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Ih@ SIRE Rress.
TIE FoRTY.sEvENTn CONGRESS.
Thursday's Proceedings.

Thursdays Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 1.-THE Senate
passed the Fitz John Porter relief bill to-day
80 ayes TO 81 noes. Senator Cameron OF
Pennsylvania, lIoar of Massachusetts, and
Scwell of New Jersey, were the only repub-
licans voting in the affirmative.
Senator Morgan ntr Jduce n Till to explain
ard cary INTO effect setions 2i04 to 2l00 OF
the rtvistd statutes and provide for executing
in their tue intent and purpose the CONNER.
cial treaties between the United States and
other governments.
A resolution directing the judiciary COM
mitlec to report what legislation Is necessary
for asccrluining the existence and tcrmina-
ton of presidential inability was passed.
The judiciary mmitcc reported with
amendment, the bill amending the act of last
session, amending the statute with reference
to bigamy.
The consideration of the tariff bill was re-
sumeI.
The provision for the collection Of duties
on uun-euumerutei articles resembling equally
two or more tnumerattd articles was amend.
ed 20 rs II provide that the nOn-ennmer.
atcd article slall pay the lowest rate OF duty
Of thu IN hest duty. On hard and soft and
cast lie soaps the duty was changed from two
cents pound to 20 per cent ad valcrem. The
duty IN cas- or 1t ans or seeds was raised from
80 to % cents bushel and on castor oil from
81 10 So cents gallon.
Inquiring into River md Hnrbor I'm
pray tncnis The shipping Bill =
Inndlrr's ana IoX's Amendment
Adopted
In the House Chairman Page of the c1m.
merce committee reported back the resolution
calling on the President for statement of tho
aggre iatc amount expended ON river and har.
Dor Improvements since the beginning Of the
government, the amounts expended on such
work within each State, the value Of the I'M
provcmtnt, whether any money has been
expended Tor Improvement Of any river oi
hart or not within the United States. with
suck Other Information as he may deem
proper to communicate. 1t was adopted.
Consideration OF the shipping bill was re-
sumci. Tie section under discussion was
tn drawback section for which The COM
mitlce substitute was pending limiting the
amount of "draw back TO the amount OF
tonnage collected. To this substitute Cand.
ler's free ship amendment was pending.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment provid-
ing that fifty per cent of the drawback re-
ceiyed by ship-owners shall be paid 10 the
artisan employed in tho construction or re-
PAIR of the vessel.
Mr.. lIuichlns opposed the pending Sec
ton. II was wrong for Congress to pass a
bill under lrclence Of paying drawbacks
which simply granted bounty of the worst
kind The draw ack would prove dis
cOuragcmeut and hindrance 10 shipping.
Mr. Towns lppl oDpospl iIp draw Ina RI
feature. The 18th section would put int,
John Roachs pocket $500, 600 every year
Ii WAS ohing more than n subsidy.
Mr. Reed opposed Gamblers amendment
lie sad that the project Of free ships open!
no way to Chcdpcnng transportation.
Mr. Ding,y SAID that the Tree ship amend
mont would bury the American ship build.
ing interest
Mr.. Belmont said that no one would un
dertnke 10 say whether the provision of I'll,
orignll bill Of the committee aud the pend
ing umeudm MS were sufficient to bring tacl
under he American flag its proper STARE Of
the ocean Carrying trade, Ii the OCEAN car
Tying taic OF the world WAS overd ne thcr,
Wa, not room for mere vessels, although the,
might b. pIotlably transferred from one fla.
to some uhr. 1t seemed clear that tn
cary iu4 p iwer on land aud sea had grow
li-her ratio Than commerce had grown
Let the frt ed m of Americans to build AM
buy Nc,sc.s wherever they pleased h. uG
constIalncd by Federal law aud the da
might not be far off when not only ou
conmeici, blt our political need upon III
sea wOuli he satisfied.
Mr. Robson denounced the split whc
would strike II blow at an American industr,
in The iut,res OF foreign cheap labor, whic
would hiue to this country manufacture
n ht ri inn q
the get Industry Oh shipbuilding.
Mr. Blouut iaqumed whether the gentle
man had felt The influence Of that spjr,t.
Mr. Kuhesln-l have not felt III irfincnc
but have seen The admitted agents Of til
English carrying trade in these loobicS, an!
see them no" IN the galleries
Alr. Bom'-Namc them
Mr.. RpbesUu-l am not here to attack GU
side parties.
Mr., Bioun'. You have already as,aile
them-namr then.
Mr.. McLailo suid that il the object Of IL
bill @as only 10 Protect Roach's establish
meu' and others ike it, it never would pus
lie favored Gamblers HmGntnunl
Nj InUmas said hat the democrats, a
most without exc pion under the, lippcl {
their coats had an English flag r,plc.enIir
free trade AID The degradation If labor II
opposed Gambler amendment.
Mr. ilo.maD's amendment was rel etc
12S to 1871.
Mr. CuudlcTs free ship amendment 10 Il
iO4.
Mr. Cox, of New York. Offered 10 subs,
tute his free material amendment, that Il
materials "a he used in the construction
vess Is may be foreign 1t was adopted /:
to 1906