The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-03
Tardy Congress Making Amends
for It's Wasted Days.
APPROPRIATIONS AGREED on,
vietery for Postal Nail Subsidy ~
Hawaiian Cable Scheme.
The Legislative aaa InAisa Apprspeias
items Psssed-Disagresnsnt - tho
CspyEight Dm-A Tase0a Man fo1
Consul at Ksnagawas

Consul st kansgawas
WASHINGTON CIT, March The eenafaUoo
at $50. The general deficiency bill Was repor1oa1
and Hale gave notice that he would SAX fce ~
consideration today. Tho agricultural sppfo.
priation bill was also reported, with like notico
The credentials Of James HenderSon Kyle,
senator-elect from South Dakota, were presented
and filed.
Frye called up the House amendment 70 the
tonnage subsidy bill. and moved to non-coucur
in the amendment, and that the request Of the
House for q conference be granted
Reagan expressed . wish that the H0uso
amendment be concurred in rather than thai
the danger OF . more Objectionable bill from tho
conference committee be incurred. 6ubsidisfng
ships, he held. was not going to increass COM
or exports was to remove the ehackles q 10
tariff. The bill simply made gift to the ship
owners OF the country.
ment
Vest expressed himself a opposed 70 Ill mans
ncr of subsidies. The subsidy did mot appiy
merely to ships to b built hereafter. The Red
Star line, with four American sbips running
from Philadelphia, would receive y large euhps
sidy without expending single dollar, even ios
repairs, and the Pacific Mail Company wonl4
receive $6O0,00 q year without further expendi-
ture. These companies are already making
money without the aid of tho treasury, but -
Ing. II !. " wonId ter,pinsts the mstter = M 49,.
vent the Bringing ia of vorse bin. Is arres -
the House amendment.
Cameron stated that A. 10 the Red Star line a
had been doinr business st ioss'
The question being on Morrill's motion -
concur, Cockrell. Harris and Reagan said e va
their intention to vote against 1t. After voting
Mcpherson ana Morgan. for FREE shins. ! reslre.
tion of the subsidy. etc 4 vote was taken -
Morrilrs motion to concur in the Hn,,sc amen6-
mcnt for postal subsidies. ana Il vss $1,000 tc,.
yeas 81, NAYS SO. The bill now rces 10 tho
president.
sherman offered = resolution electinr senofoc
henderson Of Nebrsska = nresident rro Ssrr.
to hold ONCE during the niessure 81 the eeprl1c
and German ofEerrd : resoI,tion tanAe,iue tll1
thanks of the senate to TnsalIs for the eu,inenffS
courteous. dignffied sble ana abeolutniv frpr1rs
! tial manner Il, which he had presfded evor ~
deliberations and performed the duff6o 81 rrenf.
dent pro tem Both resolutions wcre aereed t.
and the oath Of ofncs administered e Man-
derson
The House bill in relation to the treaty Of reos
iprocity with the Hawaiian islands was $3.50
also the House Joint resolution apps0peint1n4
100000 for the improvement OF The letsdlouapr1
river, to be Immediately available
Pugh APPOINTED the 00mDRfffo0 to NJ
tend Senator Hearst's funeral In tho pIoco e
Davis excused.
The postofice appropriations bin was tke6
taken mn and Frve IN nIsre ~ tko a,vn>de Arnz,i
which he had oes,e<s s.turd.~ 11g1.-,.a s,s,-,.s.
nronristfpr q m ono far the t,.nsrert.Ssc~ ~
foreign msiis.
Morgan moved 70 amend Ffye's a1ne0dmQu1
by inserting proviso that the postmaster oodls
eral NAV emnlov snv shfus Owned exn1,lnfv.lv
bv citizens ~ ~. IT,.,<ss Ss.tss -
rhs - s....- - S.s-x - 10, - 3. 49,.
Ans .oe het'o.s 20 sns VIA - " cse'M
for Indian depredstions was peessnted an4
agreed to. Carlisle moved F-ye's motion 1ct
reducing the amount for the trausportation a
foreign mails to q, ,2500OO, and II was n91oSobn
Thc o,,est;o,, h~;,,s, -, HSc,-.,..~ se,sSs<S
.nc queseou uans " oIe.1 ~ -. -
o"Ihs u Son.lsss - - n..1s 49, -
moved to add the words, "and oo0G1dfeto4 ~
the United States, Morran then Withdrew HI
amendment remarkinr that the vsyta i,,sf tic
snn.su ..... sne puIposs ue ~ g ~, IEoS
anienunens "as sereeo to anu tne pAil pessso.
a resolution onered continuing the eeleoo
the recess of the senate. with mower Ia stt ~
Washr,gtor ~. .--sad - rM s.,st. 49,
~ - -. 80 4ess,s.ss
At y m.' Proceeueo 70 0consiuct the aSIicultuk9}
appropriation Dill. Carlisle made point q -
der against the committee amendment ailoWfn2
sorghum sugar manufacturers TO use dfefflIe3
spirits free OF tar. The Committee sInendueu3
80 -,,,a, =, - = -s. S -. - - srs
"es inleu - " =, =. oiuel, M seas -, n.y. -
ameh"mens was tncu ssfseu 70.
$20oo0 for the collection and publication Of In
formation as to the best methods Of culfiva1fnH
the soil by irrigation, and extending the Ifmfk0k
agreed TO-
Paddock moved to amend BY inserting ~
pure food bill; excluded on point Of orsisf.
The bill was passed and the senate p.oceedc1
to consideration Of the general deficiency b1l1.
Consideration was temporarily suspended and >
resolution authorizing the COMMITTEES On r1flea =
sit during the recess was reported and agreed t6
ing the committee to consider aud report wfino
changes, Ii any, ought TO be made in the ohscrv>
ance IN the senate in regard to paying honor -
=. message message % was received from the president.
returning without approval the Senate bill COS
ferring jurisdiction on tho court Of claims -
inquire into end determine how much the hullo
OF the United States double-enders, AsnWas1
and Potomac, cost Contractor George ".
Lawrence above the contract price and allow
ances for extra work, and to enter judxmenk ~
the amount in favor OF the adminisffAfof ~
Lawrence. The ground of the presidents veto
is that IL would establish dangerous precedent
for the government to declare il would inake NJ
reason OF the iowness Of bis bid ana : subsc-
uuent unexpected advance in price OF material.
The senate took recess till D. M
wee the g
judgments of the court OF claims for any Gniv
plies under the Bowman act twas reconaider3l
on motion Of Hsrris The h Sen senate sIendHsass
could not be acted on in the House. and nd Il g
tanned the whole bill would fail.
ceeded with. The provision to pay the widows
of Chief Justice Waite and Justice Miller Oo6
years salary was opposed by Berry - IN M
essa 81 sssd
gress. Finally q vote WAS taken and Is ~