The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-18

Mr.. Pettus of Alabama offered an
amendment providing that the total
expenditure under the bill should not
exceed $4,000 in any one year. 1t
was adopted in Committee of the
Whole, but later in the Senate was re-
jected.
MorGan's New Ships Are Barred.
The Senate agreed to an amendment
offered by Mr.. Spooner providing that
Congress should have power to amend
or repeal the act without i'm
der it's authority. Mr.. Hanna
OF ~ Ohio offered and the Senate
adopted three amendments applying
directly to the acquisition by j. Pier
pont Morgan and his associates of the
Leyland line of British ships. They
provide that no foreign built ship shall
participate in the proposed subsidy,
that nothing in the act shall be con-
strued to prevent American citizens or
corporations from holding or operating
foreign ships in the ocean carrying
trade, and that no foreign built ship of
any line thus acquired by American
citizens shall be admitted hereafter to
American registry.
Senator's Express Opinions.
During the discussion of the bill Mr.
Galinger of New Hampshire said he
thought the subsidy no worse than the
large annual appropriations paid
Southern railroads for fast mail and
the river and harbor appropriations.
Mr.. Money of Mississippi said it had
been claimed that the American people
We're losing $160,000,000 a year because
that amount was paid to foreign bot
toms for carrying our commerce. AS a
fact, the United States had lost moth
ing, as it simply paid a reasonable rate
for services rendered.
Mr.. Vest spoke in favor of his free
ships amendment and in support of the
proposition to apply the antitrust
laws to ship owners who enter into a
conspiracy in restraint of trade. He
said it was an evident fact that the
United States navigation laws had
'trampled the life out of the American
merchant marine"
Mr.. Frye declared that ten years age
England carried 60 per cent. of the
England carried only SO per cent. of the
trade. Great Britain, he said, was
losing the worlds carrying trade.
Mr.. Hanna spoke briefly and in reply
to him Mr.. Clay of Georgia said that
cent per gross ton was all that was
necessary to equalize the difference be-
tween the cost of construction and
operation of American ships and
the construction and operation
of foreign ships, yet the
present bill provided for a subsidy OF
nearly cents per ton.
Mr.. Perkins of California criticised
the statement of Mr.. Clay in reference
to the four ships of the American Line
and said that last year they carried
from New York to ports in England
S2O,0O0O 900 in value of farm products.
Mr.. McLaurin of Mississippi made 6
few remarks against the bill, and Mr.
Scott of West Virginia spoke in favol
| of 1t, because he said, ii was a protec-
| tive measure. ~,
MIR. Frye closed the debate.
The Amendments offered.
When Mr.. Frye had concluded, Mr.
Vest offered his amendment provid-
ing in brief that the provisions of the
antitrust law apply to the shipping
industry with a view to prevent a con-
spiracy in restraint of trade. The
amendment was rejected, 25 to AS
party vote with the exception of Nc
Laurin of South Carolina, who voted
with the Republicans.
Another amendment offered by Mr.
Vest providing that any vessel pur-
chased in a foreign country by citizens
of the United States shall be admitted
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shall receive no subsidy under this act
or be admitted to coastwise trade, was
rejected by the same vote.
Mr.. Vest then offered his free
ships" amendment, providing thai
American citizens may purchase YES
sells where they can be purchased
most cheaply and hwe them registered
as American ships. 1t was also re-
jected % to- As.
Mr.. Allison then offered the amend
ments already referred to.
Mr.. Allison also offered an amend
ment, providing that a vessel entitled
to full compensation under the pend
ing bill shall clear from a United States
port with at least 90 per cent. of hel
commercial cargo capacity filled. The
amendment was rejected, SO to 81.
Democratic Amendments Rejected.
An amendment by Mr.. McLaurin Of
Mississippi providing that contracts
made under the bill shall give the
names of the firms or the stockholders
of the corporations with which con-
tracts are made was rejected 20 to As
An amendment by Mr.. Berry of Ar
kansas excluding oil tank steamers
from participa ton in the subsidy was
rejected, 25 to As, as were amendments
offered by Mr.. Berry providing that
freight and passenger rates of subsi-
died vessels should be fixed by the
Interstate Commerce Commission; pro-
viding that no port shipper, or COM
modify should be Disseminated
against by a subsidized vessel; and to
strike out the general subsidy provi-
sion OF the bill.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia offered ar
amendment providing that one-fourth
of the amount allotted to ocean mai
pay be reserved for the establishment
of lines running to South American
ports. 1t was rejected, rs to A.
An amendment offered by Mr.. NAL
Tory providing that no vessel should re-
ceive any subsidy until the managing
owner had filed an affidavit with the
Secretary of the Treasury declaring
that no one owning an interest
in the ship had been a party
during the previous twelve months t.
any combination in restraint of ocear
trade, was rejected, IS to as.
Mr.. Culberson of Texas offered ar
amendment providing for remodeline
of subsidized vessels with respect Il
their use as auxiliary cruisers. 1t was
rejected, Is to Al.
Mr. Money of Mississippi proposed
an amendment striking out all of thai
part of the bill providing for the en-
couragement of the deep sea fisheries
Il was rejected. % to 46.
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