The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-15
SENATE PASSES
sH|P5UBsIDY BILL
All Votes for Measure Were Re
publicans-Five OF Latter
Voted Against 1t.
THIRTEEN NEW MAIL LINES
Bill Also Creates Naval Reserve
Force of 10000 Officers
and Men.
(By Associated rress.)

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| WASHINGTON. February 14.-At few
| minutes after @ o'clock to-day the Senate
cast it's final ballot on the subsidy ship
ping bill, which was passed by vote
of 3s to %. All the votes for the bill were
by Republican senator's. and Ave Republt-
can senators voted with the Democrats
opposition. They were Messrs. Burkett.
Deliver. La Folette, Spooner and War
ner.
The vote on the bill was preceded by
action upon number of amendments.
and this by an entire day OF debate.
Many important amendments were ac-
copied. but in only one case was a mod!-
fcation agreed to that was not In accord
ance with the wishes of the managers OF
the bill. The exception was on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Spooner, eliminating
the provisions giving half pay to mem
bers of the naval reserve who have served
less than six months.
Thirteen New Mail Lines.
AS passed, the bill establishes thirteen
rev contract mail lines. and increases
the suhvention to the oceanic lines run
ming from the Pacific coast to Australasia.
or the thirteen new lines. three leave At
antic coast ports, one running to Brazil.
one to Uruguay and Argentina. and one
to South Africa. six from ports on the
Gulf of Mexico, embracing one to Brazil,
one to Cuba. one to Mexico, and three
to Central America and the Isthmus of
Panama: four from Pacific coast ports.
embracing two to Japan, China and the
Philippine Islands direct: one to Japan.
China and the Philippines via Hawaii,
n tn NpyipO n nd
the Isthmus of Panama. The bill also
grants a suhvention at the rate OF s.
per gross ton per year to cargo vessels
engaged in the foreign trade of the United
States and at the rate of $3.50 per ton
to vessels engaged In the Philippine trade,
the Philippine coastwise law being post.
poned until 1900 Another feature of the
bill Is that creating naval reserve force
of 10000 officers and men. who are to
receive retainers after the British prac-
tice. Vessels receiving subsidies are re-
CURED to carry n certain proportion OF
naval reserve men among their crews.
The aggregate compensation for mail lines
is about s3,ooo,c0 annually. No steam
vessel of less than 1000 tons is TO receive
aid under the bill
Statehood Bill Next.
When the shipping bill was disposed
Of the Statehood bill was made the I'M
finished business.
Mr. Clay made a general speech in
support OF the bill. saying tina. the $780,
100000 paid annually to foreign ships.
should be used in developing an Ameri-
can Merchant Marine,
Mr.. Clay contended that the effect Of
the bill would be to make the 10000
persons. who are employed by the ship
owners of the United States, members
of the naval reserve. md place them
on the nations pay rolls. For this out
lay he said there would 10 no service
to the United States. He thought the
proposition to give !, bounty to sailors
engaged only in the coastwiss trade es-
pecially repreheBsIhie.
Mr. Clay predicted that the subsidy
feature of the I'LL would prove inter
minahle and declared thai the shipping
interest had no more right than any
other industry. TO come TO Congr"ss and
ask assistance because of failure.
Wanted South's Help.
Replying 10 Mr.. Clay. Mr.. Hale at
trbuted the destruction of the shipping
Industry to the Civil War. He said that
the old fashioned doctrine that there
should be no governmental aid to an,
Industry had long since disappeared
and he instanced many cases In which
such help had been given. All Of these.
he contended. were in effect subsidies.
He appealed 10 the Southern senators
for help In passing the bill. saying that
the South should not stand solidly in
opposition to measure Of such vast
import TO the entire country.
Mr.. Bacon also spoke briefly. He
offered az amendment to strike out the
provision for naval reserve which was
defeated. as was also an amendment BY
Mr.. McLaurn, providing that no part
of the subsidies provided for should be
paId to senators, members Of the House
and other Federal officials. After pass
Ing the bill. the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow.