The sun., 1891-02-28
House OF Re.resentst,vss.

that there we're only thirty-nins Senators pres
TO adjourn was agreed to.
House OF Representatives.
The House to-day. In Committee Of the
Whole. resumed the consideration Of the Ship
ping bill Tho House substitute for the Senate
bill was read by paragraphs for amendment.
Mr.. Herbert Dem. AAl offered an amend
mont Withdrawing the subsidy from sailing
vessels and combining 1t entirely to ships pro-
pelled BY steam The amendment was de-
bated at tisome length. and WAS then defeated
IS to 50.
Mr.. Cultivate tDen,. Ohio) offered an amend
ment providing that the owners Of vessels en-
titled to bounty under this bill shall make Q
rebate on the freight charges Of any American
Of 80 E, The OF
CAUSE they were so unfortunate as 70 own
did nc not & own % ship. WHAT the psope wantoS
steamship lines. taxing millions annually from
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prSh9Ht by its 0p the an.afin. .sr
he dlsSraee which had hers.ofors been asso:
oiated with CONGRESSES Which had entered
M; Grosyenor tRep.. ohiol said that II tho
Who Ead BEEN cosrupy Dr n iavor
service to ths country: and to his high eharae:
constituency who Knew that tLero was cor
his duty 70 ast t' up and denouacs The visn S
1 Fssw wss pes aS e
piish"i. lst then, msIs their ohar1ss % nov.
sas 1:Sylalns 81; oi ne .si sTeT Si
b. citizens 81 tho United States. or persons
signiIyinR theis Intention to become SO. With
to
Nj strubIe !lisp: Iowa, offered an amend;
that aSs Sss5' So of
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2, Johp Bull and under the cover Of Il p59PSps.
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Mr. Bergen rep, n. J. favored the bill. de-
h. that sSatS
vidine that no sailing vessel Of less than 100
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eisssi estion and ssandins Of the Vessels 10 Be
benefited is determined shall be approved BY
sy o hs Soss Of 81 aad % Ssx
York. Boston. Philadelphia. New Orleans. and
The hour Of O'Clock having. arrived. the
committed arose and reported the bill to tho
House without amendment, no vote having
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order DEL fl sRas !Sls ssns @ f;dsg % The Aesss @ was "a
as 9s that the
Then the House became scene Of confusion
Ssb + oHs ound d hs Ths c soFS X
having arrived before the Committee nf the
Whole had TEX taken final aetiop On % tee @ substitute.
tho sepate bill was reported without amend
The substitute having been offered. Mr..
% free ship ' Substitutes LostSYeas ~; nays.
snestg:s nas s was 4sdnx tnsn s1ds
inae tRe Il sen.ts biii as smsaded bY tho subsii:
lut. to third reading ths ro!i was called
close and Il was known that the motIon bad
AZ the last moment Mr.. Dingley changed his
vote to tho negative, and the Speaker an
nounced the vote to be yeas 142 nays 14s. The
announcement was greeted With Wild applause,
to reconsider. 2 motion which Mr. Mcmillan Mssl
tion was defeated-ysas ~. nays 149-and the
Republicans were jubilant
Then caune the vote on the motion TO recon
alder. This motion was agreed to-yeas l4G.
nays 143-end tho question apfin REQUIRED on
TSe rsadns s afS e. p ordered
Mt. Cannon iReo.. Ill, moved that tho bill BE-
recommitted to tho Committee ON Merchant
Marine and Fishcries with instructions to re-
port back forthwith . bill. similar 70 the Senate
bill ON the same subjeot TO provide ior ocean
iaSsisp ports TSc ~! i idyRssa RS With AZ a..
ship clause Of the latter. measure. Mr. Cow.
l42.and the bill was Immediately reported to
The Bill i avIng been read a fusillade Of points
side. The Hose finally passed the g, Posta!
bill. Yeas. l40: nays 100
Tho bill as passed hy the House is Identical
In terms with the senate Postal Subsidy Dill.
except tha: II makes q reduction OF w per
cent In the rates to BE-, paid to mnil,c9r-
rsins vessels pEcyIdss for tie d,Iyin; ,rdu,
In smo.ton @ % S-knot to 1000. ton lS-knot ships
a. ioli, ws: First class. -; second class u |:
! third class. 81: fourth class, ~ cents. The
adoption OF the amendments will send the bill
back to tho Senate for action upon them.