Garland Globe | 1907-03-02 | Page 2 | Ship Subsidy in Background

8HIP SUBSIDY IN BACKGROUND. Every Day Lessens Chances of Its Passage In Lower House. Washington. Aside from appropriation appropria-tion hills nnd conforenco reports tho ship subsidy bill Is tho only measure of general Importance thnt Is lllrcly to recclvo tho attention of tho houso, snd tho Aldrlch flnnnclal bill tho only ono that probably will recclvo tho attention at-tention of tho sonnto during tho closing clos-ing week ot tho last sosslon of tho fifty-ninth congress. It Is Senator Aid-rich's Aid-rich's purpose to press his bill for consideration whenover opportunity offers, and ho Is- still hopeful of success suc-cess notwithstanding tho opposition, the congestion ot bills nnd tho limited time left. Tho houso friends of ship subsidy also profess themselves as hopoful, but they admit that evory day that goes by without action lessens their chances. Somo ot them express confidence In getting somo features ot tho bill Incorporated In tho postolllco appropriation bill, hut It thoy fall in thnt program thoy will mako a last effort for Independent action ac-tion by the house after the passage of tho general deficiency appropriation appropria-tion bill. They will nsk to havo two or thrco days sot nsldo for tho consideration con-sideration of tho subsidy bill, when tho conforenco reports nro not heforo tho houso, and tho Inclination of the leaders 1b to grant this concession.