Show SUBSIDY BILL PROGRESSING Measure is Being Pushed Urgently by Frye n appears now that the senate reach a ote on he pending bill one week from next Monday Mr Frye In charge of the measure en endeavored today to an agreement for t e time of takIng a vote that date wu mentioned as being satisfactory to the members of the com commerce merce committee Mr Clay of Georgia addressed the senate today In to he biU and had not concluded when the sen senate ate adjourned He made a forceful and interesting argument which was iven careful attention by his colleagues Early In the session the senate the legislative e and judicial n bill the second of the big supply measures to be acted upon at this session In the course of his argument 1 Ir Cla made the point that the tel general had not recommended in hi reports any such change in the ocean service as was contemplated b the bill Mr Aldrich interrupted the speaker to Inquire hether he mans ere carried In Americ n I think not replied Mr Clay The maIL was getting through he but be could not a ho much was car b forel n and much by American steamships Mr Harris of Kansas inquired if were any provision in the pend ing measure looking to competition In the Jetting of contracts for the of ocean malls 1 11 Clay r plied that the whole matter was in the bands of the er general Is it not a fa t d Ir Han Hanna na that aU l contracts are let in wa ur think senator from Ohio Is correct responded Mr Iy understanding Is that of 1901 the I t to postmaster general Jt for forin in bis diScretion There Is n In chang changIng Ing the method of makins contracts sugg Mr Hanna flint iI I wanted to make To this Mr Clay agreed lIr CIa rp with Mr who had that American ete not with work concluding his speech Mr Cla at I yielded the floor promising to togo go on with his address tomorrow Mr Fr e in charge of the bill made madean an effort to obtain an to take a vote on and amendments one wt ek from next Monday at 3 p m but his request went over until tom Or Orro ro Then at p m the senate went into |