The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-04


United States An American ship. handled
by intelligent, active, earnest and inter
ested American officers, he said, IS better
instrument for the distribution OF our pro-
ducts abroad than a German ship, Of
ncered by Germans Germany being dan
gerous rival of the United States. Mr.. Frye
declared that free ships. for which some
senators were contending, would mean an
Increase in cost of ships or % per cent.
more than they now cost and would close
every shipyard in the United States against
building any ship for foreign trade. He
said that bOunties had been suggested. but
these were repugnant TO the constitution
ana violation or tnlrty-Iouf coihilet la
treaties with different nations OF the world.
Now these nations are to-day looking
jealousy at u.s." said Mr.. Frye, "and IT Is
said that they are studying the problem
as TO how they can stop Us from getting
into these foreign markets"
To abrogate these treaties, he said, would
only serve as an excuse for retaliation. he
said that the only way TO accomplish any
thing in the direction indicated by him
would be TO pay from the treasury or the
United States annually sum or money
which shall be equal to the difference be-
tween the operating and carrying on OF
the trade in foreign ships and that carried
in our own. The Republican party has
stood by that idea of protection and en-
couragement ever since il had been a party
in power and that party, he insisted, could
rot excuse itself from leaving an industry
The word subsidy said he, should not
terrify anyone, because II was only another
name for protection.
MIR. FRYE said that in two years the en-
actment of the pending bill would increase
the expenditure in American shipyards
100000. Our mail subsidies amounted to
nearly 100000 a year and would act as an
offset to the Sc 600. 600 that would be paid in
subsidies to American shipping. The bill.
he thought, did not present very serious
proposition to the Senate, which would
authorize in five minutes the construction
of a battleship costing $5,O00OO0 and pass
a river and harbor bill carrying $6O,UOOOO
in a few hours days. If, in any respect.
the measure worked badly 1t could be
amended or repealed outright
At the conclusion of Mr.. Frye's state
ment Mr.. Bacon inquired as to the condi-
ton of business in American shlpyards'
WAS it true that they were full OF or
ders ?"
Mr.. Bacon asked if Mr.. Frye had not
noted in the newspapers the glowing ac-
counts of the work being done in Amer
lean shipyards.
Mr.. Frye replied that he had seen a para
graph to the effect that Mr.. Furness, or
Great Britain, had made contract re-
Gently for the construction of eight steam
ships in American yards. The fact was
that the contract had been made for the
construction of the eight steamships In
Great Britain.
In response to an inquiry by Mr.. Clay,
Mr.. Frye said there was no law now which
required that Americans should be en-
ployed upon American ships. The pending
BILL he said, provided that during the hrst
year one-fOurth of the crews of American
vessels should be citizens of the United
States, the second year one-third and the
third year one-half.
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Bacon both insisted
that the crews of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company were largely Chinese, and
the former read the testimony OF the cap
tain of the steamship China, OF the Pa
cific Mail, showing that about two-thirds
Of the crew were Chinese.
Prior to the consideration OF the shipping
bill many minor measures were passed,
among them changing the time and nam
ing the places for holding terms OF United
States Circuit and District Courts in the
Eastern district of Kentucky; changing the
boundaries between the Southern and Cen
trail District courts Of Indian Territory;
providing for minimum punishmentS In
certain cases in Indian Territory where
Arkansas laws apply; TO establish ma
rine hospital at savannah, Ca. at cost
not exceeding 100000; authorizing the APP
pOintment of Allen V. Reed, now captain
on the retired list of the navy, as a rear
admiral on the retired list of the navy; to
pay Flora A. Darling $5,6SS for damages
on account of her Illegal arrest and i'm
prisonment at New Orleans in January,
1854; authorizing the Eldorado d Bastrop
Railroad Company TO construct and MAIN
tain a bridge across the Ouachita river, in
Arkansas; to amend the act of May u,
1900, authorizing the commissioner of in
ternal revenue to redeem make allow
ance for internal revenue stamps. The bill
was amended so as to read THAT no
claim for the redemption of or allowance
for stamps shall be allowed unless present
ed within two years after the purchase of
said stamps from the government, except
ing unused documentary and proprietary
stamps issued under the act of June IL,
1898. which stamps may be redeemed upon
presentation within two years after the
passage of this act" To authorize Capt.
n. Nj. Brooks. superintendent of foreign
mails. Postofice Department, to accept
decorations from the Emperor of Germany
and from the governments of Liberia and
Venezuela; to extend and enlarge the post
office building at Memphis, Tenn, $3.50 600;
to restore James G.. Field, assistant sur
geon, TO the active list of the navy; amend
ing Section 1924 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States so that oaths as to the
entry of public lands may be made before
the nearest authorized notary.