Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-23
THE FRYE SHIPPING BILL.

The opposition of the denloc, ats to the
Frye shipping bill increases in violence.
yet, in spite of all the efforts of the dem
utratic politicians and the democratic
press, the measure seems to be growing
more and more popular with the peo-
Pile. and certainly it has lost no support
prs in congress.
Recently Senator Hanna made an adj
dress in the senate in support of the bill
eastern magazine an article setting
forth his views regarding the subject.
The democrats have attempted, on ac-
count of the interest shown by Senator
Hanna. to make 1t appear that the meas
matter of fact. it originated with Sena-
tr Frye, of Maine, who succeeded last
fan in interesting Senator Hanna in it
and winning his support for it,
y few days ago Mr.. Whitelaw Reid
sent personal letter to Senator Frye,
asking for an explanation regarding GER
tain points, and the reply not only dis
spates the stock arguments of the DEM
ocrats. but makes clear the real merits
vi the measure
Senator Frye said:
The present bill. in all it's essentials,
was ready for Introduction early in 1898
and the gentlemen l allude to had held
repeated meetings with the late Governor
DiEgley and myself, when the blowing
ur of the Maine precluded any possi-
Dl!lty OF action.
was to introduce the bill at the out
ST. OF the next regular session when the
war with Spain was over, but as yo,
Will recall We We're busy at Paris in
Dtcember, 1898. with no certain pros
poet Oh speedy return to the United
states. After the session began | cablad
nome 10 nave my various measures in
i'"ueeo at once, so that they might
'iie dement, OF public discussion and
ooaiioll oh the committee calendars.
without vanity think l may say that,
'ii'9 my long service in both branches
vi congress, no other man has endaav
~ 'he measure now before congress I
had looked. after wears of u..iti,,
we maj success of those efforts
Without referring to Senator 1I.n r
can set your mind quite at ease ON tho
subject OF the cry that the bill is in
'ehoed to repay any one for great cam
Paish contributions. Precisely the Same
VI! was raised when the bill was intro
eo'eu over TWO years ago, although the
'"'e -Afthuf SeWa1l. of Bath was ona
VI 'iie irst gentlemen whom | summon
0u H'.o consultation in the preparati on
u the measure. This bill is NV n,n
measure. After the party had won its
victory IN 1886. | became as uncertain
as To the efficacy of Discriminate.
a"lies as l was positive that the TINA
!" restore our merchant marine had
"s VI my own Nolition l assembled q
' u representative shipping peo-
" my committee room soon after
eHnt MchlnieN's Inauguration, ex-
p'aihed to them that united effort T he
heved, could secure the MASSAGE &c
"lii 10 revive American shipping. and
asked their best thought and exneri.
sHce to aid me in drafting such a hin
Inc statement in regard to the Ameri.
can llhe, which you cite is an illustra
LION. Inc TOUR mail steamships of thai
Inc. when they fulfil their contract nj
Ahty-'No voyages year, under tn,
postal subsidy act of 1891, receive an.
huaily s'51,OOO Under the pending bill
they will receive for fifty-two yoyaee.
81 l9ooOo The present rate is 81 ne,
statute mile outward bound: the nro
posed rate is equivalent as nearly a.
may he, to $6 per statute mile outward
Bound
the rate OF Sc per mile was that pro
posed by the postal subsidy bill of 1873
as passed by the senate. When tn
house returned the bill with that rat
reduced to 81 was disposed to abando,
the bill altogether as I was convince,
M il would prove q failurc. Aeains