The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-31
Members Stand One Major
ity Against Measure With
out Speakers Vote
TRY TO PASS BILL
AT THIS SESSION
Democrats, Organizing Fight With
Some Republicans, Determined
Never to Support Bill.

The House OF Representatives is a tie
on the question OF ship subsidy
That IS the conclusion OF the Demo-
cratlo agents who have been tryisg 20
figure the exact alignment Of forces.
They admit that IN so Gloss q situation
the figure made today may be errone-
Gus tomorrow. AS the House is sup
posed 70 stand now, however, If every
member should be in his place and vote,
there would be one majority against the
measure without the v1te Of Speaker
Cannon If his name were called and
he voted for the bin. there would be
an exact tie
The Administration is going to try
hard 10 force the measure through Con
gress at this session The powerful in
terests that have supported It IN the
past realize that with a Democratic
House coming n, this is the last chance
for q number OF years
Messrs. Splght. OF Mississippi and Al
eXano9r, OF missouri representing the
Demo Craaic minority Of the Merchant
AIaTias Committee. are putting N their
best Ecks 10 line Up all Democrats
against the bill, but they can Z pull over
Representative Richmond Pearson Hob
son Mr- HObsOn never lets anybody
else vote him There never has been
anything that could COntrCf his vote,
and II he Is the only Democrat TO take
sides 20 shipping, he viii cheerfuliy
vote alone that way, according TO the
adviCes OF the Democratic whips As q
matter OF fact he IS not likely 10 be
quite alone. two or three other Demo
Gratis are accounted shalzy-
How Republicans Stand.
On the Republican side the detection
Of insurgents is much larger a con
siderable number OF them are deter
mined never. never 10 support the
Humphrey bill IN any form
In both houses the opposition is de
termined 10 kin the measure at any
cost, and as the session must expire by
Limitation, IL is calculated that q flfbus-
ter sin be easy money" The Senate
insurgents are getting plans neatly laid
TO use the LOrimer report as q buffer
whenever they want 10 talk down any
thing They have been getting matters
organized Tor a -aue. long discussion on
that report, and don't expect 10 allow
vote on it til wen along IN the session
They understand that they viii be beat
en-. and that Loriu1er viii hold his seat
BuL that doesn't diSCOncert them in
the least They expect that the LOrImer
vote VIII write the epitaphs OF q number
Of Senator's who VIII feel compelled 10
vote to seat LOrimerr and that IS
1T - an1ite the regular ard accepted
thing for the Organization In the
Senate TO have a legislative maEe-talk
always a. hand, 10 III in gaps and
prevent Objectionable measures being
considered But the insurgents have
not often risen TO the dignity OF such
an equipment They VIII have it. in
the Lorirner debate, and II is conf
dentiaIly- promised that some OF the
hottest speeches OF recent years VIII
be turned loose on the blond, devoted
head Of the Illinois boss
Democrats Organizing Fight
But as 10 ship subsidy. The House
Democrats are organizing for their
fight, Just as seriously as II there were
no assurance Of the Senate talking Il
10 death They are prepared with a
project Of their-s5=gEl. which the ReDub-
leans are not at an willing to accept
They want-
L Free ships
a ; Der cent discriminatory tariff
duty in favor Of goods imported in
American bottoms
5 heavier tonnage tax on foreign
vessels, somewhat as provided IN the
Tbis program is satisfactory to a
number Of the insurgent Republicans.
but the ship subsidy advocates VIII
never agree TO free shlps, because Iney
insist that a subsidy which permitted
shins 20 be built abroad and then reg
fstered in the United States would fail
70 give protection 70 the American
ShipbuildinE industry, and that Il one
If the things thew PARTICULARLY want
The Democrats reply that S5,0oo.O00
year ID subsidies would add q few
vessels TO or merchant marine, and q
few auxilIaries to our naval force, but
the same amount expended under the
Democratic plan would very SON add
sf0 good ShfpS- many OF them CAPABLE
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