The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-07-18

rights. Tho ill was discussed until Z
o'clock, Wlen the shippiug bills were
taken up " unfinished business.
the bill a. to the American merchant ma
rine, . prov. sion for free ships to be used
only iu the foreign carrying trade, not in
coastwihc or lake trade. The bills went
over without action after an unsuccessful
effoit by Seuatur Frye to have an arrange.
ment to vote upon them to. morrow. After
executive session the senate adjourned.
In the house Oh the 18th Mr.. Perkins, of
Kansas. presented the conference report
on the Till granting right. Of way ACROSS
the Mile Laos Indian reservation to tho
Little Falls, Mile Laos and Lake Superior
ltailroad company. Further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with aud
the conference report adopted. Mr..
Conger, of Iowa, presented the confer
ence report on the silver bill. After it
called mp by Mr.. Bland, of Missouri. The
question was put: "Will the house pro.
coed to consideration of the conference re-
pOit?" aud was agreed tO-;eas, LOG; na,s,
"A. The speaker being unable to recOil o
quorum a call OF the house wa then or
dered. On the call 1874 members (mors
than q quorum) resp 1nded to
their names. It was then agreed
on suggestion Of Mr.. B'ount, OF
Georgia, that four hours debate he allowed
tomorrow OIL the report, ct the end Of
which time the previous question
would be- ordered. The house ii ell
took q recess, the evening sss.
sion to be for the consideration of rri-
vate pension bi'is. At the evening session
on the first pension bill called up Mr..
Enloe, of Tennessee, made the point of no
quorum and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th q remoustrance
of the board Of trade Of jackson, Tenn,
against the (. deral election bill was pre-.
sented by Senator Harris. The senate re.
suMed consideration Of the two shipping
bills II was addressed by Senator Vest.
tor Harris offered an amendment provid.
ing that the total sum paid to any vessel
sailing between any American port and
foreign y. rts shall in no case exceed the
sums paid vessels for the same class and
tonnage between such foreign Iuris aud
the nearest American port thereto. Re.
Jected-yeas, II; nays, ~ Ia party vote).
Senator Teller offered IN amendment pro.
viding that no vessel be entitled to pny.
mcht under the act that makes any dis
elimination between or gives unequal
facilities to competing transportation lines
IN receiving or forwarding freight or bag
gage at any American port OR any foreign
port. Agreed to. The soto was then
taken on the amendment offered by Sem
ator Vest, providing for FREQ ships for for
trade. Rej.cted-yeas, 10; nays. %
"a strict party vote). The ton
mage subsidy bill then passed-ycas,
90; nays, -. The only exceptions to u
strict party vote were that Senator Payne
voted with the republi. ans for the bill aud
Senators Edmunds and Plumb with the
democrats The vote was then taken on
the postal subsidy bill aud it passed-yeas,
%; nays, 1G-Senator Payne voting gen,
Senator Edmunds nay, and Senator
Plumb not voting. On motion of Senat. r
Morrill, the tariff bill was taktn mp and
made unfinished business" After exec.
utive session the senate adjourned.
In the house on the 18th Mr.. Dingley,
OF Maine. presented a memorial of the
state conference of Congregational
churches Of Name for the passage of the
original package" bill, Referred. Mr..
Conger, OF Iowa, then called up the con
ference report IN the silver bill. He said
the bill presented in the report was in tho
nature OF a compromise. It WIS not
Just such a bill as he thought congress
ought to pass. 1t was not Just sucha bill,
perhaps. as any member of the house
would like to have passed if he were pre-
pairing a measure TO state his convictions,
but 1t was o bill that would answer the de-
mands OF the country, that would answer
the demands Of the a~griculturalists.
lahorers n business men of the coun.
try. The bill would give the country
at the present price of silver an increase
OF $57,7sO, 900 a year. If silver went up
to q parity with gol,l it would give an in
crease of $70,0 900, 1000. The last section of
the bill unlocked $7N,0 OO, OpO now tied up
for the redemption of bank notes, making
a total increase of circulation il the next
twelve months Of $40, OOU, 600. After a
long debate the bill was passed by o vote
of 122 yeas to 50 nays. Fifty pairs were
announced and quite q number of mem
bers were absent. Adjourned.