The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-15
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FORTY-SIXrH CONGRESS.
LAST SESSION.
SENATE

calendar.
Booth introduced bill authoriZ-
ing the payment of prize money to
officers of Farragut's fleet for the
destruction of the enemy's vessels
in 1862.
a resolution was adopted, with
out objections, by Ingalls,, calling
upon the district commissioners for
information as to the damage done
TO Long Bridge by the flood, and
whether in repairing, some method
can be adopted that will diminish
the probability of inundation of the
city hereafter.
BY Hoar, directing the secretary
to report to the Senate the rules OF
admission to customs officials, New
York, approved by the President on
March 9th, 1879, and January 30th,
1880, and such statement of pro-
.ceedings under the same as may
show the practical effect of the OPP
.eratiOn and rules upon the public
service.
BY Platte, to instruct the commit
tee on pOstOfiices and postroads to
inquire whether the practice of the
pOStOffice department dispOsing of
contracts for transportation made to
persons who, though the lowest bid
ders therefor, do not intend person.
ally to perform such contracts, but
make them solely for the purpose Of
speculation, is in conformity with
the public policy, and if any means
can be devised to prevent the same,
and report by bill or otherwise.
The postal appropriation bill was
proceeded with, the pending motion
to table the subsidy amendment
being withdrawn, and the PROPOSE
ton TO perfect the original amend
ment reported from the committee
on postOtfice, being oVerruled, as not
in order the rule. The votes on
these propositions ranged as follows:
Is to Il, Il to and 10 tO4.
An amendment by Morgan to
allow steamships to be of steel as
well as iron, was agreed to on a
UiD0 OOce vote.
Bayard compared the substituting
of steamships, which he construed
as the taking of public money for
| private uses, as Identical with the
communist idea, and as violation
Of democratic usage and doctrine.
Whyte reviewed the history of
American subsidy legislation, be-
ginning with the plan proposed by
the king in 1741, apprOpriating ST.
100000 annually for term Of years,
for foreign mail service, the bill IN
that instance being covered with the
same sugar coating Of equitable dis
tribution that is presented at this
time; and coming down to the
| Brazilian experiment, he added: We
were asked within five years after
that disastrous failure to repeat the
folly. During the ten years up TO
1875, in the which government had
paid to the Brazil line Sl,500,00O,
our imports were doubled, while our
exports increased but One-eighth,
The Pacific mail furnished another
experience that ought not be for
gotten and he would, if he could,
draw a veil before the eyes of the
American nation and save them
from a recollection of that scandal
that smirched congressman and ex-
cluded one member from the floor
of the House.
Beck said he had heard that no
complaint of the American ocean
postal facilities were deficient.
Morgan replied that southern
ports has been closed to the United
States mails by the policy of govern
ment and the south now asked that
mail facilities be extended her.
Beck replied, and went on to argue
that the amendmen would not have
the effect of adding a single steamer
to the lines now running, but that
the Sl,00O,OO0 here provided would
go to the Pacific Mail and Brazilian
company,with the exception of abou,
Il per cent, which would be left for
other lines to scramble for. He
suggested, among other measures OF
relief, that Washington be made eX-
clusively the place of registracy for
the vessels of the foreign carrying
trade; that a system of American
apprenticeship on these vessels
be instituted; that a contract be
made with. their owners by which
ships may be made part of our navy
in foreign war; that they be re-
lieYed of local taxation, and that
consular and pilotage fees be paid |
by government, and their burdens
lightened.
Bayard asked MaXey if he favored
the free importation of ship build |
ing materials, as well as of ships |
constructed.
MaXey replied that he was a free |
ship man in the most unqualified |
way, and he would allow ship build |
ing materials to be admitted under /
tariffs, such us wonld
provide a revenue for government.
He then quoted from statistics to
show that while the commercial
md agricultural growth of the coun-
ry had been unprecedented in the
asst thirty years, the carrying trade
IlOne, of all our industries, had de-
lined in volume and almost disap-
)eared, and that the cause of this
vas to be found in our navigation
avs. A direct issue had been pre-
ented by Morgan'S resolution and
lad been negatived. The construc-
ion placed upon the amendment
low pending, in view of the rejec-
ion of the other proposition, had
eprived it of that which. in his
Judgment, made it valuable
amely, the free ship principle. In |
his connection he presented statis-
cS showing that of total of over I
10000 paid by the United States
Or the carrying of European mails,
15S,0O0 was paid to the owners of
)reign bottoms and S3S,OO0 to
and commented on this
) a national humiliation.
Teller moved to lay the amend g
ient on the table to avoid further '
Agreed to-ayes "a, C
Oes IA. P
The committee of the whole then a
.ported the bill to the Senate, when a
le amendments were agreed to and c
he bill passed finally. U
Withers, from the appropriations G
reported, with amend q
ent, the district appropriation b
Ill. Calendar. a
After debate on the priority of II
the House funding bill a
as taken up and informally laid Is
-er, as the regular order of bust a