The Washington times., 1902-03-18

ers, Builders, and Underwriters Associa-
tion.
Limiting the minimum size of ships to
receive general bounty 10 Loco tons bur
den.
The amendment of Mr. Allison provid-
ing that steamers receiving general sub
sides must obtain a minimum speed of
eight knots, and that vessels which on the
same voyage engage in both coastwise
and foreign commerce shall be excluded
from the provisions of the general sub
sidy clause, was divided by the Senate into
two parts. The first part was agreed to
with the consent of Mr.. Frye, and the
second not agreed to.
Mr. Hanna's Amendment.
Mr.. Hanna introduced an amendment,
which was agreed TO. providing that for
eign ships bought by Americans shall not
be entitled to subsidies
Mr.. Pettus of Alabama offered an
amendment which met with a curious re-
ception. 1t provided that the entire sub
sides under the bill should not exceed
S9.0G0.G GG0 for any one year The Repub-
licans voted for it quite exclusively at
I first under the impression that 1t was a
repetition of Mr.. Allisons amendment on
; the same subject They laughed over it
| among themselves as an odd mistake of
| the Democrats.
| The amendment was passed in the Com
mittee OF the Whole. but later on the Sen
ators changed enough OF their votes to de-
| feat it. The difference between the two
amendments was that Mr.. Allison's lin
| its only the mail subsidies, while Mr.
Pettus' limits all the sections of the bill.
The next vote was on Mr.. Hanna 6
amendment that nothing in the act shall
| be construed to prevent any American
| citizen from contracting for. acquiring
| holding. or operating any interest in any
| steamship lines engaged in foreign COM
| merce. Agreed to-yeas AZ, nays 80.
The Vote
The bill was then passed. yeas AZ, nays,
81. as follows:
Yeas-Republicans-A Bard Bev-
eridge, Burnham, Burrows, Burton. Clark
tWyo.). Cullom. Deboe. Depew, Dietrich,
Dryden. Elkins. Fairbanks. Foraker. Fos-
ter (Wash.). Frye. Gallinger. Gambloy
Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar
Jones New, Kean, Kearns, Kittredge.
McComas, McCumber. Mcmillan, Mason
Comm, Scott, Warren, Wellington, Wet
more-41. Democrat-McLaurin Is. CT.
Total, AZ.
Nays-Democrats-Ba Bailey, Bate,
Berry, Blackburn, Carmack, Clark (Mont.) J.,
Clay. Cockrell. Culberson, Dubois. Foster
ua.), Gibson, Harris, Heitfeld, McLaurin
MISS, Mallory, Martin. Morgan, Patter-
son, Pettus. Rawlins. Taliaferro. Teller,
Vest-25. Republicans-Allison, Dilling-
ham. Dolliver. Proctor. Quarles, Spoon,
er-6. Total, 81.
The first part of the ship subsidy bill
amends the present law relating to pos
tai subsidies by increasing the-rates to
be paid fer mail service except under ex-
listing contracts. and so extends the poll
icy that IL is expected. after the bill be-
comes law. it will establish on the Pa
cifc a weekly mail service in American
vessels to Hawaii the Philippines. ia
pan, China, and Hongkong. and a fort
nightly service to Pago Pago, New Zea-
land, and Australia
On the Atlantic the bill contemplates
semi-weekly mail services to Havana ia
maica, and Europe; weekly to Mexico:
once in ten days to Venezuela, and fort
nightly to Brazil.
The Pacific service will cost at the max
imum 81 S35, 900. and that on the Atlanti,.
s., 365. eco year.
Several Years Before Established.
Because much shipbuilding is involved
il will be several years before this COM
plete American ocean mail service is es-
tatlished. 1t Will give the United States
fcrty-two auxiliary merchant cruisers.
compared with Great Britain's fifty.
The second part of the bill proposes a
general subsidy of 10 cents per ton for
each hundred miles sailed by American
vessels. 1t is payable only on condition
that the owners hold themselves in readi
ness TO perform. when required. specific
services for the Government
These services are: First. the employ
ment and training of Il certain percent
age, the minimum being % per cent. of
seamen under allegiance to the United
States; second, the transportation of ocean
mails of the United States, when required.
free of charge; third. the training of
American boys in seamanship: fourth, the
use of the vessel for the national defence
or for any public purpose at any time at
value to be fixed by arbitration, and
fifth. the perpetual incorporation of the
vessel in the American merchant fleet.
Based on actual navigation of American
vessels In foreign trade in 1900 the sub
sides proposed would amount to Sl.072-
600. of which steamers would get S559.000,
and sailing ships S5l3. 900 Full compli-
ance with all requirement of the bill
would fix the initial expenditures at be
tween $500. eco and S90O.G0 Increase in
expenditure depends on increase In ship
building.
The last part of the bill provides Tor 4
bounty to vessels engaged in the deep
sea fisheries the annual expenditure being
estimated at S175,0G0.