New-York tribune., 1886-05-04
AID TO AMERICAN SHIPS.
FAIR PAY FOR CARRYING THE MAILS.
CONTINUATION or THE SENATE DgBATE-DgMo
Gratis DIVIDED on THE QUESTION.
Pill 10,


Gratis DIVIDED THE QUESTION.
IBY TELEGRAPH To rRIBUS21
WAsHINGTON, May 3.-The Senate did not
vote on the Post -Once APPROXIMATION ball TO-
day as agreed upon Friday. Unanimous consent VA,
given that still another day sho1ld be allpwei fof
debate. Speeches we're made TO-DAY by Mr.. Plumb Mr.
Vest. Mr. ingalls,. Mr. Miller. Nj Eusls, Mr. Co'qui,s
aud Others The strong feeling among Southern bushes,
mrn IN favor OF the bill, which has been shown by the
memorials sent hero from 5oatborn exchanges WAS
ref ct-d in the speech malo 10y Mr. Enst!s ne III owed
Senator Vest. who made an argument In Oppo-it on
similar to that delivered by Mr.. Beck. Both Of these
made astonishing m'st elements OF facts In
following Mr. Beck IN that to-day Mr.. Vest reier-
sred that Germany did not pay any TO
ships FOR carrying the ais than to foreign sells
M. Frye showed by document sent by the President TO
TIE Senate that Germany paid s1lOO.OOO TO a single
German line for carrying malls. while this hill appro.
pirates altogether only 100000 for that purpose Mr..
Vest then vent to say that the subsidy system
the commerce of France al greatly fallen on. Mr.
Hale quoted from executive document tO show tias
under this system the commerce Of France hai quad
rupled within few years Mr. Vest hi.
authority the report OF Washington Ford. one Of tho
consuls recently sent TO France. Mr. Teller called
attention the fact that the statistics contained 10 tho
consuls report showed his conclusions, quoted ty
Dir. Vest to be false. Mr. Hale suggested that the
consul was probably to France 10 Furnish such mis-
leading statements Then in dis Mr. Vest .el back
on David A. Wells as authority and launched out In a
general denuuciaon OF subsidies and declaring ia favor
OF free SHIPS and free tr de
Mr. Eusts, his cool and deliberate way prodded Mr.
Vest for not explaining what he meant by sui Sides He
said that Mr Vest short time ago introduced MI
granting S37 300, 600 "A private company to build
ship railway In foreign country, the American Govern
ment have security FOL tue outlay. He was not
Cit cisng that BILL lie intended to vote for it, but e
could not understand the consistency OF the senator who
would Introduce such bill and tnen vigorously ppose
the ame nnent to pay little to American tina ID
foreign SHIPS for carrying mails to Sonth America aud
other countries with which We now have little or no
direct la order to aid in opening markets for
American products. Far greater enterprise than this
proposed snip railway hal been buit by private capital
the su Canal. FOR lnsiante-henco bat afford d no
| explanation Of Mr. Vests Inconsistency Mr.. Eu-iis
called attention to I.e fact tuat nation like italy hpl
lar closer relations with Brazil ia t"e United stars
lie declared that lie for would not akiec t. Mr.
Beck- assertion that there Wa. no sentiment tn having
the American flag fly iom the nasti"als OF the -hls
engaged in ~ II .he people OF Tue Cnii ettcs
Ia such pride would be tAe hr't mar tim" nat n
that devoid OF tina sentiment Mr. Eustis remarked
with emphasis that there was nothing practical Ia tne
opposition T. th. smeplm"nt - opponents oher-i
dag Xcet bills ani thrO c-. anl II lhcy sucecedcu
tue Ma tOn would continue sltlO Il SHIPS.
Nj. Iuga Ia emphasized the need ot American lner-
chants dc, something themselves by the way o. sent
ing u Snntl Anerira the Ilgit klnl or goohs Mr'
Miller attention to the course oi the Almni-ita-
ton IA trying dOSn the lItts fr-len -nIppnS
W. now have instead OF aiding IN building uP. iIe
exposrd 80 ne of rLIculnu- blandes Nj Beck male
Mr Miller believed could soon doublr or even Giai.
IN lie our with Cent al and SOUTH America II
we had proper steamship fa iltl-s lie failed t. see
how free trade would help us reach that coiDefc ~
soue senators Thought II wOud. Before commerce
cnnld crow no tlere must be gllar and speedy ng
n,clitlrs II could nave weekly mail WIN rou NJ
Centr.l America he tel we'd would IN TIM 0Dt in
control Il the commerce OF those countries Nr "l-
Quit oppos ID tnr amen ment Subsidies he snll w"is
5hnoxioi> to the teople Trade relations w~re not
estaplisLeI by mail facilities. Tue natlt at I
WIS ira e first mails afterwart Onr present system o
high tariff Wig .iion laws werr N"tHv hrrct
i've met bo Is OF securing foreign trad" He beIcvei the
protective iarh was pa'fy rrsloh'lne ~ ~" 49,, ,,
irpuhes sirce they restricted us tO our nome narkrr
for our ma