New-York tribune., 1905-01-05

maintain during the period so employed at least
Glass Al, If steam vessel and at least Class All5
lshed by either the Record of American and For
ers Rnii9eIss G and e 1ndeFWriters AssocatoR or
equivalent classification in any other register Of
That an ordinary, repair or overhauling of said
EesS shall 6e made IN the e Ssa gdceP5 o
drydock Of sufficient capacity shall be within
ship when the repairs shall be desired
To obtain the subyention proportions OF the crew
must be enrolled naval volunteers. follows:
After July l. 1907. one-eighth: after July l. 1911.
cBe-sixth; after July !, 1876 one-fourth
The fourth section says that the contracts pro-
vided for in Section shall be for period of one
year, and shall be renewed from time to time;
but no vessel shall receive 4 subvention under the
provisions Of this act for longer period than ten
years"
MAIL sUBVENTIoNs.
Sections and authorize and direct the Post
master General enter into contracts. for less
than i've more than ten years for the carry
ing Of mails in steamships built and registered in
the United States. between ports OF the United
States and foreign ports the routes at the rates
OF speed and the amounts following:
From a port Of the Atlantic Coast TO Brazil. on
Tor monthly service. at a maximum compensation
not exceeding $l5oG90 year: for fortnighty ser
vice a compensation not exceeding $500 coo year
Atlantic Coast port to Uruguay and Argentina,
fourteen knots speed. montnly service, slsl,o1J
A55: P2Tt to 2 South tn 6AfGa tevs 1 knStS
Cuff Of Mexico port To- Brazil twelve knots speed
Gulf port 10 Cuba fourteen knots speed, semi
Gulf port to Central America. twelve knots speed
weekly service $4,000.
Gulf port TO Mexico, twelve knots speed weekly
Pacific coast port via Hawaii 10 Japan China
service 10000: fortnightly. 10000.
Pacific coast port 10 Japan, China and the Phil
ippines. thirteen knots speed, monthly service
s2l0G00: fortnightly $4,000.
and The Isthmus Of Panama twelve knots speed,
fortnishtly service. Sl20,Wo
The same requirements as TO the enrolment Of
naval volunteers is made Of steamships obtaining
such mail contracts as is exacted Of vessels OBJ
tanning subyention.
The tonnage tax on foreign vessels entered IN
United States ports is provided tor in Section as
follows:
That duty Ct eight cents Per net dnt ton naT not re3 to
ton in any one ye5r is hereby imposed at each
entry by on all vessels which shall be entered
port 10 or place in North America central America.
the West India Islands. The Bahama Islands the
torder,ng on the Caribbean Sea. or Newfoundland;
ceed in the aggregate one dollar and sixty cents
per net ton in auy one year. is hereby imposed at
entered in any port OF the United States from any
ciude vessels in distress or not engaged in trade.
Section relates 10 apprentices and provides as
follows
That proof TO the satisfaction Of tn the Co Com;
sfates mas on any foreign voyage carried a boy
- bovs a' citizen citizens OF the United States,
,,r6er' fvventy-0ne years Of age. suitably trained
during that voyage in seamanship or engineering.
4, tbs UrOUortiou Of for such vessel, and IN
ar5ition one for each thousand tons of her net
@sejstTred tonnage. there shall be paiG 10 the
--ls- ~ oguers of the vessel out Of any money
80 ,be treasury not Otherwise appropria ted, al
- ,.,o. e0lIiValert - per cent or the tonnage
S.;ss aid in respect Of the entry in the United
S..s S.t.s - that vessel from that yoyage. Such
--.,7t shall not be made after July J, 1901 eN-
los 49, IN respect Of any boy who IS enrolled In tho
80. ] - i,Ttcers or is apprentice indentured IN
accordance with law
eo.,fo, 10 reneas all conflicting acts, and Sec
,iar u hxes July J. ls05 the time the proposed
LEGISLATION shall take enect
Teaainr ND TO the new legislation proposed Tor
- ,1e,cIoonlent OF the merchant marine. the Gem
,nssion gives an extensive review CT iha character
- a., investigation It's deduction is that imme-
,f,,a action by Congress is necessary 10 prevent
c,ruete paralysis of American shipping interests
H., sseo,,ate American ocean feet. the commission
-e would mean the saving 10 this country Of
s,so ls)ooo A year which now goes to build up the
o,,,,-serciaI power aud naval strength OF Europe
ana Asia Attention Is cnlled 10 the fact that this
country has deepeRed its haIhors a. an S1p=nss