Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-10
FORTY-ONE TO TEN.
Tho Serate Vote on the Amer.
ican Registry Bill.
prsBBD THROUGH IN QUICK TIME.

s,e Interesting Points Raised During
he Debate, But Not Thoroughly Illumi-
.,.d-The Big River and Harbor Bill
passes the House in Spite of Holman's
,.,o,rpt TO Defeat Thames of the
usu Who Voted No-Differing View OF
#. Eject ON Help for the Fair.
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-The senate passed
.1e varr important American registry bill
rs.rsrIgv. anl there was good deal OF un-
.rimity about the matter This will be evil
a.rr when it is was known that there was
onry few hours debate on the bill ,and that
s,sr Morgan did not deliver set speech
thereon. Frye said more than all the 9th.
o.. mt together, and he did so because he
b,droo having charge Of the bill. He enum-
s-,tqd the shipping interests which had
srnressed their approval of the bill, and
then said that all these and many other
interests expressed the opinion that the ad-
mission of such limited number of ves-
sIs -o registry would not harm a single
American industry, while the demand for
the new vessels stipulated for in the
bill would give an important stimulus to
American shipbuilding.
owe Press the Button, Patriotism" Etc.
Mitchell Of Oregon asked how the pas
sage of the bill could build up the Ameri-
can shipping interest. Frye replied that the
pstriotism OF the American people would
induce them to travel under the Ameri-
can flag and that capital would be en-
couraged to 90 back to building of Amer
ican ships.
Miils-I hope this bill may be laid over
ior day or two have been waiting for
srepOrt Of the committee.
Frye-No report has been made by the
committee.
Mills considered that this was rushing
the matter with unnecessary haste. He
asked that the bill be laid over, for he
had some observations he wished to make
upon il himself.
Vest Raises a Moot Point.
YES, aid he lad supported this bill in
committee, and he proposed to support it
IN the senate, though it did not meet his
views a 10 free ships. But he wished to
di,pe one illusion which seemed to pre-
vail, namely, that this bill would involve
large annual subsidy from the govern
meut The bill did not give these vessels
the hight TO enter into contract with the
postmaster general because, they were not
American built ships. In coming unGer
the American flag these vessels gave up
subvention of 81, 500 year each.
Palmer of Illinois asked: "If they give
up so much what will they gainP"
Vest understood that they would gain
what they considered very large advan-
tage IN passenger traffic, which was enor-
nOusly increasing. 4
sherman Is Also in Some Doubt.
Sherman asked the senator from Mis-
sour now he constructed that section in
tAe pending bill which provided that they
should be entitled to all the rights and
privileges OF vessels of the United States.
/ seemed to him (Sherman) that would
eoAler the right to make mail contract
win 'he postmaster general under the b IL
q last year, because that was one of the
privileges Of American vessels
Nest-Then if that is the construction il
a repeal 10y implication of the third sec
uon OF the Frye bill, which absolutely re-
ql!res American built ships.
sherman-That is just what am ask
ing about.
Mis- offered an amendment which would
Sa Sa'e clearly obviated the point raised by
eAerman but it was rejected
Ihe Texan Remains SuspIcious.
Mills said he did not believe these peonle
were actuated by any such patriotic mo-
=. g'eS as TO give up 100000 Ia subsidy of
tIe british government without believ-
49, 49, luey We're going to get a chance at
t-.. "' SUBSIDY. There was great question
a,g.eu .u.l,' IN this measure and it ought to
~ lei'e calm, deliberate consideration in
'u'} very deliberative body and not he
=. In" through in this unseemly way.
20, va lhe Old flag and an appropriation"
,,r.' asa'h. The company would not be so
S',.'u2 S'.,. 70 lower the British flag and to
,r rs 'ht stars and stripes unless there
''''"rs 10 be made by the transaction.
suggested IA General Law.
amer said he was always suspicious
70. ~ a proposition from private individuals
,,asI ,,u Promised I,.r such large public advan-
bT " ny not cover the object sought
~ general iawi Why not allow some
,,ia company to participate in this patri-
tbo Liii miC,Vementi Higgins would vote for
~ ,Ie DLil because of the naval feature tbere-
ssro.. Ine vote resulted in only ten of the
Ton "'VEs ~ voting no. They were Bate, Fell
D. george, Harris, Mitchell, Morrill,,
e' voorhees,, and Walthall.