Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-02
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
. GOES THROUGH HOUSE
is Amended Il Does Not Give Aid
10 Any Pacific Steamship
/ Mail Lines.
|. Deceived ONLY E EVEN MAJORITY
insuroent Republicans Voted With
the Democrats and Had Sufficient
! Strength to Defeat the Measure
Il Before the Amendments Were
Z. Made.
tBy Associated Press.)

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4s WASllINGTON. D. c.. Murch H.
~ has been years since the House
was the scene OF so royal bate
between the two great parties as
II Witnessed there today over the
ship subsidy bill The bill was pass
ed. but not until after II had been
defeated and this fact shows how
close the alignment. When the first
vote disclosed majority against the
measure the Democrats and their
Republican allies made the house
ring with their cheers. There were
several roll calls before the final
favorable result was secured. The
vote on the Litteaur substitute was
defeated on the first vote ayes 154,
NAYS 1G1.
The Democrats could not retain
their lead, however, for on a vote to
lay on the table motion to recon.
slider the opponents of ship subsidy
We're defeated 1856 to l59 ana the
vote to reconsider the first vote was
adopted l64 TO lbi. Then there were
other votes, but Immediately after
me first ballot deserving began and
aap lie final vote to pass the bill ms
samended the work done By the Re.
splplican leaders during the heighth
NJ ~, I, battle >sas maze mat.;lfst.
Fifty two Republicans voted With the;
Democrats on the first roll call On
the vote of Mr.. Williams to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table
Oh Republicans voted with the Dem.
ocrats. The vote to adont the sub.
sttutc there were 43 Republicans
insurgents and on its final passage
there wore Al.
orly Four Lines to Be Benefited.
ONLY four steamship lircs are TO
ne subsidized under Tire measure
the form finally agreed upon aud all
of these are to sail for South Amer.
lean ports. One of the lines Is to
be from Atlantic coast points TO
Brazil: second is to he from the
Atlantic coast TO Argentina and the
third Atlantic line is to be between
the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. The
fourth line is TO be from The Pacific
coast 10 the lsthmus of Panama
Peru and Chilli.
Inc annual subsidy for each OF
these lines IS tn be 100000 for
monthly mail service or 100000 for
fortnighuy service excepting the
Argentine line which is to have s4GO,.
200 for a monthly service or $500, 900
Tor fortnigaty service, No Amer
lean cities are named Us the ports
from which any of the lines are to
START and the bill is SO worded that
tse lines In the Pacific to South
america can tongch at any number
same Is true of the Atlantic lines
It is provided IN the bin that mi
re vessels profiting bv this snbyen.
ton for carrying mail must hr.
n speed Of not less than 1G knots
and 1t has been reDeatedly stated
on the floor of the House that no
SHIPS now engaged in the South
american trade can make any such
speed
When the bill was taken mp at the
beginning of the day the amendment
provided by Mr.. Townsend of Michi.
gan, striking out the steamship line
from Pacific coast points to Hawaii.
japan and the Philippines was pend.
ing
Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts. open.
ed the debate. He took a position
against the amendment and favorable
to the bill. contending that the posi-.
sition of the United States in the
Western Hemisphere entitled 1t 10
better mail service. He said that the
visit of Secretary Root to South
America had splendid effect on the
people of that country and that it
mad shown that We can cultivate the
people of South America and make
them our friends.
We do not want to rule them nv
the Zig stick: we want to rule them
by the peaceable ties of trade"
MI Townsend's amendment was
adopted 1874 to 100.
Lines Stricken Out.
Mr.. Townsend then moved to
strike ont the line from Puget Sound
20 the Orient and that motion also
prevailed 1870 to los.
Then the line to Australia went out
1913 to III.
Mr.. Humphrey, of Washington,
moved that the line from the Gulf of
Mexico to the Tsthmus of Panama be
stricken out. He said he wanted to
see If ut was question of geogra-
An amendment by Mr. Sulzer re-
ouirlng ships to ston at Mexican ports
was nextIoffered. 1t was dangerously