The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-29
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
F0RTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
LAST SESSION.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Washington, 28.-The select com
nittee on diseases of domestic ami
mails reported bill for a bureau o.
animal industry and for the suppress.
sion OF contagious diseases. Coke
non.conCurred in the.bill.
Bsyard, from the finance commit
tee, reported bill to amend the Re-
vised Statutes in relation to the cir
cClation of national banks. Calendar.
The morning hour was occupied IL
discussion of the Chicago lake front
bill.
Blaine introduced q bill for the es
tablishment OF the United States
ocean mail service and the revival o.
foreign commerce On American
steamships. Blaine said he intro
duced the bill 90 q substitute for the
one which was the subject OF Beck 4
speech on the previous day, namely,
free ships. At his suggestion, the
bill was referred to the committee on
finance.
Following ia the full text Of the
bill:
Be it enacted. etc, That tho owners
Of American steamships OF 8. 600 tons
register, or upwards, constructed
after approved models and equal in
accommodations. safety and speed 10
the mail carrying vessels Of any
nation, shall be entitled to receive,
for carrying United States mails on the
regular lines Of such steamships,
from any port or ports, mail COM
pensation not exceeding 5 80 per
nautical mile per snnum, for the
distance one way for II round trips
per annum, s45 per mile for "a trips,
and $50 per mile for IS trips per
annum, in accordance with contracts
to be made for such mail transpor,
tation by the postmaster general,
after public advertisement for pre-
posels with the lowest bidder on
each line for terms not exceeding
Is years, and upon all conditions for
securing rapid and efficient trans
portation, which are usual or es-
tahlished by law in similar cases.
Section 2.-Only those steamships
shall be accepted for euch aervice
which have been built in American
OF American material and
American mechanics, and they shall
be commanded by citizens of the
United States, and manned by a crew,
a majority Of whom at least are
American citizens; and before being
accepted they shall be duly inspected
under the direction OF the postmaster
general and secretary OF the navy,
and such secretary may also allow
any officer OF the navy leave CT
absence, for not exceeding five years.
i0r toe purpose OF serving on such
ships, which absence shall be without
pay, but without prejudice to rank or
promotion.
Wallace i1iojuced a joint resolu-
ion PROPOSE : an amendment TO the
OF the Unitad States,
changing the mode of eleciing the
president OF the United States. The
Dill dispenses With tie electoral COL
ege, and provides for an election by
he psople by secret ballot and by |
lireot vote, in districts. Each !
tate ia to have as many
districts az it has senators
md members in Congress, and each
district to have one vote; the vote to
,e canvassed ny state board OF oan
'sssers, oonsistiUg OF the governor,
,hief justice and secretary OF state,
heir return to be made to the
speaker of the House and to be con-
lusive proof OF the result; the votes
0 be counted by Congress in joint
and plurality vote to
lect. The bill was temporarily laid
n the table, Mr.. Wallace stating that
e would ask 10 sebmit remarks on it
Morgan offered a resolution, which
7aS agreed to. directing the secretary
{ the treasury to furnish to the Sen
ts statement of the names of the
laimants whose claims have been 4
lowed under the ninth act of the
resty OF Spain, proclaimed February
ID, 1921, the amounts allowed and g
aid by the United States, with date
I payment. etc.
The regular order being the Indian :
md in ssyeralty bill. wac then pro-
seded With. The pending amend 1
lent OF Plumb, to prevent the lsas- :
Ig OF lands, wsE rejected. Plumb !
loved an amendment for furnishing 3
1vernment with an authentic state .
tent of who are the members of a r
ibe to be located under the bill. 4
Plumb and Morgan favored the {
sud Coke, in charge OF 4
ie bill, opposed it as superfnous. +
he amendment was reiscted-syes q
}, nays 81. I
An amendment by ingalls,, 10 make d
Ie bill more harmonious, prevailed
ithout objection. I
An amendment offered by Plumb b
I've rise TO a lengthy discussion, and 4
ithout action on the bill the Senate
ent into executive session. and +
hen the doors reopeued, adjourned q
It'll tomorrow. Il