Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-15
Five Republicans Vote No
1.-The Vote, 38 to II.
Thirteen New Contract Mail
Lines Are Established.
.Subvention for Cargo Vessels
NAVAL Reserve Force.

Washington, Feb. 14.-At a few min
utes after O'Clock today the Senate
cast its final ballot on the subsidy
shipping bill, which was passed by a
vote of 30 TO u. All the votes for the
bill we're by Republican senators and
five Republican senators voted with
the Democrats in opposition. They were
Mcssrs. Burkett. Dolliver, LaFollette
Spooncr and Warner. The vote on the
bill was proceeded by action upon 4
number of amendments and this by an
entire day OF debate.
Many important amendments were
accepted, but in only one case was a
modification agreed to that was not in
accordance with the wishes of the
managers of the bill. The exception
was on an amendment offered by Mr.
Spooner eliminating the provision Civ
ing half pay to members of the naval
reserve who have served less than six
months.
AS passed, the bill establishes Is new
contract mail lines and increases the
subvention to the Oceanic Line rum
ming from the Pacific coast to Austria
lia OF the Il new lines three leave At
l;ntic coast ports, one running to Bra
zil, one to Uruguay and Argentina and
one TO South America; six from ports
Oh the Gulf OF Mexico. embracing one
to Brazil, one to Cuba. one to Mexico
and three to Central America and the
Isth,nus of Panama; four from Pacific
coast ports embrac cling two to Japan
China and the Philippines direct, one
to japan, China and the Philippines
via Hawaii. and one to Mexico, Central
America and the Isthmus of Panama.
The bill also grants subventiOn at
the rate of 81 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 postponed until
1863
Another feature of the bill is that
creating a naval reserve force OF 10,OoC
officers and men who are to receive re-
tainers after the British practice. Yes
sells receiving subsidies are required &c
carry a certain proportion OF naval re-
serve men among their crews. The ag-
ercgate compensation for mail lines is
about $1,000 900 annually. No steam
vessel of less than 1000 tons is to re-
ceivc aid under the bill.
When the shipping bill was disposed
of the statehood bill was made the un-
finished business.
Immediately after the routine morn
ing business had been disposed of, the
subsidy shipping bill was Laid before
the Senate and consideration resumed
with the understanding that 1t Would
b., voted on before adjournment. Gal
linger offered a number of amend
ments on behalf of the merchant ma
rine commission. One of them limits
the number of officers and men in the
proposed naval reserve to 10000.
G;alinger referred to the letter read
from Moale of Galveston. saying:
He advocates free ships, free crews
and free trade and yet he has the au-
dacity to write letter of advice to
the Senate on bill which contem-
plates neither purpose"
He said that Moale was in Galveston
the representative of a foreign ship
line and did not represent the people
Of his section of the country.
Culberson said that Moale's letter
had not been written for publication
ana he thought that the senator from
New Hampshire would better answer
the arguments of the letter than to
characterize the writing of the letter
as an act of audacity.
Gallinger withdrew the offensive
word.
nj tiniS nf
tails Of the bill, among others that re-
quiring that Il part of all crews of sea-
going vessels should be members of
the naval reserve.
Frye remarked that the Wisconsin
senator must have gotten his idea
from F'uruseth, the Washington rep
resentative of the Sailors Union of the
Pacific coast.
Spooner replied with a defence Of
Furuseth. He offered an amendment
defining the qualifications of seamen.
Frye said that there was a bill pend
ing before the committee on commerce
which was intended to meet many of
SpoOners criticisms.
Gallinger stated that Furuseth had
made an extended representation to the
commission concerning wrongs to sea-
men. but that this bill was not intend
ed to cover questions of that character.
Patterson spoke in support of an
amendment, suggested by him. exclud-
ing from the operations of the bill all
ships employing Chinese as part of
their deck crews. He said that men
qualified for duty in the naval reserve
would not serve on terms Of equality
with Chinese sailors.
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