The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-30
FREE PASSAGE OF
AMERICAN SHIPS
Senator Flint to Introduce Bill
Regulating Tolls on the
Panama Canal.
HOUSE TO TAKE ACTION
Chairman Mann Of Commerce Com
mittee Will Frame Measure En-
bOdying His Views.

Washington. Dec. 29-Both Senator
Flint OF California. chairman of the
committee on iuteroccunic canals. and
Representative Mann OF Illinois. chair
man ~ the House committee on inter
state and foreig I'm commerce, expect to
Introduce general Panama canal bills.
These viii Incorporate their differing
ideas as 90 the needs Of legislation Tor
the waterwsy--in the light Of the
White House conference last night.
This conference developed substan-
rial harmony of opinion rav0riuE forti-
fcgtou OF the canal, presidential dis
erection as tu the exact amount OF tolls
under prescribed maximum and miu.
tmum limitations. government opera
zion uf the dry dock and repair sUuu
faculties and government sale OF all
the coal. oil. and other ship suppl g.
df both ends or the canal to the trace
or the world passing through 90. ana
for the s1tcgu1rdiug OF the competition
Tie differences OF views as TO wrotb-
rr foreign shipping and coastwfsc N1ID-
ping should receive equal treatment
,iled and tie problem sfill is uusoived
senator Flint, BiiI.
senator Tiiufs bin viii provide
either an unqualified free passage ~
American s1ins or the COLLECTION or tol
and subsequent rebate OF The entire
toll. which. from the viewpoint of some
of those iu the conference, merely
would operate as o. matter OF BOOK
maximum and minimum 81 tolls on
vessels or other countries. probably
from 80 or % cents minimum 20 81 --H
ur $50 maximum net ton. lcaNlnE
the exact charge Co tho discretion -
tho President. so that DO could De 1d-
Iusted To- changing commercial con-
Tt win provide that the rebate %
r0artwisc vessels shall not be allow eu
to any vessels owned or controlled hN
any railroad with which they are com
uetitive. directly or Indirectly u also
win provide that the government NAV
take over tu ifs own uses. when puo-
Tic emergencies make IL necessary. any
. vessels that avail themselves or the
rebate. which would make all coas +
wise craft engaged Don canal tidlllc
subject to- naval uses on demand
Ch-irur-n ,Lsnn'~ Measure
The genera measure that Mr. Mann
proposes uruha hfv viii De presented 70
his colleague uu tire Interstate am'
. r1refE- commerce committee soon aLl
or trr holiday r-re1S. w .cL.tE llt
bin. carrying the aUuunt Wall'n 10y
t-e initial evpeu1. Tor fnrtification.
viii como from tho appropriations COM
mittee or Che military affairs commit
,,r7i-r-1n Tav-uev or the former IS
orroerd fo heavy iucre1 -es I'm eVpcndi
| tures and 60 may be thal tle nll.l. ~ Z
] committee OF which EepresenL az. =
| man ~ Iowa defeated "stand-nat-
| ter.- fs chairman. and which D. iran,,
| M tr. ,~r1v anpropriation BILL VIII
| report out such measure.
| rrr question OF what treatment I,
] accord roaetwiec shipping caused .tNt
I -rinrfnal discussion az the conieFeu. r
i 1rr.n .uf the time was devoted 10 llt
\ Interpretation Of the treaties VIZ.
] r--vrard ae TO whether the genera
I .r--@-rc f1 am powers being treated
l nike was Co be- Interpreters 70 pr. %,
I fre r-ufte-1 states or 20 mean 4il W.
/ -,ov,-o-- foreign 20 the United states
I ff--rs permitting lower tolls Tor [e--ei
I ,f fr,is COUNTRY and tho treaty win tan'
anna as Co preferential treilll'7"t w
/ ff1 craft 81 f-----
senator Flint was especially ms. MS
tent on the coastwise eNemp ll'i,,. ~
I 40 --Da-fruffr- Of view as 20 the 90.
. ---.-,,a-lf furnishing the snip supplltH
/ me President believes tlis aLLtls-
Z mont fr more essential az tle ,sluI..u.
I tr.s- on tire Suoz canal ports oecaL-
I ~ the distance from coal oI. ol..-
| -v,D1v dcnot= and because prlN9le 90.
| -tlltt. 49, ----,.--rf omen the way Tor uiN
elimination between canal paLL-----