Evening star., 1900-12-04
THE SHIPPING BILL
Senator Frye Argues in Favor Of Its
Passage.
ARMY BILL REPORTED IN THE HOUSE
Mr.. SuIzer Objects to Its Con-
sideration Tomorrow.
THE CLARK CASE GOES OVER

| When the Senate convened today 1t was
with the intention on the part of the leaders
to proceed to the business of the session
without unnecessary delay 1t Is fully real
| lied by senators that, in order to dispose OF
absolutely essential work during this short
session, they must lose no time in perfume
| tory preliminaries.
| Adjoining the desks Of several senators
today at the opening Of the session
| were some beautiful floral pieces. They
were the only reminders that 1t was prac-
| tically the opening business day of the ses-
sion. The great crowds Of yesterday in the
| galleries were absent, and business on the
| floor proceeded precisely as it would in mid
session.
| Mr.. Allison as soon as the journal had
been read and approved presented the Gre
dentials Of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver, who
was appointed to succeed the late Senator
John Henry Gear Of Iowa. When the Gre
dentials had been read Mr.. Dolliver. escort
ed by Mr.. Allison, presented himself at the
desk. where the oath of office was adminis-
tered to him by President Pro Tempore
Frye The new senator was warmly con-
graduated by many of his colleagues.
special order was adopted assigning Mr..
Dillingham;, the new senator from Vermont
to membership on the following commit
tees: Civil service, engrossed bills terrific
ries, transportation routes to the seaboard,
additional accommoda tions for the library
of Congress-, and Indian depreda tions. BY
the same order the following committee as
SignmentS were made to Mr.. Dolliver: Pa
cific railroads, agriculture, education and
labor, interstate commerce, post Offices and
post roads and Improvements of the Mis-
siss -ppi river.
Miscellaneous Bills Passed.
The calendar, under the rules. was taken
up in the absence of pressing business dur
ing the morning hour. Among the bills
passed were the following: To authorize
the use of dispositions before naval courts
In certain cases, with an amendment re-
stricting Its operation to dispositions taken
at the instance of the accused; to author
ize Capt N. NJ. Brooks, superintendent of
foreign mails to accept the decoration of
the Red Eagle of the third class from the
Emperor of Germany; to authorize George
u Meikle1ohn to accept decoration of
chevalier Of the first class from the govern
ment of Sweden and Norway.
To encourage the holding Of an interstate
and West Indian exposition in Charleston,
S. c.. in 1901. The measure appropriates
$2oO,OO0 and admits exhibits free Of duty.
Clark Matter Goes Over.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Chandler on
May % last to refer the credentials Of WILL
lam A. Clark and Martin Maeinnis an
pointed senator's from Montana to the COM
mittee on privileges and elections was
called up by Mr.. Carter Of Montana. After
some discussion the matter went over until
tomorrow.
Shipping Bill Taken Up.
When the unfinished business, known as
the Spooner Philippine bill. was laid be-
fore the Senate at o'clock, Mr. Frye,
having previously yielded the gavel to Sem
ator Gallinger, moved that the Senate pro-
ceed to the consideration of the bill ito
promote the commerce and increase the for
eign trade of the United States and to pro-
a a fron fc nv,1c
men for government use when necessary
better known as the ship subsidy bill.
The effect of the motion was to make
the subsidy measure the unfinished busi-
ness.
Mr.. Jones (Ark) demanded the yeas and
nays upon the motion 1t prevailed, IS to
20, follows:
Yeas-Aldrich Allison, Baker. Bard Bev-
eridge. Carter, Clark. Cullom, Dolliver,
Elkins, Foraker, Foster, Frye. Gallnger.
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley. Hoar,
Kean. Lodge. McComas, McCumber. Nc
MILAN. Mason. Nelson, Penrose. Perkins.
Platt Conn.) Platt IN. ", Quarles Scott,
Sewell. Shoup. Stewart. Thurston, Wet
more, Wolcott-3S.
rell. Cuberson. Harris, Heitfeld. Jones
(Ark.), Kenney, Lindsay. Morgan, Petit
grew, Pettus, Sullivan, Taliaferro, Teller,
Tfllnian. Vest. Wellington-20.
Senator Frye (Me.) then took the floor
and made speech in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Frye reviewed what had been done in
the past to revive the merchant marine Of
the United States, saying that every effort
SO far made by legislation had failed of it's
purpose.
Then world, he said, had entered upon a
commercial war which would be a long and
fierce contest. He also pointed out the SUBJ
sides which foreign governments were pay
ing to their ships
Mr.. Frye referred to the great production
of this country. both in agriculture and
manufactures, which had resulted In enor-
nous exports. He added that market had
to be found for the great surplus or it
would be the death knell of prosperity.
Speaking of the condition in the Pacific
ocean he said the United States had the
advantage there. The best harbors were
ours and at Manila we had distributing
point worth more to US than Hong Kong
ever was would be to Great Britain.
Mr.. Frye said it cost so per cent more to
run our ships than it did to run the ships
of Great Britain and Norway.
He then discussed the preliminaries lead
ing up to the presentation of the pending
bill, showing what a divergence of opinion
there had been to what was the best
method of bringing about the desired OBJ
ject.