The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-07
ID XIII TH[ SUBSIDY B|u.
An Agreement Reached by Demo cratic Senators to Talk the
 Measure to Death.
PASSED THE HOUSE BY CLOSE MAAGlA
Forty-one insurgent Republicans Voted With Democrats Against the BiII-- Campbell, Miller and Murdock, of Kansas, and FuIkerson, o' Missuri Kick Out of the Traces.

Washington, March 3.--What prac ticaliy amounts to an agreement to talk the ship subsidy bill to death was reached by democratic senators Saturday. The understanding was the result of a conference on the floor of the senate Saturday between lead CTS of the minority and Representa- tive John Sharp Williams and Rep rensetative Swagar Sherley. leaders of the minority in the house, who were opposed to the passage of the measure by the house Friday
 Senator Carmack is one of the sen ators disposed to take an active part in movement to prevent the senate from accepting the house amend ments. When the senate convened Saturday he moved about among his colleagues looking for support in 8 stand he proposed to take against the measure. Evidently he received great encouragement, for he an nounced little later:
 ''The senate will not concur in the amendments if I can get one or two men to help me, and I think have them now"
 He was asked if he intended to speak at length against the measure He replied that if it became neces sary he was inclined to take up quite q little of the senate's time. The statement was accompanied with a confident smile that indicated that he had had little doubt of the result
 The chairman of the democratic senatorial caucus, MT. Blackburn gave notice to the republican leaders that the democrats would not permit the ship subsidy bill to pass the senate before adjournment. Speaking of the matter afterwards, he said that if necessary the democratic senators would talk until the gavel should fall at 12 o'clock Monday.
 Alter several motions to fix the time for consideration had been voted down, Senator Spooner withdrew his motion to name four o'clock, saying that he had only made 1t in the in terests of the expedition of business When Senator Gallinger attempted then to secure a vote on his motion to concur in the house amendment Senator Dubois promptly moved tC take a recess until [ o'clock Saturday night, but that motion was also voted down.
 After the defeat of other dilatory motions general agreement was reached that the subsidy bill should be taken up for consideration at : o'clock Saturday, the house bill to be printed in the meantime.
 Washin2ton, March 3.--lt has beer years since the house was the scene of so royal a battle between the two great parties as it witnessed thers Friday over the ship subsidy bill The bill was passed but not until after 1t had been once defeated and this fact in itself shows how close the alignment was. When the first vote disclosed a majority against the measure. the democrats and their re publican allies made the house ring with their cheers. There were sev. eral roll calls before the final Ia yorable result was secured.
 Immediately after the first ballot assertions began and on the final vote to pass the bill ss amended the work done by the republican leaders dur. ing the hearing of the battle was made manifest. The bill was passed 155 to 149.
 The following western republicans