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at one cent for each two ounces or frac-

tion thereof.
The report was agreed to, and then
Hingman, of Pennsylvania, moved to
concur in the Senate subsidy amend
ment, with an amendment reducing the
appropriation from 100000 to $3.50, 900,
authorizing the Postmaster General to
increase the mail facilities not only be-
tween the United States and Central
and South America and West Indies, but
between the United States and China,
Japan, Sandwich Islands and Australasia
also, and providing that American ships
carrying the mails shall be allowed four
times the rate of compensation they now
receive.
Bingham said the question was not
one of
SUBSIDY OR BONUS,
But question as to the re-adjustment Of
compensation under the law of 1858 as
applied to the sailing of American steam
ships under the existing conditions OF
1888. If the conditions to-day were diff
ferent from the conditions existing at the
time the law of 1858 was passed, fair
re-adjustmeut of the compensation al
| lowed to American vessels for carrying
mails should be made.
Blount opposed the motion. The line
| to China and Australia now receives
| from fifty to one hundred times more for
mail transportation than it did for freight
| transportation, and yet it was proposed
to give it four times as much as now re-
ceived. He believed the existing pro-
visions for the service were ample and
that to-day the United States has the
best mail service on earth.
| Dingley supported the amendment.
Holman attacked the principles of sub
sidy referring to the resolution of in
quiry, adopted in February, 1874, into
the charges that money had been used to
secure the passage of the Pacific mail
subsidy, he said the House had been dis
honored by the results of that inquiry
yet it was proposed that that very steam
ship line should receive another subsidy
after having driven honorable men into
oBsCURITY AND DIsHoNoR.
FELTON,, OF California, cited the case Of
the line plying between San Francisco
and Australia and New Zealand. Here
was line receiving $150,000 subsidy
from foreign governments. The mai
service over this line was not a part O.
the Postal Union service, and therefore
the United States Government collected
between $40, 900 and $47 900 annually as
postage land while it paid the line $40 900
the government was making twice al
much as it paid out. Was not this al
ignoble policy and beneath the dignity
of the Nation, to use for the purpose o
making money line sustained by s
foreign government. The New Zealand
Government had become disgusted witt
the extremely conservative policy of this
Government, and would no longer aid il
maintaining the service unless this Gov
ernment would meet it half way.
| Owen, of Indiana, advocated thu
amendment as means of advancing thu
business interests of the United States il
the great consuming countries of Soutl
America.
CHEAP AND NASTY.
Nelson, OF Minnesota, referred to tn,
country of his birthplace Norway a.
too poo to subsidize single ship for
year, yet with free trade and free ship
it stood next to the United States in ton
mage and commerce. The granting o
a subsidy to few steamship lines
would not stimulate commerce, bu
would arm them with weapon to figh
off competition. France had given sub
sides but her shipping interests were
now in dilapidated condition, the resul
of over protection. England kept u,
her system of subsidies in order to con
meet her with outlying colonies.
FELTON, thanked God that he came
from country that would avoid thu
cheap and nasty as long as possible.
Nelson-You have been hating Chimes
so long you can't help hating al
foreigners.
Felton-You can't pay me higher
compliment than to say 1 hate thu
Chinese.
Nelson-The gentleman from Cali
fornia hates the cheap and nasty. The
manufacturers of this country wanted
the cheap and nasty in the shape o
labor, and we had to pass laws to pre-
vent them from getting it.
FELTON, said he had presented labol
bills which had never been reported
from the committee.
Dockery argued against subsidies, ani
contended that the effect of the amend
would be discourage the building of ad.
ditional lines. and would enable sucf
poor men as Gould, Sage and Hunting
to prevent competition with the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company.
Pending further debate, the House
took recess until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
| The House at the evening session
passed twenty-four private pension bills
including one granting a pension tc
| "Muk-A-Fee- Wah-Ken-Gah," and a,
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