Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-06
WASHINGTON.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES OF
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.

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CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
The Senate Agrees to the Brazilian Steam
ship Subsidy, and to Restore the Frank
ing Privileee.-The House Defeats Woods
Tariff Bill. 134 to 121---various Capital
Notes.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The president pro
tenn. here laid before the Senate COMMUNICATION
from the secretary of the treasury, suggesting
that in view of the valuable services of the late
Prof. Henry, as member Of the lighthouse
board, without compensation. an appropriation
of $500 for each year of such service be made
for the benefit of his family. Referred.
Mr.. Thurman, from the committee on judici-
airy, reported bill in relation to the Kansas
Pacific railroad company. Placed on the cal
endar.
In explanation of tho bill Senator Thurman
the Kansas Pacific railroad company, and was
identified with the bill recently passed to create
a sinking fund for the Union Pacific and Cen
trail Pacific railroads recently passed.
Senator Burnside introduced bill to encour-
age and aid hig..er education for the colored
race in the District of Columbia and the several
States. Referred.
The morning business having been concluded
the Texas Pacific railroad bill was taken up in
accordance with the agreement of yesterday,
and Senator Johnston spoke in opposition to
the bill and in favor of that introduced by him
sometime ago amendatory OF the Iexas racine
railroad acts.
Senator Lamar briefly replied, and moved
that the Texas Pacific bill be made the special
order for the first Wednesday after the first
Monday in December next, but subsequently
| withdrew it at the request of Senator Conkliny,
who suggested that several Senators were alb
sent who desired to be heard upon that motion.
He then gave notice he would submit motion
tomorrow.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the post route bill, and discussion in regard to
the Brazilian mail subsidy was continued.
Senator Beck gave notice of amendments
which he intended to submit, to pay
| $50, 900 per annum to each of said lines, in
| stead of $3.50, 600 per annum, as proposed, and
that the contract shall be for four years in
stead of ten years, and that any citizen OF the
United States shall be allowed to bid for the
| contract and employ any ship he can purchase
| in the United States any other country for
the service, and also that the ships shall be of
$500 tons instead of 5000 ton burden.
| Senator Burnside gave notice of an amend
ment so as to provide in the case of the failure
|
of so consecutive days said contract shall cease
and be determined, and forbidding any renew
| al of the contract.
Senator Christiancy opposed the bill and
said he was opposed to any subsidy to steam
ship line because it would only be injurious to
ty on all such matters was justice, and
! competition was the life of
trade These subsidies tended to
destroy both. There was but one way he could
| see to build up commerce, and that was to give
a general bounty to all engaging In commerce.
| He was opposed to all subsidies upon principle.
He then referred to the proposed Texas Pacific
and Southern Pacific roads, the one advocated
! by the Senator from Mississippi Lamar) and
! the others by the Senator from Virginia (John-
| ston) and said he was opposed to both.
Senator Blaine, referring to the amendments
Of which Senator Beck had given notice, said
their adoption would mean that we were going
to abandon our navigation laws and pay tribute
to Great Britain for our ships. During the
war Great Britain did all in her power to de.
stroy our commerce, and she dad the work
effectually. She made more out OF our COM
merce to-day than the interest upon our ma
tional debt amounted to. In conclusion, he
announced that he would vote for the bill. He
was sure a unanimous vote in the British House
of Commons against the American government
giving this subsidy would be made, if this
question be submitted there.
Senator Beck opposed the bill in a lengthy
speech and argued that it was for the benef
Of John Roach. This was bill of a wastefu
subsidy, of donation without consideration
By this bill five and a half million dollars mus
be appropriated to pay the fishery award, fou
and a half millions to pay arrears of pension
under bills which passed the Senate yesterday
and other money must be appropriated, yet w
We're going into the subsidy business. Wher
was all the money to come from? 1t could no
be raised by increasing the tax on tobacco or o.
Il. lad ito ho ro1uo h
; taxing banks, and the tariff could not be in
creased. Where did the Senator propose to &c
the money from? These were important ques
: tions for the American Congress to consider
We were protected to death, and now it wa
sought to subsidize the United States to deatl
!, Senator Eaton gave notice of an amendmen
which he would offer at the proper time, so 8
to provide for the payment of $40 per mile
= each of said lines for carrying the mail, IL
e stead of $50 per mile, as the committee pr
Q posed; that the contract shall be for FIVE yea
. instead of ten, and upon giving six month
: notice, the postmaster general may terminal
n one or both contracts.
e Pending discussion, Senator Sargent, fro
y the conference committee on the pension q
J. preparation bill made report, which W
agreed to, and the bill passed. In e1planatis
a of the report Senator Sargent said the secor
section of the bill had been stricken out. !
e that section the House proposed to vacate
is pension agencies on the LIST of July and
y them with disabled soldiers. The Sena
! amended the section SO that in case of a
:. cancy these Offices should be filed by the c
pointment of disabled soldiers, and the conf,
ence committee compounded by striking o
the section.
o Senator Bayard spoke in opposition to q
J. subsidy to the Brazilian steamship line. w
n it Just to ray man $3.50, 600 per annum
~ carrying mails in his own ships when it COZ
: be done for 81 200 per annum? The amer
ment of Senator Whyte, submitted yesterd,
to have three lines, was rejected by risi
e vote-yeas l6, nays ~. The question then
n CURED on the amendments of Senator Beck
ducing the compensation to $500 per annu
Rejected. The question was th
taken on the amendment of sena
- Burnside in regard to the terminate
~ regular voyage for the period of fifty days. a
in it was modified by Burnside SO as to make
Of period sixty days instead Of fifty, and SO mo
K fed was agreed to. The question then recur1
o. on the amendments of Senator Eaton providi
o. for compensation of 80 per mile instead
$50 proposed by the committee, and the
part of the amendment was rejected-yeas
w. hayes %. The second part of the amendm,
RS limiting the contract to five years inst,
lie, mittee was agreed to by a ris
vote, yeas %, nays 23. The remainder of
amendments in regard to the postmaster e
eral terminating the contract upon six mont
tie notice was rejected.
rts Senator Gordon submitted an amendm
~ providing that unless the service shall be est
~ lished on the New Orleans line by the LIST
res February, 1879 the contract with the \
me York line to commence on the LIST of J,
a.. as 1873, shall becsncelled. Agreed to.
70 Senator Th1man said if there ever