The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-28
REGARDLESS OF
RATES CHARGED
Government Supplies to Be
Transported by Americans.
AMENDMENTS TURNED DOWN
VOTE WILL BE TAKEN IN THE
SENATE TUESDAY.

washington. Feb Immediately
after converting today the senate re-
sumed consideration of the bill reQuir-
ing the use Of American vessels iu
Transporting government supplies and a
rollcau was ordered on MIR. Carmack's
motion to recommit. The motion was
lost, 10 10 go.
AR. Hale moved TO lay on the table
Mr.. Daniels amendment relieving the
government Of the necessity Of enfore-
ing the provisions in the proposed law
10 cases IN which the charge of Ameri-
can vessels exceed that Of foreign yes
sells to the extent of 10 per cent. The
motion was carried, f. to 20.
Efforts 70 fix the figures az 10 and
then 20 per cent also were unsuccess-
ful. The votes were an on party lines.
Injury to Portland.
1fr Mitchell offered an amendment
to postpone the date when the bill shall
take effect until July 1, 1905. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the bin as
law would have the effect of restricting
trade between the United States and its
dependencies in the Pacific He also
charged that the effect would be 80 dis
eliminate in favor of some Pacific coast
American vessels that would be en-
gagged in the trade ever enter the Co
lumbia river. He said all Oriental
trade from the Columbia river ports
would be .nediately destroyed II the
bin shout ecome a law.
Mr.. He moved TO lay Mr.. Mitchell $
amendmei on the table, which was
carried, s. TO g. Messrs. Mitchell, Full
tor and D trich voting with the Demo-
Gratis.
The senate also tabled amendments
giving American vessels the preference
where the charges do not exceed by
more than p 9er cent those Of foreign
vessels. and extending the time when
the bill shall take effect until 1909
Effort TO Bar Chinese.
Mr.. Patterson suggested an amend
ment excluding from the dement's OF
the bill American vessels employing
Chinese and other than those entitled TO
reside in the United states
The amendment provoked d debate in
which Messrs Pattersop5 Perkins. Till
man, Eikns and others participated.
In a colloquy between Messrs- Perkins
and Tillman. Mr.. Perkins stated that
Mr.. Tillman was always willing enough
to vote for improvements in the harbOr
at Charleston The latter replied that
Mr. Perkins was just IS Jealous IN his
advocacy of measures calculated 10
benefit the harbOr at san Francisco.
Mr.. Tillman declared that the naVai
committee had shown disposition TO
abandon the harbor at San Francisco
because If is So shallow that 1T might
he necessary to dTedge it, bat had been
compelled 10 yield TO Mr.. Perkins i'm
portunities
Senator Elkins' Plan
Mr.. Elkins spoke in support of dis
criminative duty in favor of goods
shipped into the United States in
American bottoms. Such policy
would. ne said, work a revolution In
five years.
Mr.. Patterson expressed willing
ness 90 vote for such a measure as Mr..
Elkins outlined. Replying to remarks
bv Mr. Perkins relative to recent lesis-
/ lation in favor Of American sailors, Mr.
| Patterson said that under these laws
! a seaman has allotted TO him less space
than a man in his grave.
I ON motion of Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Patter-
sons amendments was laid on the table
/ 81 to Is.
Amendment Voted Down.
/ Mr.. Daniel suggested an amendment
making the proposed law inapDlicabie
unless reasonable bids were received
from American vessels in response te
/ advertisement. but il was dropped
! when Mr.. Hale consented to strike out
I the section authorizing the president
TO suspend the act and also 10 amend
I the first section that in case Of eIces-
sive charges the matter may be deter
mined under existing law. Both amend
ments were accepted, as also was al
/ amendment by Mr. HOar striking GU
section 3, giving the secretary Of VA
and the secretary of the navy powel
TO enforce the act. A unanimous agree
ment was reached TO vote on the bin OF
Tuesday next.
/ The senate, at Dos p M. adjourned