Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-14
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE NAIL SUBSIDY AMENDMENT.
Voted Down in the House.

House Of Representative.
Immediately after the reading OF the journal the
House resumed the consideration OF the "subsidys
amendment OF the Senate to the Post-Orice appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Peters (Kans) favored the motion made by
Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, to concur in the
amendment reducing the appropriation from
xSOOOOO TO $4oO,OO0 He answered the objections
MADE by the opponents OF the proposition, and
expressed his contempt for the argument that be-
cause few legislators In years past had allowed
their skirts to he stained with bribery the car OF
American progress should be stopped. The argu-
sum to steamship lines for the transpOrta.
t1on OF the mails would SO stimulate COM
petition petition. that IL would lead 70 an ultimate
American merchant marine could stand great
deal OF stimulation, and he for one, would Ike TO
see cloud Of American ships upon the sea. Gen.
speaking in favor or the subsidized lines OF Ger
many, and were contending for the encourage
detrment or American commerce. II the amend
ment was subsidy the present law was a subsidy,
ana the English monopoists were the benefciaries
OF that law. II he had to choose between
granting subsidy 10 an American gambler and
granting II to foreign gambler, he would grant
II to the American gambler every time That was
the kind OF American he was. But the amend
ment did not carry subsidy, and the cry or SUBJ
SOY was raised only for the purpose OF creating
House.
MT; R. yers Ark.l spoke briefly in opposition to
Mr. Bing ham (Pa) said that his amendment sim-
ply oroadened tue law Of 1858. Tn t law said that
Inc ~ postmaster.General might pay the sea and
II 10 the discretion or the Postmaster-General TO
pay four times that sum.
opposed to the subsidy system. lie Was not In
favor OF appropriating from the Treasury in order
10 stimulate any bodys business.
MI. Rayner (MO) asserted that Notwithstanding
popular bellef the commercial marine OF Great
Britain had neither been built up nor sustained by
subsidies or bountes In amy shape. No one Was
more deeply anxious than he for restoration OF
American shipping; but 1t shOuiu be restored on
natural basis, anu not by artinciai stimulation.
freed her commerce and her ships. We had en-
Shaved Doth and We had foundered the best
equipped and neetest service that ever sailed The
sea.
MR. B1NGHAN's AMENDMENT VOTED DOWN.
Mr. Blount tGa.) closed the debate In opposition
TO the amendment, and then Mr.. Bingham's
motion to concur in the Senate amendment with
An amendment was lost-yeas SO, nays 13o.
THE SUBSIDY VOTED DOWN AND FURrHkR CONFER
ENCE ORDERED.
By vote Of yeas, l4i; nays 81, the House
further insisted on its disagreement the Senate
amendment, and further conference was ordered.
MI. Bacon N. ~, introduced a bill TO establish
light boat with fog bel on Oy stel-bed SHOALS In
TIE TARIFF BILL UP AGAIN.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Springer, OF Illinois, in the chair) on
the tariff bill, the pending schedule being that
relative to WOOL
Mr.. Cultivate (Ohio) ridiculed the assertion
that the eject or the tariff had been to increase
the number OF sheep in this country. He thought
that the natural fecundity OF the lockS uad some
thing 70 do with the increase.
Ihere had been an increase In the number
OF cows. Possibly some prolectionist would
claim that this was because cheese
and an ,sr oattsp oI sse pad a, been pro- The
count 0f the tar1n on CURED hair. SWINE had in
creased In numbers The tartn on bristles might
account for THIS.
Capitol Topics.
PROPOSED COUNCIL OF ORDNANCE
senator Edmunds yesterday introduced o bill
for the establishment OF a council OF ordnance TO
consist or three officers from the Army, two or
three naval officers, and two or three civilians
the civilians to receive salary OF 5000 per
annum- II Is made the duty or the cOuucil to
conduct examinations into ali such questions re-
lating TO The fabrication and use OF ordnance
proJectiies, and explosives, as may be referred
10 IL by Congress or the Secretary OF War or Of
TIE Navy. Inc CONCLUSIONS OF the council are to
be advisory only. Before any money appropri-
ated Tor the fabrication or use OF ordnance, pro-
Jectiles or explosives, or for experiments there.
With shall be expended the particular systems or
methods Of fabrications, Use or experiments shall
be submitted TO the council OF o, dnanLe, wuich
shall examine Into the subject and report its con-
ciusions and recommendations TO the department
concerned.
THE HURST REINFORCE GUNS.
senator Turpe introduced a Dill Tuesday to au-
thorize the Secretary OF the Navy to contract
with the Hurst Reinforce Cartridge and Arms Co, b.,
OF New Jersey, for the manufacture OF three or
more rapd-nre, rapid-twist, one-pOunder bleech-
loading filled guns, and an equal numDer OF the
Same type or three-pounder and six-pounder guns
Also, Tor the same number OF guns OF 3-inch bore
ana Tor sucn quantity OF the cartridges made by
the company as the Secretary may designate. The
secretary Is also authorized to contract with the
companj Tor 100 Or more stands OF hlgh-pOwer
small arms The sum or 100000 IS appropriated
10 carry out the provisions Of the bill.
NOTES.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon Mr., DOlph
Ore., rep), addressed the Senate In opposition to
the fisheries treaty, aud Mr. Pugh (dem., Ala.),
gave notice that he would speak on the treaty
next Monday, TO which day the Senate adjourned
Representative GrO,venur, OF OnlO appeal hed Ue-
lore the House committee on commerce yesterday
and argued In favor or the senate bill amending
the Interstate Commerce bill, particularly that
clause which prohibits the use OF individual cars.
Randolph Tucker will be heard by the committee
next week On the same subject.
GranYers mt the White House.
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