, 1890-05-04
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Frye, from the
committee on commerce, reported two i'm
portant bills. The first was to place
American merchant marine engaged in
foreign trade on an equality with other
nations. This bill, he proceeded to say,
Is known as the shipping league tonnage
bill. Shipping leagues extend along the
gulf, Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the
lakes. 1t lad been reported to the house
IRON the committee on merchant marine
and the senate committee on commerce had
adopted it with but a few amendments.
1t is reported as an original bill. The
cost of this bill, according to the com
missioner OF navigation. will probably be
for the first year between So, 000, 900 and
80 500, 900, aud would increase, in his
own opinion, within six years to S., 000,-
600 or SC, 900, 900. The bill. he sal /.
would save the people of the United
States many millions for every million it
would cost He also reported a bill to
provide for an ocean mail service between
the United States and foreign states and
to promote commerce. 1t is an original
bill.
Frye continued: Il have the right to say
that | know that if tho bill .ecomes Flaw a
line of the hest ships in the whole world
American built-will be put on within
three years between New York and Liv-
erpool. | have the right to say further
that | know a line of second class ships,
making eighteen knots an hour and OF not
less than fifty thousand tons will be run
ming between New York and the river
Platte in less than three years. | be-
lieye, and | have good reison for my be
lief, that there will be within three years
two lines of steamships running from the
Pacific coast to China, Japan and Aus
t%ralia. competing with British lines now
there" The two bills were read a first
and second time and placed on the calsu
dar. Vest and Coke, me nbers of the
committee, ave notice that they were op-
posed to the passage OF these bills.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mitchell. calling on the secretary OF the
treasury for information as to the export
and import of gold and silver during the
year 1899 wa agreed to.
Anumber of bills we're passed, among
them the senate bull for the relief OF
Nathaniel Mckay and the executors OF
Donald Mckay; the senate bill to amend
the pre-emption and homestead law. pro
vidlng for selection oflands for educational
purposes in lieu Of those appropriated for
other purposes; senate bill ~approprlating
$50, 600 for the establishment of a proper
light and fog signal at the mouth of the
Coquille river on the Pacific ocean; SEN
ate bill to establish additional life swing
stations or the coast of Oregon, one at
the mouth Of BoRue river and one at Port
Oxford; house bill to rec.ify an act Of the
Idaho legislature for a wagon road be-
tween Mount Idaho and Little Salmon
meadows; house bill to submit the loca-
ton OF the county seat of Shoshone
county, Idaho, to a vote of the people of
the county.
At a quarter past 4 Mr.. Harris inter
rupted proceedings aud had read a bulletin
announcing the death of Senator Beck
He moved al adjournment. The motion
was agreed to and the senators and
officials gathered around Harris express
ing to each other their sincere SORROW at
the sudden death OF a man so much loved
and respected.
ingalls, instructed the assistant sergeant
at arms to proceed at once to the railroad
station and ascertain the facts and make
all proper arrangements and rave the SEN
ate fac half masteI.