The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16

Inc money paid IA subsidies. therefore.
would be paid to establish lines And vet
one OF the professed objects OF tho bili wa.
10 establish new lines
In the event Of a European war NJ, T.t
Ter declared, the United States royprninent
would have to do what II now declined Ia
doLallow its citizens TO go to Europe to buy
snlps and place them under the American
nag. Such vessels he would exclude from
the coastwise trade, but he would hermit
them TO enter the general trade
Inc Colorado senator said that Americans
had demonstrated how to run railroads and
our methods now were an object lesson so
Europe. He believed that the end of rail-.
ioad building to great extent was at hand
IN this country, and that surplus money
which heretofore had gone into railroads
from now on would go into shipping II
the government would deal fairly with ship
owners, he said the United States would
soon have the greatest ship building plants
In the world. He contended the govern
ment ought to permit it's citizens to buy
ships where they could buy them cheapest
and then give them American register.
MIR. Teller read from the report OF the
commissioner of navigation TO prove that
the ship building Industry was not Ian
gushing and in need OF the assistance Of
Senator Hanna said that during the past
year one or two American shlpyards had
been very busy, but he said they had been
BUSY IN the construction OF ships for the
constwise trade almost exclusively. The
difference between the wise operation
In this country and Europe at present made
an investment In American ships unproht-
able The shipbuilding industry was not
In healthy condition. he said
Mf. Eiktns CIV. va, a member Of the
committee on commerce. supported the
| pending bill He directed attention to the
| fact that the United STATES was paying
| $4,000 day to foreign ship owners for
| the carrying Of onr commerce. II We had
american shipping 10 carry our imports
| and exports 500. 200 600 annually wound he
| saved to the American people If this
money were expended among our people
/ at least Sluo.o00000 year could he OK
| pended In American shipyards which
! would extend the influence Of our business
men and accrue generally to the beuedt
| of American labor Personally he believe
| that the old policy Of levyiug discriminat.
| Ing duties was the hest far the upbuilding
of the American merchant marine
Joint resolution authorizing the secre
J tary Of war to loan tents to the Texas Re
union association. to meet at Dallas. Apri
%, was passed.
MIR. Bacon GA gave notice OF an amend
ment which he proposed To offer to the
| subsidy nv providing that ~ contract IN
eminent until it should have been submit
! ted tn and approved by congress Mr.
Bacon urged that The postmaster genera
ought not. to be made responsible for the
J making or such contracts
Mr. Bacon said If bill to provide in
| creased compensation for mail lines he
! tween this country and South Africa wore
NfuullE ueloIP INC senate ne WONl0 sup
! pori ". lie WIS opposed, however. Il
bonuses, the effect Of which would he &c
give compensation 10 those who did mo-
need it.
Mr. Bacon had inserted in his remarks Z
table showing the exports Of American
products from the port of Boston for rer
| months. the object being TO show that tn,
bulk Of those products was carried in slow
vessels much I'm vessels under 1000 tonj
burden These vessels. he commended
would receive little or no subsidy Similar
tables were presented for the ports Of Sa
yannah. Galveston and other places
MIR Racon asserted therefore that III,
subsidy would go 10 a few favored ;arg,
class mail steamships which did not carry
the commerce NJ the country.
4 hill appropriatiug $4,000 70 establisl
marine hospital at Savannah Ga VA
passed
Mr. Allison then stated, as he said few
objections which he had to tho subsidy I'LL
as il now STOOD He had had, he continue !
som" difficulty in ascertainng precisely