Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-04
Declares B, ~ Party is Duty Bound
Ia Subsidy.
SPEAKS or HuMIth sp DANGER
Maine senator in His AdvC tbs
Bill Receives Careful Att~ tion
from Democrats as Well
as Republicans.

Mr.. Frye OF Maine, chairman Oh the Oom-
mlttee on commerce, made the opening
statement in support Of the bill. He oc-
cupied the floor nearly two hours. The
policy which has been applied, he said, to
American industries. with such benehcient
results had not been applied to the ship
ping industry. The result Of this short
sighted policy had been the decadence OF
the American merchant marine and the
consequent humiliation Of Americans en-
gagged in the shipping industry.
Mr. Frye's address was largely technical,
but his argument was listened to with
close attention by senators on both sides
of the chamber.
Prior to the conclusion Of the shipping
bill many minor measures were passed.
Changes Territory boundary.
Bills were passed changing the
boundaries between the southern
and central districts Of the district courts
Of Indian Territory; providing for minimum
punishments IN certain cases in Indian Ter
ritory where Arkansas laws apply; to es-
tablish a marine hospital at Savannah,
Ca, at a cost not TO exceed 5000, 900; au-
thorizing the appointment Of Allen v. Reed,
now q captain on the retired list OF the
navy, as a rear admiral on the retired list
Of the navy; TO pay Flora A. Darling $5,6ss
for damages on account Of her, illegal arrest
and Imprisonment at New Orleans In jan
uary, 1864: authorizing the Eldorado
Bastrop Railway company to construct and
maintain bridge across the ouachita river
In Arkansas.
Bills for the erection Of public buildings
as follows: Reno. New. $4,000; Grand
Forks. N. d., s18o.000.
bill to amend the act Of May IL. 1900.
authorizing the commissioner Of internal
revenue to redeem or make allowance for
internal .feNonuot stamps. The hill Was
amended so ae't read:
That no claim for the redemption OF OF
allowance for stamps shall be allowed unless
chase OF said stamps from the government
excepting unused documentary and pro-
June 70, 1898. which stamps may be re-
deemed upon presentation within two
years after the passage OF this act.
To Accept Foreign Decorations.
To authorize Captain N. NJ. Brooks. su-
perlntendent Of foreign mails. Postofice de-
partment, to accept decorations from the
emperor OF Germany and from the govern
ments OF Liberia and Venezuela; to restore
James G. Field, assistant surgeon. to the
active list Of the navy; appropriating $780,
900 for the erection OF a public building at
ogden, Utah; amending section 3294 OF the
revised statutes OF the United States so
that oaths as to the entry Of public lands
may be made before the nearest authorized
notary.
The Frye shipping bill was then read for
amendment. The committee amendments.
exclusively amendments OF phraseology
were agreed TO- AS to the section defining
such craft as shall not be allowed COM
pensation under the bill paragraph &c"
was changed TO read
"A barge. canal boat or vessel proceeding
from port to port IN tow. or a tugboat or
\ vessel engaged In wrecking"
Mr.. Frye OF Maine. chairman OF the
comniittee on commerce. opened debate
on behalf Of the bill. 1t seemed to him.
he said, that the policy Of protection had
been vastly beneficial 10 the American peo-
pie. Only one Industry had been without
protection, and without protection for
nifty years-and with the logical result
The shipping interests OF the country had
been neglected In the giving OF protection.
with seRcoast boundiess. with enormous
deposits OF iron and coal. with the most
easacious business men In the world. with
the advantage Of every nation natural re-
source on the side OF the United States,
this country had permitted It's interiors to
seize on the pathway Of commerce without
n struggle.
HnmiIiatins ana Dangerous.
1T seems TO me" said Mr.. Frye, 'thAt
lhat picture ought to humiliate ana mortify
beyond expression any patriotic citizen OF
the United States who glories In the power
and prosperity OF his country. It Is not
stone humiiiating, II Is absolutely danger
GUS"
Mr.. Frye asked who was going TO carry
the sis7. 600 OF exports In the event OF
war between Germany and Great Brit
ain.
"why." said he. "the farmers and manu-
faeturers and the wage earners Of the
uaited States would pay a penalty equal
TO that paid by either OF the eontendinl
parties"
Mr., Frye then sought to show that thl.
condition Of things was caused by American
wages. which Increased the cost OF our ship.
for foreign trade at least 25 per cent II.
declared that OF Ali steamships In tn,
world Of fourteen knots and upward, 81
per cent are subsidized By the countrie.
whose nagB they carry. or sixteen knott
and upward. he said. all but six In tn,
world are heavily subsidized BY the coun
tries whose nags they float.
In Dire Need OF Markets.
Mr.. Frye contended that there is no
a nation on this earth that needs market
for its surplus products more than tn
United States. An American ship. handle.
By intelligent. active. earnest aud interests
American olhcers. he said. Is a better In
strument for the distribution OF our prod
ucts abroad than German ship. ofhcere
with Germans, Germany being a dangerou
rival OF the United states. Mr.. Frye de
clared that free ships. for which some sen
ators were contending. would mean an In
crease In cost Of ships Of Is per cent NOR
than they now cost and would close ever
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