The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-04
XLVII CONGRESS
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE

COulIl1IISS IOpOEIOu, WlGuOuG dm6lQ-
ment, the House bill, to provide for
the deduction from the gross ton
mage of vessels of the United States,
an amendment to section 4153 of the
Revised Statutes, by allowing de-
auctions for the space reserved for
the crew, these not to exceed 3 per
per cent. of the gross tonnage in
steam vessels. Spaces for machinery
are also to be deducted and special
allowances made for paddle wheel
and screw steamers, but the deduc-
tions cannot exceed so per cent. of
the gross total. The remeasuring of
foreign vessels from foreign ports
is to be discontinued, when a like
rule is adopted abroad as to Ameri-
can vessels. The secretary of the
treasury is to promulgate the proper
scale of fees for remeaSurements on
the basis of section 41S6 Revised
Statutes.
Frye said he thanked the commit
tee for this bill. the first gun fred in
favor of revival OF American COM
MERGE. 1t was welcome music to
his ears. The bill passed.
Window, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported, with
amendments, the House bill to
amend section 400, of article 80, of
the Revised Statutes, concerning the
regulation of United States vessels.
He explained that its purpose was
to extend to foreign steam vessels
the provision Of inspection laws
now applicable to domestic vessels,
and concerning freight or combusti-
BILE matter to be carried. ItprOvided
for the appointment of inspectors
for this purpose.
Ferry said the bill was the second
gun from the commerce committee.
Sherman said, some time since, he
prepared an amendment relieving
American vessels engaged in foreign
trade from local taxation. He
noticed no opportunity at present
for the amendment, but was pre-
pared to demonstrate it's pIoprlety
whenever he could do so, and be
lieved it would, in five years, secure
to us one-third, or One-half the
ocean carrying trade.
Miller, of California, hoped the
proposition would be offered imme-
diately and incorporated in the pend
ing bill.
Objection was made. After further
discussion, the committee amend
mentS were agreed to and the bill
passed.
A new conference was ordered Oh
the japanese indemnity bill.
Merrill, at 2 o'clock, moved ia
postpone the pending order the
calendar)-to take up the knit goods
bill. This was vigorously objected
to on the democratic side, on the
ground that any action concerning
taxation should be general, moi
special.
Beck protested against the motion
as ignoring the general relief pro.
posed by the tax reduction bill, in
order that a particular interest
might be benefited, even by an in
crease of taxation.
Aldrich asserted that the state
ment, several times repeated in the
debate, that the republican side haC
abandoned the effort to legislate fol-
a reduction OF taxes, was entirely
erroneous. He hoped the bill OF
that subject would now be pro
ceeded with.
Hawley pictured the deplOrablt
business position of the knit goods
manufacturers at this time. and as
serted that their condition wa!
equally pitiable and appalling a!
was the sufferers from the recen
floods and CONGREGATIONS in The
western section Of the country
Bankruptcy threatened then
and to them the question
recalls one, not of free trade
OF taxation, but of mercy and hu
mainly. The pockets of his people
opened wide where calamitie'
befell the constituents Of Othe,
members, and he appealed
to those members not to raist
technicalitieS when some Of the bes
New England families were on thG
verge of financial ruin from cauS,
for which they were in no reSpec
to blame; but to agree that the kni
goods bill should be acted upon be
fore the close Of the session.
Morrill, modified his motion {,
| provide that the tax reduction bill
be taken up and upon this beiD!
agreed to, without objection b
yielded the floor to Williams VIII
called up the bill to prevent tn
spread of pleurO-pneumonia il
cattle.
ingalls, argued that the bill wa
defective in the matter of dettil an
suggested notifications; and vii
liams said he believed if the Lord
prayer were under consideration
the senator from Kansas woulc
move an amendment.
| Ingalls, preferred to consider tn
| bill rather than the Lords Prayer
and resumed his criticism.
The bill was finally postponed IN
til to-morrOw-27 tO22. The vote l
regarded as good as pOstponiRg tn
bill until next winter.
Allison, from the conference upoi
the legislative appropriation bin, re
ported an agreement. The repOr
was adopted.
: The lax reduction bill was hnali
proceeded with, and Morrill, sui
m1Jted proposition to the demo
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