Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-03

SENATE.
Mr.. Hiscock called up his motion TO recon-
slider the vote by which the senate yesterday
refused to reeede from the amendments to the
legislative appropriation bill in reference to
the pay of senator's clerks and seasonal com.
mittee clerks.
The motion was agreed to-yeas %, nays
81.
The question then REQUIRED whether the
senate should recede from its amendments.
After brief discussion the question was
taken by standing vote and the motion to
recede was agreed to-32 to 1e.
The legislative bill now goes to the prsei-
dent for his signature.
Mr.. Coekrell offered q resolution, which
was agreed to. calling on the secretary of
the interior for information as to the num-
Der Of pensioners borne on the the list OF each
pension agency on June l, 1880, and as to
the amount appropriated for clerk hire at
| each agency.
The senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the two senate bills reported from
| the committee on commerce, to place the
| American merchant marine engaged In the
foreign trade upon an equality with that of
other nations, and to provide for ocean mail
service between the United States and for
eign ports and to promote commerce.
Mr.. Frye spoke as to both bills. The first,
/ he said, explained itself. It was a bounty on
tonnage. 1t applies to all ships. SSH or
steam, wood, iron or steel, of o certain class,
and that class being very perfect require
ment. 1t was the bill agreed upon by the
Shipping Lsague Association of the United
States and had been very largely endorsed.
He had supposed that Mr.. Thurber OF the
New York and Brazilian Steamship company
would have much preferred the postal SUBJ
eidy bill, but he had received q letter from
him in which he had given very strong rea-
iy,f of hot hf1Ia hint aapeNialIv in
favor of the tonnage bill. Az to the cost Of
the bill Mr.. Frye said that the commissionel
! of navigation estimated Its cost for the first
year at about So, 600, 900 and its cost In three
or four years at Eve or six millions.
At the close of Mr.. Fryes speech the pre-
siding officer Qngalls) announced his sigma
turs to the Idaho bill, which had previously
received the signature of the speaker OF thu
house.
Mr.. Vest addressed the senate In opposi
ton to the subsidy bill. He said he has
: never, since he had been q member OF TIA
J senate, been able to support bill giving
subsidy for any purpose; nor did ne propos
{ to do 10. The foreign carrying trade OF tn
> United States was lsnguishing. But 90 wa
{ pose q subsidy for the cattle trade that prep
a ositien would be attacked as the most mon
strous ono ever heard. He went on to speA
: of the late pan-American congress, whio
had been Landed In the repuhltea
press of the country as the great discover
Of the age, and said that it was chestnut,
d s'back number It had been found ha
4 made mp when the Harrison administrasio
! came into existence and the restless amb
:. tious spirit of the present secretary he
l. seized upon it and had concluded to parad
J. the country.
= Mr.. Vest yielded the floor without conclu,
y ing his speech, and Mr.. Frye said he hops
1 L. 49, 1so fuka AZ
o to call up the river and harbor bill on MOI
Is day.
Is After abort executive session the sena
a 6s10 O'clock adjourned until to-noneu.