Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-14
SHIPPING BILLS
CiYins Bounties And Postal
Subsidies Passed By Senate.
House ADOPTS Silver BID Report By Vote
OF i22 10 90.
Lors List OF Pensions For Maiue Peo-
ple.-Postal Matters.

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Vest As Senator Frye, he said, has eI-
| pressed consterastion that any Senator
should oppose these subsi ly bills, he would
like that Senator to e1plAin how it was that
1 there vas time wheu the nIted States,
without dollar of subsidy, and when the
country was undeveloped and hal just
emerged from its colonial condition, had
/ grappled with Great Britain, and came near
wrestling from her the control of the ocean
carrying trade. He quoted from a speech
of Daniel Webster. TO the effect that the
success of the American merchant marine
! had come. not from protection or
/ bounty. but from skill. perseverance and
economy. lie showed how former snesi-
dies had ended in failure and scandal. He
I related the history OF the Pacific mail sub
/ sidy, taking bis facts from pamphlet writ
| ten by Capt. John Goldman, and quoting
/ from speeches BY Senators Sherman and
| Morrill, against subsidies and in favor of
| free ships and from statements by John
( Roach and Mr.. Crsmp advocating the re-
moyal Of the duties on iron and other build
! ing materials, and declaring their ability
| (in that case TO compete with foreign ship
! builders. The idea that commerce fol-
| Low ed the hsg, Vest said, was a monsIous
! fallacy. Commerce did not follow the nag,
/ the flag followed commerce. He knew
that he spoke to deaf ears, and that these
! bills would be passed. He predicted, how
| ever, that the subsidies, would never bring
4 dollar of foreign commerce TO the eoua-
| try. They would enrich the men who got
the contracts, and there would be 4 repeti
! ton of tie same old scandals that had at
tended the expenditure of s2l 600 900 in
subsidies, an expenditure which had left
the country today with its 81 pping in the
words of FRYE absolutely tkad.
4 Harris offered an amendment providing
that the total sum paid to any vessel sailing
between any American port and foreign
| ports shall in no case exceed the sum paid
to vessels Of the same class and tonnage
between such foreign ports anu uie nearest
American Port thereto
FRYE said that the amendment had been
suggested to The Senate committee on com
meree, and the House committee on COM
merce, aud that It had been the opinion OF
hoth committees tha' 'hete was no heees-
| sity for the amendment
After some discussion the amendment
was rejected-yeas, 81; nays, q "a party
vo'e)
Teller offered an amendment providing
l
under the act thar makes any discrimina
'ion between, or gives unequal fsciiltes, TO
competitive transportation lines in the re-
ceiving or forwarding OF freight or baggage
al any American port or al any foreigh
port.
Frye said that he had no objection to the
amendment. 1t was agreed TO-
The vote was then taken on the amend
mpNt OrpTel frliaN nv Npsk browning Tor
the foreign trade, out not for the lake or
cosstslse trade for free 'hip'' ihe amend
ment was re]ee'ed-yes, lo nays ~ "a
strict party vote
The bil! was then passed, yeas, ~ nays,
ls'
1t provides the payment to any vessel
of more than 500 tons gross register, wheth
er sail or steam, constructed and wholly
owned By citizens of the United States or
registered pursuant TO the laws thereof. and
whice shall be engaged in the foreign trade
pIyipg between the ports of the United
States and foreign ports, the sum Of -
cents per gross registered for the irst 500
miles or fraction thereof sailed outward
and the same sum for the fret 800 miles
or fraction thereof sailed inwaId on any
voyage or voyages; - cents per gross reg
istered ton for the second 5on miles or frac-
ton thereof sailed outward and the same
sum for the second 800 miles or q fraction
thereof sated inward; and 10 cent, per
gross registered ton for each 1000 miles
thereafter, and pro rafd Tor any distance
sailed less than 1000 miles after the hr-t
1000 miles sailed provided that me Tor
1 eign port to which the voyage is made shall
be distant more than 20 miles seward from
The gutt boundary OF the United states
The payment at the rate OF ~ cents per ton
tor esch l,tn miles sailed are 10 continue
for the term OF 10 years At that rate, AMI
thereafter tor another term OF nine years at
reduction OF " cents per Ton each year
upon each LOCO sailed, and pro rata Tor
any les distance No vessel is to De e.
titled to the dement's OF tins act unless IT.
entire cargo shsll pc loaded Al port or
ports OF the United Stafes anu d'schargt
at onc or more foreign ports or shaii b"
loaded at one or more foreign ports and as
charged at . port or pofte in the United
States. There - to be no discrimination
between eomptu ting hnes. me oecretsfy
OF the Treasury Is TO h1 the times and msn
ner OF aymeuts, prescribe the vouchers
with forms OF account and vernfcations
upon which payment shall be made, and
shall adopt whatever regulations msy he
necessary 10 carry out the provisions OF
thlssct
The only exceptions to the vote being
Edmunds and Plumb voted with the demo