The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-26
THEWORK OFCONGRESS
House Agrees to Conference Report Oh
the Army Bill.
SPEECH BY SENATOR DEPEW
He Delivers an Address on the Ship
ping Measure. Declaring That q
Subsidy VIII Alone Build Up
Our Merchant Marine.


zee on military affairs submitted the con-
ference report upon the army reorganiza-
tion hill
Mr.. Richaryl>sa 1Tenn-l. the minority
Lez5er. req1es1ej thsf the report be al
loved 10 lie over. The report had not
b-4~n printed. b. said. and members should
have AZ opportunity To examine il.
Mr.. Hull would not agree to this. He
said tie conference had been full and
fair in the presence Of the minority repre-
sentzriTes. and while they did not agree
10 the principle TO increase the stand
ing army they had agreed 10 the result
The army bill. he said, should have been
: law three weeks ago. 1t had been held
Up
1T has not been held up here OBJ
seEved Mr.. Richardson
Not here replied Mr.. Hull, but il
hzs been 01tfage OuSly delayed in the con-
sreSs Of the United States. Thir1y-fye
thousand volunteers are reaiy 10 be ship
p4-i home AID they must Be replaced be
fore July 1 by soldiers 81 the regular es-
Enlistment unless we are willing to do
great injustice 10 them by holding them
there"
Proceeding. Mr.. Hull explained in de
the various items. In the course OF his
statement he had sharp exchange with
Nr Richardson.
Mr. Hull was closely questioned about
various features Of the conference report.
In reply 10 Mr.. Adams Pa he said the
house conferees had made very little ef
fort 70 retain the house provision for a
veterinary corps. Mr.. Adams insisted
that the house conferees should have
stood by the house provision.
Mr. Hull declined TO yield the floor 10
Mr. Adams. bur yielded SIX minutes to
Mr. Richardson TENN. who desired %
obtain the floor in his own right. Mr..
Richardson said that several questions
UPON which the house had solemnly de-
rlareli itself had been yielded by the
house conferees. To vote for the report
would now mean 70 vote 10 increase tht
list II officers upon the retired list. e
which he was unalterably opposed.
The conference report on the bill was
greed 10. the vote On the adoption OF tht
report l-in- l23 10 ln.
The house passed the naval appropria,
tinn hill.
Depes On the shipping Bill.
N-h.ri the shipping bill was taken up
by the senate. Mr.. Depew delivered a
speech On H. He began with a survey Of
,l4.. e,,antr!'s first century VI develop
ulti.f pointing out the immense material
progress that had been made in agricul'
tur- and manufactures how our exports
tad zuiwn til 81 -SD.0G0sn annually in
eZce>, II our imports and how the inter
na. lines # communication had teen de
velor-i into the most comprehensive il
the world But he insisted that the de
v-iopmeHt Of the country had been one
sided. While prepared 10 feed and cloth,
, half Of the world outside the United
/ States we had developed our trAnspor1a
/ ton system only 70 our own coast lin,
and had allowed our merchant marine I,
remain unieveioped 81 that there wa,
actually a greater tonnage Of American
vessels built in this country for the for
/ eign trade in 1901 than in 1900
Looking to the remedy for the presen
stagnation in the American merchan
marine. Mr.. Dep-w said the cry u FIRE,
ships" had long ago been discounted.
was not TO be considered as remedy. 70
+ i eft out II the question the development
+ - an American shipbuilding industry
4 The plan Of discriminating duties. b.
said. was also impracticable. France Ia,
tried il and been forced to repeal her Law
+ within year. No nation would submit
70 discriminating duties without reialiat
ing asainSt u. and no nation like ours
which is more Of a seller than a buyer
"a afford TO provoke such retaliation am
thus stimulate production in Russia. In
dian Egypt and Asia against our cotto
and our corn.
subsidy Only Solution.
The speakers conclusion was that ther
remained only the subsidy as a practice
solution 81 the problem. Said he:
"All nations are agreed that their nsi
chant marine can be built up only l.
t0unties The bounties paid last year +
the different maritime nations were S2,i
$4,000 in round numbers against Sl.Wbl
$50 in round numbers by the Unite
States. German statesmen diScuyerc
that IL the empire was to find a mark,
I'm il growing surplus it must have il
own ships Within the past few yeal
he German government has been il
creasing directly it, subsidies and ha
lent every possible government encOu
aSeIEenr 10 thu enlargement " Germa
shipyauls and the construction and %
Grafton of German steamships
A. 10 the adequacy II the present mea
urc To meet the requirements Of the ca,
Mr.. D-pew said il was TO his mind Z
fair solution Of the problem as could |
devised ct present.
lit is estimated" said Senator Depey
that there j. paid by American produ
ers 10 foreign shipowners in freigl
. charges at least S115.fsn.GD0 YEA
Four per cent on this would give vs. q
American merchant marine AMI the Z.
pendirure Of much the larger part Of til
. money in our own country
III is undoubtedly true said Senat,
Depew In conclusion. that America
ocean liners were more expensive,
build and maintain than those Of forei-
countries Without subsidies they We
operated at loss. If with the small su
: sidy proposed they would yield enormo,
( profits, as some opponents Of the sh!
: ping bill declared, there would be Z
abundance Of money flow into the shippil
business to take advantage OF this fire,
opportunity FOR profitable investment
! Finally he said:
. With the construction Of the Nicar
+ qua canal, which will be completed wit
in the next few years. the necessity f
: an auxiliary fleet and merchant marii
becomes still greater"
Germany'a Pig Iron Output.
! Berlin, Jan. 25.-Germany's pig irr
= - s.R