Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-01-31
SHIP SUBSIDY FOR
PACIFIC lines
Hawaii Is Recognized
Fully In Plans For
Steamers

Steamers
/ Following Is the text of the admins
! tration ship subsidy bill now before
Congress II has the support Of SPEAK
I err Cannon and the President sent u
/ special message To Congress urging Its
passage:
! An Act To promote the national de-
Tense, to create "a National Reserve,
10 establish American ocean mail
lines to foreign markets. and to
promote commerce.
BE It enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the United
States OF America In Congress as
sembled, That the Act entitled AN
Act to provide for ocean mail service
between the United States and foreign
ports and TO promote commerce" APP
proved March third. eighteen hundred
and ninety-one. be. and hereby ~,
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing section:
Sec. 10. That the Postmaster-Gen-
eral IL hereby Authorized and directed
to enter into contracts for term of
ten years, with citizens of the United
States, for the carrying Of malls on
steamships hereafter built In the Unit
ed States and registered In the United
States, or now duly registered by a cit
izen or citizens OF the United States
lincluding as such citizens any cor
] 10, tod ha In nf
United States or any of the States
thereof, majority of the stock ci
which shall be and shall continue 10
be owned by citizens of the United
States) between ports Of the United
. States and ports on the routes and for
the amounts hereinafter prescribed.
First. From port or ports OF the
D Atlantic coast OF the United States to
Brazil, on steamships of the United
States of not less than sixteen
,, knots speed, for monthly service al
! u. maximum compensation not exceed
Ing three hundred thousand dollars q
year, or for fortnightly service NJ q
maximum compensation not exceedins
six hundred thousand dollars year.
Second. From a port or ports OF
the Atlantic coast of the United States
, to Argentina. on steamships Of the
United States of not less than sixteer
knots speed, for n monthly service Il,
monthly compensation not exceeding
four hundred thousand dollars a year
or for a fortnightly service at max
|, imum compensation not exceeding
:, eight hundred thousand dollars {
, year: Provided, That u vessel receiy
!, ing compensation for mail service pur
!, suant to contract on a voyage on thi'
:. route shall not also receive compensa
ton for mail service pursuant to con
tract on said voyage on the first rout'
as described above.
Third. From port or ports OF tn.
United States on the Gulf OF Mexico Il
the Isthmus of Panama. on steamship
OF the United States of not less THAI
!. fourteen knots speed, for fortnight
i ly service at u maximum compensation
not exceeding seventy-fve thousand
collars Il year. or for weekly servic
at a maximum compensation not ex
ceeding one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars a year.
Fourth. From u Dort or ports o
the Pacific coast of the United State
to the Isthmus of Panama. Peru. an
Chile, ON steamships of the Unite'
States of not less than sixteen knot
speed. for monthly service ut max
r imum compensation not exceedih
! hnnHsAI nd Toll In a
II or for fortnightly service at max
), imum compensation not exceeding 81
Il hundred thousand dollars Il year
d Fifth. From port or ports on tn
,. Pacific coast Of the United States vi
Hawaii to Japan. China, and the Phi
4, States of not less than sixteen knot
speed for a monthly service at max
n imum compensation not exceedin
three hundred and fifty thousand do
= lars year or for fortnightly servic
at maximum compensation not ca
ceeding seven hundred thousand do
lars a year.
Sixth. From port or ports on III
Pacific coast OF the United States mort
of Cape Mendocino to Japan. Chin
end the Philippines on steamships {
the United States of not less than si'
!. teen knots speed for a monthly serylt
~ at maximum compensation not e.
ceedng three hundred and fifty thol
sand dollars year or aor fortnight
ly service at maximum compensate
not exceeding seven hundred thousan
dollars year
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