Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-01-04
CONGRESS GETS
BUSY AGAIN
Delegate Andrews Is on Deck
With Bills for His Con-
stituents
MANN MEASURE INTRODUCED
Makes Radical Changes in Inter-
state Commerce Legis-
lation.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Jan. 4.-Delegate to
Congress W. H. Andrews has intro
duced the following bins: Giving
every homesteader in New Mexico,
Arizona and the rest of the Rocky
mountain region, the right to make
a second entry so as to increase his
hoIulngs to 800 acres; a bill permit
ting every homesteader who has
been compelled by reason of illness
or a death in his family to abandon
his entry, to make a second entry
a bill to give Captain John P. O'Con-
ner of Santa Fe, of Company D, 93d
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, pension
Of $35 a month.
The Ship Subsidy Bill.
Washington, Jan. 4.-Representa-
tive Humphrey of Washington, today
introduced in the House a bill pro-
viding for ship subsidy by the United
States government. The measure is
understood to have the approval of
President Taft and the administra-
! tion and to be the one on which the
proponents of ship subsidy will con-
centrate their efforts
The Humphrey bill provides an in
carrying the mails to South America,
! China, Japan, Philippines and Austria
liza bringing it up to 81 per mile for an
outward voyage of four thousand
miles or more. An increased tonnage
tax on the trans-oceanic trade is pro-
vided and it is proposed to admit for
eign built ships to America register
for the foreign trade.
The author of the bill, in an expla-
nation of it's provisions said the prop
osition to increase the pay for carry
! ing the mails was the most import,
ant feature of the measure. The post
master general is authorized to pay
second class ships for carrying the
mails the same rate of 81 per mile
that is now paid to first class steam
ers. Representative Humphrey points
out that opponents of ship subsidy
seem not to be aware that we al
ready have this subsidy for first
class ships under law enacted in
1891. This law he claims lis repon-
sible for every America vessel on the
Atlantic and if repealed would cause
the American flag to disappear from
the seas within 60 days.
The law Of 1891 says Mr.. Humphrey
designs first class ship as one OF
over 5000 tons and OF twenty knots
speed which has been such a high re-
quirement that vessels of that class
have not found it profitable to engage
in South American and Pacific trade
Mr.. Humphreys proposes in his bill
to give the same subsidy to vessels
of 5000 tons capacity and of 16 knots
, speed. The bills lays down many
, requirements for vessels before they
can secure the subsidy.
The ships must be built according
to plans approved by the secretary o.
the navy, of iron or steel and with {
, view to use in time of war and able
, to carry four Or more cannon OF no
less than 6 inch caliber. They mus
at all times be at the demand of the
government. They must carry Amer
a ican boys and train them in seaman
, ship and be officered by American
citizens and have crews composed o
so per cent or more American sail
ors. The vessels cannot be sold with
j. out the consent of the secretary o
] the navy. Mr.. Humphrey adds:
'It might be well to aid for thos
who have been declaring that tn
proposed legislation was to benefit eS
+ isting lines that not ship now run
ming can take advantage of the pre-
n visions of this bill. Neither need an.
!. OF the watch dog of the treasury eS
, ercise their lungs for their is NJ
q danger of national bankruptcy. 1t i
!. specifically provided that the amour
, that can be expended in any one yea
: snail not exceed the estimated reve
q nue. from the foreign mail service TO
f that year"
| Mr.. Humphreys measure propose
f to bring into the national treasur,
! about million dollars annuall
q through increased tonnage tax Of
o vessels engaged in the transoceani
trade, every dollar of which viii
a come from foreign ships" he says.
n American vessels subject to thi
!. tax may have rebated the per cent O
$ their tonnage dues by carrying Amer
J. ican sailors, one for each thousan
II tons of vessel
!. Proposed Interstate Commerce Bill.
g Washington, D. G., Jan. A bill
d making sweeping changes in the in
S terstate commerce laws for the regu
Il lation of railroads was introduced il
S the house by Representative Mann o
n Illinois, chairman of the committee OF