The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-11
THE CANAL BILL IS
FURTHER AMENDED
REGISTRY RESTRICTED. OWNERS
OF VESSELS MUST AGREE TO
SELL SHIPS IN WAR TIME.

Washington, Aug. 10-Further I'M
/ portant concessions to American ship
| ping were made by the senate today
| through amendments to the Panama
canal bill. The free toll provision to
American coastwise ships. indorsed
! by the senate last night, was supple
mented today by qualified free toll
provision for American vessels en-
gaged in foreign trade
A still more important amendment
adopted by the senate holds out prac
tically an unqualified invitation to
| foreign built ships owned by Ameri-
cans to hoist the American flag and
register as American vessels. This
amendment, offered by Senator Will
liams, and adopted by a large vote,
would authorize owners of foreign
built ships. now compelled to sail un-
der foreign flags, to bring their vessels
under American registry, provided
they engaged only in foreign trade.
The senate worked tonight on the
railroad control feature of the Pan
ANA BIZ. Senator Bristow opposed The
plan of railroad controlled vessels.
suggested by the senate committee,
and urged the adoption of the plan
passed by the house which would give
The interstate commerce commission
jurisdiction.
One important restriction was
placed upon the Williams free ship
amendment adopted today. This pro
vided that no foreign built slip ad
mitted to American registry should
be allowed to participate in mal-car-
rying contracts unless it was con-
structed with particular reference 10
speedy and economical conversion in
TO an auxiliary naval cruiser
A somewhat similar restriction was
made upon the granting of the free
Coll privilege to American vessels Ell.
gagged in foreign trade. The provision
adopted by the senate specified that
owners of vessels engaged in foreign
trade must agree to sell their ships
to the United States in time of war
or other emergencies in order to be
exempt from the payment of tolls
when passing through the canal.
The subject of railroad controlled
ships brought out a defense Of the
house bill by Senators Clapp, Poin-
dexter and others Chairman Clapp of
the interstate commerce commission
said some regulation must be enacted
10 separate definitely the railroads
and the steamship lines. The sugges
ton that the Canadian Pacific rail-
way might be able to operate its
ships through the canal while Ameri
can railway owned ships would be
prohibited had been brought up, he
said, for the purpose of clouding the
real issue.
Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island de-
clared that cooperation between rail-
roads and steamships had greatly ben
Gifted at least a portion of New Eng
land and that the people of his state
did not join in the general denuncia-
tion of the railway lines and their
steamer connections. He denied
charges that had been made that the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railway controlled all the Long Island
Sound steamer lines. A great portion
of these freight carrying steamers,
he said. were entirely Independent OF !
the control of that railway.
Agreement was reached by the sen. |
ate late tonight to take a final vote |
on the Panama canal Administrations
bill and all amendments to it not lat
er than o'clock tomorrow afternoon.