Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-03
TALLY SHOWED l72 YEAS; IT'S NAYS
Four Democrats. including Jones Of
FIRST Virginia District. Voted in
Affrmative-Thrty Republicans
Opposed 't-one Opponent Wheeled
In on invalid's Chair.
(By Associated PrcSs.)


WASHINGTON. d. e.. March g
The ship Subsidy bill was rejected by
The house Of representatives today
by vote of 172 to l75. The principal
feature of the bill is the provision
that American mail steamships OF IL
knots or over. and of not less than
5000 gross tons shall be paid $3.50
per naut cal mile outward bound on
route of 1000 nautical miles or up
ward to SoNh America, Philippines,
Asia ana Australia.
Mr.. Lands. of Indiana. made an
earnest plea for the passage OF the
bill
Mr.. Moon OF Tennessee led the OPP
position to the measure.
Calls It Internal Fraud.
1T is an Internal fraud designed
to plunder the treasury he declared.
speaking Of the provision for train
ing of American Toys. and answering
the plea of patriotism advanced by
Mr.. Lands. he said that it was but
peoples money to corporations or ship
owners
The climax came when Minority
Leader Clark declared that a lobby
had been carried on right on the
floor Of the house" in favor OF the
passage Of the bill.
1T is an outrage to civilized
country he declared This thing OF
coaching men. of buttonholing men.
and ] undertake TO say that when
Mr.. Moon of Tennessee. denounced
this bill as an Internal fraud he
used language he was justified in
using" The debate against the bill
was closed by Mr.. Cochrane. Of New
York.
He denounced the sending of the
American flag abroad by subsidy
las an outrageous concession by the
enslaving Of people through the
agency of a government
Fassett Champions Subsidy.
AS their champion. the advocates
Of the bill put forth Representative
Fassett of New York, as the closing
speaker.
He referred to the condition OF the
fattleship fleet on its return from its
recent encircling of the globe. AMI
that it showed that Americans could
build as good machinery and has as
good commanders as any country in
the world But no tender carrying
the American flag went the trip with
the fleet. he added.
THE wars of the future will not
be gun wars said Mr.. Fassett but
trade wars. They will be wars to
get goods to the market. In that
war we cannot choose weapons but
must fight with weapons of our Oppo-
Dents We must face facts. not syllO-
gisms"
Members Who Opposed.
Among those TO speak for the bill
were GOebel of Ohio. Lands of indi-
ana. Humphrey OF Washington and
Hobson of Alabama: against it were
Small Of North Carolina: FISHERMAN
Of Wisconsin. Stafford of Wisconsin
LLOYD Of Missouri. Sulzer of New
York. Burton Of Ohio. Saunders Of
Virginia. Wilson Of PENNSYLVANIA.
Clark Of Missouri. StecnersOn nf Min
ncsota. Finley Of South Carolina. and
Norris Of Nebraska.
The feeling in the horse was
strained as the hour Of voting ap-
preached.
The attendance was probably tho
largest Of the session Evcryone rec
ognizcd that the vote would be close.
Invalid Wheeled IN.
Representative" Goldfoglc Of New
York. who was operated on YESTERDAY
in a hospital. was carried on the flror
in a chair to vo:c against the bill.
A scene Of wild confusion followed
the roll cali
With the announcement q. the vot"
Of I12 in the affirmative the speaFcr
hcsitat"d 10 get good breath and
then said:
IL, in the negative.
The Democratic side Of the house
broke forth in cheers.
Mr. Oyersfrrct. in charge Of iBr bill.
was recognized and he asked 10 bc
permitted 10 change his vote.
This would have allowed him 10
move 10 reconsider and have another
vote on tho bill.
The speaker informed him that tho
vote had boon announced and his
request came TOO late.
Thirty Republicans voted against
the measure and fogr Democrats
voted for a.
Jones Voted in Affirmative.
Republicans against: Floyd. Schras.
"a: Burton. Ohio: Campbell. Kansas;