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Show 'GRILL GAuW Hi "BHE HALE" WASHINGTON. Jan 17. This was a field-day for the so-called Ropubllan insurgents in the senate. "Hazing Hale" was the favorite pastime, but "Grilling Galllnjrer" was a close second sec-ond in point of popularity. The "progrcs6i cs" who played leading lead-ing roles In the drama, were Senators Sena-tors Cummins, Clapp, Borah and Brown, and the occasion was offered when Senator Gallinger sought to have a day fixed for a vote on his ocean mail ship subsidy bill. Immediately on Mr Gallinger's motion, mo-tion, Senator Clapp interposed an emphatic em-phatic objection. He was followed by Mr. Cummins, who enjoyed himself at tho expense of Mr. Gallinger. Then Senator Hale arose and Informed tho senate that the fixing of days for votes would never do, that If such a practice were indulged in, no business of a general nature could be transacted transact-ed at the present session. He doplor ed the waste of time and urged the sonato to quit drifting and "get down to business." "" Senator Borah suggested that ho agreed -with Mr, Hale, but Intimated that In bis own opinion, the senator from Maine was not practicing what ho preached, that tho latter, when tho resolutions providing for direct election elec-tion of United Stales senators, was offered last Friday, sought to prevent pre-vent consideration by moving an adjournment. ad-journment. Mr. Hale defended himself vigorously, vigorous-ly, repeating his warning of complete failure of general legislation. By what appeared to be in furtherance further-ance of a plan of the "old guard" to still the rising storm, Senator Gallinger Gal-linger moved that the bill bo laid aBldo until toni6rrow. Senator Brown Insisted tha,t consideration- of the bill proceed. Senator Sen-ator Gallinger argued that the granting grant-ing of the proposed bounty would do much toward breaking up ''the Illegal European ship combine." Senator Burton would not consent that any such combination could be dissolved by a "subsidy fed lino" and when Mr Gallinger expostulated with him. ho demanded that the New Hampshire sonator should state his objection to trying to obtain subsidy legislation. "My object is patriotic," responded Mr. Gallinger. "I do not want to seo our battleships conveyed around the world again by foreign colliers." Responding, Mr. Burton characterized characteriz-ed this expression as mere sentiment, "and sentiment would be well enough" ho added, "it not too often accompanied accom-panied by unwarranted drafts on the treasury." For the moment, Mr Gallinger was visibly vexed. He said the remark was unwarranted, and he Tetorted that ho had "not been In the habit of putting his hands into the treasury vault," When however. Mr. Burton said that no personal allusion had been contemplated, his antagonist was mollified and the day ended peacefully, if futllely. |