The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
SHIP BILL IS PASSED
MARINE MATTERS ARK BEFORE
 THE SENATE.
Measure Requirine.sAll 0cvesnrnsnf Supplies to Be Transported in American Bottoms is Carried
 on Strict Party Vote.

Washington. March 1.-The Senate to- day passed the biif requiring the use of American vessels in tranhporting govern ment supplies. and took up the bill pro- hibiting the use of other than American vessels in shipping merchandise to the Philippines and relieving the inter-izlaud trade of the Phiiippiiies from the exac- tiohs of the coastwise laws of the United States.
 The first mentioned requirement. of the latter bill is already ip force in effect. but this measure eiacts it in different form. The bill now pending as introduced provides that it shah go into effect July i, next, but the Democrats fought to have the time deferred. Their suggestions were not accepted. but MT. Lodge. in charge of the riieasire. indicated will lingness to postpone the time for year., The Senate adjourned. however. without acting on either the bill or the amend. ment.
 At the opening of the session, Mr. Tel Ter spoke in opposition to the bill pro- yiding for the transportation of govern ment supplies in American vessels. lie charged that the measure granted . mon opoly to certain class of trade.
 Mir. Daniel also spoke in opposition to the bill.
 Mir. carmack offered a series of amend ments, all of which were tabled. as was one offered by MT. NewIands. @
 Mir. Carmack attacked the hill as un- just and inopportune. He saiu that 1t was intended to permit a lot of burglar ship owners to break into the treasury of the United States. and to take away ell they could carry"
 After an amendrhent by Mir. Mallory had been tabled, the bin was passed 35 to 17. a strict party vote. The text of the bill as passed Is as follows:
 That vessels of the United States or | belonging to the United States and no others. shall be employed in the trans portation by steam or sail. provender. food or supplies of any description. pur- chased in pursuance of law for the use of the army or navy, unless the President shall lind that the rates of freights charr- ed by said vessels are excessive or un- reasonable. in which case contracts shall be made under the law as 1t now exists; provided that no greater charges be made by such vessels for transportation of such articles for use of said army or navy than are made by such vessels for trans- portation of like goods for private par ties or companies. This act shall take effect sixty days after its passaga,''
 The Seiiate then passed the bill legal izing the water works bond election of
  At the request of Mir. Lodge, the Sem ate took lip the bill reauiring the use of American vessels in transporting mer- chandise between the United States and the Philippines, and relieving vessels en- gagged in the interisland trade of the Phil- ippines from the requirements of the laws goysrning coastwiss vessels in the United States.
 Mir. Carmsck moved to amend by fix ing July l, 1909. as the lime when the act shall take effect Instead of iaO4, aa fixed by the bill. but the amendment was vot- ted down-i3 to 8.
 The Democfatic senators made an effort to secure an extension of the time when the -Sbih shall go Into effect. but Mr. Lodge resisted it. He did. however. ac- eept an arnendment by Mir. Allison dAfer- ring the time uetil July 1. 1sO6. saying that this extension was in accordance with the wishes of Secretary Taft! The amend ment was not acted upon.
 At 4:2S ?. m. the Senate went into ex- ecutive session and, at 6:I1 p. m.. ad- journed. i,s.N 4I