The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-06
TIE D1NGLEY AND FRYE BILLS.
The Board OF Trades Opposition to the
Measures.

The Board of Trades Opposition to the
Measures.
The board Of trade takes no stock in either
the Dingley pilot bill or the Frye subsidy
bill. and while the body expressed itself in
very plain language on the Frye bill. of
which it dlsapproves, it was milder in its
action on the Dingley bill than the marine
comm ttee had recommended, a substitute
bv Mr.. James K. Clarke taking the place of
the resolutions submitted by the marine
committee through its chairman, Mr..
George P. Walker.
Col. J. C. Haskell had been invited to
attend the meeting, but as he had appeared
before the marine committee of the board
he did not deem it advisable 10 attempt TO
overcome the manifest opposition to the
Frye bill. In fact, the opposition of the
cotton exchange, and the probable hint that
the board of trade would be more pro-
nounced in its disapproval, doubtless hurried
him away, as he was not in the city yester-
day.
There were about thirty-five members
present. President John r. Young in the
chair Supt Howard read the resolutions
on tue Frye bill with the marine commit
tees recommendation that they do pass, and
upon a vote they were unanimously adopted.
They are as IOllOWS:
WHEREAS, There is a bill pending in congress,
known as the Frye bill, the purport of which is
the subsidizing of American built ships engaged
in the forei trade and intending to revive the
merchant marine of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The decrease in the merchant ma
rine dates from the enforcement of, and was
caused by the high protective tariff adopted
by the United States congress; and,
WHEREAS, The subsidizing of ships in other
countries where protective tariffs exist has not
ms rifima nations of fh pVbiia
Britain, the lap of free trade, leads the mari
time powers of the earth without any govern
mental aid except compensation for carrying
mails and for work performed for the govern
ResoErsd, That it is the opinion of this board
Of trade that ship building in the United States
cannot be BEAUTIFULLY sustained, even by gov
ernmental subsidy, SO long as the high protect
i've tariff exists.
The following preamble and resolutions
on the Dingley bill were then submitted:
WHEREAS, bill is now pending in congress
known as the Dingley bill, and is headed "Ex-
empting American coastwise sailing vessels
piloted by their licensed masters or by a United
pilots for services not rendered" and which
provides for the licensing of masters of such
vessels by local inspectors to pilot their vessels
in the ports harborS or waters within the dis
tricts where such license shall be issued; and
WHEREAS, 1t is our belief
l. That many, if not all, of the local inspect
OrS appointed Tor inspection OF nullS ana boilers
are not familiar, if acquainted, with the chan
lis OF our ports, harbors or waters, and are
therefore unqualified to pass upon competency
of applicants for license as pilots;
2 That it is to the best interests of our port
to have the state of Georgia to regulate the
pilotage laws for her ports, harbors or waters
and
g. That it is to the best interests of our port
to have a regular established company of pilots
at all times in our waters to meet the necessities
of our port and the ships visiting it, and it is
only proper that the coastwise vessels should
contribute to their maintenance;
RESOLVED, That we consider the said Dingley
bill would, if adopted, prove detrimental to the
interests of our port, and we urge upon the rep
resentatives and senators from Georgia in con
gress to use their best endeavors to defeat the
same.
The resolutions, while evidently refecting
the sentiments of the members present,
were rather strongly worded, and the fol-
lowing substitute by Mr.. James K. Clarke
was adopted:
MoUed. That the board of trade decline to re-
quest their representatives to favor or support
the bill known the Dingley bill, as the present
pilot laws of Georgia seem to give general sat.
lSfaction to trade anfcommerce.