The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-18
Ship Subsidy Bill Passes
CC0ntinued From First Paes-7


Hawley. Hoar. Jones. CSev9; Keaa.
Kearns. Kittredge. Mcmillan, Mason.
Mitchell, Nelson. Penrose. Perkins. Piat5
conn; Quarles. Scott. Wellington. Wet
more-S7.
An amendment % Afr. Allison providing
that steamers during their una should
not have reached = minimum o. i1noJs
half loaded cannot participate in ihe pro
posed subsidy. was adopted.
An amendment by 1Ir. McLaur.n C8Iss)
providing that contracts made under the
bin snail give the names OF tie firms OF
the stockholders OF the corporations with
which contracts are made. was rejected.
-5 TO 81.
Aa amendment by Mr. Berry OF Ar
kansas. excluding oil tank steamers from
participating t. the subsidy. vas re5ec1-
ed % 70 4. as were amendments oaered
by Nr Berry providing that ireish- and
passenger rates IF subsidized vessels
should be fixed by the Interstate COM
ueroe commission. providing that no port.
shipper or commodity shouia be oiscrimi-
mated against by o subsidized vessel. and
10 strike out the general subsidy pro-
vision of the bin.
Mr. Pettus tAla) offered an amendment
providing that the total expenditure M
der the bin should not exceed S9oao oa8 IN
any one year il was agreed TO. - 20 =.
Mr.. Bacon Of Georgia offered an amend
ment providing that one-fourih OF the
amount allotted 70 ocean mali may be re-
served for the establishment OF lines run
ming 10 South American ports. il was
rejected, 25 to a.
8fr. Patterson's amendment providing
that no vessel omployin ia It's creW any
Chinese person not entitled 20 admission
TO the United States shall receive any
part Of IT, subsidy. was rejected 81 10 g.
An amendment offered by 3lr Mallory
providing that no vessel should receive
any subsidy until the managing owner
had fled an affidavit with the secretary
OF the treasury declaring that no one
owning an interest ia the ship had been
"a party durine the previous twelve
months TO any combination in restraint
% ocean trade. VAS rejected. Is 10 s.
Mr. Culberso1 of Texas offered au
amendment providing remodelirg of
subsidized vessels with respect 20 their
use as auxiliary cruisers. II was reject
ed 25 10 A..
ar spooner OF Wisconsin offered an
amendment reserving 70 congress the
right TO amend or repeal The act. not.
however. impairing any contract made un-
der the bni The amendment was agreed
10.
M McComas Of Maryland re-orered a
part OF the amendment of 1fr. Vest ap-
plying the provisions OF the antitrust law
20 the ships benefited by the proposed
subsidy. but Il was rejected 81 90 90.
Mt Hanna offered an amendment pro-
vidiuE that no foreign built ship should
receive any part of the proposed subsidy
under this act IL was agreed 70. as waa
the amendment OF Mr Hanna providing
that nothing IN the pending bn Should
be construed 20 prevent any American CIT
izon or citizens from contracting FOR OF
holding any interest in foreign ships en-
gagged IN the ocean carrying trade.
Mg Hanna also offered On amendment
prlfslding that 10 foreign bulit ships IN
any line acquired by United States eiti-
zens shan be hereafter admitted % Amer
ican registry. The ansn0neat was agreed
to. E 20 IS
Mr Money of Misssssippi proposed an E
amendment striking ont au Of fhat part
Of the hgU pro~idirg for the encourage /
ment of the deep sra fisheries It was se-
iecseG. z5 r. g.
The hu was then reported 20 the sen- I
ate.
ar Alfrlca n Rhode Island drrna-det {
q separate vote or the amendment ~ sfr. 4
Pett1a limiting fhe total eEpendiflr- un- +
der the bHI IN any one year to e
Au amendment 20 The amendment by +
1lr Bacon. limiting che amount ~ the ar f
real experditure e. feae e1e vas RESET f
es The Psttun auc-5rnsut was thea r.
te-teS 81 % 81
M- Cocfe-eIf ~ Miss1url se-nanfef i
separate vote on Er Hanna ausr1manf &
rravi1i-r fhzf nothing Sd trf7 acf sheail +
se corstrae3 f0 prevent Arrrieaa cfti-
zr IRON a-ere hug - operating
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Te ausr5neat ~es se-rfrs. q 81
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