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Show GOES THROUGH SENATE Ship Subsidy Bill Passes by Eleven Majority. SIX REPUBLICANS VOTE NO Ono Democrat, MeLnurln of South Carolina, Voted in favor of .ns Measure Somo Amendments to the Bill Weio Adopted, but They Wero All Agreenhlo to These in Charge of tho Measure, Its 1'ileiuls Voting Down All Other Amendments List rubllc Bill on Calendar Tasscd. Washington, March 17 After pro. longed riebnte the Semite lodaj pissed the ship subsidy bill the llnil vole upon the mensuro h. Ing 12 lo 11, Hen-atom Hen-atom Allison and Dolllvei ot Iowa, Bpooner and Qinrles of Wisconsin nn.l Pto.toi nn.l Dillingham of ermonl, Itepubllnns voted ngiluat llii.il pis-sage pis-sage of the bill and Beiulor Mil.aurhi of South Catollna vole.1 for It. Homo amendmi nta lo Ihe bill were ndnpied, hut thej were nil agreeablo to those In rhnrge of the measure the. friends of the bill voting don n all other amend-incuts amend-incuts Willi the exception of amendments nrfeieil bj Mr Allison nnd met pled by Mr Frjo, limiting (he time of Iho operation of conducts made under tho provisions of the bill In July 1, lajo snd providing that tho amount of Ihe ex-pendlluro ex-pendlluro under the mall subsidy pira-graph pira-graph should not nt nny time exceed JS0OO0O0 annually none ot the nmend-ments nmend-ments agreed to materially nffecled Iho bill nn It wna icporloil rrom Ihe Commerce Com-merce committee The detailed oto on tho bill wna na follows. 1111111-: m thi: voti:. Yeas-Aldrlch, Third rieverldge. num. ham llurrown, llurton, Clark (Wjo), ulloni. Deboe, Depew, Died It ll. Drvilen. I Iklns luhbanks loiakir, l'ner (Wnnh), l-rje, (ialllngcr, llamhle, Hale, Ilnnna, Ilanshrniigh, llawlev. lloir. Jones iNon ), Keon Kearns, KIIIHcIk". McComos, McCtimlH-r, M.I.lllrin IB C ), McMillan, Mason, Mil-bell, Nelson, Penrose, Pen-rose, Jerkins Plntt (Conn) Bcotl, Warren War-ren Wellington Wilinoro- ...""?" MUson Hit no. Ilnllex, llerrv. lllaekbiirn carmack, ( lark (Mont ) ciaj, Cockrell, Cullereon Dllllntbnm. Dolllier Dubois .Poster (l.ll (lllmnn Harris, Ilfltfell, Mil.iurln (Mies) Mnllorv, Mar. tin Money Patterson Pettiis Prneinr, Quarlcs llawllns, Hponncr, lallaferro. teller, vest 31. The voto upon the nme.ndmentn began nt 3 o clock nnd nucli a flood or them wns nrfered that ii final vote upon Iho bill as amended waa not reached until Just before o'clock Amendments or-fered or-fered by Mr. iat or Missouri, providing pro-viding fnr ' fiee ships" nnd for Iho up. pllrnllnti of Iho piovlslons of Ihe unll-trust unll-trust Inw tn the shipping In luslrv worn rejected, ns was Iho amendment proposed pro-posed by Mr. P.itlcrsou of Colorado, providing that no Chinese) person should bo a member of the. i row of a suhsldlred vessel Mr Petlus of AH hama offend on amendment providing that Iho total expendllnro under tho hill should not exc red 19 000 000 In nny joni It was udoptetl In committee, of the whole, but later In the benalo was rejected by a decisive vole. AMI.NDMP.NTA AClltP.liri '10. Tho Henalo agieed tn an ninendment orfeie.! by Ml Hpooner providing Hint Congress should h ivo powei to nmend or lepeal Iho act, without linpaltlng any contract made under lis HUlhorlly. Jlr. Ilanna orrered, nnd the Benate adopted, three amendments npplylug directly lo tho Requisition by J. Pler-pont Pler-pont Morgan und his nssoclales or tho Leyland lino or Iirltlsh ships They provide that no foreign built shl shall participate in the proposed nubsl.ly, thnt nothing In thn net shall ho construed con-strued In prevent American cltlrcns or rorporallons from