The Irish standard., 1909-03-06
SUBSIDY BILL FAILS
Measure Killed In House
By Three Votes
DEMOCRATS. ARE JUBILANT
cheer Victory for Several Minutes-
Senator Teller Delivers a Speech
Attacking the Lock Type for the
Panama Canal.

washington, Mar. 3.-The shin sub.
sldy bill previously passed by the
senate. was defeated in the house of
representatives yesterday by narrow
margin OF three, the vote resulting
l72 to IT'S. The opponents of the
measure wildly cheered.
dramatic feature of the roll call
was the appearance in the hall of Mr..
Goldfogle of New York in an invalid
chair. he having been brought from q
hospital where he had undergone an
operation on his knee cap in order that
he might record his name against the
bill.
The debate on the bill consumed the
entire afternoon, during which large
number Of members made speeches for
and against it.
Mr.. Moon Of Tennessee led the on.
position to the measure. 1T is an in.
fernal fraud designed to plumber the
treasury" he declared speaking of the
provision for the training of American
boys and answering the plea Of patriot.
ism andvanced by Mr.. Lands, he said
that 1t was but blind to hide the CIV
ing of the peoples money to corpora.
lions of ship owners.
! Clark Brings the Climax.
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.
The debate against the bill was
closed by Mr.. Cochran Of New York.
AS their champion, the advocates of
the bill put forth Mr.. Fassett of Now
York. who was the closing speaker
He referred to the condition Of the
battleship fleet on its return from its
recent encircljng Of the globe
The feeling in the house was
strained as the hour of voting ap-
preached. The attendance was prob
| ably the largest Of the session. Every
one recognized that the vote would
be Close
''trMany Speak on the Bill.
| Others, to speak for the bill were:
Goebel OF Ohio Lands Of Indiana,
Humphreys Of Washington and Hob
son of Alabama. Others against 1t
were: Small Of North Carolina. Kus-
termanD Of Wisconsin, Stafford of Wis.
consin, Lloyd of Missouri, Sulzer OF
New York. Burton of Ohio, Saunders
Of Virginia, Wilson Of PENNSYLVANIA,
Clark of North Carolina. Stevenson of
Minnesota. Finley Of South Carolina
and Norris of Nebraska
A scene of wild confusion followed
the roll call. With the announcement
of the vote Of LIZ in the Affirmative
the speaker hesitated to get good
breath, and then said ''175 In the mega
tive The Democratic side of the
house broke forth in cheers.
Mr.. Overstreet. in charge Of the bill,
was recognized and he asked to he
permitted to change his vote. This
would have allowed him to move to re-
consider and have another vote on the
BILL The speaker informed him that
the vote had been announced and his
request came to late
Filibuster In Senate.
The penal code bill on a conference
report was before the senate during
almost the entire session and was sub
jected to filibustering tactics on the
part Of the minority that resulted al
most in no progress being made upon
it.
The general deficiency bill was
passed, carrying appropriations
amounting to more than $4,000, 900.
During the reading of the conference
report on the penal code till by the
senate yesterday Senator Teller took
the floor and spoke on the Panama
canal. He commended that the senti.
ment in congress had been for a sea
level waterway at Panama until the
Spooner act of 1902 was adopted by q
small majority. The president, he az.
serted. had only sent to Panama en-.
gineers known to be in favor of 4
lock project.
Senator Kittredge interIected that
the site of the Gatun dam has been
changed Ii times. Senator Hopkins
insisted that the present foundation
was las solid as the Rock OF Ages"
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