Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-14
AMERICAS MERCANTILE MARINE.
senate Camm,t,e" IA Commerce iu'ssii.
gate. the sub-idi-- Question.

Washington. Jan. ii.-Thc Senate
committee on commerce continued the
hearings of the Hanna-Paync Hubati.
tutc bill. chas. II. King. secretary OF
the Lake Carriers association. ana
Theo. znrch, president Of the American
Manufacturers association. spoke IN
fpvor OF the bill. Clement GrlHcom.
president OF the International NaNlsn-
tion company. also advocated the bill.
lie gave the details OF the organization
OF the company and lis transfer from
belgium 20 the United States and the
building OF the 81. Louis and the IT,
Paul. These vessels would have cost
si.i00 900 less In Great Britain than In
the United Statoa. Interest and insur-
nnre charges were also much higher
IA this country than In England. The
$4,000 received annually from the
government for carrying the mails
lacked sil3O0 OF meeting the extra cx-
pensc Involved In carrying the Amcri-
can nag. the company had made u
living. but II waH evident that II could
not continue under the circumstances
and would have 10 quit when the pres
cnt vessels were worn out. The COM
pany hnd notidcclarcd a dividend, and
II was evident that under the circum.
stances NO more American ships could
be built. lie thought nothing would
restore American shipping except u
system that would reduce the cost "
construction and the operation OF
steamers. The passage of the pend
ing bill would relieve the situation and
n II should become a law. his company
would build four more ii.00O ton ships
within the next 1--WE years and enter
into contracts for aa many more not
10 be completed within that period.
Senator Elkins asked II the bill would
IN equalize the conditions As TO put tho
United States on a equal footing with
Great britain, and Mr.. Griacom replied
that after giving the question careful
attention he had reached the .conclu-
sion that II would lie thought the
United States could win II not too
heavily handicapped. Replying to other
questions from Mr., Elkinr, he expressed
the opinion that Tor the present Eng
land would not Increase her subsidies.
Mr.. Elkins also questioned MI. GriH-
com ~ 10 the propriety ~ u tax on
tho tonnage Of British ships equal to
the tax Imposed by Great britain on
American ships, Mr., GrlScom said he
favored such n measure hut he hoped
thote would be no EFFORT 20 nut II on
the pending bill. Hc said that there
was no time within the last twenty
years that such legislation would not
have been advisable ana that II was
"idlotic folly" not 10 enact It, This
abatement brought from senator Frye
tho remark that II would have been
secured except for the opposition N
the steamship companies. ~ know"
'ic fdid. "of one instance In which n
man who never under ordinary clrcum.
stances attended the early sessions OF
the senate sat through the morning
hour every day for four months In or
der to prevent q measure OF this KIND
from coming mn In the morning hour
Thomas clyde followed with an ar
Gument for Lounty much IN the same
line MS that Of Mr.. GrlHcom.
Fourth infsntry wiii Leave Tomorrow.
chicago. Jan. 1.-the Fourth u. \.
Infantry leavea Fort Sheridan tomor-
row morning FOR the Philippines. The
Fourth has been recruited To ita fun
strength ~ 1900 mer of whom fully
900 are recruits, 80 that n In not tho
same regiment OF veterans that loft
Fort Sheridan last spring for cuba
AZ that time eight companies. compris-
Ing $40 mon landed and more than 200
OF that number died IN the island