New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-12
no VOTE YET ON THE SHIPPING BILLS.
MEssRs. GIBSON AND COKE SUCCESSFULLY
TALKING AGAINST TINE IN THE SENATE

MEssRs. GIBSON AND COKE SUCCESSFULLY
TALKING AGAINST TIME IN THE SENATE.
Washington July II (Specian.-Thc Democrats in the
Senate continued their fight against time by talking to
day on the Frye shipping bills until the arrival Of the
usual hour for adjournment Messrs. Gibson and Coke
the two speakers whom the burden rested Of
staving of q vote until next week. and they easily
consumed the three four hours allotted 10 them io
datOry discussion. Mr. Gibson is in favor Of par
tial restoration OF the American merchant marine, and
advocates the payment Of liberal postal subsidies to
home lines Of steamers but he opposes any protcc
ton to the native shipbuildng interests and would
prefer have foreignbut ships purchased and then
allowed 70 sail under the American flag. Mr.. Coke
is outSpokenly hostile to any encouragement whatever
to American shipping Interests Mr.. Frye tried to Sc
cure an agreement as to the time for taking vote
the two bills: but the minority would not consent to
limit debate and il is beyond rational determination
how much longer the passage Of these two important
and useful measures is to be wfully and fooIishly
DELAYED
Mr. Gibson spoke Of the importance of establishing
line OF steamships to trade with the Congo country.
OF building Government drydock at New Orleans, and
OF reforming the tarit 10y admitting commodities from
the south American States al lower rates Of duties.
But there nothing, he said, more destructive to the
shipping interests than attempt to tax the farmer,
and producers Of the country In order to supply
bounties for shpbuders. II was not by such means
that the United states had once occupied a lcldlnr
position on the lie appealed to the chairman
OF the Committee Commerce. Mr.. FRYE. TO relax
the rigidty of the policy 10 allow ships 10 be prT-
chased abroad and sailed under the American flag
to take off the tariff duties from all materials supplies
and outfits that go into the construction and sailing
Of ships. and accept compromise the policy Of
giving postal subsidies to American bu vessels.
Mr. Coke stated Of the reasons why he OPP
posed the bill TO grant subsidies in aid Of the merchant
marine That proposition. ne said, began at the sur
face and not at the root. of the trouble. If he had
- frame bill 10 place the American merchant marine
on an equality with that # other nations he would
repeal Tie shipping laws of the United states. lie
would allow u American citizens at least the same
privileges that foreigners had in American ports. 81
getting their ships where they could buy them cheap
est. lie would also modify the tariN laws that
they would seal up The ports Of the United states
agains; the importation of foreign good. lie pro
tested against the bill because II proposed 10 tax the
people for the purpose Of building MP an industry that
was impossible under existing legislation. M Coke
went on 10 dccaim against The injurious effects OF an
illilcral tarin law, aud said that, while the United
states wa pilirs mp distractions = trade. the pending
hin proposed 10 pay subsidies for men {" - ont and
hunt mp foreign trade. ~
Mr. Vest offered. a substitute for the bill, a>
to tho American merchant marine. provision for c'
ships to used only in the foreign carrying trade
not in the coastwiSc or lake trade.