The sun., 1892-05-10
TO FLY TIE AMERICAN FLAG.
The Bui ALLOWING Anerieaa Registry "a
Innan Steanships Passes the Senate.

TIE Bill ALLOWING Anerieaa Registry 70
Innan Steamships Passes the Senate.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-The House bill confer
ring an American registry upon the 1nman
steamships City Of New York and City OF Paris.
and thus, according to Senator Frye's state
mont. placing tho Government OF The United
States in possession Of two OF the fastest,
stanchest, and best constructed cruisers In the
world. was passed In the Senate to-day by
vote OF 40 to TO- Mr.. Frye also announced
that the same company proposed to construct
in tho United States not only the two other
cruisers OF equal or superior qualities speci-
fled In the bill. but three additional passenger
vessels OF the same class. to ply between New
York and Antwerp. Thus. he said. the United
States would acquire the right to avail itself In
case OF emergency OF seven swift and power
full commerce destroyers. and Great Britain
would have no cause to complain about tho
transfer Of the two Clyde-bnilt vessels. the
City OF New York and City OF Paris. because
the British Government had itself prescribed
penalty OF S1O5.00O to be paid In such con-
tingency. and this penalty would be paid.
In the debate on the bill Mr.. Vest said that
he wished to dispel one illusion which seemed
to pravail. namely. that this bill would involve
a largo annual subsidy from the Government.
The bill did not give these vessels the right to
enter into a contract with tho Postmaster
General. because they were not American
built ships.
Mr.. Palmer Of Illinois asked II they gave up
SO much. what would they gain2
Mr.. Vest understood they would gain what
they considered very large advantage in the
passenger traffic. which was enormously In
creasing They were now sailing under the
British flag in competition with other vessels.
MIR. Sherman said that that section In the
bill which provided that these vessels should
Sesses the he Wntsd @ States 70 him.
would confer the right to make mail contract
With the Sndef oi
Mr.. Vest--Then. ii that is tho construction.
Of Z the frye Frye biii. Which absolutely requires
American. .,a built M ships. ,.,, T., or,,u .. ,.o
Sens Senator . from G0rM Mssour sc M he would move to
strike out the following words: "Attor which
rights and privileges Of vessels Of the United
States. except that they shall not ct be employed
in the via hs woud
in every bilip srantins q, American registry W
f Ritted te them es TO take part in the coastSse
trade Of the United States. and thus repealed
a law which had been in force for hundred
Mr. sHawley Of Connecticut suggested that.
as 80 per cont. OF the stock OF the company
OF Americans. thcre would be no very great
hey na ds sf % peaSs
we're ere aetusted @ ed by ~ any such patriotic motises
as to, give up 100000 year without believ::
nE that they going to Se1 IT nce % at
slips as anybody in the chamber. but he
wanted everybody to be permitted 70 go into
SHIN tx pn He aid not want to Vote o to
permit given company, as favor. to go to q
foreign country to buy ono or two vessels. not
United States. but to put their hands into, the
public treasury to extort the reyennes @ es which
sysam he 81 q. s
would not be SO ANXIOUS to lower the British
flag and to hoist the Stars and Stripes unless
there were dollars to be made by the transao-
Mr.. Palmer said he was always suspicioqs Of
not cover the object sought by general law?
Why not allow some other company to particle
Mr. Mills's amendment was voted down and
the roll was called on the massage Of the bill.
" Xith tt,.,t the following result Democrats in
Yeas-Messrs. Allen. Allison. Barhnr. BIcs Ba',r.
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Representative Bcurke Cochran says there
qi,nrters as to the text and real scope OF the
bill granting American registers to the steam
feared that underth provisions Of the bill. as
understood by certain persons; the owners Of
OF the act by Contracting: in American yards for
steamships Of small tonnage and slow speed
Mr.. Cochran says he WAS particular to have
bears him out. provision that leach
steamship so built orcontracted for to be OF o
going sentence is copied from the engrossed
bill as it passed the Senate to-day. It meets
the criticism passed upon it.. The following
is the text OF tho proviSo to the first section.
which explains itself:
Provided that such American owners shall. subss
quent to the date Of this law have built have
tracted to build in American ship yards steamships OF
aggregate tonnage of not less in amount than that
of tho steamships admitted to registry each steam
ship built contracted for to be OF tonnage
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