Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-02-07
LET SENATOR FRYE EXPLAIN.
The Two Million Dollar Limif
Amendment,

Amendment.
The much vaunted amendment to
the senate ship subsidy bill purporting
to limit speed compensation (see bill
as reported by Mr.. Frye to the senate,
page 6, lines 1929 is a grotesque sham.
1t reads:
"ot which nine millions Of dollars not more
than two millions Of dollars shall in respect Of
any one fiscal year, be paid as compensation 10
the vessels described in paragraphs eighth and
ninth Of clause b Of this section
The paragraphs thus affected are
those which provide for subsidy to
ships Of speed as follows:
"Eighth.-TwentyNkno aud less than u knots
NINTH Twenty -one knots or over
From the report lately made for 1900
by the United States commissioner Of
navigation we find that OF United
States steamers Of 90 knots speed or
over there are Just four In existence
the New York, the Paris. the st. Louis
and the 81. Paul--all OF them owned by
the International Navigation company
(the Standard OH and Pennsylvania
railroad concern, of which Mr.. Griscom
Is PRESIDENT.
by the same report the commissioner
gave a list Of foreign steamers that
might come In under the subsidy bill.
OF these not a single one was above
Is knots speed; hence none of them
comes under the eighth and ninth para
graphs Of clause b In question.
Moreover, In his report as TO ships
under construction abroad for Amerl-
can capital. Commissioner Chamber
lain shows not n single one OF these
as over II knots speed hence none Of
these comes within paragraphs eighth
and ninth Of clause b in question.
Again, the commissioner Of navlga-
tlOn reports rs TO the vessels intended
Tor foreign trade under construction
or contract In United Sntcs shin.
yards or this shipping not single
vessel was Of over Is knots speed. and
therefore none Of Il would come under
paragraphs eighth and ninth Of clause
b In question
Finally. ON behalf Of the promoters
Of this bill. Mr.. Clyde testified Jan TO-
1900 tsoe House Hearings OF that date
page 80.
I'VE know frsm inquiries wc have uadc a. 10
what ship1 wall bo built Il this Bill Is paced ihat
alt q tle Scsaris contemplated viii BE- vessels n
mo5osto fpeei-uonc u tbom exceeding ~
ku8ts'-
too slow 10 come under paragraphs
eighth and ninth In clause b.
10 sum up. the New York the Paris.
the g. Paul and the ST. Louis, an
owned by thc International Naylga
ton company. are the only vessels
either in existence or building or con
trnctcd FOR or probably to be contract.
% for sh ulsl th.s measure become
law. that are or VIII come under para
graphs eighth and ninth Of clause b.
The true reading Of the amendment
reported by senator Frye therefore Isl
"0f RhifA Hisc millions Of dsiigrs rot m9rs
taH ip0 millions D. dollars 0g.gl1 o5gl sAqu.
IA rrspccf Of aEy 9gf fiscal geaf. bc paid ~
compensation - ibc International Safigati0H
company iH rcspcct Of ia four best steamers.
ihs Nce lork. tAo Paris, ne 81. Paul aud the
g. toHis"
Since the highest estimate by critics
Of the amount which these four shipa
could get under the hin as il orig.
inally stood was less than $1,000.
COO Senator Frye ongi# to explain
why the sum named was 10 literally
calculated mud how the amendment
tends 10 limit the stupeudous job
which. Ia behalf OF his great passen-
ger steamers. Mr. Gr.scom. through
Senator Frye. Is pushing under the
prejense that he is working In aid Of
American exports.