Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-19
owned ships from using the

road owned ships from using the
! canal.
| House Bill Modified.
The broad terms of the original
House bill, which would have required
every railroad in the country to dis
pose at once of any steamship lines
with which it might otherwise COM
pete, we're not accepted by the sem
ate. This was modified so thai" rail-
roads would be prohibited only from
owning steamship lines that may oper-
ate through the Panama canal
The Bourne amendment, however,
adopted later by a vote of sc to %,
restored much of the Vigor of the anti
railroad provisions of TIE house bin.
Itvprovided that If the interstate CON-
merce commission should find that
any railroad had an interest in COM
petitive line of steamers and that such
interest was injurious to the welfare
OF the public, the commission might
compel the railroad to dispose OF its
steamer connections.
Senator Brandegee, chairman of the
inter-oceaRic canals committee of the
senate, made an ineffective fight on
the rigid provisions against railroad
ships. After the amendment had been
adopted to the, house bill be moved
that the whole paragraph relating to
railroad control be stricken out. This
motion was defeated, IS to is A sub
Sequent proposal by Mr.. Brandegee. to
permit any ships to use the canal, CIV
ing to the interstate commerce COM
mission power of'control over them,
also was defeated -. D."
The Reed 3meHdnlent against trust
owned ships, was called up for a Sec
ond vote before the bill passed, and
was adopted on final passage by vote
Il SO to %. r.'
The completed canal bill finally was
pas sed, with Senators Burton. Crane,
Gallinger, Lodge, Root and other ODD
ponents of the free toll and anti-rail-
road features, voting against it.
Registry Provision Added.
In the form in which it returns to
the house the bill adds to the general
scheme for operating and governing
the Panama canal, provisions for the
admission Of American registry of any
foreign built ships owned by Ameri-
ly in the foreign trade.
No debate was allowed today, under
The agreement made Yesterday, on the
amendments offered by Senators
Bourne and Reed. Following the adop-
ton of the latter amendment Senator
Fall introduced factious provision
reC'.iring the canal authorities to hold
up ! ships and search them for trust
made goods. If any such should be
found. it was provided that the vessel
should be held while the case was
tried in court. On the vote Senator
Fall deserted his own amendment ana
il received no support.
Treaty Violation Alleged. 4
Senator Brandegee. closing the de-
bate, insisted that the provisions of
the senate bill admitting American 1
vessels engaged in the foreign trade
to free passage in the canal was an
violation Of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty with Great Britain.
He opposed also the Williams
admitting American own
ed foreign built vessels to American
registry, provided they did not engage
in coastwise trade. i
ut has been proposed that this
would help build up the American
merchant marine" he said. ITO nv
mind it would be humiliating spect-
&C lie for Americans to see ships travel
ing around the world under the Ameri-
can flag, with the label built in Ger
many attached to them"