The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-05
Ship Subsidy Bill Taken up at
Once by the Senate','Senator
yeCIlampioned the Measure.
ELABORATE AND ELOQUENT.
Listened TO with Marked Attention
by Ills COlleaguss'-'How our H.
terests have been Neglected

WASHINGTON, Dec. d,-The pro-
ramme OF the senate leaders for n
business session WAS taken up In earn
Is, to-day and material progress was
made. What was popularity known as
lhe ship subsidy bin. was made the un-
FINISHED business OF the senntc, Instead
h, the spooncr Philippine measure, and
jhc discussion of It was opened by Mr..
lrre. OF Maine. chairman OF the COM
mI,,ee on commerce. from which tho
prasure was reported. He addressed
,he senate to-day for more than an hour
and half. RecrgnIzed BY his COL
leagues ns mn authority iupon the sub
Nc,. he was accorded Close attention.
In. had no, cone. -idcd when the senate
adjourned.
The great crowds Of yesterday were
lsb.ent and business on the floor pro-
eeded during the day precisely US 1t
would In mId-sesslon.
As soon as the session opened. the
CREDENTIALS OF Senator elect Dollivcr, OF
Iowa, we're presented and he was
sworn IN. ..s.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Chnnd-
ltr on May rs last, to refer tho credcn-
tils OF William a. Clark and Martin
NaSinnIs, appointed senator's from
Montana. to tho committee on privileges
and elections. was called up by Mr..
cartcr, Of Montana, but went over until
Tomorrow.
4 Ship Subsidy Bill. n
When tho unilni1hed buylpess-knowu
IiFtRS gP5oherP philippine biIl. was laid
kiore the senate II; o'clock, Mr.. Frye.
ll.ylns previously yielded the gavcl to
s.aa,or Gallinger. moved that the SEN
,.s proceed to the consideration OF the
tNl TO promote the commerce and in
it'tase the foreign trade OF the United
States and to provide auxiliary crul9-
In, transports and seamcn for govern
ntnt use when necessary" better
known as the ship subsidy bill. The
ltTect OF the motion was TO mako the
subsidy measure the unfinished busl-
ttSs. Mr., Jones, (Arls.), demanded the
y'as and nays. The motion prevailed,
la to 20. ~
ar. Frye, tho sponsor for the bill. nd
c'esStd the senate In explanation OF II.
His statement was elaborate and Mt
unts eloquent. This great mnritlme
nation. he said. was placed In position
numlIIatIng beyond expression by the
present condition OF our merchant ma
fne, With n bounIlcss sea coust. un-
h'alleled and unapproachab!c natural
nSolreeS, ship builders, tho equal OF
my In the world. tho greatest exports
u the world and every other argument
10 our favor. tho United States hnd
Permitted It's commercial rivals to seize
'he pathways OF commerce md hold
'hem practically to the exclusion OF this
country.
Searched Sens for Cruisers.
lAai year OF all the enormous exports
ana Imports OF the United States. only
per cent were carried In American
eO''omS and tho United States paid to
foreign nations tprlcIpally Great Britain
''a GeFmany) 100000 IL dny for doing
0nsvlnE trade for this country. HG
p0n'cd out that during the war with
'Va'n, the United States wns forced to
'0'ch the rcas over Tor auxiliary
"users mud transports because we had
Asil'ecd our carrying ships.
The world" Mr.. Frye declared. "hna
"Nfcd upon ncrcc commercial war
~' II 10 to be Iong and strenuous
"'"cI Each nation 10 seeking tho nd
.~Ase Oh itB rivals In tho conflict and
aWes'Ins forward to gain that ndvan-
sV' Most OF tho foreign nations arc
,,S""s Tor commercial advantage In
Wv east Russln, France, Great Brit
'"' 'Mly md Germany aro paying nn
"S' gate OF i5.OO0. 900 per year In sub
.' .a'' for the currylng BhIps OF the
'a'tern trade"
'ompotcs Undor n Handicap.
"c pointed out that under present
,'"''u 'u9hN It costa tho United States
""" " to 50 per cent more. principally
~ ""Sen and food To operate It's ships
, %'" II coats Great britain and about
"seF cent more than Il costa Norway.
.u set the United stntcH. aald he. ID
"'e'd 10 compete undor such hnndi-
r win tho encouraged and protected
'," OF iorIgn countries.
"'r' Fryc discussed nj Romc length
=" question Of export bountIea ana dla-
"''nh''hE duties, maintaining that
n .''. oonntlcs were lmprnctlcnble aud
| @ III The matter Of discriminating
%u'a The United States would cncoun-
so 'c" than thIrty.onn different
4 "'tH TheHN would havo 10 br abro-
.."' VI discriminating duties nro en-
,'Pu' Tho nbroguton OF tllchc trcntlca
'olycd. ~ " !
h.. NH' relations with European Coun-
r"S ,o'dny." aald he, nrc mont nnica-
n" IN you think Il wlru 10 disturb