Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-18
KILN. CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1886.

senate.
After the regular business in the
Senate to-day Mr.. Frye called up the
House shipping bill entitled " A bill to
abolish certain fees for official services
TO American vessels, and to amend the
law relating to shipping commissioners,
seamen, and owners of vessels" This
his the bill passed by the House of Rep
resentatives on February 18th last abol-
:shing fees for measuring tonnage, for
issuing licenses, registry certificates,
and a great variety of other fees
The bill having been read, Mr.. Frye
moved to add to it as new section
the provisions Of the bill recently re-
ported by him from the Committee on
Commerce authorizing the President
to issue a proclamation whenever he
may deem proper denyin to vessels OF
foreign countries such privileges as are
denied in such foreign countries to yes
sells of the United States. This is the
provision authorizing g retaliation for
the recent action of the Dominion of
Canada in excluding United States
vessels from certain privileges in Cana
dian ports, but the provision of MIR.
Frye's bill is not confined to Canada,
but is made general, so as to apply to
all foreign countries.
After some inquiry by Messrs. Nc
Pherson and Vest and word of reply
by Mr.. Frye the amendment was
agreed to without debate. The bill as
amended by the Senate was then passed,
and, OIL motion of Mr.. Frye, commit
tee of conference was ordered on the
dissgreeing votes of the two houses
upon the bill.
Without further action the Senate,
at 400 p. ~, went into executive ses-
sion. At 5:55 the doors were re-
opened, and the Senate adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. O'Donnell, OF
Michigan, from the Committee on Edu'
cation, the rules were suspended, and
the House passed by vote Of yeas
203, nays 8, Senate bill to provide
for the study of the nature of alcoholic
drinks and narcotics and Of their effects
upon the human system, in connection
with the several divisions Of the sub
jects of physiology and hygiene, by the
pupils in the public schools of the Ter
ritories and of the District Of Column
bia and in the Military and Naval
Academies, and the Indian and colored
schools in the Territories Of the United
States.
Mr.. O'Neill, from the Committee on
Labor, moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution setting apart the Sd
of June and subsequent days for the
consideration Of business presented by
that committee. Mr.. 0'Neill stated
that the bills which would be called up
we're those prohibiting the employment
Of alien and convict labor on public
works, to protect servants ana me-
chanics in their wages, and other like
measures. The educational bill would
not be called up under this order.
Mr.. Dunn, Of Arkansas, energetically
affirmed that the educational bill had
not had fair play. He had never before
seen a great measure throttled by such
unwarrantable means as had been re-
sorted to in order to stihe that bill.
Mr.. Cowles, of North Carolina, ex-
pressed his sorrow that, notwithstand-
ing the declarations Of National and state
Democratic Conventions, he should ma
himself among so few who were willing
openly to champion the cause Of pubic
education.
Mr.. Morrison suggested that the gen.
tleman forgot what party he was IN.
The educational plank had been in the
Republican platform not Ia the Demo
cratic.
Mr.. Dunn opposed the resolution Oh