The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-28
The Bill is Added TO The SlldFy
Civil Measure.
AN INCREASE OF SUBSIDY
VI aterial to be Made In the United
Hawaii-The Rates.

WASHINGTON. February 2O.-Sena-
tor Frye's amendment TO the sundry
civil bill. which provides for the build
ing OF the Pacific cable by an Ameri-
can corporation. with subsidy from
the Government. will be amended in
the Appropriation Committee TO insure
the manufacture of the cable. which
will be laid. in this country. The COM
mittee to-day met and reported the
favorably with an addition
TO the time limit. which makes Il neces-
sary for the company securing the
right TO lay a cable TO have the line
10 Honolulu completed within one year
after the contract Is let. II was this
provision which ut first initiated
against the letting OF the contract for
the cable in this country. II was held
by some members OF the Senate that
it would be impossible for any concern
in this country TO make the cable and
put it aboard ship As quickly and
cheaply as can be done in England.
In this connection a Senator. who has
committee. said San Francisco builders
were able to make the cable and place
it directly aboard the cable ships ut
the wharfs of the company. With this
assurance Senator Frye said he would
accept the amendment To- his plan.
which will make IL compulsory for the
company to buy its cable in this Coun-
try. if il is found by the War Depart
ment that il can be made within the
time required, and OF as good quality
as is demanded. In this form Il Is like
ly the sundry civil bill will carry the
cable amendment.
The measure increases the subsidy TO
be paid every year for twenty years to
S175, 900 and extends the time in which
the contracting company Is to be given
TO complete the line to the Philippine
islands to the 1st OF January. 1902.
Other amendments increase the for
felt of the contracting company from
5000. 900 to 100000: provide that the
subsidy money shall only be used in
| maintenance and repairs and not in
paying dividends: fixing the rates on
Government messages at one-third the
| rates on private messages, retaining
the provision that they shall be car
ried free during the twenty years. fix
rate VI % cents per WOTu on private
messages to Hawaii and 81 per word
on such messages to- the Philippines
press rates being one-fourth OF these
amounts; give the Postmaster-General
the right to revise these rates every
ten years and authorize the President
to request the cooperation of Japan In
securing the establishment of the pro.
posed line.
NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-In the courss
of an interview here today President
Scrymser. OF the Pacific Cable Com.
pany, said that the Eastern Cabl.
company, an English corporation. by
reason of vested rights. would have ;
monopoly. as far as telegraphic cable.
are concerned. OF the entire Asiati,
Icoast and all Pacific Islands now owned
by Spain or formerly under the juris
diction OF that country until the yea
1910. He was OF the opinion that n,
American cable company or the Unite,
States Government could obtain land
ing rights in the Ladrones. Philippines
ut Hongkong or at any point on tn
Asiatic coast without obtaining tn
consent of the Eastern Telegraph Com
Ipany.