The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-06
This the Definite Limit Of the Cost to
the Government.
FOREIGN BUILT VESSELS.
These May Be Admitted TO american
registry aud Receive Portion OF
The Bonnty-Much Opposit-
ion Developed 10 This
Clause Of the Pre-
posed Law.
(By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-S ator Frye,
at to-day's session OF the senate, con-
Guided his speech upon the Ship Subsidy
to technical explanation of the various
provisions of the measure. explaining.
with special care, that provision which
! would admit to American registry foreign
| built ships, upon which much of the forth
coming debate viii rsst.
Mr. Berry Of Arkansas, presented the
credentials of Samuel D. NIcE,nery, elected
d Senator from Louisiana for term OF
six years from March 4. 1858.
Mr.. McEnery then himself presented
the credentials OF Murpisy j. Foster. elect
ell Senator from Louisiana for six years
beginning March f. 1901. Both sets of ere
dentals were filed.
Mr.. Bacon reported from the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations bills permitting Cap
tain B. FL. McCalla ars1 Commander w.
c. Wise. of the United States navy, to ac
cept decorations from the Emperor Of Ger
many. aIf1 they Wore passed.
Mr.. Adrich presented the credentials Of
his colleague. George Peabody Wetmore
elected a Senator from Rhode Island for
six years. beginning March 4, 1901. They
were fled
POSTAL FRAUDS
a resolution introduced by Mr. Petit
grew. calling for information regarding
postal frauds in Cleiea, was referred to the
Committee on Relations with Cuba.
Tho Senate then, at I2:25 on motion OF
MIR. Lodge, went into executive session.
At 2 O'Clock the Senate resumed in legis-
lative session The House bill for the
celebration of the establishment of the
seat of National Government in the city
of Washington was passed without dis
cuSSion.
was then resumed. Mr.. Frye. of Maine,
took the floor.
Mr.. Frye said the amount OF the sub
s;dy could be no more than s9,cGNeo0 per
year. That limit, he said, was fixed def
nitely in the bill
CARRY MAILS FREE
SO far as the cost TO the Government
is concerned he added ..ft viii be really
no more than sI.5o0.GO0, as the subs. taizeI
ships are required TO carry the United
States mails free of cost to the Govern
ment. The amount paid now for the carry
ing of these foreign mails is about 1.500 Geo
q year.
Remarkable statements had been
made he said, concerning the subsidy
cost. But" said he. there is no method
whatever in the madness of the critics of
the BILL
The limit Of nine millions il the subsidy
would not be reached for at least five
years, as without that period there would
not De enough vessels to draw the full
amount OF the subsidy. When thai limit
is reached the Secretary OF the Treasury
is to reduce the amount of the subsidy
paid for sailing and speed premiums-the
reduction TO be pro-rata among the ships
subsidized. Thus all vessels ENJOYING the
H..
plane, and would receive perfectly impair
tial treatment
PREVENT gosTrcE.
Referring to a provision of the pending
bill, requiring all shipz to take freight up
to a certain per cent. of their carrying
capacity. Mr.. Frye SAID it would prevent
vessels like the American liner ST. Louis
from participating in the benefits of the
act. He announced, therefore. that to-
morrow he would propose to the Commit
tee on Commerce an amendment providing
that all ships shall take ON freight to an
amount equal to fifty pes cent. of their
carrying capacity when leaving port Of
the United States for q foreign port. That
would SO distribute the products to De car
ried as to do NO injustice to anybody.
DiScuSSing that provision of the bill
which enables foreign built ships to be
brought under the American flag, and to
enjoy a portion Of the proposed subsidy
under certain restrictions, Mr.. Frye said
it had been asserted that 560,0G0 tons of
foreign vessels would cone in at once
under the provision as it now stands. He
said it was his purpose to offer a substi-
tute for the present provision, so that it
could be determined definitely just how.
many foreign vessels would be admitted
to American registry.
RECEIVED A PROTEST.
Mr.. Hale said he had received a strong
protest against this provision of the meas
ure, signed by forty of fifty shiphui!ders,
in the course Of which the statement was
made that already parties are engaged IN
foreign shipyards in the construction of
vessels which were to participate IL, the
proposed subsidy.
1T is said added Mr.. Tale, that the
bounty for foreign built ships will amount
to more than three million dollars a
year
Mr. Frye saiditne statament was not
true. Under the provisions of the pend
ing BILL said he. .'owasrs of foreign
built ships cannot draw a, cent of bounty
until they construct in tie shipyards of
this country an amount Of tonnage equal.
to tha. which they have brought from
abroad.
He believed a provision for the aslmis-s
sion of foreign built ships Under proper re-
strictons was wise, because it would in
sure to the United States a respectable
fleet of merchant vessels, within reason
able tine
BRIEF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr.. Fryessaid he had always coHterded
against the doctriue of free sairs. i,;,t
when a previous subsidy bill, upon which
he had worked. had proved to be dead
failure In Congress, he had agreed to
proposition to admit to American registry
the New York and Paris OF the American
Line with the agreement tnat two ships
of correspond ling size ard speed should be
ouilt in this country Tnatsh had insured to
tho ITnitad SIC ees. a STRICTLY lAmar;ce,n n