Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
SUBSIDY BILL KILLED.
Moon Says II Is Fraud Designed
to Plumber the Treasury.

Washington, March c.-The House
by vote of 172 to 175 rejected the
ship subsidy bill
The debate on the bill consumed
the entire afternoon during which a
large number OF members made
speeches for and against IT.
Mr. Moon (Tenn.) led the opposi-
ton to the measure. 1T is an in
fernal fraud designed to plumber the
treasury" he declared. Speaking of
the provision for, training OF Amcri
can boys and answering the plea Of
patriotism. advanced by Mr.. Lands
he said that IT was but blind to
hide the giving of the peoples money
TO corporations of ship owners.
The climax cane when Minority
Leader Clark declared that lobby
had been carried on right on the
floor OF the House" In favor OF the
passage of the bill. III IS an out
rage to n civilized country," he de-
clared this thing Of coaXing men. Of
buttonholing men. and I undertake
to say that when Mr.. Moon of Ten
nessee denounced this bill as an in
fernal fraud. he used language that
he was justified in using"
The debate against the bill was
closed by Mr.. Cochran of New York.
fIc denounced the sending Of the Am
erican flag abroad by a subsidy las an
outrageous concession Of the enslaving
OF people through the agency OF a
government"
AS their champion. the advocates of
the bill put forth Representative Fas-
sett Of New York. who was the closing
speaker. He referred to the condition
| of the battleship fleet on its return
from it's recent encircling of the globe.
and that 1t showed that Americans
could build as good machinery and had
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 10
gun wars" said Mr.. Fassett but trade
wars They will be war to get to goods
to the worlds markets. In that war We
cannot choose weapons but must fight
with the weapons OF our opponents. We
must face facts not syllogisms.
The feeling in the House was strained
| as VIe NOuF OF NOtlHE approached. Inc
attendance was probably the largest OF
| the session. Every one recognized thai
the vote would be close. Representative
Goldfogle of New York, who was operat-
ed on yesterday in hospital, was car
ried on the floor in chair to vote
against the bill.
A scene of wild confusion followed thu
roll call With the announcement of th,
vote of 172 in the affirmative the speaker
hesitated to get good breath, and Their
said 1I5 in the negative" The demo
cratic side OF the House broke forth IL
! cheers.
Thirty republicans voted against thu
measure and four democrats for It, Al
follows: Republicans against: Boyd
Nebraska; Burton. Ohio; Campbell
Kansas; Chapman, Wisconsin: Dawson
Iowa; Gronna. North Dakota: Hinsha W
Nebraska; Hubbard, Iowa; Jenkins
Wis; Knepf. Illinois; Kennedy, Iowa
FISHERMAN. Wis; Louden, Illinois; Nc
Kinney, Illinois, Mclaughlin. Mich
Martin. South Dakota; Morse. Wis.
Murdoch, Kansas; Nelson. Wisconsin
Prince, Illinois; Smith. lowe: Stafford
Wisconsin,; Stevenson. Minnesota; WI
son. Illinois: woodward, West Virginia
Cary, Wisconsin; Cooper. Wisconsin.
Democrats for-Bartlett. Nevada; Els
topinal, Louisiana; Hobson. Alabama
Jones, Virginia.