New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-10
TO fly THE STARS AND STRIPES
CERTAIN FOREIGN BUILT SHIPS TO BE AID.
MITTED TO AMERICAN REGISTRY.
rIK SENATE PASSES THE HOUsEsBILL WITHOUT
CHANGE-MR FRYE'S ARGUMENT FOR

CHANGE-MR. FRYEis ARGUMENT FOR
1.-THE VOTE Al TO TO-
Washington. May DIN the Senate today at'er ',c
routine morning business. Mr. Frye. from inc .olh"'V
tee on Commerce. reported back the House bill 10 en-
courage American shipbuilding lie said that the re-
port was unanimous and that he had. been instructed
to move Its present consideration lie iha"e "''''
motion and II was agreed TO- a.,
The bill having been read in full, Mr.. Frye s'Nou
that although 1t was general In It's pfo''s'o"s' wv
sbips only were to be admitted to American ressu''
Thsy were 10 be excluded FROM the coastwise @aue
and might be used BY the Government (by charter VI
purchaser In case OF That. hetsaid' was 'o Au
extent of the BILL The two ships to Dc adh''o" "o'0
the City Of New-YOrk and the CITY VI fans"e wv"
largest ships to-day In the world, since inc "iea'
Eastern WINS broken up; the two Sfanchest SHIPS III
.n I~or,d and be might say the fastest. except
that the Majestic had crossed the ocean In eghteeh
minutes less time. These two ships, ne saiu' couio
escape from any vessel af0at ana cOuo o'oi'aho
and destroy any merchant ship anoat Ihey hao cos'
about $2.OOOOO each. The TWO 'e'S''e
that were To be built under the provisions OF the
bill would cost about S2.225,OOO each. Inc o"''"iu
Line WAS now building two vessels for the main pur
nose of SURPRISING those two (the City OF New YORK
and the City Of Ians); and the purpose OF the Ihma
Company was to make OF the two ne" Vessels 81"
perior In every respect 10 the two Cunaruers no" III
nroc>ss Of building One OF them would be over 10000
hs nrovtded for df the bill became n law between
New. York and Antwerp SO that then the Government
Of the United States would have seven VI the hheoV
war cruisers In the whole world
some six months ago a proposition had been made
for the admission Of those two lnman ships to Amer
lean register on the condition that two equally eooo
and inst ships should be built In American shipyards,
and thus to establish al American line between New
York and Liverpool. lie had declined then to give an
answer and had told the gentlemen VINO came 10 hh
that he would take the matter into careful cohsiaef
ZION. He had done and had communicated win 'he
leading friends of American ships ana shipyaius dill
over the United States and had finally come TO the
conclusion that it was in the interest OF American
ships and American shipyaIds to enact the penang
hill into law. And he was authorized 10 sa! o'a'
some leading men and manufacturing and shpbuldhg
establishments in the United States had sent to wash
igton their approval Of the pending BILL
Mr.. Vest, member Of the Committee on commerce,
said that he had supported the bill In committee ana
would support it in the senate although IL lacked a
good deal od meeting his convictions on the question OF
free shipping. The statement had been repeatedly
made since the bill passed the House. u"t those
steamships would receive large subsidies under the
Postal Subsidy bin. The bill, be said, would nave no
such effect.
Mr. Mills expressed the opinion that Inc TWO s'"Ps
would be entitled TO subsidy.
Mr. Vest persisted in the contrary opinion, because
the subsidy bill applied only to Americanouilt shps
Mr. Sherman read clause of the pending Dill ~
show that the City OF Paris apd the City OF Newforh
were to be entitled to all the rights and privileges Oh
vessels Of the United es' except that they should
not be employed in the coastwise trade ana he gave
II rs his opinion that that clause would confer upon
their owners Tho right 10 make a contract under ''e
Postal Subsidy law
Mr. Vest remarked that II that the construction
TO be put upon bill ii would he repeal by lmpi-
cation Of the Postal subsidy bill, which absolutely
required Amcrican-bmilt ships =
Mr. Mills lin order to make the bill conform 70 "r
Vests view moved to amend the bill BY striking ont
the clause read BY Mr.. Sherman
Mr. Hawlcy said IL was a matter Of entire indiher-
ence TO him whether those two ships should DC aDc 10
take advantage Of the subsidy arrangement or not
But he wanted to emphasize the fact that the penang
bill! no; much OF departure "a It was thought
to be. Those ships were now, 10 all intenis ana
purposes. American ships over W per cent Vi 'ho
capital which 6uil them was American. They were
managed By Americans just as much a. II they nal
been sult in the Washington Navy Yard IL was
simply q change Of dag a matter OF Natonai pine
Mr.. Mils-Do you consider that the language OF the
hill excludes thes, vessel, from the bounty provided
In the Postal Subsidy Actf
Mr.. IIawley-My idea was 10 agree with the senator
from Missouri (Nr. Ncst,, because wanted the bill
to go through. This company is surendering BY tins
transfer S1Oj 900 q year which the British Govern
ment is now paying II.
Mr. Mills-I do not believe that these men would be
act,,aed BY such strong emotions OF PATRIOTISM as 10
surrender 100000 year, simply that they may dis
play the American Nag at the maas Of these two YES
sells They are not actuated by such prompting as
that But they are surrendcrrg this 10000
YEAR from, the Treasury CT Great Britain In order
that they NAV draw larger amount from tile Treas
NV of the United States. am as much In favor OF
free ships any gentleman on that sde Oh inc
come on a question of principle. want that any
body in the exercise of his natural right a. q free a man;
and buy nythins. from ship t" PIN ard bring 1t
:" Alter further remarks by Mr.. Palmer and Mr.
Higgins. Mr. Mllls's amendment to strike from Il. dhe
bill the clause which would entitle the two SHIPS 10 q
contract under the Postal Subsidy act was rejected
The bill was then passed, Just as it came from the
House: yeas Al, NAYS 10. as follows:
YeasEMessrs Alien Allison, Barbour; Brcc, But
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soMsp rSsSr puS quay sanders
shoup stockbtdse: Vest Villas and wcloott- 1,o,.u
Mo SGsI Pamsr T Ter voorhees, and Waha"io
The bill now goes to the President for approval
a. W of ss n% IN The Line s sad q Ss I
s vi the City Of NewYoTk and the City Of Paris
ss ia ss s ssssp ' s we cam cam
in England. labor is higher over here, but they DO
That Glass Of vessels built cheaper the other
here and are willing TO try the experiment. The
great success Of American snpyards In building the
vessels OF the Navy makes us believe that equal
success will follow the building OF large merchant YES
sells. OF course they viii not like it on the other
SIDE but believe that the hest interest OF the line
Will be served Iy building 0ur ships here: The City
Of New York and the City Of Paris were built under the
supervision Of the English Admiralty with view to
their being taken for use war vessels IN case OF
need The change Of nationality In these ships will
Of take them ont Of the British auxiliary navy"
STILL WORKING FOR TIE BLAND BEL.
washington. May 0.-Rcpresentatve Pierce. Of Ten
neesee. he has received assurances from two
members OF the House away from Washington
that they viii sign the petition requesting the Com
mittee OH Rules TO bring In an order fixing day