Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-18

contracts made under the bill to July 1,
1920, and providing that the postmaster
general shall make no contracts after Ju-
ly l, 1910. were agreed to without division.
The amendment by Allison limiting the
expenditure under the bill to $5,OOO,000 Il
year until July l, 1907. and after that date
10 $S,O00O0O a year, also was agreed to.
Another amendment by Allison prOVid-
ing that all vessels entering into a con-
.ract under this act shall be of a class
III was agreed to without division.
Allison offered another amendment pro-
iiding that a vessel entitled to full COM
)ensaticn under the mail subsidy feature
# the pending bill shall clear from A
Jnited' States port with at least 80 per
ent. of her commercial cargo capacity
He'd. 1t was rejected, SO to 81.
An amendment by Allison providing
hat steamers which during their trials
nave not obtained minimum speed of
light knots half loaded cannot partici-
Jate in the proposed subsidy, was adopt
d.
Pettus (Ala.) offered an amendment
providing that the total expenditure I'M
Ter the bill should not exceed $9,0e0000 in
my one year. 1t was agreed to, ~ to o.
Culberson CTeXas) offered an amend
nent which was rejected.
Spooner (Wis.) offered an amendment
eserving to Congress the right to amend
or repeal the act, not. however. impair
ing any contract made under the bill
The amendment was agreed to-
Hanna offered an amendment providing
that no foreign built ship should receive
any part of the proposed subsidy under
this act. 1t was agreed to, as was an
other amendment by Hanna providing
that nothing in the pending bill should
be construed to prevent an American cit
iZen or citizens from contracting for or
holding any interest in foreign ships en-
gagged in the ocean-carrying trade.
Hanna also offered an amendment pro-
viding that no foreign-built ship in any
line acquired by United States citizens
shall be admitted hereafter to American
registry. The amendment was agreed to,
IS to IS.
The bill was then reported to the Sem
ate
Aldrich (R - demanded a separate
vote on the amendment of Pettus limit
ing the total expenditure in any one year
to 100000. The Pettus amendment was
then rejected. 80 to AZ.
Cockrell (Mo.) demanded separate
vote on Hanna's amendment providing
that nothing in this act should be con-
strued to prevent American clt1zens from
acquiring, holding and operating any for
cign steamship line. The amendment
was adopted, AZ to 80.
The bill was then passed. AZ to 81 the
detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Bard. Beveridge, Burn
ham, Barrows, Burton, Clark Wyo.),
CuIom, Deboe. Depew, Dietrich, Dry
den, Elkins. Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster,
CWash.), Frye. Gallinger, Gamble, Hale.
Hanna Hansbroush' ss Hawley kittn n9ar'
McComas, McCumber, McLaurin Is. O..
Mcmillan Mason, Mitchell. Nelson. Pen
rose Perkins. Plat (Ct), Scott, Warren,
Wellington, Wetmore-i2
Nays-Allison, Bacon, Bailey, Bate.
Berry. blackburn. Carmack, Clark
(Mont). Clay. Cockrell, Culherson, Dill
lingham, Dolliver, Dubois. Foster Oa.).
Gibson, Harris, Heitfeld. McLaurin
Miss. Mallory, Martin, Money, Patter-
son, Pettus. Proctor, Quarles. Rawlins,
spooner, Taliafferro. Teller. vest-3l.
The Senate at 555 p. M. adjourned.