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Show HMTS m Jlracticall.y no Hope That Meas-jji- ure Forced Through House Will Pass Senate. I FILIBUSTER TACTICS TO BE CARRIED TO LIMIT If ' Steading Opponents of the 'Bill II Can Easily Talk It j$ to Death. WASHINGTON, March 2. There fill he no ship subsidy legislation during dur-ing the present session of Congress. 2This fact was practically conceded by when the Senate supporters of the j Subsidy bill ngreed late today to allow J 5j3the subject to so over until tomorrow. !The failure (of the measure will bo due $So th.e opposition of Democratic Senators Sen-ators which was' so pronounced as to lufcause them to filibuster for more than ;aji hour today. The position of Demo-ifcratic Demo-ifcratic Senators was made known jto eaitheir Republican colleagues early to-!(hy. to-!(hy. Sevcnil of them held an informal Conference and after deciding that the rjill should not pass in its present shape, !2fbev instructed their caucus leader, JgSenator Blackburn, to carry this inf origination or-igination to -the Republican leaders. ' The Republicans wore therefore well yjaTvnre of the probable fate of the bill, .fSyhen at 1:30 o'clock Senator Gallinger, 5who had charge of the bill, moved to ocdncur in the House amendments. This ijmotion was immediately met by a Hfeonntcr-motion to postpone consideration considera-tion until tomorrow. This was voted a&i, but various other motions, all Ajfl$H'y, were introduced by Demo-3jrlrfie Demo-3jrlrfie Senaiors, and notwithstanding JpheV were all defeated, it was perfectly jiinderstood that the determined opposition opposi-tion at so late an. hour in the session ygheant the ultimate defeat of the measure meas-ure unless some agreement could ha fjfeached. IJj.- Small Chance for Harmony. After this episode, a cessation of hos- ilitics until 5 o'clock was secured. At Jtliat hour it was immediately apparent ijthat no progress had becm made toward j2jarinoiiy. Senator Gallinger then sug-jfcestcd sug-jfcestcd a further postponement until to-linorrow to-linorrow at 11 o clock. All agreed to Wilis proposition, xAp In the meantime there will be some Wcflort to reach a common ground, but 3no ono hopes for success. The "prinei-' .pal oposition today came from Democratic Demo-cratic Senators who were interested in thp commerce of the Gulf of Mexico, 4aud it lias been suggested that if fur-Jilier fur-Jilier provision could be. made in that f7interest thev would accept the bill. jlOther Democratic Senators, however, tfoppose the measure for other l-easons, find if the Gulf State element should cease opposition it would be renewed by their colleagues. Moreover, the jHouse leaders have practically served notice upon the Senate that it the bill atehould 'be amended in anv respect by hc S-ciiatc it would be impossible to jjobtaht action in the House, because of jfi .rpsition there. |