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Show AMEND SHIP SUBSIDY BILL Commission Considers Changes in Pioposcd Measure. WASHINGTON. Nov. 3. The Merchant Marin Ma-rin commission, composed of Senators mil Rrpr. ltattves, held a meeting today to consider con-sider nendmcnte to the ship subsidy bill pn I U the last Congress Those present were Senator Oalltnger. chairman. Sena r Lode and Representative Minor of W'scona'.n ond. Splght of Missouri. Make Some Changes. The eommlsaton took up the revision of ths bill by sections, making several verbal rhnnges for th sake of added clearness and precision ond limiting ths subventions absolutely abso-lutely to ships engaged principally In the foreign trade as dlstlrct from the coastwise commerce, from which foreign competl Ion les always been excluded. Another amendment pros Idea specifically that no company receiving receiv-ing a subvention under the terms of th bill shall reclv any ..ther subvention, bounty or subsidy from the I'nlted Stales Help Philippine Trade. Still another amendment requires that one-half one-half of the devk force .f hb s receiving subventions sub-ventions shall be ab'e seamen. Who have served st least two years on dek. The commission com-mission Is considering tho question of providing provid-ing especial nnd extra Inlucements for American Amer-ican vessels to partlclite more largely than now In the carrylnp trade between the I'nl el States and the Philippine possesions. The committee will m' t again on KTlda . |