, 1881-02-15

ncxt flsc,t ypar mel with n t1cfcat Mt tho closo
NJ raa,rr,1oyts srsston wh,cn wns as uncx-
mrtnd, summary ontlcruslI,ur M that which
ntter,le4, the Ea,Is Sh1,sCanal bill, IN tho
11n,,sr NJ, Sutur,ny trhe subtpet rune uplu
tl,e form Of an amendment offered by tho
r,,st.Oelce t'ommlttee to the general Postal
Annrnnrlof,nn hill. trte amendment was M
ful1ows:
M. ,,d,,,ona, oos.n, acrv,rc IN forctun coun.
tries. $iUo0lk1. to he expended ,ltler tho dircH-
om , - tnn n,n ',cs n,t"y ~ ,Istrib
mtcsi among tho Atlantic. Moxiran. OUR, and |
IacsG rts; p'es@sH. tas tno s sEss.,s ,t: n,'d
inannoi hy Amer,cnn citizens. .stld that said |
vessels th''s ctnplgyc1 ssa o ,r, s,.H stensnps
ti;Ic mspcetlon. m In ull respects scawnr;hy md
properly fitted for such SERVICE
The 1soach lobby started ont carly In tho
session to secure tic passage of separate
and regular subsidy bill, hut found so much
opposition i'll the House TINT 1t coi,tented
Itself flnn1!y With tho comparatively sn,n'l
allowance contemplated in tile above section,
md hoped to secure Its I,assngc II, tho covert
shape vi n" rider" o,, a,. appropriation bill.
aid under the prcicns0 1T additional nnd
needed ocean nall service. Mr. John ltoaesl
wns 1T tic Capitol il, person yesterday direct
ing Ills forces, but was ,,nable 10 save even
THIS mHcA ot n Erata,iy from tho p',pi'e
condemnation l'lat mas a"altet' w. Ing
matter wns lllal!y d'sposea OF ny
laylnE 1t On Inc taDie' "hero IL VIII
relnhsh. Ihfs result was unexpected.
When tho anlehtltnehe was hfst proposed
the point was llia'se tHat II "tes out OIL oraer,
because rule of the senate 1ofpltis gehef"a
Legislation tn connection WIN &cilefaI appfo-
pfEntitl1 bills. 'fhe PRESIDENT ol Tic oelate
held tie subsidy a'lIcsstlf'e1at 10 ne eSctaaea
under his rule, as IL certainly oNeht ~ Il'ese
been, bit tho SENATE overrileA hlhl by Il Sote
of ~ to H. Ihis vote Indicated taHt the
project lintt great strength III TIC oenate'
especially as similar measures 'atl eee'f
atoptc1 by the sans Dnt'y III lorlhes
Congresses III when tic 1lof'se o1
Representatives felnsed 10 colacnr.
During Saturday n''d yesterday nli
propaseu amendments 10 Tic SUBSIDY neHshfo
which were calculated 10 weigh II ao"a
were promptly feJcetcd as lrreEH'ar' tIo.'En
they were hot lhofo SO man the osl3'lhl
proposition: ali'l once, earlier IN lilo aay' ING
, Senate feti'sca tn liable the tlatter ltcnce
1t waR supposed LINE t'fo scltellc llad 1"I1
cl,a''ac to sictcell III t'iosetlatcat least'--a1h
II Is rral'able tat tho 'siat Ac1eat was Tile re-
, suit Of yesterdays debate.
Thc dcbatu during tho dny was cDniined nj
mos, entirely to the Democratic side. The
principal supporters of tic n.pasurc were
> Morgan of Alabama and at1xcy Of Texas.
puall and ut!lcrs originally In favor OF II !,u,l
already becomc tltsg,lstcd with tho persistent
refusal Ia. extend the benefits OF thu propust.
!. Tim IL, f,,rrign-l,,,iIt steamers purchased by
RI A,ucrlcans. Tl1u aggressive uppot,e,lts ai
= TIM measure were Mcssrs. yayard, Whytc
= md l,erk. tho,,.h muny Of the Republicans
+. did gonl seryire II, assisting to veto dow,
/. the nronos[tIou when tho trjul of strength
n cumc. Tile fGrl Is that tic proposition co,tll
:, not % statul l,o force Of honest criticism.
!, Mcssrs. Morean a1nl Atnxcy sought Il, yatt
tn aIro the proposition the as,,cct ot n gp,ern
- ,n,rn,sc tn cnlnrvc the fouTnn mail facilities
= wn,rl, arm already u,uptr. and tto cost u
=. whfrh far ,b, naxt ,lscal wear was estlu,atct
y l., 49, D..,,,,n t....r,i al c..,. mn fr,.l