The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-14
RESUMED CONSIDERATION
The Ship Subsidy Bill Still Occupies
the Senate.
BERRY AND HANNA HAD A DISCUSSION
Mr.. Wellington Presented Mr.. Gorn,sns
Credentials as the Recently Elected
Senator from Maryland.

washington. March lS.-After tho mas.
sag" OF considerable number of upohiect.
:" hlilS today the senate resumed consld.
GRAFTON Of the ship subsidy measure Afr
Derry tArk.l, member Of tho CONNER, .
committee which reported tho bill. made J,
'lEoIo"s argument In opposition TO il. He
charged that II would foster trusts and
u"p"nollcS In the shipping industry and
'nat already !. Plcrpont Morgan and his
associates were forming syndicate for iii,
control OF the shipping On mo Atlonti,
In this connection he became involved IA,
collo1ny win Mr.. Hanna Ohio, VIVA
maintained that tho ships acquired by Mr.
Morgan fiom foreign countries could p,t
participate in the subsidies provided iN.
'h' pending iacaSurc. Mr.. Perkins ,Call
andtbet member Of the commerce commit.
Tee IN supporting tn blll maintained 1t
would add to the prosperity of the entire
country.
NJ ;ho opening of today's session. MIR
Wellington Md presented the credcntiais
OF Arthur Pu, German, elccted scnato-
nom land for crm Of six years he
slph'n& on March 1. 1919 They Werc rcld
MI Hale Maine, pre- scented the confer
'hI' report uEon the diplomatic and con
sum appropriation hill The report was
agreed T." Without comment.
In 'rnouing the Hepburn hill for tb,
construction Of an iSth!man canal, without
ancAlmont. aud with Recommendation
thal II pass, MI Morgan tAla.l said the re-.
n d,v ar ,va '"'''''''' NVuiu DC f'ad! ~
Mr. Berry tArk.l, a member Of the com
tbc ' ,bi on Iom'EfG' Sp,hr IN opposition to
motor. If ,hc ,S AN ~, S,,.u ,nal thc pro
ii was NOT "a bad a4 mo ,' ~, Nr1s r,'ai
n rhc b,st ron,rc, go - 'H I, 'nI"tluu
during mo Arst vc,, of H. ,,,C., ~ ,"' !;
would cost less thau tho mcaImrc ~ L..
ycni. had tb1t hcnn ,o.Hcd ~ ,, ", .'>'
however, i'm that alter The nr>t vr,r >,
would cost many millions moro tIr do
uouuced Tho measure ~ rnntrnr,. 10 to.
fundamental law of The land and .bsnlutelv
unconstitutional He Insisted TINT If II
" a. legal 10 pay .uhsillrs 40 the sGippir.
interests II would he legal to pay th,u to
the raisers of horses aud mules. winch as
well rs auxiliary cruisers. were employed
in war.
Mr.. Berry had read an article in a New
lwk ne vSpapcr giving details Of Il pui-
ported Arrangement whereby the Morgan
steamship syndicate expected to gam
tOnIol Of the White star, Rcd star. Lc'-
laud. Atantic Transport and other great
steamship lines.
we tGus see. said Mr.. Kerry, that o.
is tho intention OF Alr. j. t. Morgan aud
his aSso 'iltcs to form i syndicate when
shalt control the entire shipping interests
OF the Atlantic"
Doe, the senator state that of his own
knowcdgeT inquired MIR. llana
81 have no knowledge Of the natter
replied Mr.. Berry. except what | have
acquired from the article Just read
'Nou base Your statement them, Sug
gcStcd Mr.. lanua. upon newspaper re
port.f
Vet de-" responded Mir. Berry. But
does the senator say it is mol true"
81 do not know ANYTHING about it," re
turned Mr. Hanna
Mr. Berry continuing declared that Mr.
Morgan aud MIR Griscom lprcsidcht of the
American lincl and ttcir associates would
he the bcncdcalies Of the pending blii.
II Mr. Morgan aud fis associates desired
To obtain American register for their for
eign huilt ships he had no douot of their
ability to convince the majority in congress
that II would he right TO give their NeSseis
American register
lie denounced rs unjust and unfair the
proposition TO levy n tribute upon the
taxpayers for the enrichment of private in
dlviluals and corporations
MIR. IIannn replied to some of the points
made by Mr.. Berry and brief colloquy
follow ed. participated in 10y MeSsrs. Hanna,
Berry, Spooner and Clay.
To say declared Mr.. Hanna. with
some warmth, that the senators on TINS
side Of the chamber who are favorng TINS
measure are thereby fostering Il power TO
build MP Il shonopoly or To favor any syn
dictate Is unfair. Not one ton OF these TOT
cign-built vessels, II purchased by Amer
cans could be admitted to American regis
ter. conld receive any benefit under this
bill, and no one knows that better IMAM
the senator from Arkansas.
Mr.. Hanna then said That Mt B'IIF