Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-27
GroSv0er Tells of Benefits to
Be Conferred on American
Merchant Marine by Pending
Measure,
FARMERS AND LABOR
UNIONS AGAINST BILL
Powerful Lobby Said to Be
Maintained in Washington to
Push Passage of Much Dis
CuSSed Legislation.

lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Washington. Feb. 26.-Gencral de-
bate on the ship subsidy bin was had
today in the house. Representative
GroSvenor of Ohio opening the dis
cuSSion with a brief statement as to
the merits of the house substitute for
the senate bin. In answer to q charge
made yesterday by Mr. Hinshaw Of
Nebraska. that there had not been
single vessel added to our merchant
marine since the passage of the mail
Subvention act of 1891 and thai the
vessels getting bonus from This
country themselves carry merchandise
10 no greater extent. MIR. Grosvenor
insisted that Mr. Hinshaw was wholly
mlSnlormed. He declared that since
the passage of the mail subvention nc,
the international Navigation company
had built ten vessels many Of them
with a speed of twenty knots.
MI Ltttauer, Of New York. argued
IN favor of the biz bearing his name.
He said ], j. Hill had not shio that
would come In under the bin as this
hlIl provided for siNteen-l,not ships,
and the Hill ships have a sueed cana-
city of only fourteen knots.
The Japanese, he said. ARE suhsi-
dizing their lines heavily. and il Is an
absolute necessity that We do what we
can to keep our trade with the Orient
on our side of the ledger.
There is no eX9erimcnt nr anv
kind. in connection with this bill Of
the seven projects of this bin, four
amply to the countries south of Us. IN
The American continent. with which
- fgl
cial interest. and three to the Orient.
The Monroe doctrine impels MS in the
furtherance of its highest purposes to
cultivate relations of political ana
commercial intimacy with the gov
ernments of Central and South Amer
lea"
If the Pacific Mail. Harriman's
line. should accept the subsidy. Mr..
Littauer said, 1t would mean the build
ing of one at least and probably two
SiNteen-knot ships, together with reg
ular communication between san
Francisco and the Philippines Mr.
Goulden, Of New York. in opposition
to the bill, said the American FEEDER
alton of Labor was against the meas
ure as was the National grange. Ho
said that back In the Forty fourth
congress there had been charges made
of the use of large amount of money
for lobbying purposes.
"Oh that's q last years bird nest" "
interrupted Mr. Kahn of California
Mr.. Goulden, however. declared that
during the years he had been in con-
gress he had recognized the presence
Of a powerful lobby for ship subsidy.
The conference reports on the forti-
fcations appropriation bin and the
omnibus revenue cutter bill were
adopted.
The conference reports on the army
appropriation bill and the rivers and
harbors bill We're presented.
Conferces were appointed on the
postoffice appropriation bill after an
Intellectual effort had been made To re-
cede and concur in certain senate
amendments relating to the pay Of
rural letter carriers and railway mail
employees.
Two veto messages Of house bills
were received from the president. one
of them negatiying theKiowa pasture
townslte bill! and the other n bill! for
the relief of a civilian who served in
the civil war.