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Show T B r I u lit II y Bca U D O Q C WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. For tho first time in tho his- tory of thc government, tho vice president of tho United States today exercised const!- tntlonnl prerogative of casting n vote to break a tlo In con- ucctlon with three successive rolls In the senate By tho first ho saved from impending defeat tho ship subsidy bill and by tho third ho forced an adjournment of tho senate in a voto having direct bearing on -f tho resolution looking to the election of senators by direct vote. -r The voto on the subsidy bill, both in committee of the whole and in tho senate proper, stood 39 ayes and 39 noes, and on adjournment 37 ayes to 37 noes. On nil three occaasions tho vico president voted in the affirmative. affirma-tive. New Senator Absent. Another notnblo occurranco In connection con-nection with the voto on tho subsidy bill was tho absence of the now Democratic Dem-ocratic senator from Wost Virginia, Clnrence W. Wntaon, who had taken his seat early in tho day ns tho successor suc-cessor to Senator Elklns. Mr. Watson Wat-son wns In tho senate chamber only a few minutes, and voted on only ono roll call. This voto was cast on nn amendment amend-ment offered by Mr. Shlvely of In-dlana, In-dlana, regulating tho nggrogato expenditure ex-penditure which may bo made under the terms of tho bill. On this provisions pro-visions tho new Wost Virginia senator sena-tor oust his voto in the affirmative, thus indicating his opposition to tho measure After casting his voto ho disappeared. Predicts Defeat of Bill. The result on tho next ballot was not so- close as to render materially tho presence or absence of uny senator sen-ator and" no notice was taken of tho fact that Mr. Watson wns not inat-tendancc. inat-tendancc. After the finnl result became known the opponents of the bill Including all the Democrats, realized that "Watson's ' absence had prevented tho defeat of tho bill. Ho was the only Democrat ! present at tho roll calls that was not i cast on the measure The final voto came after hours of dotonnlued conflict con-flict over amendments. Apparently there wa8 no general appreciation o'f tho sharp division which afterwards I developod and as a body, tho sonutor was unprepared for tie votes. How They Voted. Tho two votos on tlio subsidy bill which wore a tie, until tho vico nresl-dent nresl-dent broke It, were: AyesBradley, Brandeges, Brlggs, Burkett, Burnhnin, Burrows, Cartor Clark, (Wyoming) Crano, Cullom. Curtlss. Dick. Dillingham. Dixon Du-S Du-S Vm Five , Gallinger, Guggen-1 helm, Hale. Hcyburn, Jones, Kean, Lodge, Lorlmor, Nelson, Dixon, Oliver Pago Penrose, Perkins. Pilles, Root, , Scott. Smoot. Stephenson, Warner, i Warren and Wclmoro, all Ropubll ,' tans. Total 30. 'i Naves Bovcrldge. Borah. Bourno, -,, Bristow. Brown. Burton. Crawfor.l, '., Cummins, G.iiublo, Croiinn. La Follet-.. to, McCumbPr and Smith of Michigan,! Republicans. Bncon. Banghead, y, Chamberlain, Chirk of Arkansas, ,J Culberson, Flclchor, Foster, Frazler, U Johnston, M.irtin, Nowlands, Ovorman, ', I Owen Pnyntpr. Percy, Shicly. Sim-1: I mens, Smith of Maryland, Smith of, i- I South Carollnn. Stone. Swnnson, Tall- (, f oforo. Ta lor. Terrell, Thornton apU ' I Tillman, Democrats. Total 30. Klght senntors were paired j i Money with Young. Bailey with Bui- t( holey, Gore with Depew and Ilaynef j j with Richardson. 1 Five senators, Aldrich, Clnpp, Davis, " 1 Sutherland and Watson did not vote c and were not paired. I V Presented a Substitute. . il When, In accordance with tho pro- vloua ngroement, tho subsidy bill was l laid before tho senato, Sonntor Gall- ; Inger presented a sub for tho ontiro V meri8ure, ns orlginnll) Introduced. Tho first bill granted a bounty only to American built vessols plying from, ' American ports lo tho southern halt if of South America, but the sub ox- II tendod to the Philippine Inlands, Jap- j an, China, and Australia j (J Senator Simmons delivered a j 'J I speech against subsidies In general, . and In especial oppnBltlon to tho I Gallinger bill. Senator Shlvely mado . J a fight by means of amendment. Uo j, r. presented a provision, including the 11 lnnd expense Incurred In connection i-, with ocean going mall in thc total h 0 expenditure in that account as a basis for computing the surplus ot j ocean mall earning over expenses, t I which, it is provided In tho bill shall -I not be exceoded by tho total bounty.'