The age-herald., 1902-03-16
REPUBLICANS
 AT VARIANCE Senators Now Differ on Ship
 Subsidy Bill NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS
Allison, ElkIns and Teller Express DIs- satisfaction With the Measure,
 Preferring Discriminating
 Duties to Protect Ships.

Washington. March 15-Differences of opinion on the Republican side appeared in the Senate debate on the ship subsidy bill today. MT. Allison of Iowa indi- cated that he was not quite satisfied with the measure as it stands now. and gave notice of amendments he proposed to offer to it, limiting the time of It's operation and limiting also the amount of money annually to be paid from the treasury on account of It.
 He was followed by MT. spooner, Wis consln' who took exception to some provi- sions of the measure He was not at all certain that the bill would accom- plish the great results which it's advo- cates claimed of it, and he urged that before its enactment into law definite information upon that point ought to be furnished to Congress. He did not care to vote for a measure making an appro- priation that not only would not accom- plish definite result but which might Be simply largesse to ship owners.
 He gave notice of an amendment which he proposed to offer providing that the bill might be amended or repealed by Congress without, however, impairing any contract made In it's provisions. This amendment will be a notice he said, that the subsidy would not be a safe foundation upon which to build largely.
 Earlier In the day MT. Teller of Colo rado made a speech in opposition to tbe measure and was followed by MT. Ellxns of West Virginia with a brief address In support of 1t. although the West Vir-, ginia senator admitted that he would much prefer the adoption of the policy of discriminating duties
 A Joint resolution authorizing the Sec retary Of War to loan tents to the r4aas Reunion Association to meet at Dallas. ! April 22. 1902. was passed.
 Bacon Has Amendnz t.
 MT. Bacon of Georgia gave notice of l an amendment which he proposed to offer to the subs.sy bill, providing ehat cop- | tract under the bill shall be binding upon the government until it should have been | admitted to and approved by Congress MT. Bacon urged that the Postmaster General ought not to be made responsible for making of such contracts. MT. Bacon said If bill to provide increased com pensation for mail lines between this country and South America were pending before the Senate he would support 1t. He was opposed, however, to bonuses. the effect of which would be to give com pensation to those who did not need 1t.
 MT. Bacon had inserted in his remarks table showing the exports of American products from the port of Boston for ten months. the object being to show that the bulk of those products was carried in slow vessels, much in vessels under 1000 tons burden. These vessels, he contended.. would receive little or no subsidy. Simi-' lar tables were presented for the ports of Savannah, Galveston and other places. MT Bacon asserted that therefore the subsidy would go to a few favored large mail steamships which did not carry conn. merce of the country.
 A bill appropriating $15o,00 to establish a marine hospital at Savannah. Ga. was passed.