The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-06
FRYE's ARGUMENT CONCLUDED.
Amount of Subsidy, He Claims, Cannot Exceed
$4,000, 600 a Year.
(By the Associated Press


Washington. Dec. Senator Frye
aft todav's session of the Senate, con-
cluded his speech upon the Ship Sub
sidy Bill. He devoted his attention
principally to technical explanation
of the various provisions of the meas
IRE, explaining with especial care that
provision which would admit to Amer
icah registry foreign built ships, upon
which much of the forthcoming de
bate will rest.
Mr.. Berry (Arkansas) presented the
credentials of Samuel ID. McEnery,
elected Senator from Louisiana for Il
term of SIX years from March 4th,
1908.
Mr. McEnery then himself present
ed the credentials of Mr.. Murphy J..
Foster, elected a Senator from Louisi-
ana for six years beginning March
4th, 1901. Both sets of credentials
were filed.
MAY ACCEPT DECORATIONS.
Mr.. Bacon reported from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, bills per-
hitting Captain b. II. McCalla and
Commander w. c. Wise of the United
States navy to accept decorations from
the Emperor of Germany, and they
were passed.
Mr. Aldrich presented the creden-
tails of his colleague, George Peabody
Wetmore, elected a Senator from
Rhode Island for six years beginning
March 4th, 1901. They were filed.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Pet
tigrew calling for information as to
the postal frauds in Cuba was re-
fered to the Committee on Relations
with Cuba.
The Senate then, at 1925, on motion
of Mr.. Lodge, went into executive ses-
sion.
At 3 o'clock the Senate resumed in
legislative session. The House bill
for the celebration of the establish
ment of the seat of National Govern
ment in the city of Washington, was
passed without discussion.
Eyre ON THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILl.
Consideration of the Ship Subsidy
was then resumed. Mr.. Frye
(Maine), took the floor. Mr.. Frye said
the amount of the subsidy could be
no more than $9,000.0O0 per year. That
limit, he said, was fixed definitely in
the bill.
80 far as the cost to the Govern
ment is concerned, he added, sit will
be really no more than $7.000,000. as
the subsidized ships are required to
carry the United States mails free of
cost to the Government. The amount
paid now for the carrying of these for
eign mails is about $1,500,000 a year
Remarkable statements had been
made, he said. concerning the subsi-
DIV cost. But" said he, there is no
method whatever in the madness of
the critics of the BILL
The limit of nine millions in the ship
subsidy would not be reached for at
least five years, as within that period
there would not be enough vessels to
draw the full amount of the subsidy.
When that limit is reached the Sec
rotary of the Treasury is TO reduce the
amount of the subsidy for sailing and
speed premiums-th reduction to be
pro rata among the ships subsidized.
Thus all vessels enjoying the subsidy
would be on precisely the same plane
and would receive perfectly impartial
treatment.
Referring to a provision of the pend
ing bill requiring all ships to take
freight up to a certain percentage OF
their carrying capacity. Mr.. Frye SAID
it would prevent vessels like the Amer
lean liner ST. Louis from participa-