The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-02
SUPPLIES co IN
OUR OWN SHIPS
Senate Passes Bill FaVOring
American Vessels.
PHILIPPINES SHIPPING BILL
OFFERED, BUT NO
ACTION TAKEN.

Washington, March 1.-The senate
today passed the bill requiring the use
Of American vessels I'm transporting
government supplies and took up the
bin prohibiting the use Of other than
American vessels in shipping merchan-
disc TO the Philippines and relieving
the inter-island trade of the Philippines
from the exactiOns of the coast laws
Of the United States. The first men-
toned requirement Of the latter bill is
already in force in effect. but this
measure enacts il in different form.
The bill now pending as introduced
provides hat il shall 90 into effect
July l. but the Democrats sought to
Rave the time deferred. Their sugges-
tons were not accepted. but Mr.. Lodge
in charge Of the measure. indicated
willingness 10 postpone the time for "A
year. The senate adjourned. however,
without acting on either the bill or the
amendment.
T-ller in Opposition.
The senate today resumed consider
alton Of the bin requiring the employ
ment Of American vessels in the trans
FortatiOn Of government supplies. Mr..
Teller spoke i'm opposition tO. the meas
ure. lie based his objection upon the
oily to a certain class of trade
Mr.. Daniel also spoke in opposition
10 the bill. Mr.. Carmack offered a Sc
ries OF amendments, all of which were
tabled as was also one offered by Mr.
Newlands
Mr.. CaTmack attacked the bill as I'M
just and inoppOrtUne. After an amend
ment by MIR. Mallory had been tabled
the bill. by strict party vote, 50 to Il,
was passed.
Text of the Bill.
The text Of the bill as passed fol-
lows:
That vessels of the United states or
belonging to the United States. and
no others. shall be employed in the
transportation by sea of coal. prOvis-
ions, fodder or supplies of any descrfp-
ton, purchased pursuant to law for the
use of the army aud navy. unless the
president shall find that the rates of
freight charged by said vessels are ex-
cessive and unreasonable, in which case
contracts shall be made under the law
as il now exists; provided that no
greater charges be made by such yes
sells for transportation of articles for
the use of said army and navy than
are made by such vessels for Transport
tation of like goods for private parties
or companies. This act shall take eff
iect sixty days after its passage
The senate then passed the bill le-
CALLING the waterworks bond election
OF the city of Geary, Okla.
Philippine Shipping Bill.
At the request Of Mr.. Lodge the SEN
ate took UP the bin requiring the use
Of American vessels in transporting
merchandise between the United states
and the Philippines and relieving yes
sells engaged in the inter-island trade
Of the Philippines OF the requirement
OF the law governing coast wise yes
sells in the United States.
Mr. Carmack moved TO amend BY
fixing July !. 1909 as the time when
the act shall take effect instead OF 1901.
as fixed by the bill. but the amendment
was voted down. Is TO SO.
The Democratic senators made an
effort 20 secure an extension of the
time when the bill should 90 into eff
feet, but Mr.. Lodge resisted it. He die.
however. accept an amendment by Mr.
Allison deferring the time until July 1.
1905. saying that this extension was in
accordance with the wishes of Secre-
tary Taft
The amendment was not acted upon
At 4;23 p. m. the senate Went into ex-
ecutive session and at Sly D. m. adj
jOurned