The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-22

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! with two subsidized lines from the A..
laniic Coast 90 South America, on,
! from a Gulf Port to Brasil. and on,
from the pacinc Coast 10 chile was
heaten-ayes ibi. nays iGi. But the re-.
consideration Of this vote was brought
about by brilliant leadership. while the
entire force Of the administration was
being brought 10 bear upon recalcitrant
Republican members. II was sight
rarely seen in the Capitol. Men were
threatened and caJoled and at last the
mangled bill was pushed through late
In the evening by vote OF 1856 TO 14i.
It is worth while remembering that
this was In a HOUSE where the Repub-
lican majority was over 100 and that
more than fifty Republicans baked at
the bill. for not a Democrat voted for
it The measure had the cordial sup
port and endorsement OF President
Roosevelt. But the Republicans from
the Middle West would not stand for
It, The term subsidy" is obnoxious
to them, more so, perhaps, than 1t
would be after a campaign of educa-
tion.
tne drastic methods the House lead
ers resorted to were I'm vain, for the
bill was doomed to die from Democratic
opposition in the Senate. Less than
sixty hours of the session remained
when the amended measure was re-
ported back to the Senate for approval.
II vote could have been reached
there, the bill would have become a
law. 1t was by 10 means a bad bill,
for II provided mail subsidies to South
America solely, In ships to be built
hereafter in American shipyards, and
would have given the United States
better shipping service to South Amer
lea than any European nation has. Its
total annual cost would have been s2,-
100000 If all of the lines availed them
selves of the opportunity for a fort
nightly service, for which the govern
ment would have paid twice as much
as for monthly service.
But the Democratic Senators at once
began to filibuster against the meas
ure. They passed the word around that
the bill would be talked to death, the
debate being technically on a motion
to concur in the House amendments.
Senator Blackburn, the minority lead
er, passed among his followers allot-
ting the time that each must speak.
There was a hasty gathering of mate
rial for the speaking and the Repub-
al,s. s..,h
sidy jig was uo The Senate has no
cloture rule and as long as any Sem
ator wants to talk on a given PROPOSE
tion no vote can be taken on that
proposition.
The House fight, however, will be to
some purpose, the advocates of ship
subsidy say. 1t is the first time a
ship subsidy bill ever passed there and
this fact will help when the campaign
is resumed in the next Congress.
Sunday and Monday forenoon passed
very quietly at the Capitol. A great
throng of sightseers found the gal
leries more attractive than the SER
vices in the local churches. But the
business transacted was largely of a
routine character. which any other day
and especially early in the session
would have been looked upon as de-
cidedly monotonous. However, it was
Sunday afternoon to hear
Senator Carmack, of Tennessee, talk
for two hours on a definition of the
word "flibuster" as he debated the
ship subsidy bill to death. The audi
ence had little thrill as Senator
Bailey made his appearance on the
floor for the first time since his now
experience in defending him.
self from charges of alliances with
trusts in Texas. 1t was rumored that
he was to make a dramatic speech in his
own defense but it proved unfounded.
The resignation of Senator Spooner, of
Wisconsin. made in the very closing
hours of the session was also an fm-
,ortant incident, for he has been recog-
lized as the leading lawyer of the Sem
,te and a great figure there-a tower
If strength to his party.
The coming of the President to the
capitol Monday was also an important
Incident although the President al
ways goes there at the close of a short
session 20 sign the belated bills in the
Presidents room, off the rear lobby of
he Senate He was accompanied by
MEMBERS or MS caDlnet ana tneTe WAS
luite a levee in the Presidents room
Is Senators and members crowded
lround. Their departure, as Congress
,ame to an end, was followed by the
wearing in of new cabinet members,
Is several changes were made today.
Shaw laid down his port
oio as head of the Treasury and Post
Master General Cortelyou took his place.
ieorge Won L. Meyer. of Massachusetts,
Who until few days ago was Ambas-
ador Mt st. Petersburg, was sworn in
s postmaster general. Secretary of
he Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock,
mong the greatest of all cabinet Of
Icers in the last ten years, stepped out
md was superseded by James A. Gar
eld, of Ohio, who has been Commits
ioner of Corporations. Almost dozen
ther changes were also made In as
istant secretaries and like offices so
hat the administration starts on its
asst half with considerable change in
,ersonnel ERNEST G. WALKER.
JAPAN WILL RULE PACIFIC.
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