The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-09
REPRESENTATIVE JONES WANTS
THE OPINION OF SEATTLE.
Under Consideration by the Cham
Der of Commerce-Provision of
Representative Minors Proposed
Act for shipping encouragement.


lows:
The bill provides that subsidies shall be
paid, commencing July /, to the owner or
owners OF any vessel registered by cit
izen Of the United States, and being at
the time OF entry or to be engaged IN the
foreign trade OF the United states, from
foreign port or frcm any port belonging
to the United States, the trade between
which and the Atlantic Gulf ana Pacific
coast OF the United States shall happen
not to be confined to vessels OF the Uni
ted States The subsidies are to be as
follows:
on each entry of a steam or sail vessel
not exceeding sixteen entries year, IA
cents a gross ton for each loc nautical
miles, not exceeding 1900 miles sailed out.
ward bound, and the same homeward
bound with / cent a gross ton for each ad-
ditional 100 miles sailed. No vessel is.
however, TO be entitled 10 this compensa-
ton. unless she shall have cleared on her
outward voyage with cargo amounting TO
so per cent. OF her gross tonnage. In as
eertaining the percentage OF the required
cargo. 2.24o pounds, or forty cubic feet,
shall be considered one gross ton, and II
the cargo space be sold by the year or for
! any period OF time each ton shah,
be considered on each outward voyage.
In asceriaining the percentage Of the
required cargo for passenger and mail
steamers, the tonnage measurement OF the
space permanently devoted to the carry
ing OF passengers and mails shall first be
steamers and they shall not be entitled
20 full compensation unless they clear on
outward voyages with cargo amounting to
% per cent. Of the difference between their
gross tonnages and the tonnage measure
ment OF the space within them permanent
~ devoted 70 the carrying Of passengers
and mails. ANY shortage IN the cargo car
ried shall diminish the amount OF COM
pensation In proportion that such short
age bears to the total cargo required
Those Entitled 10 sub.i.-es.
Steam vessels OF the following tonnages
and capable Of maintaining the following
rates OF speed shall in addition 20 the
compensation mentioned receive for each
100 nautical miles sailed outward bound and
az two~thirds a gross ton for each 100
Knots sailed homeward bound, The follow
ing compensation, provided that each yes
sci considered shall be of over 2,0po gross
tons:
Eleven knots and less than twelve knots
rs OF a cent a gross ton
Twelve to thirteen knots, s-5 Of a cent.
Thirteen to fourteen knots, As % a cent
Fourteen to fifteen knots, ! cent.
Fifteen 10 sixteen knots. lilo cents.
Sixteen knots or over I lis cents
Vessels over 400 gross tons:
Seventeen to eighteen knots. l 2-5 cents.
Eighteen to nineteen knots 1 a-S cents.
Nineteen knots or over, ] as cents.
Vessels over 1900 gross tons
Twenty TO twenty-one knots. cents
Twenty-one TO twenty-five knots, $40
cents.
No vessel IL TO he entitled to compen-
sation under more than one OF the tom
mage and speed qualifications specified. II.
on the voyage. the vessel shall discharge
or take cargo, passengers or mails at two
or more foreign ports, or ports belonging
TO the United States, the distance by d.
rect customary route between such ports
shall be included In the mileage upon which
compensation Ia to be paid foreign
built vessel admitted to American registry
shah be entitled 10 70 per cent OF the
subsidy fixed by the proposed act.
The total subsidy for year shall not
exceed 81. coo 600 and the secretary OF the
treasury IL To make such regulations for
ito payment as will cause any excess in
the total amount Of compensation earned
in one fiscal year over S9.e09 40, to b. &C.
Quoted pro rata from the total rompcn-
sation due each person entitled 10 such
compensation.
May Get IL on New ships.
The secretary Is authorized to contract
with any citizen who shall apply To him
WITHIN Eve years after the passsro cf
tho act ara give bonds equal 10 go b,
gross ton OF the vessel 10 he built pusuen,
10 such bond, conditioned that such clti-
zen will within five years after the giving
Of such bond build in tae United States.
make ready for service and register for
the foreign trade OF the United States
one or more OF the classes Of vessels men
toned. Then there shall be paid 10 such
owner Of the vessels 10 be built similar
compensation.
No vessel IL 20 be entitled 20 subsidy
unless AZ least one-foarth Of her crew
are citizens of the United States
pocumented vessels Of the United States
engaged in deep sea fisheries for three
months In year shall receive "a bounty
for such year OF s. a gross ton. provided
that AZ least "a third Of the crew are citi-
gems OF the United States Members %
crews Of deep sea fishing vessels for
three months out OF a year are 90 receive
bounty Of 81 month while employed
on the vessel
No commentator Is TO be given ia a,,,
OF the following vessels.
4 vessel not engaged In trade.
a foreign built vessel hereafter admitted
a vessel employed in the coastlnr trade
\ vessel ON voyage extending only
10 a foreign port less than l'o knots
from her asst point of departure IN the
\ vessel on a voyage where the DIS
lance from the homo port 70 the fret for
eiEn port on tho outward voyage and from
the last foreign port TO the homewhra
port, respectively shall he less than one.
half Of the entire voyage on thc sea be-
tween q port ~ the United States and "a
Vessels peculiarly constructed for ana
used in the transportation " mineral oils
or other liquid caTgoes,
New Registers Nay he Granted.
The secretary q the treasury Is 90 De
authorized 90 grant registers 20 thc fai.
lowing described vessels.
g. 1Aoo engaged On freight W nasanurar
business nr both from port % tna
United States and az we're az That date
actually nNaed sy ard taer really repre-
sentinR the CAPITAL 20 citizen or c}tireas
% the United States 10 foreign -orpous-
tom ~ watch NOT less than q majority 90
tha capital stock .he-eof waa az that time
owned hy citizens ~ -he United stntas.
WheaeVer thc eutlre Interest ir rsch ves-
sells shan De owned hy American citizens.
TO sneh foreign bulit vessels az shall
have bgen actually under construction nn
0r before January i, lso sGch vessels
having hgeu contracted Gor hy United
States citizens and upon the entire ln-
tarest being owned Nv American clfixeus
Such rwuers shall. hcwevtr before the
registry - such vessels give bond 20
ths United States equal t9 81 a gsoss ION
I = the vessels bat sIch owners shall with
I iu Ten wears after the tine 81 registry -
such foreign tt-it vessels build new steam
vessels or an aggregate gross tonnage
equal 90 az least the gross tonnage os the
vessel registered
Any vessel launched since January z.
1900 shall receive compensation as proc
vlaea in ere foregoing Cor the first ten
wears under thc contract concerning such
/ vessel and for ere mex ten wears until
/ such amount shall - paid. BEGINNING with