Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-26
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL IN HOUSE
Agreement TO Take Final Vote on
Substitute Friday Afternoon.

Agreement TO Take Final Vote on
Substitute Friday Afternoon.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. S5.--ship subsidy Sc
cured a marked impetus today in the house,
which just before adjournment adopted a
rule that will probably insure the passage
by the house of the Littauer substitute for
the senate bill and result before the final
adjournment in positive legislation.
The rule was reported by Mr. Dalzell in
the shape Of a resolution providing that
the compromise bill shall be considered
with debate limited to five hours and that
the final vote shall be taken not later than
next Friday afternoon at o'clock Tho
rule was adopted by vote of 1853 to 122.
twenty-four republicans voting with the
democrats in opposition to the rule.
The rule was agreed upon unexpectedly
by the rules committee at a meeting held
after the visit of Secretary Root to the
capitol and it was very generally under
stood that the administration was respon-
sible for the committees action.
The conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill was adopted, as was the
conference report on the bill providing for
the allotment and distribution of Indian
tribal funds.
Mr.. Williams, minority leader, opposed
this measure. 1t was in the interest of the
rich and against the poor; of those who
had against those who had not.
Mr.. williams thought it worse than the
tariff, because the latter processes a virtue,
while this was a naked special privilege,
saying, 1T is class legislation, naked, I'M
blushing, running wild"
Mr.. Hinshaw of Nebraska thought the
bill would tend to decrease the shipping
industries of the country, and he was
opposed to both rule and bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor closed the debate on the
| rule. He said the bill, If passed, will not
take single dollar out of the treasury of
the United States, but rather add to the
profits, because It would enlarge the foreign
mail service He continued:
Some men have been going about here
telling the people that this bill will not
produce the building Of single ship. Let
me tell you that these contracts cannot
be awarded until there is proof that there
are at least twenty-seven ships built abso-
| lutely from the keel up and that they are
approved by the Navy department as capa-
BILE of travelling sixteen knots an hour In
continuous service, built in American ship
yards and manned by American sailors.
This will drive out of the contract every
one ship of the Hartman line or one ship
| of the Jim Hill line that can go ten knots
an hour under any pressure that can be
put upon it. So we simply propose to
extend our mail service to South America
| and the orient"
The resolution, as reported from the
committee on rules, was adopted, yeas 1853,
nays 122. Twenty-four republicans voted
with the democrats in opposition to the
! rule, as follows:
Burton Ohio Campbell. Kansas; Chap
man, Illinois; Darragh, Michigan; Davis.
Minnesota; Fordney, Michigan; French,
Idaho; Graf illinois, Hedge. Iowa; Hin
shaw, Nebraska; Holiday, Indiana; Hub
bard, Iowa; Kinkaid, Nebraska; Mccarthy,
Nebraska; MAIDEN. illinois,; Marshall. North
Dakota: Murdoch. Kansas; Nelson, Wis
| consin; Prince. Illinois; Stafford Wiscon-
sin; Stevenson, Minnesota; Townsend
Michigan; weems, Ohio; Wilson. Illinois