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Show SHIP SUBSIDY MEASURE PASSED BY THE SENATE Pnly Five Republicans Voted Against the Bill, Which Establishes Thirteen Thir-teen New Contract Malt Lines. Washington. Tho scnato on Wednesday cast Its first ballot on tho subsidy shipping bill, which was passed by a voto ot 38 to 27. All tho votos lor tho bill wero by Republican senators and flvo Republican senators voted with tho Democrats In opposition. opposi-tion. They wero Messrs. Burkctt, Deliver, De-liver, La Follette, Spooner nnd Warner. War-ner. Tho voto on tho bill was pro-cedod pro-cedod by action oil a number of amendments, tind this by nn cntlro day of debate. Many lmportnnt amendments wero ncccptcd, but only in ono caBO was u modlllcatlon agrood to that was not In accordance with Iho wishes ot tho managers of tho bill. Tho exception was on nn amendment offered by Mr. Spooner eliminating the provision giving halt pay to members of tho naval rosorvo who havo servod less than six months. As passed, tho bill establishes thirteen thir-teen now contract mall linos and increases in-creases tho subsidy to tho Oceanic lino' running from tho Puclflc coast to Australasia. Aus-tralasia. Ot tho thirteen now linos threo leavo Atlnntlc coast ports, ono running to Brazil, ono to Uruguay and' Argentina, and one to South Africa; six from ports on tho Gulf of Mexico, embracing one to Brazil, ono to Cuba, ono to Mexico and threo to Central America and tho Isthmus of Panama; -four from Pacific coast ports, embracing embrac-ing two to Japan, China and tho Philippines Phil-ippines direct; ono to Japan, China nnd tho Philippines via Hawaii, and ono to Mexico, Central America and tho Isthmus ot Panama. Tho bill also grants a subsidy at tho rato of $5 per gross ton per year to cargo vessels engaged In tho foreign trade of tho Unltod States nnd nt tho rato of $5. CO per ton to vessels engaged en-gaged In tho Phtllpplno trndo, tho Philippine Phil-ippine constwlso law being postponed until 1909. Another feature ot tho bill, Is that creating a naval rcscrvo force ot 10,000 ofllccrs and men who aro to' recolvo retainers after tho British practice. Vessels receiving subsidies aro required to carry a certain proportion propor-tion of naval rcscrvo men among their crows. Tho aggregate compensation for mall lines Is about $5,000,000 annually. an-nually. No steam vessel of loss than 1,000 tons Is to rccclvo aid under tho bill. |