The age-herald., 1902-03-18
FEW REPUBLICANS VOTED
 WITH THE OPPOSITION
Pettus' Amendment Limiting ExPendI' lures to $e,0oo,ooo Adopted By Committee, But Defeated On
 Final Vote, 42 to 31.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-After

VA<#Q pfOiOISeu u0DdI6 JuO OOhdIO EW today passed the ship subsidy bill the final vote upon the measure being 42 to 31. Senators Allison and Deliver of Iowa, Spooner and Quarels of Wisconsin, and Proctor and Dilling- ham of Vermont, Republicans, voted against final passage of the bill, and Senator McLaurin of South Carolina voted for it. Some amendments to the bill were adopted, but they were all agreeable to those in charge of the measure the friends of the bill voting down all other amendments.
 With the exception of amendments offered by MT. Allison and accepted by MT. Frye, limiting the time of the op- eration of contracts made under the provisions of the bill to July 1, 1920, and providing that the amount of the expenditure under the mail subsidy paragraph should not at any time ex- ceed $8,000,000 annually, none of the amendments agreed to materially af- fected the bill as it was reported from the commerce commission.
 The voting on amendments began at 3 o'clock and such a flood of them was offered that a final vote upon the bill as amended was not reached until just before O clock. Amendments of- fered by MT. Vest of Missouri providing fer free ships and for the application of the provisions of the antitrust law to the shipping industry. were rejected, as was the amendment proposed by MT. Patterson of Colorado, providing that no Chinese person should be a member of the crew of subsidized vessel.
 Pettus' Amendment Lost.
 MT. Pettus of Alabama offered an amendment providing that the total ex- penditures under the bill should not ex- ceed $9 000 GOO in any one year. It was adopted in committee of the whole, but later in the Senate was rejected by decisive vote
 An amendment offered by MT. Spooner was adopted providing that Congress should have power to amend or repeal the act without imparing any contract made under it's authority. Three amendments by MT. Hanna were accepted, applying to the acquisition by MT. J. Pierpont Nor gan and associates of the Leyland line of British ships. They provide that no foreign built ships shall participate In the proposed subsidy; that nothing in the act shall be construed to prevent Ameri- can citizens or corporations from holding or operating foreign ships in the ocean, carrying trade, and that no foreign-bult ship of any line thus acquired by Ameri- can citizens shall be admitted hereafter to American registery
 The title of the bill passed by the Sem ate is: ITO provide for ocean mail ser vice between the United States and for eign ports, and the common defense to promote commerce and to encourage the deep-sea fisheries"
 Title of the measure passed deals with ocean mail steamships and their subsi- dies. The postal subsidy act of 1891 Is 80 amended as to direct the Postmaster General to enter into contracts for not less than five nor more than fifteen years with American citizens for the carrying of malls on American steamships to such foreign ports as will best promote the postal. commercial and maritime interests of the United States; the mall service on such line to be equtably distributed among Atlantic. Mexican Gulf and Pacific ports and the contracts to be made with the lowest responsible bidder.
 Must Be American Built.
 The vessels employed in the mail service 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-t third must be Amer lean citizens and during the remaining life of the contract at least one-half must be American citizens. The ships must be screw ships of iron steel and divided Into the following classes according to speed;
 First, twenty knots or over; second. nineteen knots; third. eighteen knots; fourth. seventeen knots fifth, sixteen knots: sixth, fifteen knots, seventh, four teen knots.
 All steamships of the first four classes shall be constructed with particular re- ference to prompt conversion into aux Hilary naval cruisers and shall be Of the higher rating known to maritime com merce.
 The rate of compensation for ocean mail service ito be paid per gross registered ton for each one hundred nautical miles sailed from the port of clearance in the Tinted States to the port of entry in the Tinted States, according to the route re- ouired by the Postoffice Departmnt, shall not exceed the following:
 "steamships of the first class, two and seven-tenths cents; second, two and five tenths cents: third two and three-tenths cents. fourth two and one-tenth cents; eftb one and nine tenths cents; sixth, one and seven-tenths cents; seventh. one and five-tenths cents. The rates of compensation to any vessel carrying mails to a foreign port in North America shall not exceed per cent of the maxi mum rates established. Mail steamships are required to carry apprentice one American boy for each 1000 tons gross register. He shall be educated in steam ship and engineering and rank as petty officer.
 Provides for General Subsidy.
 far tba eral subsidy to be paid. It directs the secretary of the treasury to pay to the owners of any vessel in the United States duly registered and engaged in the for eign trade of the United States com pensation amounting to one cent per gross registered ton for each 100 nautical miles sailed, not exceeding sixteen entries in