Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-28
SHIPPING PRIVILEGES.
MIR. Dingley Reports the Action of
the Conference Committee.

W.T. OLnSiey reports the Action Oh
the Conference Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-In the House
day Mr.. Dingley, from the committee of
conference, submitted the report of that
committee on the shipping bill.
Mr.. Breckenridge Of Kentucky thought
that consideration Of the report should be
postponed until the members Of the House
had an opportunity to examine the pr0vi-
sions of the bill carefully. The question
involved in the Frye amendment was
broader than, at first blush, it might ap~
pear TO be. 1t not only conferred the
privilege, but imposed the duty upon the
President to withdraw from foreign yes
| sells certain commercial privileges
when those privileges had been de-
MED to American vessels in the country
to which such foreign vessel belonged.
The supposed need for the provision rose
out OF the recent troubles with Canada,
| but there was not a word IN this bill about
! fishing vessels. There was no hurry for
the passage of this bill and it could be
considered more fully at some future day
! than it could now. There was no danger
of war and the Executive had under con-
sideration settlement Of the Canadian
fishery trouble.
DINGLEY PLEADS NECESSITY.
/ Mr.. Dingley said that the necessity for
I the proposed legislation had been sug-
gested by the recent denial OF certain
| privileges to United States vessels in
Canadian ports, but the law ought to be
on the statute books without regard to
the fishery trouble. In 1923 the United
States had offered to place vessels of any
foreign country in our ports on the same
basis as our own vessels if foreign
country would place American vessels
in It's ports on the same basis. At that
time discrimination against American
vessels was in the form OF discriminating
! charges. and duties.
THE PRESENT DISCRIMINATION.
Now 1t had been shown that certain
United States vessels were being denied
commercial privileges-privileges of buy
ing supplies, ice, or bait, and all CONNER
| ci2l privileges except simply those of
shelter, repairing, purchasing wood and
obtaining water. In view of the fact that
country was attempting to discrimi-
nate against certain class Of American
vessels, it was proposed by this bill
simply to extend the authority given by
the act of 1928, so that the President
mightissue his proclamation Withholding
from vessels OF any country which dis
criminated against our vessels precisely
the privileges which were denied to us.
THE PROVISION GENERAL.
Mr.. Belmont, in order to correct any
impression that might prevail to the
contrary, inquired whether the provision
was not a general one. instead of being
applicable alone to the Canadian dif1-
Guilty, and whether it did not confer
merely discretionary power upon the
President-a question which M. Dunn
answered in the Affirmative.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, said the present
difficulty arose out of the attempt OF
Canada to ignore all advances of civil
zatiOn in the matterOf the commercial re-
latiOns of the world. The pending prOpo-
sition was simply to arm the President
with a right to deprive Canadians of
privileges Of which they deprived citizens
of the United States. The report was
then agreed to without division.
SENT TO THE PRESIDENT.
The Senate to-day discussed the North
ern Pacific land forfeiture bill until 2
O'Clock. The bill then went over, aud
Mr.. Miller submitted the conference re-
port on the bill "abOlishing certain fees"
etc, in connection with American ship
ping. This is the bill containing the
Frye amendment authorizing the Presi-
dent to deny by proclamation TO vessels
of foreign countries such privileges as are
denied to American vessels in such foreign
countries. The report was cOncurred in.
| MIR. Miller explained that the bill as
agreed to In conference was substantially
as it was passed by the Senate.
The House has taken similar action and
the bill now goes to the President.