Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-03-18
Amended Only in Ways Satisfactory to
the Author.
INAl VOTE IS FoRn-TwoTo THRN-oNE
Allison, DOlliver, spOOnsr, QuArles, Proctor
and Dillingham; Oppose.
WLAURN VOTES WITH REPUBLICANS
Allison Time Limit and SPooner
Amendment Empowering Congress
90 Repeal Bill at VIII
Are Adopted.


ship subsidy bill. the final vote upon the
measure being ~ to 81. Senators Allison
and Dolliver OF Iowa. spooner and Quarles
Of Wisconsin and Proctor and Dillingham; Of
Vermont republicans, voted against hnAl
passage OF the bill, and Senator MeLaurin
OF South Carolina voted for II.
Some amendments TO the bill were
adopted but they were all agreeable 20
those in charge Of the measure. the friends
Of the bill voting down all other amend
ments. With the exception of amend
meEts offered by Mr.. Allison and accepted
by Mr.. Frye, limiting the time of the oper-
alton Of contracts made under the provi-
sons OF the bill to July /, 1890. and pro-
viding that the amount Of the expenditure
under the mail subsidy paragraph should
not at any lime exceed IS. .O0O, 900 annually,
none of the amendments agreed TO mater
tally affected the bill as it was reported
from the commerce committee.
Flood Of Amendments.
The voting upon amendments began at .
o'clock and such a flood Of them was Of
fered that a final vote upon the bill
amended was not reached until just be-
fore o'clock. Amendments offered by Mr..
Vest Of Missouri providing for free ships"
and for the application OF the provisions Of
the antitrust law TO the shipping industry
were rejected, as was the amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. Patterson of Colorado provid-
ing that no Chinese person should be a
member of a crew Of a subsidized vessel.
Mr.. Pettus OF Alabama offered an amend
ment providing that the total expenditure
under the bill should not exceed 81. .O0O, ,Ooo
in any year. II was adopted in committee
of the whole. but later in the senate was
rejected by a decisive vote.
The senate agreed TO an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Spooner providing that con-
gress should have power TO amend or re-
peal the act without impairing any con-
tract made under its authority.
Foreign Built ships ExeIuded.
Mr.. Hanna of Ohio offered and the senate
adopted thrcs amendments applying directly
10 the acquisition by J. Pierpont Morgan.
and his associates, of the Leyland line OF
British steamships. They provide that the
foreign built ship shall participate in the
proposed subsidy. that nothing in the act
shall be construed TO prevent American
/ citizens or coporations from holding OF OPP
I Grating foreign ships in the ocean carrying
! trade: and that no foreign built ships OF
any line thus acquired by American citi-
zens shall be admitted hereafter to Ameri-
can registry.
The title Of the bill passed by the senate
is: ITO provide for ocean mail service
between the United States and foreign ports
and the common defense, TO promote COM
merce, and to encourage the deep sea fish,
| cries"
Title one of the measure as passed deals
with ocean mail steamships and their sub
sides The postal subsidy act Of 1891, Is
1 so amended ar to direct the postmaster
! general TO enter into contract for not less
than FIVE or more than fifteen years with
American citizens for the carrying Of mails
| on American steamships TO such a foreign
point as will best promote the postal, COM
mercial and maritime interests of the
United States; the mail service on such
lines 10 be equally distributed among the
Atlantic. Mexican Gulf and Pacific ports.
and the contracts TO be made with the low
est responsible bidder.
American Make and Labor.
The vessels employed in the mail servies
shall be American built and owned and
oficered by American citizens. During the
first two years one-fourth of the crew must
be American citizens; during the next three
years one-third must be American citizens.
and during the remaining life OF the con-
tract al least one-hRlf must be American
citizens. The ships must be screw steam
ships OF iron or steel, and divided into the
class, 20 knots or over; second class. -
knots; third class. Is knots; fourth class.
II knots; fifth class. 16 knots; sixth class
15 knots; seventh class, IL knots
All steamships of the first four classes
shall be constructed with particular refer
ence TO prompt conversion into auxiliary
naval cruisers, and shall be Of the highest
rating known to maritime commerce.
The rate Of compensation for ocean mail
service. 10 be paid per gross registered
ton for each 100 nautical miles sailed from
the port OF clearance in the United States
70 the port OF entry in the United States.
according TO the route required by the
postofioe department, shall not exceed the
following;
Steamships OF the FIRST class. 81 cents:
Sc cond class. 25 cents; third class. 2s
cents: fourth class. 81 cents: NTH class.
1-s cents; sixth class, IL cents: seventh
class, is cents.
The rates Of compensation 10 any vessel
carrying mails TO a foreign port IN North
America, not TO exceed 20 per cent OF the
maximum rates established.
Authority 40 Pay sabsidy.
Title Of the bill provides for the gen
ersl subsidy 10 be paid II directs the sec
retary Of the treasury to pay 70 the owners
Of any vessel in the United States duly
registered and engaged in the foreign trade
, OF the United States a compensation
amounting 10 ! cent per gross registered
/ ton for each 100 nautical miles sailed, not
exceeding sixteen entries IN any one year.
and on each entry not exceeding sixteen In
any one year for period Of Eve years from
the date OF registration of q vessel OF 1 900
] gross tons. which shall be completed after
the passage Of this bill. ons-fourth OF ]
' cent per gross ton for each 100 nautical
miles sailed in addition 10 the above men
: toned compensation
The bill specifies certain vessels which
shall not receive compensation under iis
provisions, among them being vessels en-
D gagged IN the oOastwiss trade exclusively.
Each subsidized vessel is required 70 carry