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Show 1 the end of English supremacy in ship building. build-ing. Senator Fkte warmly espoused the measure, meas-ure, which was supported in the house by members of both parties and passed the senate sen-ate wilh only ten negative votes, as eminently emi-nently wise and patriotic. There is no chance to hang a free trade tale thereby. AMERICAN KKGISTERS TO FOREIGN t VESSELS. Free trade organs have seized with avidity , pou the passage of the bill giving an Am- erican register to two or three foreigu stcam- er, to show that it is just about as reat a L concession, should it be made general and I jUiot special, as would be free wool. In other rords that it is the entering wedge for free hips. As a matter of fact the puropose of the bill is quite different as is clearly ei- pressed in its title: "An act to encourage American shipbuilding." While it admits three European steamers to American registry regis-try it provides at the same time for the build ing in our own shipyards of two vessels of superior excellence. Other new vessels will follow the completion of these and in time lines will be established to every important port in Europe, where today the Union flag is never seen. That the English shipbuild-ers shipbuild-ers so regard the action ot congress appears ap-pears from the statement telegraphed from London to the effect that the new policy 'does not mean any lasting good to the British shipbuilders." These men are keen calculators, especially, where their own future fu-ture interest is concerned, and they see clearly enough in this step the beginning of |