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

| W ash IngJOn, 3.-Tho com MERGE
committee reported. without amend
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 5 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 q like
rule is adopted abroad as to Ameri-
can vessels. The secretary of the
treasury is to pr0mulgate the proper
scale of fees for measurements 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
merce. 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 4400, of article so, 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. lie
noticed no opportunity at present
: for the amendment, but was pre-
r pared to demonstrate its pIopclety
: whenever he could do so, and DO
iieved 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 incorporates in the pend
ing bill.
!. Objection was made. After further
/. discussion, the committee amend
). mentS were agreed to and the bill
s passed.
3 A new conference was ordered OF
) the Japanese indemnity bill.
Merrill, at 2 o'clock, moved t
: postpone the pending order tn
=. calendar)-tO take up the knit good
p bill. This was vigorously objects
K to On the democratic side, on th'
8. ground that any action cOncernin
d taxation should be general, no
special.
e; Beck protested against the motto
IL as ignoring the general relief pro
- posed by the tax reduction bill, i
n order that a particular intere5
Y might be benefited, even by an il
crease of taxation
AldTich asserted that the state
. ment, several times repeated in th
debate, that the republican side ha
&c abandoned the effort to legislale fC
reduction OF taxes, was entirel
erroneous. He hoped the bill o
that subject would now be pr
= ceeded with.
!, Hawley pictured the deplorab
:, business position of the knit gooC
manufacturers at this time. and a
serted that their condition W:
equally pitiable and appalling /;
lie was the sufferers from the recel
e. foods and CONGREGATIONS in Il
es western section Of the cOuntr
is Bankruptcy threatened the
and to them the queStio
IT, recalls one, not of free trad
to OF taxation, but of mercy and b
Ms mainly The pockets of his Peep
opened wide where calamiti
befell the constituents Of 9th
members, and he appealC
to those members not to raj
II techniealitieS when some Of the be
~ New England families were on Il
On u verge of financial ruin from eau
u for which they were in no respe
IA to blame; but to agree that the kn
III goods bill should be acted upon /
oy fore the close of the session.
e Morrill, modified his motion
III provide that the tax reduction b
a. o. be taken up and upon this bel
~ " agreed to, without objection
oIy yielded the floor to Williams W
% called up the bill to prevent t
10 spread of pleurO-pneumonia
cattle.
ingalls, argued that the bill "
mt, defective in the matter of dettil s.
r0f suggested notifications; and W
: to liams said he believed if the Lor
ed. prayer were under considerable
bic the senator from Kansas wOJ
ate move an amendment.
ast, Ingalls, preferred TO consider t
ng, bill rather than the Lords Pray
ON and resumed his criticism.
tor The bill was finally postponed I
of tai to-morrow-27 to 90. The vOti
ces regarded as good as poStpOniRg
half bill until next winter.
TO Allison, from the conference uI
fter the legislative appropriation bin,
be ported an agreement. The rep
+. was adopted.
re- The lax reduction bill was ina
hat proceeded with, and Morrill, 81
and m1Jted a proposition to the DEL
city cratic side that the bill be passed
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