The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13

has said since that he would not vote fO
the proposed change. In addition 10 these
il il reported that Senators Plumb, stewar;
Jones Of Nevada, Allen, and possibly Squire
will vote with the Democrats against th,
proposed change. The Democratic Sena
tors express confidence in the belief thai
the change will not be agreed upon.
CHINESE TO BIZ SENT BACK.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
wired instructions to the Collector Of Gus.
toms at San Francisco. Cal, TO send twenty.
four Chinese recently captured ON the Ari-
zOna border, while endeayoring TO snug
gle themselves into the United states, back
10 their native country. They Will be ship
ped to China on the first steamer that sails
from San Francisco to that country.
TEXT OF THE TONNAGE BILL.
The Tonnage bill, as it passed the Senate
to-day, provides for the payment TO any YES
sci OF more than i've hundred tons gross
registered. whether sail or steam. construct
ed and wholly owned by citizen of the
United States, or registered pursuant TO the
laws thereof, and which shall be engaged
10 the foreign trade plying between
the ports Of the United States and foreign
ports, the sum of fifteen cents per gross
registered ton. for the first i've hundred
miles or fraction thereof, sailed outward.
and the same sum for the first five hundred
miles or fraction thereof sailed inward, on
any voyage or VOYAGES Fifteen cents per gross
registered ton for the second iye hundred
miles or fraction thereof sailed outward, and
the same sum for the second five hundred
miles or fraction thereof sailed inward, and
thirty cents per gross registered ton for
each thousand miles thereafter, and pro
rata for any distance sailed less than one
thousand miles after the first thousand
miles sailed, provided that the foreign port
to which the voyage is made shall be distant
more than seventy miles seaward from the
Gulf boundary of the United states.
The payments at the rate OF thirty
cents per ton for each one thousand miles
sailed, are to continue for the term OF ten
years at that rate, and thereafter for an
other term of nine years at reduction OF
three cents per ton each year upon each
one thousand miles sailed, AMI pro
rata for any less distance. No
vessel is to be. entitled to the benefits
of this act unless its entire cargo
shall be loaded at a port or ports
of the United States, aud discharged at one
or more foreign ports, or shall be loaded at
one or more foreign ports and discharged at a
port or ports in the United States; nor shall
a vessel be entitled to receive payment I'M
der this act unless il shall have freight on
board at the time of sailing TO the
amount i'm tons weight or measurement OF
at least twenty-five per centum OF the net
register tonnage, twenty-five hundred and
forty pounds or forty cubic feet to make
ton of cargo. There is TO be no discrimina-
ton between competitive lines. No vessels
are to be entitled 10 the benefits of this acl
unless all the officers thereof shall be citi-
zens of the United States.
THE POSTAL SUBSIDY BILL.
The Postal Subsidy bill passed by the
Senate to-day, authorizes the Postmaster
General to enter into contracts for term
not less than five, nor more than ten years
in duration, with American citizens, for Il
carrying of mails on American steamship
between ports Of the United states
and ports in foreign countries. Cine
Dominion Of Canada eXcluded.) The YES
sells are TO be American built steamships,
and owned and Otlicered by American cltl-
Zcns. The vessels are divided into four
classes by the bill. The steamships Of the
first. second and third classes are 10 be con-
structed with particular reference
to prompt and economical cOnVer-
sion into auxiliary naval cruisers.
The rate of compensation to be paid fol
such ocean mail service of the said first
class ships is not 10 exceed the sum OF SIX
dollars Il mile; for the sec0nd-class ships
three dollars "A mile by the shortest pracu-
cable route for each outward voyage: for
the third-class ships not to exceed one dol
lar and tiity cents a mile, and for the fourth
class ships one dollar mile for the actual
number of miles required by the Postoilice
Department TO be travelled on each outward
bound voyage.
PUBLIC PARK AT ARLINGTON.
$50 make public park Of the Arlington
estate, near Washington, u. c., and for The
construction Of bridge thereto" is the IT,
tie of "A bill introduced this afternoon by
senator Daniels. The bill provides for the
laying OF into Il public park OF so much OF
the estate as may not be otherwise used,
and for the appropriation of $4,000 with
which to make roads and avenues.