Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-07

bill was passed yeas, 80; nays.
| Is. The bill is practically unchanged
from that reported by the finance COM
mittee March l9. the only change of any
| importance being the insertion of a pro-
vision in the fourth section, that the
secretary OF the treasury may make
regulation by which books, magazines,
and other periodicals pulls he'd and
imported III parts, numbers and vol
umes, and entered to be imported free
Of duty, shall require but one decalara-
| ton for the entire series. A conference
| on the disagreeing votes was asked, and
Messrs. Allison, Aldrich and McPber-
son were appointed cOnerees. MIR.
| Plat gave notice that he would next
Monday ask the Senate to take up the
| bill Tor the admission Of the state of Wy
oming. On motion of Mr.. Jones New
the bill authorizing the issue of treasury
| notes on deposit Of silver bullion was ia
ken up and made the unfinished bust
ness from Wednesday next until dis
posed of.
SATURDAY, May 3.-Mr. Frye, from the
committee on commerce, in the Senate
to-day, said that he was instructed by
that com mittee to report two important
bills. The first was to place the Amer
lean merchant marine engaged in for
eign trade on an equality with that Of
other nations. This, he said. is the bill
known as the Shipping League tonnage
bill. The shipping leagues extend along
the gulf coast, along the Atlantic coast,
along the Pacific coast and along the
lakes. They have a membership of
100000 or 100000 importont men.
They have been engaged for five or
Six years IN investigating the
matter Of the revival of the merchant
marine. They finally agreed upon a
bill which in their opinion would have
the desired result. And this is, practi-
cally, the bill on which they agreed. 1t
has been reported to the House from
the House committee on the merchant
marine, and the Senate committee on
commerce has adopted it with but few
amendments. 1t Is reported as an orig
lnal bill. The cost OF this bill, according
to the commissioner Of navigation, would
probably be Tor the first year between
$3,OJ0,OO0 and So. 900, and would in
crease, in his opinion, within six years
to $5,O0u,O00 or $6,OO0,O00. The bill
would save to the people of
the United States many millions
for every million that it would cost. 1t
has been supported by resolution of in
Vulnerable boards of trade and cham
bers of commerce: by the National
Alliance. Mr.. Frye also reported bill
TO provide for ocean mail service be-
tween the United States and foreign
states, and to promote commerce. II
have right" said Mr.. Frye, ''to say
that | know that if the bill becomes
law line of the best ships in the whole
world will be put on within three years
between New York and Liverpool"
The two bills We're read first
and second time, and placed
on the calendar. Mr.. Vest, as
q member of the committee on
Commerce, gave notice of his dissent.
In order to encourage the carrying
trade of the United States, it seems to
him the first step to remove all obstacles
to our commerce with foreign countries,
and that so long as the system of legs
lation now prevails which discourages
commerce with foreign nations, we
need not expect by any subsidies to
bring about what we are Systematically
endeavorlDg TO prevent. The Senate
bill for the relief of Nathaniel Mckay
and the executors of Donald Mckay
was passed. Also, House bill granting
right OF way TO the Little Falls, Mile
Laos and Lake Superior Railroad across
the Mile Laos Indian reservation; Sem
ate bill providing for sundry light
houses and other aids to navigation on
the great lakes; Senate bill to amend
presumption and homestead laws (pro-
vlding for the selection Of lands for edu-
cational purposes) Senate bill to estab.
lish public park at Pagosa Springs,
Col, and another park in Colorado to be
called the Royal Arch Park; Senate bill
TO increase the accommodations at the
Marine Hospital, at Detroit, Mich,
($20, 000); Senate bill appropriating
$5. 900 for farm for the Indian training
school at Pierre, S. d.