Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-05
Ii. CONGRESS.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, May 3.--Mr. Frye from
the committee on commerce, said he was
instructed by the committee to report
wo important bills. The first bill was to
place the American merchant marine
engaged in foreign trade on an equality
with that of other nations. This he said +,
is the bill known as the shipping league
tonnage bill. The shipping league ex-
tends along the gulf coast, Atlantic coast
Pacific coast, and along the lakes. They
have a membership of 100, 200 or
200 200 men. They have been
engaged five or six years in
investigating the matter of the revival Of
the merchant marine. They finally
agreed upon bill which, in their opin-
ion, would have the desired result, and
this is practically the bill on which they
agreed. It has been reported to the
house from the house committee on mer=
chant marine and senate committee on
commerce, which has adopted it with
but few amendments. 1t is reported as
the original bill. The cost of this bill !,
according to the commissioner of naYiga-
ton, would probably be for the first year,
between 1000 200 and So, 500 900,
and would increase, in his opinion,
within six years TO FIVE or six million dol
lars. The bill would save TO the people
of the United States millions for every
million that it would cost. It had been
supported by resolutions of innumerable
boards of trade and chambers of COM
meroe, by the National Grange and,
am informed, blythe Farmers National
Alliance. l also report the bill 70 pro-
vide for an ocean mail service: between
ha ad 20
promote commerce.
The two bills were read the first and
second time and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Vest-I desire to say, as member
of the comm ittee on commerce, that l
dissent entirely from the report of the
co mmittee in favor of these two meas
ures.
Among the bills passed was the senate
bill for military post near Eagle Pass,
Texas, cost not to exceed $1,000.
At quarter past Mr.. Harris inter-
rupted proceedings and asked that bull
letin which he had just received should
be read to the senate. The presiding Of
ficer, in voice betraying deep emotion,
read the following:
"fSenator Beck just dropped dead In
the Baltimore and Potomac station.
Signed1 MGR w. U .TELEG PA Co. -
In view of that sad fact, said Mr.. Har-
ris, I move that the senate adjourn. The
motion was agreed to- and the senators
and officials gathered around Mr. Har-
ris, expressing to each other their sorrow
at the sudden death of man SO much
loved and respected.
Mr.. ingalls, instructed the assistant
sargeant-a -arms to proceed at once to
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
station, ascertain the facts, make all
proper arrangements and have the SEN
ate flag half-masted.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-After some un-
important business the house went into
committee of the whole on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill.
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky made an
argument in favor of reciprocity with
the South American republics, and con-
demned the Republican party for being
opposed to such RECIPROCITY Speaking
of the Pan-American conference, be
criticised the ad mlnistration for keeping
the proceedings of the conference as
quiet as possible, and affording congress
no opportunity to read the speeches de-
liyered By the delegates. The McKin-
ley tariff bill, he said, tended to
close the Canadian and other markets
now open to the surplus products Of the
United States, although the United
States should have reciprocity with Can
ada, as well as with the countries of
Central and South America. He eulo-
glzed the work of the Pan-Amerlcan
conference, and declared that the exam
pie aud wisdom of the conferences had
fastened the downfall of the empire of
Brazil and established the republic.
The committee then arose, and the bill
was passed.
The joint resolution was passed appro-
priating 81 200, 900 for the Improvements
of the Mississippi river from the head of
the passes TO the mouth of the Ohio
river, such sum TO be Immediately avail
able.
The conference report on the Okla
homs town site bill was presented, but
no action was taken, and the house adj
iourned. 1