The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-15
IN BEHALF OF THE SHIpBUILDERS.
Mr.. Frye Wants Liberal Provision
Made for Them,
But His Amendment Falls to Secure
a Passage.
other matters OF Interest In the Ma
tionaI Capital.

alton of the tariff bill was resumed today,
the pending question was an amendment
offered by Mr.. Gray last Saturday to section
23l0 as to the admission of material free of
duty necessary for the construction aud
States for foreign account and ownership or
or for foreign trade, the amendment being
to strike out Of the section the words San
giles, beams and bolts and copper and COM
position metal which may be necessary for
the construction and equipment of yes
sells" and to insert the words
"sheets, angles beams and bolts, deck and
hull beams, together with all structural
shapes of iron or steel and copper and com
position metal forgings Of iron or steel cast
tubes of iron, steel or composition. machinery
and parts of machines aud all other articles
OF foreign production necessary for the con-
struction and equipment OF steamers or
other vessels" Mr. Gray submitted remarks
in favor Of the amendment. Mr. Teller op-
posed and Mr.. Salisbury advocated it.
Mr.. Frye expressed belief that under the
law of 1888 at least two-thirds Of everything
going into the construction of iron ships
were admitted free, but in modern ship
building many new names have sprung up
representing portions of the architecture Cf
ship. The finance committee might
reasonably consent to an amendment to
insert SHEETS and other structural shapes
together with castings of iron, steel and COM
position. He did not believe that American
shipbuilders would ever import everything
going into the construction of ship. He did
not believe there had been two iron or steel
ships built in the United States for the for
eign trade in the past two years and suppos.-
ing the adoption Of this amendment would
induce the building of two ships next year Of
materials imported free, we would lose
nothing.
Mr.. Aldrich suggested that If 20 ships
were built entirely of free raw material next
year we would gain nothing.
Mr.. Frye said it would break up every ship
yard in the United States and transfer the
shipbuilding business to foreign countries
and the county might as well be without
constitution as without a shipyard.
Mr.. Aldrich said the amendment offered
by the Senator from Maine would admit
all the materials for iron or steel ships free
while the amendment offered by the Senator
from Delaware would also admit all machin-
cry and boilers. So the only thing to be done
semble parts and put them together, but II
the freight In this material would amount,
as had been said, to $25, 900, Congress would
be asked: "Why subject shipowners to this
freight when completed ship could be sent
to the United States for $4,000"
Messrs. Stewart and Platt opposed the
amendment and Mr.. Stewart argued that
without subsidies American ships could not
compete for foreign. trade even II they cost
nothing
Mr.. Gray's amendment was rejected "a to
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Mr.. Frye offered an amendment proposed
to him by the iron ship company of Bath,
Maine, to insert after the word ..bolts," the
words "forgings, riyets and steel castings"
This was rejected, yeas. %; nays. %; on
bale voted aye but subsequently with
drew their votes on account Of pairs.
To Bring It to a Vote.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Mr. Cowles of
North Carolina introduced In the House to-
day bill containing the internal revenue
features of the Mills bill. This was referred
to the committee on appropriations, the OBJ
ject being to secure report OF the bill to
the House and an opportunity, which has
not been afforded during this Congress. for
the members to cast their votes directly
upon the proposition to repeal or reduce the
tobacco tax. A number Of similar bills have
been referred TO the ways and means COM
mittee never to emerge. With knowledge
Of Mr.. Randalls views upon the expediency
of reducing or repeating the internal revenue
taxes, the bill introduced today was referred
to committee of which he Is chairman in
the hope OF better results.
Distributing the Navy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-The Secretary Of
the Navy has issued instructions to Rear Ad-
miral Kimberly, commanding the Pacific
station, to proceed in the United States ship
Trenton to Samoa, for the purpose Of pro-
tecting American interests on that island.
The Trenton was at Panama at last accounts
watching the progress of events on the 18TH
mus. She will be relieved at Panama by the
Vandalia and Mohicap, now fitting at San
francisco and the Atlanta, now fitting at
New York, will probably be ordered to take
a station on the other side near Aspinwall
There is considerable apprehension of trou-
BILE on the Isthmus and 1t has been deemed
advisable to have some naval vessels there as
soon as possible.
A Bounty on Sugar.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator Allison
today introduced an amendment to the tariff
bill which was referred to the committee on
finance, and is understood to be the commit
tees conclusions on the subject of sugar
bounties. New sections are inserted proyid-
ing that until April, 1900, there shall be paid
to the producer OF sugar, testing not less
than so degrees by the polariscope, from
beets. sorghum or sugar cane grown within
the United States. q bounty of one cent per
pound under such rules and regulations as
the commissioner of internal revenue with
the approval of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury shall prescribe
Other Washington Matters.
A bill introduced by Senator Hoar today
provides for the counting and declaration of
the vote for President and Vice President in
joint convention Of the Senate and House