New-York tribune., 1901-12-10
NEW SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
u,-~.ToR FRYE INTRODUCES A MODIFI
CATION OF HIS FORMER MEASURE.

washington, Dec. 9.-senator Frye to-day in
.-'a,,cad his new Ship Subsidy bill 1t differs
: .orro from the subsidy bill of the last two
.ato,s IT is divided into four titles and fff-
,een sections
The sections under the title ocean Mail
steamships are devoted 20 appointments to the
o,ean Mail act of 1891. The Postmaster Cen
., IS required 10 consider the national defence
"a the maritime interests of the United States.
= well as postal interests in providing for the
.-ans1 ortation of American ocean mails
The present limit of ocean mail contracts, ten
,ears is increased to fifteen years. The Frye
,,l r,rovides seven distinct classes, with rate
~ Sc TO twenty knot steamers. increasing from
5000 to 10000 tons the minimum size; S3 for
sxteen knot steamers, provided the size is in
erased from 5000 tons. the present minimum,
!, 5000 tons. The proposed maximum mail
rates per gross ton per hundred nautical miles
are: over 10000 tons. twenty knots. 81 cents;
,ineteen knots, 2.5 cents; over 5000 tons, egh-
teen knots, 2.3 cents; seventeen knots. 21 cents;
sxteen knots. 19 cents: fifteen knots, Ii cents,
aver 1900 tons. fourteen knots, 1.5 cents
Rates for mail steamers to the West Indies.
Central America and Mexico cannot exceed 40
per cent Of the maximum rates.
The second title, General Subsidy" contains
the general subsidy for all vessels, steam or
sail which are not under mail contracts. This
general subsidy is uniform cent per gross
ton per 100 nautical miles for not exceeding
sixteen entries in one year.
To promote the building of new ocean vessels.
an additional allowance of one-fourth of a cent
per gross ton is made for five years
Any vessel to receive the general subsidy
must carry mails. if required. and must train
in seananship or engineering one American
I n he q
the service of the government if required for
defence
Any vessel to receive subsidy must be Class
Al and at least one-fourth of the crew must
be Americans.
The bill provides an annual bounty of 81
ton for deep sea fishing vessels and Of 81
month for American citizens when engaged in
deep sea fisheries; that a vessel shall receive
only one form of subsidy, and that vessel
which has received q subsidy shall not be sold
10 q foreigner except by consent OF the Secre-
tarv of the Treasury.
The bill does not provide American registry
for foreign ships owned by Americans
The last Subsidy bill provided 11a cents per
gross ton for each 100 nautical miles, not ex-
ceeding 1500 miles sailed and i cent per gross
ton for each additional 100 miles sailed; VesselS
TO carry from United States ports at ieast tn
per. cent Of their capacity Steam vessels OF
over ZOO gross tons suitable for carrying the
mails. were to have the following compensation
in addition TO the above rates: Twelve knots
x cent per ton: fourteen knots, cent per ton;
fifteen knots, IL cents per ton; sixteen knots
and over . cents per gross ton- Vessels or
over 1000 tons-Seventeen knots, IA cents per
ton: eighteen knots, 1-6 cents per ton: nineteen
knots, Is cents per ton. Vessels OF over Ioooo
tons-Twenty knots, 2 cents per ton; twenty-one
knots. 23 cents per ton. Foreign bullt yes
seis admitted to American registry enttleq TO
so per cent Of the above rates The total COM
pensatiun paid out in any one year should not
exceed S9,000,000, deductions TO be made pro
rata
foreign vessels TO secure American registry
Contracts could be entered into for the bulldlng
OF vessels in the United states OF Class Al
TYNE TO receive The subsidy Provisions for use
of vessels by the United States in case or war
and that a portion of the crews should pe
American were similar TO the provisions OF the
new bill