Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-18
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to pay also 10 a CltlZeH VI tHe CHileu
States serving as a member of such
crew. 81 per month for the time he is
necessarily employed.
Title provides that no vessel shall
be given compensation under two or
more titles of this act at the same time;
that subsidized vessel shall not be
sold to subject of a foreign power
and that the President of the United
States shall cause proper regulations to
be framed for the execution of this act.
Pending discussion of the subsidy
bill the following bills were passed: For
the Acknowledgement of deeds and
other instruments in the Philippine is
lands and Porto Rico, affecting lands
situated in the District of Columbia or
any territory of the United States; to
prevent trespassers or intruders from
entering the Mount Rainier national
park, state of Washington; appropriate
ing $4,000 for the purchase of the Fran
els B. Heilman manuscript of the his
torical register, United States army
from 1889 to 1901.
AS the last public bill on the calen-
dar was passed Hale remarked that in
all his experience he had never before
known the last public bill on the calen-
dar to be reached and disposed of.
1T is an indication that the Senate
is doing business" he said.
The ship subsidy bill then was taken
up and Gallinger, N. H., spoke in favor
of it. He said he was not troubled
about the constitutionality of the pro-
posed law or the charge that the sub
ciIv ic Gift tn r,riu 70 infa ssTf
it shall prove to be a gift" said he, ait
will be no worse than other legislation
that has had the support of some senaA
tors who seem to be greatly distressed
over the pending measure" He then
referred to the large annual appropria-
tons paid railroads for fast mail and
the river and harbor appropriations.
Patterson, Col; discussed briefly his
proposed amendment to prevent the
employment of Chinese seamen on sub
sidized vessels. He said the amend
mcnt had the approval of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and the Inter-
national Seamen's Union. American
labor had been driven from employ
ment on ships on the Pacific coast by
Chinese labor.
Money, Miss, said the United States
had lost nothing as it simply paid a
reasonable rate for services rendered.
Vest spoke in favor of his free ships
amendment.
Frye declared that 10 years ago Eng
land carried SO per cent, of the ocean
trade of the world, while now England
only carried SO per cent. of that trade.
Great Britain, he said, was losing the
worlds carrying trade.
Hanna insisted it was a loss to the
American people to pay $150,000,000, OF
5000, 100000 for the carrying of our for
eign commerce for under just laws per-
haps so per cent. of that amount would
remain in the hands of Americans. The
American merchant marine had gone
down and down, until it cut a sorry
figure among the nations of the world
Clay, G., declared that 1 cent pei
gross ton was all that was necessary tC
equalZe the difference between the cost
of construction and operation of Ameri-
can ships and the construction and
operation of foreign ships yet the pres
ent bill would provide for subsidy of
nearly three cents per gross ton.
Wellington, Md, favored the pend
ing measure because he believed il
would go far toward building up the
American merchant marine. He paid
high tribute to Frye for his advocacy
of the rehabilitation of the American
merchant marine.
Perkins, Cal, said the four ships of
the American Line last year carried to
ports in England $20,000,000 in value Of
farm products.
McLaurin, Miss, made few remarks
against the bill, and Scott, w. Va,
spoke in favor of it.
Frye closed the debate. He was nei-
Their physically nor mentally able to
make speech, he said. "In trying to
avoid the Charybdis of smallpox" he
said, Il ran into the Scylla of vaccina-
ton, and which is the more painful l
| am unable to determine"
BY way of explanation of certain
features of the bill he stated that the
ordinary freight ship which is to re-
ceive the subsidy is Invested of all the
excessive requirements of the postal
| subsidy ship.
| Referring to the proposition to pre-
vent Chinese sailors on ships, he said,
it would destroy the lines on the Pa
cilic. He was opposed to the propo
sition because our sailors are unable
| long to stand the excessive heat of the
engine and fire rooms.
He warned senators favoring the bill
to look out for amendments to the
present bill offered by members of the
opposition. With much delberation
and addressing himself to the Repub-
lican side of the chamber, Frye called
on them to beware of the Greeks when
they are bringing gifts" Facing the
Democratic side, he declared that in
the last 25 years, the Democrats had
suggested no remedy, except Mr.. Vest,
who wanted free ships, "a remedy
which / am very glad to say very few
intelligent Americans believe in"
! Teller interrupted to ask if Frye would
| tell what he thought of the amendments
offered by Republican senators.
| Lest l will not have time, I will at
| tend to that now answered Frye, amid
| much laughter He then entered upon a
detailed anlysis of the amendments that
had been offered, some of which he said
he had no objection to. while others he
hoped would be withdrawn
Frye said he would accept the amend
ments offered by Allison limiting the
time of the operation of the measure, be-
cause he believed they were in the inter-
est of the bill.
/ At 3 o'clock. when Frye had concluded,
! Vest Mo offered his amendment prO-