Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03
SHIP SUBSIDY
BILL DEFEATED
LANDS MAKES AN ELOQUENT
PLEA, IN VAIN
TENNESSEEAN LEADS IN FIGHT
AGAINST PROJECT
Measure Loses After Long and Spirs
tied Debate by Close Vote.
Is Bitterly De-
nounced
fBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Wnal is
commonly known as the ship subsidy
bill was defeated in the house today.
An understanding was reached whereby
four and a half hours would be devoted
10 the bill and at the end or that time
a vote should be taken.
The principal feature OF the Dill is
that American mail ships of sixteen
knots and over, and of not less than
5000 gross tons, shall be paid $3.50 per
nautical mile outward bound on routes
of 1000 miles or upward to South Amer1-
ca. the Philippines, Asia and Australia
Mr.. OVerstreet, in charge or the Dill,
explained it, and he was followed by
Mr.. Lands, who made an earnest plea
for the passage of the bill.
The house, by vote of lI2 TO l|o' re-
jected the ship subsidy bill.
Mr.. Moon of Tennessee led the oppo-
sition to the measure.
TT 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, he said it was but blind
to hide the giving of the peoples money
to corporations or ship owners.
The climax came when minority lead
err Clark declared that a lobby had
been carried on right on the floor of
the house in favor Of the bill.
Calls It an Outrage
"It is an outrage to a civilized coun-
try" he declared, this thing of coax
ing notwithstanding them-and say
that when Mr. Moon 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 de-
nounced sending the American flag
abroad by a subsidy, las an outrageous
concession to the enslaving of a people
through the agency of a government.
AS their champion the advocates OF
the bill put forth Representative Fas-
sett of New York. He referred to the
condition of the battleship fleet on its
return as showing 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 be
gun wars" said Mr.. Fassett, "but
trade wars. They will be wars to gel
goods to the worlds markets. In thai
war we cannot choose weapons, but
mist fight with the weapons of ou1
opponents. We must face facts, moi
syllogisms"
The feeling in the house was strained
as the hour of voting approached. The
attendance was probably the largest o.
the session. Every one recognized thai
the vote would be close. Representa-
tive Goldfogle of New York, who was
operated on yesterday in hospital
was carried on the floor in chair t(
vote against the bill.
Others to speak for the bill were Goe
bel of Ohio, Lands of Indiana, Humph'
reys of Washington and Hobson Of
Alabama.
Confusion Follows
A scene of wild confusion followed
the roll call. With the announcement
of the vote of 172 in the affirmative the
speaker hesitated for a moment anC
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
mitted to change his vote.
This would have allowed him to move
to reconsider and have another vote.
The speaker informed him the vote
had been announced and his request
came too late.
Thirty Republicans voted against
Boyd, Nebraska; Burton, Ohio; Camp
bell, Kansas; Chapman, Colorado;
Crumpacker, Indiana; Davidson, Wis
ccnsin; Dawson, Iowa; Gronna, NORTH
Dakota; Hinshaw. Nebraska; Hub.
bard, Iowa: jenkins, wisconsin, Knopf
Illinois; Kennedy, Iowa; Kustermann
wisconsin, Lowden, Illinois; McKin-
ney, Illinois; Mclaughlin. Michigan:
Martin, South Dakota; Morse, Wiscon-
sin; Murdoch, Kansas; Nelson, Wis
consin; Prince, Illinois; Smith, Iowa;
Stafford, Wisconsin; Steenerson, Min
nesota: woodward. West Virginia;
Cary, wisconsin; Cooper, Wisconsin;
Wood, Illinois.
Democrats for: Bartlett, Nevada; Es-
topinal, Louisiana; Hobson, Alabama
Jones, Virginia.