Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-28
THE SHIPPING BILL
Passes the House Amended by the House
Postal Subsidy Measure

WASuINGTON, d. c., February IL
In the House to-day. on motion Of Mr..
Townsend, OF Colorado, the Senate bill
was passed amendatory to the law pro-
viding for the selection OF school lands.
On motion OF Mr.. Peet, OF Arkansas,
a bill was passed authorizing the Fort
Gibson, Tahlequah Il Northeastern rail-
road On construct road through the In
dian Territory.
The House then, in Committee Of the
Whole. resumed consideration of the
shipping bill.
The House substitute for The Senate
bill was read by paragraphs for amend
meut.
Mr.. Herbert. of Alabama. offered an
amcndmcut withdrawing the subsidy
from sailing vessels and combining it on
tircly 20 ships propelled by steam.
Mr.. Herbert's amendment va, de-
feajed.
Mr.. Holman. OF Indiana, In speaking
to q formal amendment warned Con-
sress against the policy OF subsidies,
and called attention 10 the disgrace
which had heretofore been associated
with Congresses which had entered
upon that policy.
MIR. CroSvenor of Ohio. said that IL
the gentleman FROM Indiana knew ol
any member who had been approached
.orrupt'y in favor of the shipping bill.
10 was due % h, great service To the
country and to his high character that
b. should make q specific charge.
Mr.. Rodgers, of Arkansas, offered am
amendment, providing that one-half OF
the crew of vessels enjoying the benefits
of the act shall Doe citizens of the United
States. or persons signifying thcir iu-
tentiou to become So without regard %
r,.., col1r rr prorious condition or e"r-
vitude. Acrccd-ge % $50.
Mr. Spirola, Of New York, sent 10
luc Clerks desk aud had read a tele-
gram from tine New York Chamber OF
Commerce, urging the passage of the
bin.
The hour of 8 O'Clock having az
rived the committee arose and reported
the bin To- the House without amend
mcut.
NJ. Farluhar then offered the House
substitute for The Senate bill.
NJ. Fith.an, Of Illinois, obtained per-
mission to offer irec ship substitute.
Lost: yeas ll1. nays l'j.
The House substitute was then agreed
to. li4 to L.. The vote then recurring
ON ordering the Senate bill - amended
bv the substitute 20 a third reading the
roll was called amid intense excitement.
Every response was anXiouSly awaited,
and as the call came 90 a close aad 10
was known that the motion bad been
defeated there were many maniIeSta-
lions of pleasure on the Democratic
side. Al the last moment Mr.. Dlngley
changed his vote 20 the negative, ana
the Speaker announced the vote 20 be
/ yeas li2, nays lts.
The announcement was greeted Win
Wild applause by the Democrats, and
then Mr.. Dngley moved To reconsider
| a motion which Mr.. Mcmillan promptly
moved ,o lay ON the table. This motion
was sdefeated-ycas. 146; nays. li9, and
/ rhr Republicans were iubilant. Then
came the vote on the motion To recon
slider. This motion was agreed to-
yeas. us: nays. lt3; ANA the question
again recurred ON ordering the OIL To
third reading. The third reading was
ordered yeas l41: nays, l45.
Mr.. Cannon. OF Illinois, moved that
the bill be recommilted TO the Commit
tee ON Merchant Marine and Fisheries
with Instructions to that committee to
report back forthwith bill similar TO
/ the senate bill ON the same subject, To
provide for ocean mail service between
/ the United States aud foreign ports
Mr.. Bland. OF Missouri, raised the
point of order that the committee could
not be directed to report forthwith.
The Speaker ruled that MIR. Cannon :
motion was I'm order aud put the previ-
IONS motion. which was ordered, yeas
| l25, nays lOj.
The question followed on Mr.. Can
mons motion % recommit with inStruc-
tions. and IL was carried, yeas l25, nays
los. The bin having been read, iuSl-
| lade of points of order was directed
from the Democratic side. The Speaker
Ioyerruled them, and the Senate bill as
amended was passed. yeas lao, nays l2o.
Mr.. Farquhar moved that conference
he ordered. Pending action on Mr.
Farquhar's motion, the House al mid
nirht 9d iOurned.