holding or operating foreign ships In the menu carrying trade, nnd lhat nn foreign built ship or any line thus nrqulred by American i lllzens Khali bo admitted hernafter to American leglslry, TP.XI" OP MIlABPItn. The tlllp nf tho hill paBsed by tho henalo In 'To provide fur ocean mill service between the United Blalea nnd foreign countries, the common defense to proinoto cumtnerte nnd to cucouraco the deip sea llsherlcB " Hectlon ono of the measure as passed deals with ooeun mall steimshlps nnd Ihelr subsidies 1 he postal subsidy art ot 1801 a o amended an lo direct Iho Postmaster Omeral lo onlet Into con-tracts con-tracts tor not less than live nor mom thnn lltleen enra wllh American cltl-ii cltl-ii nn for tho euro lug of malls nn American steamships to such foreign points as will liost promolo tho postal, common Inl and maritime Interests nf tho United Btalesj the mall service on such lino to bo equitably distributed among tho Atlantic. Mexican guir and Pacific porta and the rontincts to ho made with tho lowest responsible, bidder. bid-der. VP.SSPLS AMl.niCAN nuiivr. Thn vessels omplnod lu tho mall servko shall be Amerloiu built and owned nnd olllcered by American rlll-xens rlll-xens During Iho first two jcurs ono-fourth ono-fourth of Iho crew must be Anietlcan citizens, during tho next thieo tnra one-third must bo American citizens and during thn remaining urn or tho contrnrt at least one-hair must bo Amcrlinn clllzens. Tho Bhlps must bo screw steamships or Iron or 1 and divided Into the following tla sen. no-toiTTtng no-toiTTtng to speed: Plrst clnss, JO knots or oven second cluns, 19 knots; thltd class, 18 knots, tourlh class, 17 knots, flrth i lass, in knots, sixth class, 15 knots, seventh class. It knots All steamships or the first tour clissos Bluill ho constructed with particular reteienco In pinmpl conversion Into auxiliary naval cruisers: nnd shall bo or thn highest rating known to marltlmo lommeiio. rati: ok compi:nhaiion The rate or compensation tor otenn malla service, to to pile! per Rrosa reg Islere.l Ion tor each inn nautical miles sailed rrom Iho port of clearance In tho United Ktalcs In Iho port or entry In Ihe United Htiles according to the route requited by the I'ostotllie dcpnit-ment, dcpnit-ment, shall not exceed tho rnllowlng Sleamehlps of tho first Unas, 27 10 cents, second clnss 2 S 10 centn, thhd class, 2 3 10 cents, fourth class, 2 1 10 cents, fifth class lllfl cents sixth class, 17-10 lents, hovinth tlass, IS 10 tents Tho rate of rompinsntlon to any .vessel earning malls to rnrelgn porta In North America shall not exceed 70 pei tent of tho maximum rate established. estab-lished. OP.NURAI. hUUblDY. Hectlon two provides for tho general Jilbsldy in l.o pild It directs the hc. rolai of the Treasury to pay tn tho owners nf anj vessel In tho United Slates duly registered and engaged In the foreign trade of tho United States a compensation amounting tn 1 per out per gioss reglsteied ton tor each 100 nautical miles hailed, not exceeding exceed-ing sixteen entries In any one yeai, and on eaih entry, nut cxt coding sixteen six-teen In any nno vein, for a period of five years from Iho dale of registration registra-tion of a ohhiI of ono lhoiisun.1 gioss Ions, which shall bo tonipleted uftet thn passaga of this bill, one fourth ot ono cent per gross ton foi each 100 nautical miles tailed In addition la the aboo-mentoii"d i omponsatlon The bill specifics certain vei$els which shall not receive compensation under Its SB JkHhoI provisions among them being escelsIMlg ntfJHH in g 1 In Ihe tnnstwise trade eAClu-NaiB jJIInIH