The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-30
The SHIPPING BILL
REPUBLICAN MANAGERS TO PUT 1T
THROUGH.
IN SPITE OF OTHER BILLS
Mn. FRYE SAYS HE WILL KEEP IT
TO TIE FRONT.

"a LawIess, PiraticnI Raid ON the
Public Treasury" Says Turner OF
Neutrality-suspicious. for Aggre-
gate Expenditure of $2T0,OOJ,oO5
for "A Few Private nenefciarfes.
Butler of North Carolina Trying to-
Make Trouble for His Successor.
Washington, Jan. % Senator Frye gave
notice in the Senate to-day that he in
tended to keep the shipping bill to the
front even as against appropriation bills.
not yielding to them without vote of the
Senate. 1t indicates a disposition on the
part of the Senate leaders to force to an
early issue the question whether the ship
ping Bill is going to pass at this session.
Senator Turner of Washington. spoke to-
day IN severe arraignment Of the BILL de-
oiaring it TO be a ''lawess, piratical raid
on the public treasury" in the interest of
a few private beuetlciaries and com
hitting the government to expenditures
aggregatlng $270 100000.
He said 1t was one of the most extra
ordinary measures ever brought before
Congress. 1t was vicious in principle AID
absurd in the extravaganza to which 1t
proceeded. He considered the measure a
striking instance of the strictly business
policy of the party in power and its read
mess to listen to any project in behalf
of wealth against the interests of the
people. He predicted that the time would
soon come when the shipowners of the
United States could build their own ships
Independently of governmental aid.
Mr. Turner coutended that contrary TO
the popular belief the subsidies provided
for by the bill were to continue for thirty
years.
Mr.. Turner said all the wor d out ide of
the United Statei pays less tn 0 00).
900 annually In the WY of su sid IS to
SHIPPING This country Yves prepari q
pay almost half as much when 1t Is adj
mitted that our tonnage is not one-hun-
dredth part of the tonnage % the worl l.
He asserted the result OF such legis atirn
would be that ship wners woul1 hu IL
ships for fore 'gners far more cheaply than
they would buili Ameri an vessels. He
said that the prcpo ed subsidy won d
amount to more than ten and a half per
cent, on the capital invested in Shipping
The shipowners would never. h. said.
consent to a division of this bonus with
the shipbuilders.
In conclus on M. Turner asserted that
the policy intended in this BIZ was a
compl'te change of front on the part of
the Repub lean party and re ask d M.
reason for this change.
Mr.. Frye asked for action uron the
amendments suggested by the Commit
tee on Commerce.
without objection the amendments were
agreed to.
Mr. Perkins took exception 10 the pro-
vision of the bill limiting the amount of
subsidy to go to ships built on the Pacific
coast to thirty per cent of the whole
tI..N
had been asked before the committee.
Mr.. Perkins replied that he had agreed
to the reporting OF the bill, but that he
never would consent to giving subsidies
TO foreign butt ships.
"Then." said Mr.. Frye you win kill
the bill?'
"oh no." replied Mr.. Perkins. 81 will
vote for It,"
"Tf you strike out the provision for
| foreign ships I VIII leave the BILL" re-
| 1lied Mr.. Frye, you would be FORTY
wears in getting a merchant marine with
out It,"
Mr.. Aldrich offered certain amendments
One of these limits contracts under the
bill to fifteen years instead OF twenty
and gives no premium for speed above
eighteen knots.
The committee amendments were infor-
mally agreed to.
Inc 'hdl0n Appropriation hIl was passed
Mr.. Butler after stating that he was
absent yesterday when the paper "pur-
porting TO be the credentials" of Senator
elect Simmons of North Carolina. was pre-
scented. offered reso uticn for the refer
ence of that docum ut to the Senate
Committee en- PRIVILEGES and Elections
He said he recogrized that the question
was one requiring the ettention of the
next Congress, but that he introduced
this res luton as a "notice" and he ask
ed trat it lie upon the table
After brief executive session the Sen
ate at $50 p. m. adjourned