New-York tribune., 1900-12-07
SHIPPING BILL Attended.
CHANGED BY THE SENATE COM
MITTEE ON COMMERCE

Washington. Dec s.-The Senate Committee on
Commerce held its first meeting Of the session to-
day. II was devoted mainly TO consideration OF
the Ship Subsidy bill and amendments suggested
by Chairman Frye. The most important Of these
amendments was one providing that all ships shall
take so per cent Of their cargo capacity when leav
ing port of the United States for foreign port
In presenting this modification Of the bill Mr.. Frye
said that the effect of its incorporation in the bill
would be TO increase the amount of cargo which
be taken but that it would so distribute II
that there would be no inequality injustice The
amendment which was adopted reads follows:
No vessel shall be entitled TO full compensation
unless she shall have cleared from a port Of the
United States with cargo TO the amount Of 80 per
cent Of her capacity for carrying commercial cargo
Another amendment relates to the division Of
the annual award Of 50 600 900 between ships the
Atlantic Ocean and those the Pacific. AS orig
inaily provided. 70 per cent of the amount was TO
be expended on the Atlantic and 30 per cent the
Pacific. with additional provision that in case
the entire 30 per should not be utilized the
Pacific 1t might be diverted 10 the Atlantic There
was reciprocal provision in the interest OF Pa
cihc ships That is provided by to-days action. the
language Of the amendment being as follows:
In case the said Atlantic Ocean trade shall not
and the said Pacific ocean trade shall REQUIRE. in
respect Of the vessels engaged in said Paciae
80 per cent of said 100000 in such year there
act snv sum within the said 5000 900 remaining
and not earned as aforesaid. in respect Of the
sells in the Atlantic Ocean trade
There are also conditions in the exemptions made
in Section 9 of the bill The exceptions In Sub
division OF the previous print Of the bill are
limited TO Sections ! and 2 Sections s. 9 and 10 be-
Ing stricken out.
Portion Of Section l. relating 10 the granting OF
American registry 70 foreign built ships. was
amended further guard against fraud. and as
amended II reads:
To su,b so-at-- b,,+ o+aarshfns as shaU have been
under contract for construction and duly autnent-
Gated copies Of said contract or contracts thereof shall
have been fled with the Secretary or the Treasury
on or before February l. 1893. and which con-
tract OF contracts shall have been in due course
carried into execution and either completed or IN
the course OF performance on or before January !.
1900, and which steamships shall have been already
shall when built. provided for In this act, ana
the registry requested receive or be nj 20 receive
the class OF Al IN the records OF American and
foreign shipping or the United States Standard
Owners. Builders and Underwriters Association. or
equivalent classification in any other register OF
shipping OF al least equal merit, such vessels hav-
ing been actually and originally contracted for on
or before February J. 1893 BY citizen OF the United
states (including such citizens corporations
created under the laws or the United states or any
or the States thereof who shall have been such
since February l. 1889 by foreign corpora
ton or association Of which not less than a ma
Jority of the shares OF the capital thereof shall
OF the United States Including such citizens cor
pGrariOns created under the laws or the United
States OF the States thereof and really rep
resenting American capital on the said February