Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-12

land claims in New Mexico, wyoming,
Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado, such
claims being by virtue of Spanish or Mexi-
can rights.
TRE SUBSIDY III Is
The hill was discussed until 2 o'clock,
when the shipping bills were in order "a
unfinished business, and Mr. Gibson adj
dressed the Senate. He argued against
the proposed subsidies for ships, but in
favor OF moderate postal subsidies. He
spoke of the importance OF establishing q
line Of STEAMSHIPS 10 trade with the Congo
country; of the building Of Government
dry dock at New Orleans, and OF REFORM
ing the tariff uy admitting commodities
from the South American states at lower
rates of duty. But there was nothing. be
SAID. more destructive of the shipping
interests than an attempt TO tax the farm
ers aud producers OF the country in order
TO supply hountics for CHIP builders. II
was not by such means that the United
States had once occupied the leading posi-
ton on the ocean. 1t was by freedom, not
by restraint: by self-reiiance. or by
bOunties Orsubsidies.
MR. COKE AGAINST SUBSIDIES.
Mr.. Coke stated some OF thereasons why
he opposed the bill 10 Grant subsidies to
our merchant marine. Our poaltion. he said.
commenced at the surface and not at the
root OF the trouble The cause which had
from 1853 10 1889 pulled down the carrying
trade Of the American merchant marine
from as per cent. of the imports and eX-
ports TO l6 per cent. was not surface
cause or casual cause. The first great
leading cause of decadence had been tho
substitution Of non and steel ships for
wooden ships. To that original cause had
been added the legislation that forbade
American citizens from buying foreign
built ships and the tariff legislation that
tended TO Isolate the United States from
other nations in regard TO lnternatl onal
trade. He protested against the bill be-
cause ~ proposed 10 tax the people tor
the purpose of building up an industry
that was impossible under existing lcgisla-
ton. The plan proposed was UtOpian
ouc-a visionary ono. 10 was SIMPLY In
possible under the existing tariff and nayi-
CATION laws % build up the foreign carry
ing trade of the United States.
OUR mLIDEEAL TARIFF LAW.
Mr.. Coke went on 10 declare against the
injurious effects OF an lllIberal tariff law,
and sand that If retaliation were rcsorted
10 in Europe ia, was now threatened that
retaliation would fall upon the farmers OF
the United States. While the United
States were piling mp distractions 10 trade
the pending bill proposed 70 pay subsidies
for men 10 go out and hunt up foreign
trade. The whole business was simply a
r,dlc'io al aJaud,m.
SIR. yEsT OFFTEs A SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Vest offered as q substitute bill as
% the American merchant marine pro-
yiding for free ships % tee used only m the
carrying trade, not il cOastwise or Lake
trade.
The bill went over without action after
an unsuccessful effort on the part OF Mr.
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them tomorrow. and after n brief eXecu-
tive session. the Senate ut $40 adjourned
till tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Perkins. Of Kansas. presented the
conference report on the bill granting the
RIGHT of way across the Mile Laos Indian
reservation 10 the Little Falls Mile Laos
and Lake Superior Railroad Company.
Mr. FnlOe, of Tennessee, raised the
question Of consideration in the interest Of
the private calendar No quorum being
present a cali of the House was ordered.
One hundred and ninety-fodr members,
more than a quorum, responded 70 Their
names and Mr. Perkins moved that further
proceedings under the call be dispensed
with. Agreed to-yeas, 1870; nays, 50. HE
conference report Was then adopted
THE SILVER CONFERENCE REPORT.
After the passage Of one private relief
bill Mr.. COuger. OF Iowa. presented the
conference report On the silver bill.
After il had been read the question OF
consideration was raised 10y Mr.. Bland.
The question was put, VIII the House
proceed 90 the consideration of the con-
ference report and 10 resultcd-yeas, lO6;
NAYS. "A. The Speaker beng unable 20 re-
cord quorum a call of the House was
ordered.
On the call 1W members more than
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 their names.
10 was then agreed, on the suggestion Of
Mr. Blount. of Georgia, that four hours
debate should be allowed tomorrow on
the SILVER conference report at the enc Of
which time the previous question should
be considered az ordered.
The House then. AZ 4.25, took a recess m
til 3 O'Clock. the evening session TO be for
the consideration of private pension bills.
The vote on the consideration Of the sill
yer conference report was partlsan-tho
Republicans voting in the Affirmative
aud the Democrats IN the mega
tive. The only exception was Mr.. Rogers,
of Arkansas, who, before the announce
ment Of the result, changed his vote from
tine negative TO the affirmative in order to
move a reconsideration but tins motion
was made useless 10y the absence of quo
rum.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The House met at o'clock, and on the
first pension bin that was called up Mr..
Enloe, of Tennessee made the point Of no
quorum, and the House adjourned until
tomorrow.