New-York tribune., 1902-03-16

posed me senate he would support IT: He was op-
HoJIdd however, TO bonuses the effect Of which
need Il oe 10 give compensation to those who did
sbdT., mr Bacon had inserted in his remarks table
the Ing. me exports Of American products from
being 70 show the bulk Of those products SDgSSs %ss
1000 Burden These vessels he contenGs6 gmder
wera rocelve NIUE or no subsidy Similar tables
ton and other places. Mr. Bacon asserted there
iarg, mat nat the subsidy would go to few favored
the commerce OF the country.
MR.. ALLISON SUGGESTS AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Allison stated few objections he had to
me SUBSIDY bill as it now stood. He had, he con-
"nued some difficulty in ascertaning precisely
what the proposed to do and his difficulty
iu H nor nor diminished as the debate had proceeded.
s hat ha9 M been told that this was better bill than
fr 1rssts'ed R IT was still open to objection The meas
a. d beginning. Yet it provided limit TO the
force Ilg tRe contracts made under 1t should be in
p@royldlng prov that under the bill the Postmaster Cen
e eIAI Shoud not make contracts after July l. 1910,
y had idod the contracts should not extend beyond
posed to offer, providing that vessel should be
she had cleared from a port of the United states
WIN @MiIn at least 80 cent of her cargo capacity and
5 9mae me subsidy paid to such vessels should be
baSeG b IN proportion to the reduction of her cargo
pflo" f" 3o per cent of her capacity. He believed,
aggregate amount of subsidy to be paid i annuay mn
until @ TO OF @ pay M@dsT the r9 6 e for tb
date to 100000 snnuay IF no maoR 4f yGF weTe ae
fixed in the matter of price he did not doubt that
tod that the Would G2 Teaos se RS9S So %09 ann3 De
any any ne ne had no limit to suggest in connection
peaIIed at any time He suggested amendments
eas seIs making less than eight knots an hour and
tf moss ~rnGm IN me same voyage are engaged in
States"
MR.. SPOONER NOT SATISFIED
Mr.. SPooner said that to the general motives
OF the bill no good American could find himself in
ucts should be carried in an American merchant
marine apparent TO all. Personally he long
ago had formed the opinion that the method
for the revival OF our merchant marine by
the levying OF discriminating duties but hands
had been tied by treaties which prevented levying
such duties. If the United States should denOunce
those treaties harm might follow, hut he did not
take kindly to the doctrine that the United States
was 10 be bound forever by treaties with
Ietitors. The passage Of the pending bill would
produce retaliation, and the retaliation caused by
the abrogation Of the treaties would differ only
last la hStnf yeaT de would not nave voted for the Dill OF
As to the, pending measure, he did not like to
vote for making contracts involving the appr3pria
uon OF vast sums OF money unless it was clearly
by the bill would be acsomplished His investIga-
tons induced him TO doubt that the measure would
It had been contended that the bill OF last year
tween this country and European nations, and Yet
the present bill proposed much lower subsidy. He
TO know definitely that this bill would produce the
results claimed for II before II was enacted. The
only thing absolutely certain about the measure
was that ships now in existence would receive
large amount of money until the subsidy
pealed; In my opinion" said he. that subsidy is
a gift"
Mr.. Spooner gave notice of an amendment he pro-
posed to offer reserving to Congress the right TO
amend or repeal the measure. without, however i'm
pairing the operation Of any contract entered into
under its provisions. That will be notice TO all
the world" said he that this subsidy Is entirely
in the hands Of Congress. and that It IS not
foundation upon which to build largely; We ought
TO do this thing right not do it all For one.
1 do not feel at all satisfied with the bill
The Senate at $40 p. m. went into executive
sion, and soon afterward adjourned.