Show ADVOCATES SHIP SUBSIDY Senator Elklns Will Introduce a Bill to Aid American ShlpOwners Washington Declaring that while gVeat on land tho United States was Impotent at sea Senator Elkins of West Virginia on Tuesday declared that at the next session of congress ho would exert himself to the utmost to Improve this situation Speaking to the senate amendments to the tariff bill he quoted his own amendment recommending a 5 percent per-cent reduction In the tariff on all merchandise Imported in vessels of I American register He said ho would Introduce an Independent bill along the same lines which ho would press to passage If possible Mr Elklns asserted that the people of the United States were paying 1500000 a day to foreign shipping for hauling their own goods He called attention to the fact that whereas fifty years ago we were transporting 92 per cent of our own merchandise American vessels are now carrying I only 7 per cent |