The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-04
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Frye, from tn
committee on commerce, reported two i'm
portant bills, the first to place America,
merchant marine engaged in foreign trad
on an equality with other nations. Thi
Dill, he proceeded to say, is known as tn,
shipping league tonnage bill. SHINING
leagues extend along the gulf, Atlantic an(
racine coasts and lakes. 1t has been re
ported to the House from the committee or
merchant marine and the Senate com
nnlttee ON commerce adopted il with br-
lew amendments. 1t is reported as ar
original bill. The cost Of this bill, accord
Ing 10 the commissioner of navigation. will
PROBABLY be for the first year. between
'nree ana three and half million dollars
ana would Increase, in his opinion, within
SIX years to i've or six million dollars The
nlll, ne sad, would save the people of the
= nlted States many millions for every mil
!lon IL would cost He also reported a bill
10 PROVIDE Tor mail service between tbe
United States and foreign states and To
promote commerce. 1t is his original bill.
Frye continued: II have a right to saw /
Know thaG II this bill becomes a law a line
OF the pest ships in the whole world Amer
icah Dullt will he put on within three
years between New York and LiverpooI. T
ha!e right to say further l know that
line OF second class Of ships making Is
~ an hour and of not less than fifty
thousand tons will be running between
New York and the river Platte in less than
tnfee years. L believe, and | have GOOD
reason Tor my belief, that there will he
WlthIn three years two lines of steamships
running from the Pacific coast to China
Japan and Australia, competing with the
British lines now there''
:! ne Two bills were read the first and sec.
ona tllne ana placed on the calendar
vest and Coke, members of the commit
tee, gave notice that they were opnosed to
the passage of these bills.
Inc resolution offered yesterday nv
Mltchell calling on the secretary Of the
treasury for information as to the exnorI
and import of gold and silver during the
year 1889 was agreed to.
a number OF bills passed. among them
the Senate bill for the relief of Nathaniel
Mckay and the executors of Donald MIC
Kay. wv
The Senate bill to amend the pre.emntion
ana homestead laws provides for the co
iectlon OF lands for educational purposes in
lleu OF those appropriated for other nrr-
phses. --o- 'ot
Ihe Senate bill appropriating $50. 600 for
Tue establishment OF d proper light and fog
signal at tile mouth of Coquille river. on
the Pacific ocean.
;. the Senate bill to establish additional
llle SAVING stations on the coast of Oregon,
one at the mouth of Bogue river and one
at Port Oxford. -N oA-0
Inc House bill TO rectify the act of the
idaho legislature for wagon road between
Mount oI, Idaho and Little Salmon meadows.
Ine house Dill to submit the location of
'ne county seat OF Shoshone county. Idaho |
to vote OF the people of the county.
AL a quarter past4 Mr.. Harris inter |
tupted the proceedings and had read a
bulletin announcing the death of Senator
oe ec! he moved an adjournment The
notion was agreed to, and Senators and
officials gathered around Harris, express
ng to each other sincere sorrow at the sud |
len death of man so much loved and re-
pected. ingalls, instructed the assistant
arms to proceed at once to the
abroad station, ascertain the facts mal-e
III proper arrangements and have the
senate flag half-masted.