The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-03
Was Lost by Only Three Votes,
Thirty Republicans Lining
Up With Democrats in the
Opposition.
RESULT WAS A SHOCK
TO SPEAKER CANNON
Debate on the Measure Con-
sumed. the Entire After
noon and Some Hot Speech
es Made Pro and Con.

washington. D. C., March 8.-The
ship subsidy bill previously passed by
the senate, was defeated in the house
Of representatives yesterday by three
votes, the count being 172 to 175. The
opponents OF the measure were wildly
cheered.
Representatives Goldfogle OF New
York came in, occupying an invalid
chair, having been brought from hos
pital, where he had undergone an OPP
GRAFTON on his knee cap. He was de-
termined to record his name against
The debate on the bill consumed the
entire afternoon, during which large
number Of members made speeches for
and against 1t. Mr.. Moon OF Tennes-
see led the opposition to the measure.
1T is an internal fraud. designed to
plumber the treasury he declared.
Speaking OF the provision for the
training OF American boys, and answer
ing the plea of patriotism advanced by
Mr.. Lands, who had pleaded for the
measure, he said that was but blind
to hide the giving of the peoples mon
ey to corporations OF ship owners.
Clark upholds Moons Stand.
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 a civilized coun-
try he declared, this thing Of coax
ink men, OF buttonholing men. and
undertake to say that when Mr.. Moon
Of Tennessee denounced this bill as an
internal fraud he used language that
he was justified In using"
The debate against the bill was
closed by Mr.. Cochran Of New York.
He denounced the sending OF the
American flag abroad by . subsidy
.sas an outrageous concession OF the
enslaving OF people through the
agency of government"
AS their champion the advocates OF
the bill put forth Representatives Fas-
soft 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 the
country has as good commanders az
any country IN the world. But no
tender carrying the American flag went
the trip with the fleet he added.
Trade Wars In Future.
THE wars Of the future will not be
gun wars" said Mr.. Fassett, but fade
wars. They will be wars to get goods
to the worlds markets. In that wal
we cannot choose weapons. but must
fight with the weapons Of our oppo-
nents. We must face facts. not syl
logisms."
Others to speak for the bill were
Goebel of Ohio, Humphreys OF wash
inxton and Hobson, OF Alabama. 9th
ers against It were Small OF North Gar
olina. Kustermann and Stafford Of
Wisconsin, Lloyd Of Missouri. Sulzei
az New York. Burton Of Ohio, Saun
ders OF Virginia. Wilson Of Pehnsyiva
MA. Clark OF North Carolina. Steener'
SON OF Minnesota. Finley OF South Car
olina, and Norris Of Nebraska.
"A scene OF confusion followed the
roll call. With the announcement o.
the vote OF IT, in the affirmative. thu
speaker hesitated to get good breat.
and then said ..'175 in the negative
The democratic side Of the house broke
forth in cheers.
Mr.. Overstreet. IN charge OF the bill
was recognized. and he asked to be per
mited to change his vote. This wouie
have allowed him to move to reconstd
err and have another vote on the bill
The speaker informed him that thu
vote had been announced and his re
quest came too late.
How many people work IN your OF
nicer asked the curious member
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