Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-30
56TH CONGRESS.
FRYE Gives Notice that He Will
Push Subsidy Bill.
viii Soon Settle Fate Of the Measure
at This Session.
Variety Of Subjects Discussed in House Under
Agricultural Bill.

rave notice in the Senate To-Day tnat
he intended to keep the shipping bill
Ia the front. even as against appro-
priation bills not yielding to them
without the vote of the Senate. 1t in
dicates a disposition on the part of the
Senate leaders to force to an issue the
question whether the shipping bill is
going to pass at this session. Senator
Turner of Washington. spoke. today.
in severe arraignment of the bill. Be
fore the session closed the committee
amendments We're formally agreed to.
The Indian appropriation bill was
passed early in the day.
In the Senate. the credentials of Sena-
tor-elect }. K. Burton of Kansas, and of
Senator-elect r. j. Gamble of South Da-
kota, were presented, Burton's by his
predecessor. Baker, and Candles by
Kyle.
Butler. after stating that he was alb
sent, yesterday, when the paper pur-
porting to be the credentials" of Senator
SimonS of North Carolina. was present
ed offered resolution for the reference
of that document to the Senate commit
tee on privileges and elections He said
he recognized that the question was one
requiring the attention OF the next Con-
gress, but that he introduced this resolu-
tion as a notice and he asked that it
lie upon the table
Hoar made an Intellectual effort to Sc
cure consideration of the bin to increase
the salaries Of the judges of the United
States supreme court and of federal
courts throughout the country. \ motion
for such consideration was voted down.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up.
Amendments were made continuing the
Indian agencies at the Sac and Fox reser-
walton. Iowa; the Mean Bay agency.
Washington; the Nevada agency, Neva-
da the SilitZ agency, Oregon; the SisSe-
lalup agency, Washington. which had
been struck out by the committee. The
Platt. Conn. urging that it was time to
do away with agencies in localities where
the Indians had become civilized to the
extent of adopting the habits and dress
of civilization.
The shipping subsidy bill was laid be-
fore the Senate at = o'clock. but was tenn
porarily laid aside to permit the Indian
bill to be completed. The amendment re-
lating to joint commission Of senator's
and representatives to visit Indian reser-
Vations recOnSidered and disagreed
to, ard new amendment agreed to COM
hitting the inquiry to the Indian depart
ment. The bill was finally passed, also
the bill amending the law in relation to
suits in Indian cases.
ConSidera ton OF the shipping bill was
then resumed. Frye. Me. in charge OF
the measure, stated that he did not in
not even appropriate bills-uness the
Senate by a vote placed appropriation
DlIlS aneaU. win TINS measure out oil
the way there would be no trouble, he
thought. in disposing of the appropria-
ton bills.
Turner, Wash. was then recognized for
a speech against the bill. He said it was
one of the most extraordinary measures
ever brought before Congress. Ii was
VicionS in principle and absurd in the eX-
travagance in which it proceeded He re-
ferred to the subsidies given by the bill
as equivalent to'a spoliation. Turner said
the bill was not calculated to benefit any
community but rather to enrich few
private individuals; that it was paternal-
ism carried to an extreme. 1t disclosed
he said, the pliancy of the ruling politi-
clans to the demands of organized wealth
He cOntended that, contrary to the popu-
lar belief the subsidies provided for by
the bill were to continue for 80 years.
Frye reminded Turner that there is
pending an amendment to the bill limit
ing the payment ON existing ships to II
years.
Turner declared that under the provi-
sions of the bill the American Line would
receive S2,1SS50g. or almost one-quarter
of the entire amount to be paid out annu-
ally. He argued that the bill would re-
tard instead of advance American ship
building. The result of such legiSlat ion
would be that shipowners would build
ships for foreigners far more cheaply
than they would build American vessels.
In conclusion, Turner asserted that the
policy intended in this bill was a COM
plete change of front on the part OF th'
to explain if he could the reason for this
change. He concluded at $50.
Frye then took the floor with a request
for action upon the amendments suggest
ed by the committee on commerce. Frye
said his only purpose at this time in re-
questing action upon the amendments
was to get the bill in perfect shape and
that there was no idea of preventing OPP
portmty to senators to offer other
amendments. The amendments heretofore
suggested We're then formally agreed to-
Perkins took exception to the provision
OF the bill limiting the amount of subsidy
to go to ships built on the Pacific coast
to 30 per cent of the whole amount. Frye
replied that no more had been asked be
lore the committee
Aldrich sought to have certain amend
ments which he said he desired to suS-
gest adopted committee amendments.
There was objection and he contented
himself with offering the amendments in
order that they might be printed. one
Of these limits contracts under the bill
TO Is years instead of %, and gives no
premium for speed above Is knots.
After a brief executive session the Sen
ate at $50 +. NJ, adjourned.