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XLIst CONGRESS---Second Session.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, May 31.-Mr. Chandler intro
duced a bill to encourage the building of ships
tor foreign trade and other purposes.
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, reported bill Incorporating the
Pacific Submarine Telegraph Co., and to ia
cilltate Geographic communications between
America and Asia, in accordance with the pc
tition of Cyrus w. Field and others.
The bill provides that the company shall
have capital of $40 COG, 600 in gold, to be paid
in or within year from the organization nine
directors majority of them to be citizens of
the United States, and a central Office where
all the meetings shall be held at New York or
Washington. Government is to aid the COM
pany by the payment of $500, 900 in gold year
for twenty years from the completion, and to
have the free use of the cable for public bust
ness to an equal amount. The line is to be
completed within five years from the date of
the act The rates for messages of ten words,
including the address. date and signature as
follows: Between California and China $780,
, fss d, god; 1 thence to Midway Islands S.
gold; thence to Japan So gold; from Japa n
TO China So, in gold and the same in proper
ton for additional words.
The Senate then went into executive session
and Mr.. Sumner proceeded with his speech in
favor of the Sandwich Island reciprocity treaty
The pending treaties with the Creek, Miami,
Stockbridge and other Indians were adversely
reoorted on by the Committee on Indian AZ.
fairs and rejected
AT the evening session the bill for supplying
the deficiencies in the appropriations for COM
pensatOn aud the mileage of members of the
House of Representatives coming up, the
amendments by the Committee on Appropra-
tons appropriatng $1400 for deficiencies in the
appropriation for collecting customs, and $40,
600 to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
pay special counsel, were debated. The bill
passed.
The bill for the relief of Rollin White was
passed over the Presidents objections by a two
thirds vote, Al to IL. The Senate then adjourn
ed.
The House proceeded to the consideration OF
the bill to revive the navigation ard CONNER
cial interests of the United States.
Mr.. Lynch moved the previous question,
which was carried, and the main question or
dered. Mr.. Lynch proceeded to explain the
substitute reported by the committee and to
discuss the amendments and some of the OBJ.
jections to the bill He denied that the bill
was in the interest of any class or section. The
opposition to the bill came principally from
New York merchants who during the war, had
placed their ships under the British flag from
men who were interested in the foreign steam
ship lines and from subsidized agents of the
CLYDE ship builders.
In the course of the discussion Mr.. Schenck
made point of order that the hour to which
Mr.. Lynch was entitled had been consumed by
him.
The Speaker intimated that he would have
to sustain the point of order, but appealed to
Mr.. Schenck not to insist upon it, and Mr..
SchenclS withdrew it, and Mr.. Lynch proceed
ed with his remarks, in the course of which he
made the remark which reflected on the motive
of objection.
Mr.. Schenck- do you mean by imput-
ing motives?
Mr.. Lynch-I withdraw the remark in order
to give time to go on with my argument.
Mr. Sphpnck-VOu Oupht IN ia inparfi.
nent and indecent.
After further debate bv Messrs Peters of
Maine, and Cox of New York, Mr.. Schenck
moved to lay the bill aud amendments on the
table, but yielded to Mr.. Butler of Massachu-
sets, who moved to reconsider the vote on or
dering the main question in order to move to
refer the whole subject to the Committee of
Ways and Means
A motion to reconsider was rejected, Is to 50.
The morning hour expired and the Speaker
announced that the bill went over until to-
morrow in the morning hour.
Mr.. Schenck of Ohio, gave notice that he
would Tot yield for the morning hour to- NOR
row, or the next day or the day alter.
Mr.. Lynch-The gentleman need not sho W
any feeling in the matter; by general consent
/ will allow the bill to be recOmmitted to the
select committee.
Mr. Ingersoll-With what conditions?
Mr.. Lynch-With leave to report at any
time.
Mr. ScnenCK-1 OO1eCC 10 JnaG part OF IT,
Mr.. Farnsworth remarked that the House
had no understanding that the bill was to GO
over and claimed that it should be disposed OF
to-day.
A discussion ensued, and finally the House
decided to proceed with the vote.
Mr.. Buffers amendment was withdrawn and
Mr. Cox's amendment to strike out the provist
to the first section allowing an equivalent for
drawbacks where the material used was Of
American production, was agreed to, 90 to 81
Mr.. Woods amendment to strike out sect;ous
and A. allowing subsidies and prohibiting
| tonnage duties was agreed to.
The House refused to order the bill to be en-
crossed and read third time, 60 to 100. This
| according to the rule, was the rejection of thu
| bill.
| Mr.. Maynard moved to re reconsider the vote
| so as to have the bill recommitted, which, afte
| some discussion, showing the general opinion
to be that the bill is dead, was carried and th'
| bill was recommitted.
| In the vote on the third reading of Mr.
Lynch's bill, the New England members vot
| ing nay were Messrs. Brooks, Burlington, But
| ler H0ar, Hooper, Smith and Washburn.
| The House then resumed the internal reve
nue. bill, and in the paragraph defining whole
sale liquor dealers, increased the minimum
from a'quart to a gallon.
The House progressed with the bill as far
section 49, but few unimportant amendment
being made, and adjourned.