Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-02
FORTY-EIGHTR CONGRESS-.
First session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON, Nav |.

WASHINGTON, Nav |.
The Senate was presided over today by
Senator Allison.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the bill to release the members of the
original Fitz John Porter court martial from
the obligation of secrecy, so far as the votes
of members were concerned. 1t was indef-
nitely postponed.
The consideration of the shipping bill was
resumed.
Mr. FRYE continued his remarks in opposi-
ton to Mr.. Vests amendment saying that
the admission to registry of ships bought
abroad would result in taking from American
ships the coastwise of the United States. All
the old hulks in England would come here
and take charge of our cOasting trade.
The senator from Missouri, (Vest) Mr..
Frye said, had not dared to propose free
ship amendment pure and simple, but had
sugar coated it with an amendment providing
for free materials. Who. he inquired, had
asked for free materials? No ehip-builder had
done so.
Mr.. Frye said that in the United States
there were 2l9S ship building establishments
employing 2lS45 men, who received annually
in wages S12,7I3,8l3 The establishments
would be shut up under free ship law.
Mr.. Vest expressed surprise that Mr.. Frye
sUculu IcdE Tic Tree snip Clhusc VII hIy euCI
grounds as it might bring the rotten ships of
England out. here. He (vest) would be
willing, in a matter of trade and self interest,
trust even our own unsophisticated constitu-
ents living in the backwoods, and if the re
was anything he supposed was out of the
range of even the NEST purient imagi-
nation, it was the idea that any living being
could cheat the Yankee senator from Maine
(Frye.) He must indeed be driven to his
last resort when he had to resort to that argu-
ment
At ) o'clock, Mr.. Vest still having the
floor the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, Mr.. Morrison moved that the House 90
into committee on the tariff bill, and that all
general debate on the bill be closed at four
O'Clock Tuesday next.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania said he had
no objection to the closing of the debate, but
hoped he would be accorded an hour on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio gave notice that al
the conclusion of the gen eral debate motion
would be made to strike out the enacting
clause.
Mr.. Eaton of Connecticut hoped that Mr..
Morrison would not press the motion. He
wished to be heard on the bill
Forty-three gentlemen had addressed the
committee.
twas agreed that private business should
be suspended tomorrow and that the day be
devoted to the tariff debate.
Mr.. Morrison's limitation motion was
agreed to and the House went into committee
of the whole.
Mr.. Dorsheimer of New York delivered a
carefully prepared speech in favor of the
bill. He defended it from adverse criticism,
declaring it to be not only good bill but the
best which the times permitted The work
of the ways and means committee had beer
well done, and the bill it had reported merit
ed the support of the revenue reform element
of the House.
After an argument by Mr.. Brumm of Pa
in favor of protection, and another By Mr.
Clay of Kentucky in favor Of tariff reduction
Mr. Eaton of Connecticut took the floor He
was tariff reformer, he said. No tariff ir
his Judgment could be raised properly excep
under constitutional provision. If the tariff
bill offered that which did not come undel
the constitution he would not vote for it, ant