The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-07-19

States, and who are to reCelS6 St,rtu
and their reasonable expenses. The
joint resolution was referred to the
finance committee and after some de
bate on the subsidy bill, Mr.. Vest of
fCred as Il substitute for the bill as 10
the American merchant marine, pro-
vision for free ships. TO he used only in
the foreign CARRYING trade, not in the
CoaStWisc or lake trade. The bills
Went over Without action after an un-
successful effort bv Mr.. frve 10 have an
agreement TO vote upon them to-mor-
row.
SATURDAY. July Pin thc Senate
Mr.. Vest spoke at length against the
subsidy bills He WAS followed bv Mr.
Stewart. Mr.. George spoke in opposi-
ton To the bills. Mr.. Harris offered an
amendment providing that the total sum
paid 10 any vessel sailing between
any American port and foreign ports
shall in no case exceed the sum paid 10
vessels of the same class and tonnage
between such foreign ports and the
nearest American port thereto. After
! discussion the amendment was re-
jected-yeas y, nays p IL party vote.
Mr. Teller offered an amendment pro-
viding that no vessel shall be entitled 10
payment under the act that makes any
discrimination between or gives
unequal facilities 10 competitive
transportation lines in the rcceiv-
ing or forwarding of freights
or baggage ut amy American port
or at any foreign port. Agreed TO. The
vote was then taken on the amend
ment offered yesterday by Mr.. Vest
providing free ships for the foreign
trade, but not for the lake or coastwise
trade. The amendment was rejected
yeas Is, NAYS % "a strict party vote).
/ The tonnage subsidy bill was then
| passed-yeas %, nays Is. The vote
was then taken on the postal subsidy
bill, and it was passed-yeas 2S, nays
| l6 On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, the tar
| if bill was taken UP and made the ''un-
finished business for Monday.
MONDAY, July H. The limit of cost
for the Milwaukee public building was
| tonight fixed at 81 600 N0, an increase
of $1,000 Among the amendments re-
ported from the committee on APP
| preparations and agreed to by the Sen
ate were the following: Increasing
the item for repairs of the Chicago
custom house from $4,000 TO 500, 900;
inserting item for light station on
! Eleven Foot Shoal. Mich, 10000; for
| completing lighthouse on the casterly
end Of the outer breakwater, $1,000;
for completing lighthouse on northwest
! Seal Rock, off Point st. George, Cal,
/ SS7 900; for new steam tender for Scrv-
ice in the First Lighthouse District,
| 500, 600; tender for the Ninth and Elcv-
/ enth Lighthouse Districts, S15 900; tend
er for the Thirteenth Lighthouse District
500, 600; inserting items of Sl5.0UO for
| the collection and distribution of the in
| deenous fishes of the Mississippi Val
| ley; $4,000 for the completion of the
| government trout breeding and dis
| trlbuting station i'll Lake County, Cal.
! and S2O, 900 for fish hatchery at North
! Vile, Mich; increasing Item Tor trans
| portation of silver coin from S23,Wh
! To so coo; inserting an item of So, ,hW
! for the purpose OF improving, cN-
! tending and repairing vaults in the
/ treasury building and for constructing
new vaults or safes there. The amend
! ment Ia insert an item of 5000 900 for
! establishing in Washington a Latin
/ American memorial library, the site to
i be selected by the secretary of state and
! the building to be erected under ms
! direction and supervision. having been
reached, Mr.. Vest offered an amend
ment To that effect and approprating
! 50 900 for the purpose. At the sugges-
ton of Mr.. German the amendment
went over without action. Having dis
posed of fifty of the ia pages of the
| bill it was laid aside till tomorrow.
TUESDAY,, July 15.-Mr. Sherman re-
ported substitute for the bill intro
! duced by him on May IL, to reduce the
/ amount Of Inited states bonds to be- re-
quircd of national banks, and to restore
/ to the channels of trade the excessive
a"cumulatlons of lawful money III the
treasury. The bill was placed on the
calendar. 1t provides that the compul-
sorry requirement of the deposit OF
United States bonds with the treasurer
of the United States by national
banks be limited, in amount, 10
~ 600 of bonds for each bank,
provided that voluntary withdrawal oi
/ bonds for the retirement of national
| bank notes shall not exceed Si,UO,OW
! in any month, and also provided that
the act shall not apply TO deposited
bonds to secure deposits of public
moneys. Also, providing that national
/ banks be entitled to receive circulating
notes not exceeding the whole amount
par value of bonds deposited, and that
at no time the total amount OF such shall
exceed the amount of capital stock
actually paid in. The Senate did moi
finish consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill to-day.