Garland Globe | 1907-03-09 | Page 5 | Wanted to Buy Congressman

WANTED TO BUY CONGRESSMAN. Bribery Charge Is Made In the Ship Subsidy Debate. Washington. Tho houso on Thurs-udopted Thurs-udopted an amendment to tho ship subsidy bills, providing for a lino of slxtcen-knot ships from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil nnd defeated nn amendment excepting the steamers Slorrn, Sonoma nnd the Vontura of tho Oceanic lino from the operation of the bill. During the course nt the dobate, Mr. Dlrdsall declared that Mr. Hlnshaw of Nebraska had been tcudored n liberal donation by the ship subsidy Interests for use In his campaign, and that, having failed to accept It that Interest had now , marked him for dofent.