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Show DONUS FOR 8TEAMSHH Ship Subsidy Dill Finally App.ed by the Senate. Washington Tln ship subsidy , v,ns passed by Iho senate on r'rldi II pays to sixteen knot vessels plyyJ Letween tltr oountry nnd Sottt America, Ihe l'hlllpplnes Japnn.t'hln and Australia II n-r mile the nmouti awarded by the act oi ii n vcssemji of twent knots only. I The bill was nmended In Iho sennto I so that twolve-knot vosnols will receive re-ceive I! per mile which Is tho allow-snee allow-snee undor the existing law to slv i teen-knot vessels Amendments worn also adoitcd provldntr Hint If two or more line of stinmshlps ply from Atlantic imrts to Hmilh America tinder tin-der thfl provUlons of the bill, one lino shall stop at two ports south of Capo Charles, and stipulating that uti more shall be paid for subsidies than Is received from such service by the government During the consideration of tho measure Mr Hslo made a spirited I plea for an autllar navy declaring, that without auxlUnrles our navy W dependent upon foreign countries and thnt In case of wnr we would be helpless. |