Show SHIP SUBSIDIES ABB TO BE PAID washington may 21 congress today took an Import aiU step looking to the payment of phlp subsidies the conferees on the postoffice post office appropriation bill having agreed to accept the amendment by the senate authorizing the postmaster general to contract with steamship lines running to ports at bouth america philippine islands japan china and australasian alasia for tho carrying of the mails and to pay to vessels of the second class the same rata that is now paid on american vessels of tho first class to europe and to vesella of the third claes the rate now authorized for vessels of the BOO ond class there are no american alnea of the first class to the countries named and the effect of this legislation will be to encourage the establishment of passenger and mail steamship lines to ports of this countries J J hunter the genial hotel keeper of morgan Is spending a few days in ogden ho Is a gaoat of the broom hotel of this city |