Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-28

law providing for the selection of school
lands was passed. The house then went
into committee of the whole, resuming
consideration of the shipping bill.
The house substitute for the senate
Dill was read by paragraphs, for amend
ment.
Herbert, of Alabama offered an amend
ment withdrawing the subsidy from sail
ing vessels, and confning it to steam
ships. Rejected.
Clunie, of California, offered an amend
ment providing that payment shall not
be made for more than 14.OOO miles
sailed, on either outward or inward vow
ages. (The bill limits it to 1000 miles. }
Lost.
Struble, of Iowa. offered an amend
ment providing that the measurement
OF distances shall be made in accordance
with the shortest practicable route.
Lost.
Rogers, of Arkansas, offered an amend
ment providing that one-half of the
crew of vessels enjoying the benefits of
States, or persons signifying their inten-
tion'of becoming such, without regard
to race, color or previous condition of
servitude. Agreed to.
An amendment by Struble, providing
that the owner and officer of anv ship
receiving bounty shall have no inter-
est in any cargo carried, was lost.
An amendment by Grosvenor, provid-
ing that no sailing vessel of less than
| 1000 tons gross tonnage shall be entitled
to the benefits of the act. was agreed to.
An amendment by Covert of New
York was adopted, providing that the
record of American shipping, by which
the classification and standing OF ves-
sci to be benefited is determined, shall
be approved by the commissioner of
navigation and majority of the boards
OF underwriters of New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, New Orleans and San
Francisco.
At O'Clock the committee rose and
reported the bill to the house without
amendment, no vote having been taken
in committee on the substitute.
Farquhar formally offered the house
substitute for the senate bill.
Springer made the point OF order that
this being Friday, the house was in
recess until So'clock, but the point was
overruled by the speaker, on the ground
that special order superseded the gen.
eral rule. Then the house became a
scene of confusion, growing cut of the
parliamentary tangle.
The hour of five having arrived before
the committee OF the whole had taken
final action on the substitute, the senate
bill was reported without amendment,
no substitute having been offered.
Fithian of Illinois obtained permission
to offer his free ship substitute, which
was lost-yeas, III; nays, 172.
The house substitute was then agreed
to-l44 to ~.
The vote then recurring on the order
ing of the senate bill as amended, by the
substitute, to third reading, the roll
was called amid intense excitement. As
| the call came 10 a close, and it was
known that the motion had been de-
feated, there were many manifestations of
pleasure on the Democratic side. At
the last moment, however, Dingley
changed his vote to the negative, and
the speaker annovnced the vote to be-
yeas, 142 nays, l4S.
The announcement was greeted with
wild applause by the Democrats, and
then Dingley made motion to recon-
slider, which Mcmillan promptly moved
to table. This motion was defeated
146 to 149-as the Republicans were
vigilant.
Then came the vote on the motion to
reconsider. This was agreed to-14S to
l43-and the question again recurred on
ordering the bill to third reading.
Third reading was ordered-yeas, 147 ;
nays, 145.
| Cannon, of Illinois, moved that the
bill be recommitted to the committee
on merchant marine and fisheries, with
instructions to that committee to report
back forthwith a bill similar to the sem
ate bill on the same subject, to provide
for an ocean mail service between the
United States and foreign ports.
Bland. of Wisconsin, raised point OF
order against the motion.
The speaker overruled the point of
order, and the senate bill, as amended,
was passed-yeas, 140; nays, 100.
Farquhar moved that conference
be ordered, and pending action, the
house at midnight adjourned.