The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-13
THE FIFTY FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATOR ERTE'S SUBSIDY BILLS
PASSED IN THE SENATE


Report oa tho silver Bm Adopted In tho
House by u strict Party vote--The Bin
New Goes TO the President for His sig
nature-Tho sennte Caucus Committee mt
Work Preparing N Gag Euie, which Is
to be Submitted to n Caucnu on Monday.
wAsuINGToS, July 12.-The Senate to-day
resumed consideration Of tho Two shipping
bills aud was addressed by Mr.. Vest CDem.,
No. As Mr.. Frye no said. has expressed con-
sternaticn that any senator should oppose
Iheae subsidy bills, ne would like that Souator
20 explain how II was that there was time
when he United States without dollar oil
subsidy, and when the country was undcNel-
opod aud had Just emerged from Its colonial
condition. had Craprled with Great Britain
and came noar W o-ting from her the control
OF tho ocean carrying traIo. lie quoted from
q speech oil Daniel Webster 10 the effect that
that success OF tho American merchant marine
had come not from protection or bounty
but from skill, perseverance and, economy
He showed how former subsidies had ended in
failure and scandal. and Illustrated his Rrgu-
mont By relating his history o! the Pacific
atail subsidy taking the facts from u ramphI"t
written by Can't John Goldman he Quoted
from speeches by Senators =. 'rman and Nor
ril against subsidies and III favor # ireo
chips. and from statements by John Roach
and Mr. CraElp advocating the reno n OF the
dutl on iron ard other building materials.
ana declaring their ability III that case OF COM
poting with foreign shipbu,li"rs. To sum up
the whole que ston he read an extract from
speech Of Representative Cannon, showing an
expenditure OF o7or s2l,UOu.GO0 in subsidies
between 1s4S and 1878, and asserting thu
$70O0,C00 would buy oil the American steam
ships that were then a,ioat.
The idea that commerce followed the flag,
Mr.. Vest said. was a monstrous fallacy. Com
MERGE did not follow the flag the flag followed
commerce. He referred to the Interpolation
In the British Parliament yesterday as 10 the
Mckinley bill, ana said that as soon as England
found that she could dlsuense with American
produce she would do so. And yet, he said all
that American craftsmanship aimed at was to
SpyboSy haas had the hsrdino"d to reno remonHrate
against that system he was met with the cry
that he was under nlttish irilnHeinee
gold. The idea seemed to TO to in
vent somSnew process TO drive away the trade
OF the world, and especially OF Great Brit ain:
and yet the farmers and bee ruisers of the
United States were told by the advocates OF
high protection that they were their irens
par excellence. But he knew that he spoee to
denf ears, and that these bills should le
passed He predicted however, that the sub.
commerce TO the country. They would enrlcn
the mon who got tho contracts and there
Would pe re- eitiG on OF the same od scandals
one millions IN subsidies-nn cNpenditure
which had lett the country Today with Its
shipping III the words OF Mr.. Frye absolutely
Mr. Stewart Rep. New gave it as his opin-
was the only mode OF 1eylvinG the ocean car
rying trade Of tho nited states. and hat free
ships, would simply destroy American ship
building yards; without afrording any ,rolet.
Mi. George Dem, Mss opposed the bills,
the scheme Of which. he said WAS to taN the
people III order to make remuneratiye a bust;
mostly by large corporations. and which was
now unte mmn , such proposttiGn
minded man. The bills recessed TO re bills
TO Increase foreign cGmmeEcc. and vet next
Tariff biil-a oil to destroy .oreign OF, merce.
Without iml orts county could not keep mp
directly or indirectly an exchange; No nation
could long buy un esS II could sell.
NJ. Cal! Diem, Fla; said that several Boards
opinlon Of one OF the pendinE bills. and to
sone extent Of the other. Although he con
the Senators from Missouri and llissts sp l.
still he should have 10 objections TO vote Tor Is
Te,c0n p ed system TEN by wnieh efficient aid
and to the running OF ships; re said that he
would give his vote for the Postal Subsidy bin
and that he would BE- glad to vote for the Ton
mage bill if the rate OF subsidy was rot excess
siye.
T. III
was opposed t" subsidies in every form. II they
were adopted they sh, uld, at leas. 9 al ust
ed % a. not 10 d. scrtnlinate between American
ports. so as t. benefit too one At the eGle. 81
Of the other. lie therefore offered an amend
mont proyiinG hat tho total sum raid to any
vessel sailing between any Amcrican IOrt and
foreign ports shall in no case coed tho sum
paid to vessels OF the sane clas- Gut tonnage
between such foreign forts ana thc nearest
Mr.. Frye (Rep. Me.) said that III" amend
ment had been suggested to the Senate Com
Ton
mittee on Commerce. and that II was the oIin-
ion OF both mmittees that there was no no
eessity Tor the amendu ent.
Mr., Harris pointed ont how. under tho bill,
discrimination would lie mad" between The
ports, OF New York, Philadelphia. baltimore,
After further discussion the amendment was
re!ectaad-,yeas, Il; nays. = a,pary Vote.
providing hat no vessel snail be en- tiled 10
payment under tho act hat makes any dis
elimination between o. gives uneIual iacii-
receiving or forwarding Of ireights or baggage
at any American port or at AN, foreign port,
Mr.. Frye said that he had no objection to the |
amendment. 1t was agreed to-.
The vote was then taken on tho amendment
foreign trade, but not for the lake or roastwise
trade. for free ships. Tie amendment was re- |
Sin S nays y IGt Dy Y9o
than ys hundred tons gross register whsher sa Or
trade plying be wern the ports OF the tned States
registered ton for thenrsl ve nun red niles frac.
ton thereof sailed Outward, and the sIn for tho
frBt i've hun l.el mica Traction thereof sa! led m,
ward, Any voyage or voyages. nttcrn cents Ter
gross registered or tor Ihu sor0ud nve bundled
fraction thereof sailed Outward and the himo
for the second hVe hundred ml.ss or fraction ,
thcreo sailed inward; Rnd tlriy cents regis
toroi ton Tor Gu IA thousand miles theIcAier ans lro
rata for aly ,.istAhce sailed less than thousand
tho foreign port to which the vOy age Is uadn snail
be distant more Than seventy mites FeaWpri iru n the
Cult LOund Try NJ the United SlEtes The payments at
tie rate Oi thirty cents per ton !Or each thousand
miles sailed 10 continue the term Of ten years
At that rate and thereafter tor another term of
nine years Al red IN OF three cents pr
ton each year upon each one thOusaud miler sailed
aud pro rata for any distance M vessel ia
20 10 entitled 10 the benefits II this act unless enro
Btstes and dischA gci At one more foreign II rs
or ShR Or eel a, one more tor ign ports ana
charged at port or Doris In tho United states nor
shall Vessel ne entitled receive payment unor this
act uess IL shall have IRE ght on OlTd the timo Of
sailing to the amour IN tons weight measurement
OF At least 10 per cchtum d." the register TON age
!, 80 pounds or ~ cutc feet to make on % largo
There ia 10 be no discrimination between competing
Inca
unless al. tho Officers thereof ali Cltyens Of tho
nitod bialeB tho T. owing proportion II tho rev
shall be citizens Of che ned Slute, to witt purlug
tito hrst two years unc.sNth thereon during tho IN II
thr0e succeeding year, ouethtrd thereof during
the remaining term OF ths net AT alf there
Of. nor uuess lhsre tie carried Oh Of less tHAn