The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-06
FRYE Talks OF SHIPS
TIME OF THE SENATE WAS DE-
VOTED TO THE SUBSIDY
Mid MILLION PR YEAR Limit
Is PLACED ON THE EXPENDITURE
PROVIDED BY THIS
ACT
TO ADMIT FOREIGN VESSELS
Provision Permitting Them Amer
lean Registry Is an Important
Feature of the Proposed
New Law.
ElIE MILLION PR YEAR LIMIT
70 ADMIT FOREIGN VESSELS

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator FRYE
at today's session of the senate conclud-
ed his speech upon the ship subsidy
bill. He devoted his attention princi-
pally to a technical explanation of the
: various provisions of the measure, ex-
planning with especial care that provis-
Ion which would admit to American reg
istry foreign built ships.
Aside from the speech of Mr.. Frye
no business of Importance was trans
= acted in legislative session.
When the session opened the creden-
tials Of Samuel D. McEnery and Muir
ply ]. Foster, as senators from Louis
lana, and George P. Wetmore, of Rhode
Island, were received.
Bills were passed permitting Capt. B.
81. McCalla and Commander w. C.
wise, of the United States navy to ac-
cept decorations from the emperor of
Germany.
1.-THE resolutions introduced yesterday
by Mr. Pettgrew calling for informa-
ton as to the postal frauds in Cuba was
referred to the committee on relations
with Cuba.
The senate at 1925, on motion of Mr.
Lodsc went into executive session, re-
naming behind closed doors until 2
O'Clock.
The house bill! for the celebration of
the establishments of the seat of national
government in the city of Washington
was passed without discussion.
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
Consideration of the ship subsidy bill
was then resumed, Mr.. Frye (A1e.) con-
Guiding his speech begun yesterday Mr..
Frye said the amount of subsidy could
not be more than $9,0000O0 per year. That
limit, he said, was fixed definitely in the
bill.
fsSo far &c +ba ooc+ 70 +Jo ero1,ar,,1,o.a,,+
is concerned" he added, 'it will be real
ly no more than S7,500OOO, as the subsi-
died ships are required to carry the
United States mails free of cost to the
government"
When the limit of 100000 is
reached the subsidy would be pro-
rated so that all vessels would be pre-
; cisely on the same plane and would re-
ceive perfectly impartial treatment.
He believed a provision for the admis-
sion of foreign-built ships under proper
restriction was wise, because it would
insure to the United States a respecta-
BILE fleet of merchant vessels within a
reasonable time.
The success of the measure by which
the New York and Paris had been ad-
mitted to register had induced him to
insert IN the pending measure a pro-
vision for the admission of a certain
number of foreign-built vessels to Amer
On motion of Mr.. Platt Comm the
senate at 3:45 p. m. held a brief eXecu-
tive session and then adjourned.
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY.
The executive session of the senate was
devoted TO the consideration of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. The treaty and
amendment to it suggested by the COM
nlttee on foreign relations, were read
at the instance of Senator Lodge, who
took charge of the treaty on behalf CT
the committee He then made a speech
III explanation of the treaty and urged
its speedy reference as a necessary pre-
Hminary to the consideration of the Mic
aragua canal bill.
During the executive session in which
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was under
consideration several comparatively un-
important treaties with other countries.
largely South American, were laid be-
fore the senate and referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations. Some of
these were reciprocity treaties and others
eXtradition agreements. One of them
= was reciprocity agreement with Ecua-
dor, and another treaty with Denmark.
providing for reciprocity with the island
OF Santa Cruz.
Later in the Gay q second executive
session was held, but no business was
transacted beyond the reference of sew
eral nominations to the proper COM
mitteeS.
ESTIMATES FOR 1902
The secretary of the treasury today
sent to congress the annual estimates OF
the expenses of the government for the
coming year. They aggregate 1925, 741, 1872
q slight decrease from the total estimates
of last year. The appropriations for the
present year are $5SG,655 55,362. The esti-
mates cover every branch of the gov
ernment The war department estimate
is S176,35S,345, and the navy department
SIS, ,913, PAS.
Among the public building estimates Of
$50 5000 and over are:
Cleveland O., postofIice, custom house
and court house, 100000; Clinton, To-,
postofice $4,000; Helena, Mont, pubic
building. S129, ,791: Indianapolis. Ind, court
house and postoffjce, $500, ,000; Omaha
Neb.. court house, custom house and
postofice, $35O,00O: Marine hospitals-New
York. purchase Of site and buildings, or
purchase of site and erection of marine
hospital, $250G00; Honolulu, Hawaii
island, marine hospital, $2O0C00.
The total for rivers and harb0rs, in
GLIDING continuing contracts is $35,SS1 .3lz
The total for pensions is $l44,eC0,0CO.
TO SUCCEED WILSON.
Hon. Joseph n. N1anley, of Maine, who
has been offered the position of COM
missioner of internal revenue, in place
of George w. Wilson, deceased, will be
in Washington next Saturday, when it
is expected that he will accept the ap-
pointment.
NEW SENATE BILLS.
Among the bills introduced in the SEN
ate were the following:
BY Senator Hawley, to revive the grade
OF vice admiral in the navy
BY Senator Thurston,. creating an addi-
ti0naI circuit, to be designated as the
Tenth. and to include the states of Kan
-sas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming. Utah
and Montana, and creating court of ap-
peals for the circuit
By Senator Warren. permitting the free
admission of honorably discharged sol
diers and sailors into any hospital of the
United States for medical or surgical
tTea tment.
SPECIAL TREASURY REPORT.
In his annual report to the secretary
of the treasury the supervising specia
agent states that during the last fisca
year goods OF the value of $64,S76 wer,
seized and that ffty-four arrests wer,
made for violation of the custom laws
%The amounts recovered on account O.
fines and penalties aggregated $l7449 ant
on account OF under-Valua ton and i'm