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Show BONUS FOR STEAMSHIP8. Ship Subsidy QUI Finally Approved H! by the Senate. Washington Tho' ship subsidy bill was passed by tho senate on Friday., It pays to slxtcen-knot vcssols plying' botweon this country and South' America, tho Philippines, Japan.Chlna and Australia $4 per mllo. tho amount awarded by tho act ot 1891 to vessels of twenty knots only. Tho bill wns amouded In tho sonato bo that twolvo-knot vessels will ro-colvo ro-colvo $2 per mllo, which Is tho allow-anco allow-anco undor tho oxlstlng law to six-tcon-knot vcssols. Amendments woro nlBo adopted providing that If two or moro lines of steamships ply from Atlantic ports to South America un-dor un-dor the provisions of tho bill, ono lino Bhnll stop nt two ports south ot Capo Charles, and stipulating that no IH moro shall bo paid for subsidies than IH Js rocolved Jrom auch Bcrvlco by tho Hh government . ' During tho consideration or tho measure Mr. Halo mode a spirited, plea for an auxiliary navy, declaring, that without auxiliaries our navy W depondont upon foreign countries and that In caso of war wo would bo help- |