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12 ‘ THE MARINE RECORD. JANUARY 2, 7902. . | A TRUSCOTT BOAT SIMPLE, SAFE, RELIABLE, SPEEDY. It may be possible to build better and _ safer boats, but it hasn’t been done yet. We send a completely illustrated catalogue and price list free, which tells you all about boats and WHY TRUSCOTT BOATS EXCEL. Truscott Boat Mfg. Co., ST. JOSEPH, MICH. lighting. Pintsch Gas Lighted Buoys. Adopted by the English, German, French, Russian, Italian and United States Light-House Departments for channel and harbor Over 1,000 gas buoys and gas beacons in service. Burn Continuously from 80 to 365 days and nights without attention, and can be seen a distance of six miles. ...... Controlled by THE SAFETY CAR HEATING AND LIGHTING CO. 160 Broadway, New York City. THE SUBSIDY BILL. The full text of the Frye subsidy bill, read twice and now in the hands of the Committee on Commerce is as follows: ; : : “The Postmaster-General is hereby authorized and di- rected to enter into contracts, for a term not less than five nor more than fifteen years’ in duration, with American citizens for the carrying of mails on American steamships between ports of the United States and such ports in foreign countries, the Dominion of Canada excepted, as in his judgment, having regard to the national defense, will best subserve and promote the postal, commercial, and maritime interests of the United States; the mail ser- vice on such lines to be equitably distributed among the Atlantic, Mexican Gulf, and Pacific ports. Said contracts shall be made with the lowest responsible bidder for the performance of said service on each route, and the Post- master-General shall have the right to reject all bids not in his opinion reasonable for the attaining of the purposes named.” Sec. 2. That section three of the Act aforesaid be, and the same is hereby, amended to read: “Sec. 3. That the vessels employed in the mail service under the provision of this act shall be American-built steamships, owned and officered by American citizens, in conformity with the existing laws, or so owned and offi- cered and registered according to law; and upon each departure from the United States the following proportion of the crew shall be citizens of the United States, to wit: During the first two years of such contract for carrying the mails, one-fourth thereof; during the next three suc- ceeding years, one-third thereof, and during the remain- ing time of the continuance of such contract, at least one- half thereof; and shall be constructed after the latest and most approved types, with all the modern improvements and appliances for ocean steamers. ‘They shall be steel- screw steamships, and divided into the following classes according to gross registered tonnage and capacity to maintain at sea in ordinary weather the following speeds: “Over ten thousand tons: “First class, twenty knots or over. “Second class, nineteen knots and less than twenty knots. : “Over five thousand tons: “Third class, eighteen knots or over. : “Fourth, class, seventeen knots and less than eighteen nots. “Fifth class, sixteen knots and less than seventeen knots. “Sixth class, fifteen knots and less than sixteen knots. “Over two thousand tons: “Seventh class, fourteen knots or over. “Tt shall be stipulated in the contract or contracts to be entered into for the said mail service that said vessels may carry passengers with their baggage, in addition to said mae, and may do all ordinary business done by steam- ships. Sec. 3. That section four of the Act aforesaid be, and ' hereby is, amended to read as follows: “Sec. 4. That all steamships of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth classes, employed as above and hereafter built, shall be constructed with particular reference to _ prompt and economical conversion into auxiliary naval cruisers, and according to plans and specifications to be agreed upon by and between the owners and the Secretary of the Navy; and they shall be of sufficient strength and stability to carry and sustain the working and operation of at least four effective rifled cannon of a caliber of not less than six inches, and shall be of the highest rating known to maritime commerce. And all vessels of said five classes heretofore built and so employed shall, before they are accepted for the mail service herein provided for, be thoroughly inspected by a competent naval officer or con- _ structor detailed for that service by the Secretary of the Navy; and such officers shall report, in writing, to the _ Secretary of the Navy, who shall transmit said report to _ the Postmaster-General; and no such vessel not approved S by the Secretary of the Navy as suitable for the service required, shall be employed by the Postmaster-General as provided for in this Act. Sec. 4. That section five of the aforesaid Act be, and is hereby, amended to read: ; “Sec. 5. The rate of compensation for such ocean mail service, to be paid per gross registered ton for each one hundred nautical miles sailed from the port of clearance in the United States to the port of entry in the United States, according to the route required by the Post Qffice Department, shall not exceed the following: “Steamships of the first class, two and seven-tenths cents. “Steamships of the second class, two and five-tenths cents. “Steamships of the third class, two and. three-tenths cents. “Steamships of the fourth class, two and one-tenth cents. : “Steamships of the fifth class, one and nine-tenths cents. ; : ; “Steamships of the sixth class, one and seven- tenths cents. “Steamships of the seventh class, one and five-tenths cents. “The rates of compensation to a steamship to be em- ployed in carrying the mails to a foreign port in North America under any contract hereafter to be made under the provisions of this Act shall not exceed seventy per centum of the maximum rates established by this section: _ Provided, That in the case of failure from any cause to perform the regular voyages stipulated for in said con- tracts, or any of them, a pro rata deduction shall be made from the compensation on account of such omitted voyage or voyages, and that suitable fines and penalties may be imposed for delays or irregularities in the due per- formance of