Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1914 — Senate Passes Shipping Bill. [ARTICLE]

Senate Passes Shipping Bill.

Washington, Aug. 18.—Foreign built ships may now come under American ownership and fly the American flag in foreign but not in coastwise trade. ( After President \\Tlson had said he favored the house ship registry bill the senate rejected the conference report and afterwards on motion of Senator O'Gorman adopted the house bill by a vote of 40 to 20. The bin then went to the White House. The conference report admitted foreign built xessels to American coastwise as well as foreign trade. The bill as passed leaves the coastwise trade to American built ships.