AMPI1ICN tDIJWS, ItBlii, t WMmB Parh suh.idl7cd vessel Is required toHSBlB iflfjHH rirrv nn a member nf Its company ono jBtPi)T if tiB Am. rlrnn bov for each nno thousandMHHy1rFilB gross Inns who shall be Inught sea-MuGKt UtSglM ninnslup and engineering nn.l BhallMP 'fBM rnnk ns u peltv olllcer The owners f HxJ.S'lJH the vest. I must ugren before rere I v I n f IWiarl?' Il, -jfH compensation thnt the ship In emer-KHBglj jjj n genc in iv be used bv the I nlled S'atesMjKrJ'.JiB fnr the national deferise or ror tiriyjHHmfK.fjjH piihllo purpnie, nt it fair valuation forjEEklS tfV 'dB thlsservl.e fllWSWHVsH DPI'P f!i: PIBIIPRtnt. IHil.WliilB Berllnn three dtiecis tho HecretaryaHiinKiiiilH nr the Irensury to pay to the owner ofMRuJIx j? a do. umented vessel engaged In depirJmfiM ?mH sea llsherv fnr nl lensl threo monlhsWUljM'fllalB In nn one venr two dnllarn per BrosBH9t.fl'S ton per unniim prnvleled thai at IciBtvtif.! fiil one Ihlnl of Hie c r. iv shall be tltlzensHKrl 1-MJsW if the United Htiites nnd he Is illriH-BHw JViiH cd lo pnv nlsn tn a cllli. it of thelUfri , sH United stales serving an a member onHTIixv e ffi such new one ilnllni pet month forJPKflcT IwiB the lime he la ucicssnrilv cmplovcd Crv.r tmi JBniLa Hectlon four piovtiles that no xensetjHAfy IttH be glviti ininpe nsitlon under two or;JJTt ' St! -Znl mnn titles of ihix net nt tho sam.S '-' ,TlH llm. lint n siibHldlr'.l vr vl shallB' xH(! I.SluH not be Bold to a subject of n forolRi,Mjvfcj5 VlHuH power and tint Iho President of tlicMSf LfllH I nlled Htiles shnll muse proper regu-jRulJj'jf' ! litlnns tn be fiaineel for tho cxccutt'J.J, M El' .fflH lion of this art )?&,, Jj j()H AOAINBT DAUIDN ROI'TP. jBIJJ H A resolution providing tor the npiLCTtr' v.lii-5H pnlnlment or a bonrel lo Investigate tht$jJftH 1 'IjIB project or ronslruilliig an Inter fK-rinldfifS tifh ' iWK cnnnl ncross Hie iBthmus ot Unrlen waiBr5''fvitHI icpiulcNl unfavorablj by the InlerwEffFr! If fH oiiniili canals tommlsslon nnd was lnrTii I i 'kjlH dcllnliely poslponod. llSl'V r'iH 11IM.K pabsi:d. Kjii i Jiil Tending discussion ot Iho uhMv3L J Jt tiWH bill, tho following bills) were. passedPBJ tfff, "tB Apprnprlallng tlMioun for a publliJi'Uj A t , ;H building nt C olonidu Hprlngs. Cnlo pprB Ikl !,.,iJJJ Siutitltig tho (enlril Atlzona llnllwaiilf-sFP "liH compinj n. light ot nav for rallrondffllfcr 4. r jfH purposen through Iho ban Princlscqj5iiJj 'IJIH mountain rnrest resetve. granting IW,. H 'jlil the University of Utah mldlllonil landjlfijtj, f ''H'iH n.ljieent to itaslle appropriating HOO.iE 'fill, i''M 000 ror n public building nt l-nrnmleij, j.)f IJH Wjo , ror Ihe nrromniodatlon of deedretK "I ''"rM ami other Instruments In tho PhlllpljSf & ' '.'SH pine Islnnds nnd Pnrlo ltltn; arrectlnlByS.TJt.,, jH lands fdlinte.l In the District of CoWtrf, JM luuibla or any Territory or tho UnttcfffiyM.j: jjH Stnles, to provent trespissera or InLk?!:!! ll truilers from coloring thn MounlMPl !,M ltnlnler nnttonnl pirk Htntn ot Washffili J.f i'l.-iB Ing. iipprnprlnllng jnoOO for the puripi f liH chase of thn Francis II Hell man mnnunuSPI ' 1 JtH script of thn historical reglslcr, U. IWRt, ii-i iiH Aiiuy, fmm 17K3 to 1901. ILffln'-'' itilM bi:nath nuHiriNd husinhss. Jaiiii j.jfB As Hit last piibllo hill nn tho cxtBltS.il' chHL! endnr wns pissed Mr. ilnln remarkeMBBl?! it WB that In nil bin experience be bait noveMiiaai; iWH beforn known the last puhtlo bill ojfWij'Jp, WmM tho talendur tn ho i cached nnd dlrffcBBRBx I H ixised or. "It Is nn Indication that trtfjiHA li HsH Henato Is doing business," ho paid. ffHswS' SSH |