The Las Vegas gazette., 1886-05-04
AT THE CAPITAL
The Result of ain Uneyentful
Days Work.
The Indian and Posaoface Appropris-
tion Bills Discussed-A Reward to
be Offered for Oeronlmo's
scalp-Rtc. Etc.
SENATE.

TIE P0sTOFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, May B. After the
transaction of unimportant business the
senate took up the postoffice appropria>
tion bill, and Mr.. Vest proceeded to
speak. On the amendment appropri>
atlng $4,000 for the transportation OF
foreign mails he maintained that Its
provision would prove destructive to
American merchantmen. L. was now
proposed to change the existing stau>
utes which permits competition, and
substitutes in Its place n declaration
that none but American steamships
shall carry mails. Today, he said, we
have but two routes upon which there
are more than two lines of steamships,
one from San Francisco to the east and
from New York to Havana, No COM
petition could come except on these two
lines. He cited statistics showing that
in recent years we have paid four times
as much to American steamships
as to those of other countries
for the transportation of for
elgn mails, yet our merchant marine
and our navy
HAD STEADILY DwINDLED AWAY,
Since 1866 congress had appropriated
$SS5 5,OOO,O 600 for the support of the navy
and today we have lot of old
wooden hulks that would not
last one-half hour before one
single armed vessel of second class
naval power. Chill had two ships, built
in England, which could reduce 10 a to.
tai wreck every seaport IN the United
States without any trouble. Italy could
send one vessel that could lombard our
cities and destroy our navy and it would
only be amusement for the Italians.
Mr.. MCPHERSON said England today
to the extent of $450,0O0 He asked Mr.
Vest how he would get trade of South
America against such odds.
Mr.. Vest said he would repeal our in.
famous navigation laws. No other CIV.
illzed nation had such laws. He would
also
REFORM THE TARIFF
and place it on revenue basis so IS
not to handicap one man for the advsn.
Jage of another He believed in an
honest mail service but this amendment
violated sound principle. So welded
are Republicans TO protection tariff
that they were unwilling to break even
one link In the chain of protection; but
they were compelled to acknowledge
that after a long season of
protection, change was found to be in
dispensable
Mr. Vest read printed notice from a
80 called "worklngman" whose name
was not printed. The alleged working
man. among other things said that all
con ngressmen favoring low tariff wers
feio nf ha r1.yi
Vest sad he would forfeit his salary in
the senate if the alleged" worklngman"
did not turn OUT to be man who wore
ATHREE STORY SILK HAT.
diamond studs and French kid boots, no
doubt, too thaL" "workngman' boarded at
the Fifth avenue hotel and his board was
paid by manufacturers and steam ship
builders OF this country who wanted the
high prot ,ctive tariff consumed,
Mr.. En3tis wished Mr.. Vest had ex-
planned his idea of Subsidy" He
did not think Mr.. Vests position on
the bill considered one. He did not
see how Mr.. Vest could reconcile his
opposition to the subsidy, with
his introduction of bill to guar>
antee the payment OF 1877, 500. 900
to build Eads' ship railway on
IoIeign soil WI. EustiS inquired
wnetner the on'teo states were 70 re-
msln III Tue iulure as 10 lhe past' Ahie
speeches on the subject OF
FREE SHIPS AND FREE TRADE
were all right. but our commerce with
South and Central Amsrica was sta.
,tionary. Must we be content to see all
other nations OF the earth supplying
markets OF those countries while We
listened to speeches? He SAID that
even the Italian nation, born
but Yesterday, had closer and
better commercial relations with the
n,ations south of the United States. The
question of our shipping and foreign
tra,.'e relations was one different from
that nj local manufacturers. Shipping
reEres sntsd to other portions of the
earth w po"o. Hnu ptoaSiso % 'ia
,nnt .oa ada nf the countr,ea Of tbis
on,t;no,t ena. quo " W.
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