIERS AND CLERKS

WASHINGTON. March 1.-The house
this afternoon passed the ship subsidy bill,
after one of the most interesting fights
seen in recent years. On the. first vote the
democrats and the insurgent republicans
had votes enough to defeat the measure,
but after three hours of fierce contest the
bill as perfected in the committee of the
whole, striking out provisions for steam
mail lines from the Pacific coast to the
orient was finally passed by eleven major
ity. Fifty-two republicans voted with the
democrats on the first ballot and forty-ono
on the final ballot.
After the passage Of the ship subsidy bill.
the general deficiency bill was taken up
and passed. An amendment by Mr.. Gros-
venor OF Ohio was adopted. giving to all
employees Of congress zone months extra
pay. On point of order made by mem
bers from the Pacific coast the proposed
reduction Of mileage for senator's and rep
resentatives from % cents to cents a mile
went over.
Mr. Lttauer of New York and Mr..
Tawney OF Minnesota offered amendments
TO the general deficiency bill for the re-
classification Of the clerical force Of the
departments OF the government, but they
went out on a point of order. There was
no debate on the amendment permitting the
secretary OF the treasury to receive from
the Cuban government moneys to reim-
burse the amount paid out by this govern
ment for present Intervention.
The house agreed to the conference re-
port on the postoffice appropriation bill
and adopted IL. A bill was passed provid-
ing for the creation OF an industrial peace
commission, which is to administer the
$4,000 which president Roosevelt received
from the Nobel prize fund
Fight over subsidy Bill.
1t has been years since the house was
the scene of so royal battle between the
two great parties as II witnessed there
today over the ship subsidy bill The bill
was passed, but not until after 1t had beeii
once defeated and this fact In itself shows
how close the alignment was When the
.drst vote disclosed a majority against the
4 Seasure the democrats and their republi-
&as allies made the house ring with their
sR-eers. There were several roll calls be-
fore the final favorable result was secured
The vote on the Llttauer substitute was
defeated on the first vote ayes 1b4 nays 16l
The democrats could not retain their lead
power. however, for on vote to lay on
the table a motion TO reconsider. the op
16s to i5s. and the vote to reconsider the
frst vote was adopted. 164 TO 1b4
Immediately after the first ballot de
sertions began and on the final vote tC
pass the bill as amended the work don'
by the republican leaders during the battle
was made manifest. The bill was passed
155 to ia.
The following republicans voted with thu
democrats in opposition:
Burton OF Ohio; Campbell. Kansas; Chap
man, Illinois, Cooper, wisconsin,; Darragh
Michigan: Davidson, Wisconsin; Davis
Vermont; Fulkerson. Missouri; Gilham, In
diana; Graf, Illinois; Gronna. North Da
kota; Hamilton, Michigan; Hinshaw, Ne
braska; Holiday, Indiana; Jenkins, Wis
consin; Kinkaid, Nebraska; Knopf. Illinois
G. b. Iandis Indiana; Fred lands, In
diana; Lawrs nee; Massaehusetts; Lowden
Illinois; Mckinney, Illinois; Mann, Illinois
Marshall, North Dakota; Miller. Kansas
wisconsin: Perkins, New York; STANFORD
Wisconsin, Steenerson. Minnesota; Stevens
Minnesota; Volstead, Minnesota; Webber
Ohio; Weem, Ohio; Wilson, Illinois; Wood
yard. West Virginia.
Fifty-two republicans voted with tn,
democrats on the first roll call On tn,
motion Of Mr.. Williams to lay the motior
TO reconsider on the table, frty republican,
voted with the democrats On the vote {,
adopt the substitute there were forty-thre
republican Insurgents" ana on its fina
passage there were fortyvone.
Subsidies for Four Lines
Only -four steamship lines are 20 be sub
sidized under the measure in the form
finally agreed upon and all OF these are 4
sail for South American ports. One Of tn
lines win be from the Auantic coast I,
Brazil. a second from the Atlantic coas
TO Argentina. the third between the Gul
OF Mexico and Brazil. The fourth line vii
be from the Pacific coast to Panama, Per-
and Chile.
The annual subsidy for each Of thes
lines Is to be $4,000 for q monthly ma
service or 100000 for a fortnightly service
excepting the Argentine line. which is I
have $4,000 for a monthly service o
$4,000 for fortntghtiy service. No Amer
lean cities are named as ports from whic
any OF the lines are TO start and the bi
Is 80 worded that the line IN the Pacih
10 South America can touch at any mum
Der OF ports in the United States.
The same Is true OF the Atlantic lines
The bill provides that vessels pronting b
the subvention must have a speed OF NO
less than sixteen knots. It has been re
peatcdly stated on the moor OF the hous
kaleTican trade can make ans such speet
Lines 30 Orient stricken out.
when the bill was taken up the amend
ment presented by Mr. Townsend OF Mich
gan striking out the steamship line fror
Pacific coast ports to Hawaii. Japan an
the Philippines was pending
Mr. Townsend spoke in support of hi
amendment and 1t was adopted, lA to 10
Following upon his advantage. NJ
Townsend moved to strike out the I'm
from Puget sound to the orient and ths
motion also prevailed. isO to los. Then n
line 20 Australasia went out. l2s to IN
An amendment hy Mr.. Fordney OF MicI
isan reducing the subsidy for the line
Buenos Ayres from 100000 TO $4,000 wa
lost ia TO l40,
Mr.. Humphrey OF Washington move
that the line from the Gulf Of Mexico
the isthmIs Of Panama be stricken on
ScOnunued On sixth Pasel