The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-02-11
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
BY THE COMMITTEE
BY VOTE or TEN TO SEVEN 1T
is RECOMMENDED FOR
PASSAGE.
MINORITY HOT ABOUT HURRY
Declare That The Measure Was Rail-
roaded Through, And Allese Bad
Faith and Broken Promise-Layine
Plans to Defeat the Steal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-After a
short but torrid open hearing, replete
with personal disputes and acrinoni-
Gus utterances, followed by an execu-
tive session of an hour, also filed
Filth dissension. the House Commit
tee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
today, by 10 to Z, voted to report ia
vorably to the House the Administra-
ton bill on ship subsidy, as introduced
by Representative Humphrey, Of
washington.
Ten Republicans voted in favor of
the bill and five Democrats and two
Republicans voted against it. The
two "bolting" Republicans were Will
son. of Illinois, and Swasey, Of Maine.
Representative Hobson, of Alabama,
reported to be for the bill, and May
nard, of Virginia, against it, were alb
sent.
The Democratic members of the
committee were greatly wrought up
over what they characterized the
"railroading" of the measure without
consideration of opportunity to amend
it and tonight they held a meeting in
the room of Representative Champ
Clark, the minority leader, to map out
the future party course against the
bill 1t is expected that the measure
will meet with most stubborn opposi-
ton when it reaches the House.
Representative Spight, of MISSISSIPPI
ri, ranking Democratic member of the
committee, will file minority report
AGAINST the bill He declared with
vigor that Representative Humphrey
and his Republican associates, in rush
ing the bill through the committee to-
dav. ahd broken faith with the Demo
Gratis and had taken unwarranted ac-
ton.
Mr.. Spight said Chairman Green, of
the committee, had assured him only
Yesterday that no vote would be taken
at the meeting today, and that the
minority and those opposed to ship
subsidy would be given an ample op-
portunity to be heard before final
vote was taken. Mr.. Green informed
Mr. Spight after today's meeting that
he did not make any promise for Mr.
Humphrey. and could not prevent the
latter from bringing his bill to vote
Mr.. Humphrey declared that ample
consideration had been given to the
bill. and if it were delayed longer that
measure to take its place would be
reported in the Senate. In renly to|
this the Democrats stated that the bill
had been given no consideration by
anybody and that it had not even been
reed over in committee
Todays hearing was the first given
on the subject and the opposition to
the bill pointed out that those heard
today we're in favor of ship subsidy
but were opposed TO parts of the Hum
phrey bill. The Democrats desired 10
offer several amendments, and Repre-
sentative Sulzer, Clark, of Florida, and
Fisherman had notified the commit
tee that they desired hearings on their
own ship subsidy bills. The action
today was a surprise to them as well
as to the minority of the committee
The action of the Republicans TO-
day is an outrage declared Represen-
tative Alexander, of the committee,
who opposed the bill. I'VE were given
no chance to consider the bill or to be
heard upon it. In the face of direct
promises they have 'railroaded' TINS
bill through. 1t is an insult to the
minority of the committee, to the
House itself and to the country at
large"
The executive session of the commit
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