Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-22
D0|NGS At THE CAPITOL.
A Lengthy Debate In Congress Over the
Amendments to the Steamship
Subsidy Bill.
No End to Amendments to Amendments
On the Subject in the
House.
The Pension Bill Passes the Senate -
Items OF Interest from the Ma.
tion's Capitol.

tion's Capitol.
3 WASHINGTON, May 19.-Mr. Hoar CAV
E notice that to-morrow he would bring u
: the bill disposing of the Alabama awards
E Mr.. Frye called up the Staten Islam
, Bridge bill, and consideration of the bi
was proceeded with.
The Pension bill was placed before th
Senate. Pending the question, being tina
I OF Mr.. Mcpherson to recommit the bill t.
the committee with instructions to submi
to the Senate an estimate OF the expens
incurred by its passage. Mr.. McPherson'
motion to recommit was rejected. Ayes
IA; nays, %.
The question required on Mr.. Blair
amendment to Mr.. Van Wyck's amend
ment. Mr.. Van Wyck's amendment 10 Il
add to the bill the section providing ths
no soldier under this act should receive
pension OF less than So mouth. Mr.
Blair 81 emotion to make the provision reat
soldier hereafter shall be rated at less than
81 per month";" Mr.. Blair modified tn,
amendment So as to include sailors
marines, etc. Mr.. Blair's amendment wal
agreed to.
| Mr.. Logan then moved the amend ment
already suggested by him to make the
minimum penson hereafter payable under
any law not less than Sc: Mr.. Logan'a
amendment was rejected-yeas 30, nays
21.
The question recurring on the amend.
| ment of Mr.. Van Wyck as the amendment
| by that OF MIR. Blair Mr.. Ingalls, moved to
lay on the table. The motion was not
agreed to. The amendment as amended
was then agreed to.
MIR. Salisbury offered a motion providing
that no money should be paid on pensions
under the pending bill, provision to be
made to meet the nec- ssnry expenditures
by tax by incomes specifically applicable
for such payment. On motion OF Mr.. Blair
this was laid on the table-yeas 20, nays
Is. .@g$
Mr.. Logan moved an amendment extend
ing the provisions OF thu bill 80 as to cover
men who had served three months. He
said he personally knew men who had
served three months who were az much en-
titled to pension as ii they had served
three years. Agreed to.
Mr.. butler offered as an amendment
provision Tor the service of pensions for
the Mexican veterans
To this Mr.. Conger offered an amend
ment excluding persons under political dis.
ability.
Mr.. Blair. in moving to lay Mr.. Buffers
amendment on the table, said the House
had already passed the Mexican pension
bill. which would be pressed in the Senate
in due time. The motion to lay on the
table prevailed. Yeas, 33; nays, 81.
Mr. In alls in suggesting the amendment
to strike out the word 'labor" and insert
the word ''exertion," EXPIRE sed the belief
that without this change, teachers, mer-
chants, Lawyers or others, who earned
livelihood by Intellectual exertion would
not be entitled to the benefit OF the bill.
Mr.. Blair accepted the suggested amend
lnent and it was agreed to.
After further debate, the Pension bill was
passed. Yeas-34: nays-14.
The Bankruptcy bill was laid before the
Senate, and after the Intellectual attempt OF
to secure an executive session,
tho Senate adjourned.
House.
Mr.. Dibble, OF South Carolina, from the
Committee on Laws Regulating the Elec.
tion OF President, reported a joint resolu.
lion proposing Constitutional amend
nent, creating and defining the Office OF
second Vice President of the United States.
House calendar.
the Whole on the Senate amendment to
The Postoffice Appropriation bill. =
Mr.. Millard, OF New York. briefly advo-
lated the foreign mail service amendment,
it would have a beneficial effect |
IN American commerce.
Mr.. Phelps, OF Ne1 Jersey, said the
amendment and vote by which it was
adopted in the Senate was an encourage
nent to American shipping. He was pro-
,eeding to make a summary OF the vote,
when he was interrupted by Mr.. Blount, of
Georgia, with the point that it was not in
order to refer to the actions OF the Senate. |
Mr.. Phelps suggested that the gentleman
should be proud that eight Democratic !
senators had voted to give the new steam.
'hips to American commerce, and new
oorts to American manufacturers. The |
Senate having performed it's duty, the |
House had presented to it an opportunity
20 pass q measure full OF advantages. |
What the country needed was new steam |
ships and foreign markets. This meaEure |
would give them what the country wanted
its sea coasts defended. This measure
would do it by giving the country q mer- |
'hant marine which was the militia OF the !
seas. This measure was advantageous,
md ought to be passed. Itwould be passed
lnless the members were frightened because |
vas not subsidy. A subsidy was grant |
or excessive payment.
The Committee on Pacific Railroads, to- !
lay, heard arguments by Messrs. Van
Nyck and Dorsey in favor OF bill author |
zing the Union Pacific to purchase or lease
branches. The matter was then referred
10 the subcommittee, which had the Pacific |
Railroad Funding bill in charge.
Mr.. Hiscock, OF New York, maintained |
hat the amendment was q subsidy, when
he gentleman insinuated that the lobby |
vas full of men pushing the Senate amend
nent, he might as well retort that there
Ire strong influences at work on the
,ther side OF the ocean to strike !
iown American steamship lines. Meas
lred by prices which were paid for carrying |
our domestic mails on railroads, the steam |
,hips and star routes of the United States |
would be paying under this. The Senate |
amendment had a very low rate OF COM !
indeed. Measured by the rate
,aid by every European power, it would |
,e paying O. very small compensation, in |
Iced. Ii there was Government policy |
worthy OF support it was contained in this |
nendment.
Mr., Dackrey, OF Missouri, announced his |
,pposition to the amendment, because it !
vas coercive legislation. Hethen proceeded |
% argue that the subsidy would not have
,he effect OF building up the commerce OF
he country, and in support OF the argu.
nent he quoted statistics to show that |
rom 1866 to 1877, (Which he termed the |
subsidy period) the TONNAGE and commerce |
II the United States steadily fell oil. Much |
II the subsidy proposed would 60 to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. He had
,eard it said that this line was owned by |
700 persons, but he declared that it was
argely owned and differed by Jay Gould,
sydney Dillon. Russell Sage and Z. r
These were the men who were
% get this sappropriatio ion which was assumed
q 20 to the building OF the commerce OF |
;he country and merchant marine: No man /
would 90 further than he in restoring the
merchant marine, but il this could only be
lone now by the means OF contributions to |
;he Pacific Mail Steamship Company, ne
vanted to wait time and look out Tor
mother remedy. Under this amendment |
he Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
which is OF unsavory record. would get
s352 1913, or nearly one-half OF the appro-
ria ton. He called upon his party friends
- = atom and hesitate before they gave their
,anction to a measure which did not adj
'sS"SoAo~ Al,o :nkoroefa 1T fho mef.