Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-04
AT THE CAPITAL.
Senator Frye's Merchant
Marine Bills.
Great Things to Follow Their
Enactment.
A Number of Bills Passed by the
Senate.
The House Passes the Consular and Dip
lomatic Appropriations Bill.
Capital Cuttings.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

WASHINGTON, May Sin the Senate
today Frye, from the committee on COM
merce, reported two important bills, the
first to place American merchant marine
engaged in foreign trade on an equality
with other nations. This bill, he pro-
ceeded to say, is known as the Shipping
League Tonnage bill. 1t has been re-
ported to the House from the committee
on merchant marine, and the Senate
committee on commerce adopted it with
but few amendments. 1t is reported as
an original bill. The cost of this BILL
according to the Commissioner of Navi-
CATION, will probably be for the first
year between $3,000,000 and $3,500,000,
and will increase, in his opinion, within
six years to $4,000, 900 or Sc, ,OOO, 900. The
bill, he said, would save the people of
the United States many millions for
every million it would cost. He also re-
ported a bill to provide for an ocean
mail service between the United States
and foreign nations and promote COM
merce. 1t is an original bill
Frye Promises Great Things.
Frye continued: 81 have the right to
say that know, if the bill becomes a
law, a line of the best ships in the whole
world, American built, will be put on
within three years between New York
and Liverpool, and | have the right to
say further that l know that line of
second-class ships, making eighteen
knots an hour, and of not less than
$4,000 tons, will be running between
New York and the River Platte in less
than three years. / believe, and / have
good reason for my belief, that there will
be within three years two lines of steam
ships running from the Pacific Coast to
China, Japan and Australia, competing
with the British lines now there"
The two bills were read the irst and
second time and placed on the calendar
Vest and Coke, members of the COM
mittee, gave notice that they were OPP
posed to the passage Of these bills.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mitchell, calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury for information as to the ex-
port and import of gold and silver dur
ing the year 1889, was agreed to.
Bills Passed.
A number of bills were passed, among
them the following:
Senate bill for the relief of Nathaniel
Mckay and the executors of Donald Nc
Kay.
Senate bill amending the pre-emption
and homestead law, by providing for the
selection of lands for educational pur-
poses in lieu of those appropriated for
other purposes.
Senate bill appropriating 10000 for
the establishment of a proper light and
fog signal at the mouth OF the Coquille
river on the Pacific ocean.
Senate bill to establish an additional
life saving station on the coast of
Oregon near the mouth of the Rogue
river, and one at Port Hartford.
House bill to rectify the act of the
Idaho Legislature for a wagon road be-
tween Mount Idaho and Little Salmon
meadows.
House bill to submit the location of
the county seat of Shoshone county,
Idaho, to a vote of the people OF the
county.
Beck's Death Announced.
AT quarter past four, Senator Harris
interrupted the proceedings and had
read a bulletin announcing the death Of
Senator Beck, and moved an adjourn
ment. The motion was agreed to, and
the Senators and officials gathered
around Harris, expressing to each other
sincere sorrow at the sudden death of a
man SO much loved and respected.
Ingalls, instructed the Assistant Ser
.geant-at-Arms to proceed at once to the
railroad station to ascertain the facts,
make all proper arrangements and have
the Senate flag half-masted.