The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-10

suitable for cruisers or transports, ana for
their being strengthened as required.
Sec. u: Prohibits vessels under cohtrAe'
Sec. IS This section provides for the
right of our government TO take or employ,
as 1t may find occasion. any or an or Tue
vessels 50 under contract, FOR cruise's OF
transports at any time, ana PROVIDES IsiT
means for the payment for the vessel, !
taken, or for the use of il If employed. rms
section We think is Of the highest import
ance In view of the circumstances ana con-
siderstions we have already referred to;
and 1t need not be enlarged upon.
Sec. 10. This section provides Tor the
president, through the proper heads of de-
Dartments. making all necessary reguia-
lions for the execution Of all the provisions
OF the bill.
Sec. 20. This section provides that all
the vessels so under contract shall at all
times carry the mails of the United states
without other or further compensation IMAM
the voyage compensation provided for In
the first section of the bill. and II provides
that no vessel having postal compensation
shall receive the aid provided for IN the
bin unless the owners of such vessels shall
surrender their mall contracts and COM
pensation. The considerations arising I'M
der this section have been before referred
to in this report. II is proper, however, 10
again call attention to- the very great i'm
portance OF having the mails OF the United
States carried direct in United States yes
which the contract vessels may visit. mas.
much as ii is Il well-known business and
commercial TACT tnat ulreCt anu frequent
postal intercourse is a most important fac
tor in the maintenance and extension Of
foreign trade
Sec. 81. This section provides that II
there shall he any substantial failure OF
any of the vessels under contract to full
I'LL every duty required by the bill, the
secretary of the treasury shall not pay any
compensation in respect or the voyage so
affected, and that in such case the COM
pensation shall be forfeited, and IL the
failure shall continue the secretary OF the
treasury shall terminate the contract.
Sec. %. This section provides that no
contract shall be made by the secretary Of
the treasury after ten years next follow
ing the passage OF the bill, and 1t provides
for the right of congress to amend or re-
peal, subject to the obligations of con-
tracts existing at the time. The law would
he the same without this provision. but IL
IS thought better to express II explicitly.
Sec. %. Makes the act OF July 2. 1890,
commonly known as the antitrust act,
applicable TO builders, owners, etc, OF yes-
sells This section is thought by the COM
mittee TO be unnecessary In point of law,
but 1t is inserted out Of abundant eau
ton
Sec. "a Provides that the secretary of
the treasury shall, under proper COM
plant. inquire into any alleged violations
OF law by way of combinations, special IA
vors. etc, etc, made between or granted
by persons otherwise entitled to the bene-
fits of the act and II provides that II
the secretary shall find any such wrong
to have been committed the wrongdoers
shall not be entitled to the benefits Of the
act.
Sec. Is. Makes further provision of the
same nature on the same subject, so as
at Is thought to preclude any such COM
binations or arrangements as shall he in
furious to the public interests, or shall tend
to increase the cost of transportation.
etc.
Sec. g. Is the usual repeating clause put
in inconsistent legislation.