The Washington times., 1909-10-17
Legislation Is Indicated
at the Next SeS-
sion.
PROGRAM OF ACTION
IS AGREED UPON
Planned 70 Rush Measure Through
House and Hurry Ii TO
Senate.
By JOHN SNURE

That the coming session OF Congress
is goine to witness the enactment OF
snip subsidy legislation is the conviction
that IS fast taking hold OF those who
have been carefully watching the way
things are developing with respect to
prospective legislation.
II begins to look as il the long battle
which the supporters of subsidy legisIa-
ton have waged would be won By them
ar last They have been just on the
edge Of victory several times. only 20
he beaten out Of it. During the coming
winter care viii be taken by the sup
perters Of subsidy TO leave the fewest
possible io0pholes for failure
In favor OF subsidy legislation tine
coming winter viii be all the most pow
eTful influences in Congress. Speaker
Cannon viii use his efforts TO. get it,.
The Senate Republican leaders AIdrica
and Hale. viii do their utmost for Il
President Taft has already taken
strong ground in favor OF subsidy Iesis-
lation. He has urged il in speeches. He
VIII speak out strongly for it in his
message. When the time comes he viii
doubtless exert pressure On members OF
The House 10 get them to support a
subsidy measure.
agree on Program
The program of action has been
sSreed on, according to good authority.
IL viii be to rush bin through the
House and hurry it To the Senate The
object OF this VIII be to make il impo--
sIDle FOR proposed legislation on tails
question TO be killed by fHbustcI in
the Senate The memorable defeat OF
one bill By the late Senator Carmaelz o.
Tennessee IS still fresh n The miudz Il
The promoters OF the Subsidy move
ment.
Some OF the ocean mail bills in recent
sessions nave gone 10 the House Conn
mfttee on POStOnices. But 10 is the i'm
tenuon of the coming session To send
the subsidy bills 10 the Committee on
Merchant Marine, That committee will
douptless report bin early in the
session. n has been made up of men
almost entirely VINO are iu favor OF
subsidy legislation The chairman Is
Representative Greene Of NassachlI-
sets. he is a subsidy supporter. Aside
from Representative Wilson of Illinois
none OF the Republican members of the
committee IS looked on as opposed TO
subsidy legislation. One or two of the
Democratic members are i'm favor or
subsidy. For instance, Represeutative
Hobson is regarded as among the SUD
pOrters OF subsidy.
IN snort the opponents OF ship sub
zldy have no show at all of blocking
the bin on which the subsidy supporters
agree IN committee. Just what bill
VIII be evolved is not vet clear II Is
said the Greene bill and the Humphrey
Dill viii be given especial attention.
The Greene bin is an out and out sub
sidy bill.
Ocean Mail Bill.
The Humphrey bin is the order largely
Of an ocean mail bill How FAR the bin
which comes out Of committee goes ia
the direction OF q stTaight-out subsidy
proposition viii doubtless depend on how
II is calculated the House stands. 1T is
certain that the tus-of-war over the
measure win come on the floor OF the
House, If IL passes that body it win
become d Jaw.
So much missionary work has been
done over the country In behalf OF SUBJ
sidy legislation the past season that the
friends OF 1T are feeling confident they
have their cause won. They think, too.
The attitude o. President Taft will
strengthen them.
Never before has such an extensive
and systematic campaign Tor subsidy
been conducted a. that which has been
on for the past q sht OF ten months II
~ should prove q failure and there
should be no Subsidy bin passed, u
would mean practically that efforts 90
ieglElate siOng this hue were well nigh
useless Ia fact. ia would probably be
The end for a time of acute subsidy agi-
talon