The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-11
THE HOUSE.

Introduction of Bills, and Continued Dis
cussion of the Shipping Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-In the House, on mo
ton of Mr. Peelle, of Indiana the Senate bill au
thorizing the public printer to pay for the extra
work, was passed.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, offered resolution call
ing on the Attorney general for information as
to persons employed as attorneys and others in
the prosecution of the starroute cases, the terms
of contract with EACH amount paid each and
probable amount of the entire cost of the prose-
cnrion now pending and such as he contem-
plated instltuting Referred.
Mr.. Grape offered resolution directing the
judiciary committee to inquire what legislation
is necessary to establish lower, uniform and
equitable telegraphic rates between the States
| of the Union and foreign countries. Referred.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana introduced a
joint resolution expressive of regret and SYM
pathy at the death of Gambetta. Referred.
MIR, Aldrch, of Illinois, introduced bill which
| provides that whenever the owner of distilled
spirits, desiring to export the same, shall have
given bond for the expectation thereof under
the provisions of the act of June 8, 1874 he may
proceed to export without giving All export
| bond presented in paragraph 1. section $3.50,
Revised Statutes, in the same act. Referred.
The Senate amendments to the agricultural
and Indian appropriation bills were non-con-
CURED In and consideration of the shipping bill
| was resumed.
Mr.. Cox offered an amendment repeating the
| laws recurring remuneration to shipping
commissioners for shipping seaman if shipped
by master or owner. After debate, he modi
| fed the amendment by adding proviso that the
duties performed by the shipping commissioners
| at home ports be performed by collectors, and
that no fees be charged for services. AS mOdi-
| fled, the amendment was adopted
| Mr.. Gambler, of Massachusetts,, offered
| amendment to come in at the end of the section,
| providing that it shall be lawful, however, for
| any seaman to stimulate In mis- shipping agree
ment for the allotment of any portion of wages
| which ne may earn to his wife, father, mother,
| grandfather, grandmother, child. grandchild
| brother or sister, or any savings bank for the
benefit of such seamen, and to no other person or
| corporation. Adopted.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered an amendment
| repeating all the laws requiring the payment of
| any remuneration to the shipping commission
ers for shipping seamen if shipped by master or
| owner.
Objections were offered to the amendment be-
cause it provided that no government officer
| take the place of the commissioner.
Mr.. Cox thereupon modified the amendment
| by adding the proviso that the duties performed
| by the shipping commissioners at home ports
| shall be performed by the collectors of several
ports of the United States and that no fees shall
| be charged for said services. The amendment
was then adopted.
Mr.. DIngley offered, as substitute for the sec
| ton exempting from tonnage tax vessels en-
gagged in commerce with Canada or Mexico, an
amendment providing that in lieu OF all duties
Imposed by law, duty of six
each entry on all vessels which have entered
| into the United States from the West India
Islands, or from any port or place in the repub-
| lie of Mexico, or from any port or place into the
| Gulf of Mexico down to and including Aspn-
wall and Panama, or from any port or place in
| the Dominion of Canada, and duty of two
cents per ton is hereby imposed on all vessels
entered into the United States from any other
| port. Adopted.
| Mr.. Grape, of Massachusetts, offered an amend
| ment to the section, applying its proviOns only
| to seamen engaged in foreign carrying trade.
| Adopted.
MIR. Dingley moved to amend the section that
! limited the individual liability of shipownars by
| adding proviso, that the aggregate liabilities
| of all owners of the vessel account of the
| same, shall not exceed the value of the vessel
Mr.. Stone, of Massachusetts, moved to add q
proviso, that this section shall not affect the liza
| bility OF any owner incurred previous to the
| passage of this act, nor prevent any claimant
| from joining all the owners in one action Agreed
| to, and the amendment as amended was adopted
| The eighteenth section, providing for the pay
ment of drawbacks having been re ached, Mr..
| Page Of California on behalf of the committees
offe red the following substitute for this sectOn
"When any American vessel shall be CON
structed equipped, repaired, retitted or supplied
with ships stores for foreign trade, including
| trade between Atlantic and Pacific ports of the
| United States In whole or in part of materials
of the production Of the United States the
owner or owners of such vessel shall be entitled
| to receive and collect from the United States a
drawback or sum equal in amount to the
| duty which would have been collected
| on imported material of like description and
| equal quality with American equipments, en-
| gines, boilers, attachments. and other appurten-
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ana supplies provided, that in ascertaining such
| drawback the duty shall be computed on iron
and steel advanced in the manufacture not be-
yond the point of plates, angles bars and rods;
| provided, also. that such drawback on any ar
ticle shall not exceed the difference between the
market price of such article in the col
lection district IN which the vessel
shall be built, repaired, reftted or supplied,
and the Market price of similar articles in the
city of Glasgow or on the river Clyde, and shall
not exceed $40 per ton in measurement In the
case of the original construction of any sailing
vessel and 1915 per ton in case of the original
construction of any vessel propelled, in whole or
in part, by steam, and in the aggregate the draw
back or sum paid under this section shall not in
any one year exceed the amount of tonnage tax
collected in such year; and provided, further.
| that this section shall apply only to vessels
commenced, repaired, reftted or supplied
after the passage of this act, and provided,
| further that if the fund herein provided is in
sufficient In any one year to pay the amount of
| claims preferred against it in full. then IL shall
| he prOrated among claimants and accepted by
| them in full payment of all claims against the
| United States arising out of this law. "
| After general discussion of this eighteenth
| section, the drawbacks and subsidies bill went
over till tomorrow.
The Speaker announced Messrs. Crawley, AL
drch, Bisbee, Martin and Cox of North Carolina
| as "A special committee to investigate charges
| against the Chief Clerk, John Bailey. He also
appointed Messrs.tRyan, Caswel and Lefevre as
| conierees on the Indian appropriationsbilE SAD
journed.