The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-24
SENATOR VEST EXPOSES THE IN
WARDNEss OF HANNA's SUB
SIDY BILL
BENEFITS THE FAVORED FEW
NOT DESIGNED TO BUILD UP UNIT
ED STATES MERCHANT
MARINE
SENATOR KEARNs ELECTION
Furnishes Text for Denunciation
of Alleged MormOn-Republican
Combine by Senator
Rawlins.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Reconsideration
of the shipping bill was resumed this
afternoon by the senate. At the in
stance of Mr.. Frye, of Mine, who relin-
quished the chair temporarily to take
charge of the measure on the floor, it
was made the unfinished business of the
senate, thus restoring it to its privileged
position.
The blind chaplain, Mr.. Milburn in
his opening invocation referred beautiful
ly and touchingly to the death of Queen
Victoria.
At the conclusion of routine business,
consideration was resumed of the legis-
iative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill
The bill was passed and the shipping
bill taken up after Mr.. Jones (Ark.) had
directed attention to the fact that the
Indian appropriation bill which would
provoke considerable debate was on the
calendar If the Republicans desired to
endanger appropriation bills he had no
objection.
Mr.. Vest (Mo) addressed the senate in
opposition to the measure and in favor
of free ships, which he had advocated
consistently for years. He said the pend
ing measure came before the senate os-
tenSibly from the committee on commerce
but had come really from a committee
OF promotion composed of twenty-five
prominent and intelligent men appoint
ed by the junior senator from Maine, Mr..
Frye.
THOSE WHO WILL BENEFIT.
''The chairman Of this committee of
promotion said the Missouri senator.
is Clement A. Griscom, president of
the International Navigation company, a
man Of high character, of great intelli-
gence and of indefatigabIe energy. The
company which he represents is by far
the greatest beneficiary under this bill.
] must express my surprise and regret
that no one member of that committee
of promotion is in favor of an American
buying his ships where he car buy them
cheapest and then sailing them under
the flag of his country In other words.
to use the language OF the senator from
Maine. Mr.. Frye, the members of that
committee are In favor of the absolute
infamous and notorious navigation laws
of the United States of America which
are stain on the nanlG of the country
and which for fifty years have been rid
ing to death the merchant marine of this
country, as the Old Man Of tbs Sea rode
to exhaustion Sinbad the Sailor
Mr.. Vest declared that the policy pro-
posed by the pending bill was one of
"barharic exclusion" framed for New
England's benefit. He thought the peo-
PIE already had done enough for the
$1Sa. 100000 more to build up its shipping
industry
WHY SUBSIDIZE SHIPS ALONE.
''Why not give a bounty to stock
growers in dry season." said Mr.. Vest.
why not give it to miners? Because
they were not favorable to bounties. The
view has been advanced that the bill will
furnish the government with auxiliary
cruisers in time of war. All this talk
about auxiliary cruiser is a subterfuge,
glamour and an appeal to patriotism.
1t is not question of being patriotic,
it is not a question of sentiment"
Mr.. Vest said that the vessels of what
is known as the American line (the II
ternational Navigation company in the
course of the twenty-five years the sub
sidy was to run would receive at least
$42, 100000 Of the total which would be
paid out.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company,
he said, would be the next beneficiary
under the bill. With its present ships
and the two vessels 1t was building now
1t would receive $550,OO0 a year of the
subsidy.
"The next poor, emaciated, starving
corporation which will receive a sub
sidy under this bill,'' said Mr. Vest, sar-
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