.!; , The amendment wnB lost 35 to 40 & i A closer result was Bcorod on tho ,' I next olo, taken on an nmendmont of t fered by Sonntor Stono of Missouri, Y The purpose of Mr. Stone's amend- r. ment was to extond the provisions oC f, Z-the Z-the bill to all American owned ves- 1 sols, whether constructed In tho f 5 Unltod States or elsewhere t? ' Amendment Lost. k v Tho amendment lost by 37 to 39. I I Amendments by Senators Newlands jj ? of Nevada and Jones of Washington, r, I tho forraecprovIdlng for an auxiliary l -navy of thirty vessels and the latter I1 I confining the proposed bounty to M I ships to be built hereafter, woro re- "T I jected. V f. Beforo tho final ballot was roached, S II there wero two mild sonsatlons. As- vjl sertlng that tho unanimous consent 'Jk agreement under which tho senato Vk v.u.8 proceeding had been obtained. M when only 15 or 16 senators wero p present, and therofore It should noc A bo recognl-ed Senator Owen of Okln- , H noma, passed a general declaration ( agfdnst the conduct of any business i by the present congress He gavo '-' as his reason that men now in public Jf life had been repudiated at the polls I last November. No reply was mado ; to Owen, but when Senator William h Alden Smith of Michigan, announced . f, his Intention to cast his voto in op- to position to tho bill and at the samo i time snld ho believed In diBcrlminat- . fr Ing duties in favor of American ves- ' sels, Senator Galliugqr, author of tho ; measure, roply: ; J "I cannot understand how any 6en- ' 7 ator can squaro his conscience so as I to favor discrimination duties ns ' b against direct aid, whou tho one only 1 takes the money from the treasun before It Is taken In. and the other afterwards, 1 do not see the differ- r ence, In principle " ' Galllnger's Views. ( ( Elaborating his reasons against thc , i' duty plan, .Mr. Gallinger closed by ; snylng: ; 9 "I have done the best I could do, ; i and this is the last effort I shall mako u I in this direction. If1 this logLslaturo ? '. falls, it will be a long time beforo j anything more will be done to placo ' our flag upon the seas, and to restore i tho prestige of American shipping. 'I Not even was any great interest 1 manifested whon at the last, tho vot- Ing began In the commltteo of the ! k whole on the bill itself. As the roll i call proceeded, It was recognized tho t- j voto was running close, but tlio real f, situation was not grasped until tho , I vice president's announcement of a j j tic was made. ,- Tho bill then was transferred to if, ; the senate and there tho voto on its 'fl passage was repeated. Tho vice proal- ') d6nt again cast the deciding vote, i thus accomplishing tho final passage J by the senate. J The situation was so unusual, it , aroused Intense interest. This feeling ; was oxprossed by a quite general j I burst of luughter, but tho fact that 1 Senator Gallinger did not Join there- In, attested his feeling in connection I with that of a measure that had com- manded his best eifoits for many f ; years. J j Four Dollars a Mile for Mall. ' As passed, tho bill authorizes the 1 I payment by the post office depart- J; 9 I ment for the carrying of malls, of $4 J 1 a nillo on the outward voyage to ,' second class American built vessels i' 'f plying between ports and. ports in tho y Prllippino Island, Japan, China and v 6. I Australia and hetweon American f ports and ports in South America l' I south of tho equator and the pnvnieut ) Jt of $2 a mile to third class American V ii ships similarly engaged. , ! Stops at American ports in tho fj " south Atlantic are provided for. It js , S oxpllcitly declared that no contract '. " shall go awarded to any peraon or i corporation engaged In any competl- ' W tivo transportntion by rail, or who is I ! ! employed In exporting or importing k I L' iB (Continued on Pace Eight) I Wi 19 BREAK I ; 1SE f SENATE H (Continued From Page Five.) H I H merchandise on his own behalf. Thero H also Ib a provision limiting the ox- H i pcndlturcs in any one year of ? 1,000,- H 000 or to the surplus earnings of the H ocean mallj carrying business. H Xo sooner had tho result on the H subsidy bill been announced than Hj another sharp conflict was precipi- H tated. Senator Nelson and Senator H Borah were both on their foot, but H tbo former first obtained recognition H "I move that the seante take up the H bill authorizing the leasing of coal H lands In Alaska," ho said. H An Exciting Day. H "Is that motion subject to amend- H ment?" asked Mr. Borah. M The result of tho adoption of Mr. H Nelson's motion would have been to M give the Alaska bill the place of uii- M finished business on the calendar H which had been vacated by tho sub- H sidy bill, and Mr. Borah had counted H on getting the point of vantage for B the resolution providing for the olec- H , tion of senators by direct vote of tho H people. Evidently he was somewhat M discomfited by Mr. Nelson's move. H "The motion was not amenable' m ruled the chair. H "There was an awkward predica- H rnont and In an Instant tho scnato H was thrown Into confusion. The situ- H ntion was relieved by a motldn to ad- H journ, offered by Senator Halo. Mr. H Borah was not disposed to quit, and H ho and many of his followors voted H against adjournment. 1 "The vote is 37 to 37, a tie," again 1 for the third time within 30 mlmitcB M he cut tbo "gordiati knot" by casting M his vote on the affirmative. M As a result, the senate adjourned 1 after an exciting day, and in full cori- 1 flciousness that the conflict over tho H resolution for the direct election of H i senators had only been postponed. |