service according to the contract, to be deter- mined by the Postmaster-General: Provided further: That no steamships so employed and so paid: for carrying the United States mail shall receive any other bounty or subsidy from the Treasury of the United States.” Sec. 5. That section eight of the act aforesaid be, and the same is hereby, amended to read: “Sec. 8. Such vessels shall take, as cadets or apprentices, one American-born boy, under twenty-one years of age for each one thousand tons gross register, and one for each majority fraction thereof, who shall be educated in the duties of seamanship, or engineering rank as petty officers, and receive such pay for their services as may be reasona- ble.” DELLE lL GENERAL SUBSIDY. Sec. 6. That from and after the first day of July, nine- teen hundred and two, the Secretary of the ‘Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, subject to the pro- visions of this title, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the owner or owners of any vessel of the United States duly registered by a citizen or citizens of the United States (including as such citizens any corporation created under the laws of the United States or any of the States thereof), and being at the time of entry engaged in the foreign trade of the United States, which shall be entered in the United States from a foreign port or from any port in the Philippine Islands, compen- sation as hereinafter provided, that is to say: (a) On each entry, not exceeding sixteen entries in any one fiscal year, of a sail or steam vessel, one cent per Biore registered ton for each one hundred nautical miles sailed. (b) On each entry, not exceeding sixteen entries in any one fiscal year, and for a period of five years from the date of registration of a vessel of over one thousand gross registered tons, which shall be completed and registered after the passage of this Act, one-fourth of one cent per gross registered ton for each one hundred nautical miles sailed, in addition to the compensation provided in para- graph (a). Sec. 7. That compensation under this title shall not he allowed in respect of any of the following-named ves- sels: (a) A vessel on a voyage extending only to a foreign port less than one hundred and fifty nautical miles from her last port of departure in the United States or from a foreign port less than one hundred and fifty nautical miles from her first port of arrival in the United States. (b) A vessel on a voyage less than one-half of the whole length of which, on her outward and homeward voyages, respectively, shall have been on the sea between a port of the United States and a foreign port.. (c) A vessel which shall not be at least of the class At, as classified either by the Record of American and Foreign Shipping or the United States Standard Owners, Builders, and Underwriters’ Association, or equivalent. classification in any other register of shipping of at least equal merit. (d) A vessel of which less than- one-fourth of the crew — shall be citizens of the United States or such persons as shall be within the provisions of section twenty-one hun- dred and seventy-four of Revised Statutes. (e) A barge, canal boat, or vessel without motive power of its own, or a tugboat, or a vessel engaged in wrecking. (f) A foreign-built vessel, hereafter admitted to Ameri- can registry pursuant to the provisions of section forty- one hundred and thirty-six of the Revised Statutes. (g) A vessel while employed in the coasting trade. Sec. 8. That the mileage upon which compensation shall be paid under this title shall be determined by the direct customary route from the last port of departure in the United States to a foreign port or a port in the Philippine Islands, and from such last-mentioned port by the direct customary route to the first port of arrival in the United States. If during the voyage the vessel shall enter at two or more foreign ports or ports in the Philippine Islands, the distance by the direct customary route between such ports shall also be included in the mileage upon which compensation shall be paid under this title. Sec. 9. That any vessel, before receiving compensation under this title, shall have carried, free of charge, the mails of the United States, if the Postmaster-General shall have so required, for the whole or any part of a voyage for which compensation shall be claimed. Sec. 10. That any vessel, before receiving compensation under this title, shall, when required so to do by the Sec- retary of the Treasury, carry on each foreign voyage, as a member of the ship's company, one American boy, under twenty-one years of age and suitable for such employment, and one such boy in addition for each one thousand gross registered tons, who shall be taught in the duties of sea- manship or engineering, or other maritime knowledge, as the case may be, respectively, and receive such pay as shall be reasonable. Sec. 11. That the owner of any vessel, before receiving compensation pursuant to this title, shall agree, in writing, that said vessel may be taken or employed and used by the United States for the national defense or for any public purpose at any time; and in every such case the owner of any such vessel so taken or employed shall be paid the fair value thereof, if taken, at the time of the taking; and if employed, shall be paid the fair value of such use. And if there shall be a disagreement as to such fair value the question of the valuation shall be submitted to and detef- mined by three impartial appraisers, one to be appointed by the Secretary of the T'reasury, one by the owner or owners of the vessel, and the two appraisers so appointed shall, before they proceed to act, select a third appraiser. ‘The decision of a majority of such board shall be final and effec- tive. In case of any taking or employment, as provided in this section, the shipping obligations of the officers and crews existing at the time shall be deemed to have ter- minated. : ADAM DAD ane DEEP-SEA FISHERIES. Sec. 12. That from and after the first day of July, nine- teen hundred and two, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, bounties as follows: (a.) To the owner or owners of a documented vessel of the United States engaged in the deep-sea fisheries for