The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-06


WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Frye
at today's session OF the senate concluded
his speech upon the ship subsidy bilf He
devoted his attention principally 70
technical explanation OF various provisions
OF the measure, explaining that provision
which would admit TO American registra-
ton foreign -built ships. From several
sources his attention was directed 20 this
provision. and II Is evidently one on
which much effort IN the coming debate
will rest.
Aside from the speech OF Mr.. Frye. no
business OF Importance was transacted In
executive session.
when the session opened the credentials
of samuel n. McEnery and Murphy r.
Foster as members from Louisiana. ana
George r, wctmore. from Rhode Island.
We're received,
Bills were passed permitting Capt II. II.
MeCalla and Commander w. G, Wise, of
the United States navy. to accept de-
corations from the emperor OF Germany.
The resolution introduced yesterday by
Mr., pestigrew. calling for information az
TO tho postal frauds In Cuba. was re-
ferred 10 the committee on relations with
| Cuba.
At 1880 the senate. on motion OF Mr..
Lodge. went into executive session. re.
naming behind closed doors until
| o'clock
The house bill for the celebration Of tho
establishment Of the seat of the national
| government In the city of Washington
was passed without discussion.
ship aubstBy HfiI.
| Consideration or we BhfD snhsidy bsti
| was then resumed, Mr. Frye concluding
| his speech begun yesterday Mr. Frve
| said that the xmount OF subsidy could bs
no moro than sa.nano per year That
/ limit. he said. was fixed definitely In tha
| bill
$50 far as cost 70 the government Is
concerned" he added 'ft will be really
no moro than t7So.ooo. ms the Subsidized
slfiny are required 70 carry the untsed
States mails free Of cost TO the Fovarn-
ment"
There was absolutely no truth IN the
remarkable statement that ean.n no. ard
/ So. 600. and even aa high an sloa.ooe On.
] year would be the eD~f.
The limit of ss.ocana In The subsidy
would not he reached for ut least Ave
! years. as within that period there world
not be enough vessels "a draw the full
amount ~ the subsidy. when the limit
OF 50 0oo.61o Is reached, the subsidy would
he pro rated 40 that nil veesels would ha
on precisely the same plane, and would
receive perfectly impartial treatment.
Referring 10 n provision OF the neni-
/ ing bin requiring all ships - take
freight nn 20 a certain pfecentags Of their
carrying capacity. Mr. Frye said Il wotiid
| prevent vessels like the American iinar
1 81 Louis from participating IN the han-
| eats Of the act File annaunced. there
| fore. that tomorrow he would propase 20
| tho committee On eommnrce an amend
nent providing fnr e1nal ~ 70 per eens.
/ ~ the carrying capacltv when leaving 4
| garf ~ the tinitc5 states fur a foreign
/ mort That would ~ disfrihsite fhe pT0d-
1 ucts 70 te carried NJ 10 40 no in5aatira 70
/ anybody.
Tareiun nallt shtp..
I Discussing the proy4aisr 81 the hiii
! which enables fsraign- built shlps 20 he
| brought under the American flag and f0
enjoy portion ~ the prop9end subsidy
under certain restrictions Mr. Frye shid
/ IL had been asserted shat ta0s tons ~
foreign vessei4 would dome in n snee
Under the provision 81 4 new stands.
I Iie saif Il was his purpnse 70 ensr
#tfbstftGse FOR the present provision -
that u could be determined definitely tssi
/ how many foreign vessels woaia - af-
rnftief 70 American feelstry.
Mr. Hale snierrnrfsa his enlisaEB# ~
s8sreas hie aften3inn - mernarHf ~ shin
I hfilAafe Whieh he bad FeeegTed iis SAD
/ he @as IN sympathy WitN the FeusfA fto-
visions 10 me aiii hut admitted fhas he
ehe tfuuflrd ~ fhai rfagasism whieh rn-
aages foflfRn.trifi veeseia 90 hr hrgs9hs
nader shs American Dag 20 eni8v tho
ssrdsssnaa slhsitf lie haf received he
( ataes 4 strong srDfest against ihis pro
ytsion ~ fhs seasure. signes hy fsftv
ar affy shitinliaers. IN tho ssufse -
vhles the efstrmsRt Nse made that al
Tes6v rsrtiee are engaged n foreign
ssfnTafas ia she construction - vessels
which are ~ rariiei9ste m fhs proposed
fuisisiy
m "a e;agmea saif Mr Hale ~shaf the
hsuaty f4r fareisn.hgiii Hhlse msiI aagsuns
4 r. mare than fzsnw9 yeNr A. noe
I thsHk say colleague Nomid l8fk wffh f4xer
Bpan snV &Frh erggoxlsiaH as that
SIR Ffya saiA there WIS 1His ons trga-
bic with me statement made iH the pFa-
Z tes; sns thzt wss thas 4 weuia nes sYuh
.fftaasr fbH urovlFiaae Il shs ssn5iHg
Hli" safd No. "awuers " foreign hssift
I shiqs cannot fraN . cent ~ Asunty n.u
a. 10 fha shigrariis ~ fhis
ro1rf ~ Tonnage s.4aai 10
sh@s va. sAsy have brenghs from
ts~e Provision.
He xfifs~sN provision for the asmss-
/ sim r. Knxeiers-hgiif ships aisaer prsasr
Ywsfxts1@ns Wa Ngse hecausa Il Nsn3h IN
SURF 80 she t1m,sE States q rhsaecfabis
fleet ~ rneFfh#Bi vesafie within q reason
AVE- tiue. Tts saccess az fhs veatHr6
+ 81 ahieh she New York and Paris haa
Z been admitted ~ reaisfFy rad Induced ham
7 20 insert in tho psaainE measure the
/ provision for she admission - a certain