The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
FEDERAL LEGISLATURE.
THE SHIPPING mn DISCTSSED AT
LENGTH ~ THE HOUSE.

mr. Mills Mastery Opposition to the Nea-
surc-The Direct Tax Law Tabled in the
senate-The sundry Civn Appropriation
BIZ Discussed and Amended.
WAsuxGroy. D. c.. Feb. 25-There was q
scaut attendance Of members al tie opening
Of the House at 10 o'clock this mornins not
more than twenty-five being present Sew
e,a oils were passed, among them Senate
bin for the relief Of the as-iguoos Of the a'o
John Roach. 4 resolution was adopted for
the printing Of 10000 extra copies of the te--
tinony taken by .he Committee on Coinage,
weights and Measure.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Shipping BILL
Mr. GIos1cur. slpu.ifod the bill Duung
thc courso c, li- argument ho poke ol ne
benefit, derived under the Mckinley ta1i
Jaw le ,aia tLa' m tle markets az tins cnln-
try the commodities that entered into the
daily life o. tnc people were cheaper ihan theT
were ON the hr-t dny ot September, l9.Q. aud
cheaper than fhev ever had been before la tuc
+ history ot iue country at the same time tlc
agricultural products brought better prices
than they did at .he close of tAc llfueth Con-
grc-.
ME. MILLS OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Mills Of Texas. opposed the bill and
ridiculod the reciprocity policy ~ The present
administration. England he said. mad pulled
down the bars and welcomed every buiel ot
PORK on bushel Of wheat that was sent her.
Sine was willing tO take more II tire
United Statc- would take down us
bars and cxilgu,-A The fire which IL
bad ieujci ON the ocean IN order to prevent
American commerce. 40. the hcpuphcau'
wanted foreign trade. q few months ago they
pul up the bars against that trade. Then
.hey said that they did not want 20 have
a1y.hing t. do with foreign paupers; now
tle- wanted 90 trade with item, and ln
order to do thi, they wanted iusther 10
tax the people u order tO send ships to Tor
eieu ports tl show the American flag and %
return m ballast Ii was claimed that the
Mckinley bill had cheapened necessities. li
had chrapcned one thing the wages of Amer
lean LABOR IN all parts of the country.
NJ. buchanan of New jersey. supported
the bin. lie said the United States was not
doing its share of ocean carrying t1tde, and
ali that remained for n to do to secure that
SHIRE was 10 meet bke with Ike.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, opposed tn OIL ue-
cause be was opposed 70 the policy Of subsidy.
u wa against the policy OF lne Government
10 thAe money from the treasury and pay 10
20 class of persons engaged III private
calling.
Nlr. Chandler. Of Massachusetts, spoke in
faNov Of "a proposed substitute authorizing the
Postmaster q tneIal 90 enter INTO ccnEnct,
for moi less than five nor more than ten yeas.
with American citizens Tor the CARVING or
mals on american steamships 10 foreign
ports Nhe Dominion ~ Canada excluded),
the service 90 be distributed among the
Atlantic. Mexican gulf and Pacihc coasts;
The pending bin he said was one that looked
10 a general system Of bounty. As a merchant
he protested against the policy Of making
profitable the business " few at the expense
of many.
committee in advocacy Of the bill a. tending
TO build up the American Merchant Marine
and to extend the American commerce.
M. ONelll entered his protest age'ast the
passage OF the bill SO,
Mr. Fitch, of NeS York, opposed the bill,
denv1ng that 1t would prove ot any benent To
the hhoiing man. The stock of The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company was yeste day quoted
al 80. this Afternoon IL was iOf.. The stock
holders Of this company Were honest labOl-
ing men whom Congress was going 90 help.
After further debate the House recessed.
senate.
The House amendment on the Duect Tax
law was presented aud laid on the table Tor
the present.
A number Of bills were reported and laid
Appropriation bin was taken up
Nj Stewart. referring TO the unanimous
consent gwen for the fye-minute rule, desired
10 have it suspended IN favor Of an amend
ment Our Mr. Hale warned the Senate that
If the five minute rule was not 70 be
observed 1t might as well be understood
that the time Of the Senate WAS 10 be gwen to
talk and not 90 business. The only way that
the appropriation bills could be passed and
an extra session avoided would be by con-
slant day, night and Sunday sessions. Other
wise the 4th of March would come and find
the appropriation bills not passed.
An amendment WAS offered 10y Mr.. Allison
and agreed 10 appropr1atng go 900 for build
ings for army stores and officers at Omaha,
Neb.
All the amendments reported from 10
Committee on Appropriations having been
disposed of. the bill was opened 10 the gen
cral amendment.
These amendments among others were
agreed 60. Appropnating go 600 for the eN-
tension Of the hospital of the SOldlers' III ONE
Milwaukee: appIopnating s3l .OJO for brick
barack al the Soldiers Home at Hampton,
Va; appropriatng 10000 for the collection
and publishing of information is 10 the
best methods of cutYaung the soil:
SIS. coo for public building at Roanoke. Va.
S6O 600 for marking the lines Of battle occupied
by the army of Northern Virginia. during the
three days battle OF Gettysburg. $4,000 for
A lTSt-ClasS ~ gul-uNuot AZ Mount NOiutuh NJ
the mouth OF ST. johns river Fla. and s50,-
600 for public building at Annapolis Md
The bill was reported 10 the Senate and all
the amendments agreed to. The bill was then
passed.
On motion Of Mr. Cameron, Senate bill ap-
prOprating y 900 for new mint building
al Philadelphia was passed.
The Legislative and Executive ApprOpria-
ton bill was then taken up. and the amend
ments reported from the committee were act
ed on as read.
RAILROADED THEOUGH.
The bill was read rapidly Every time an
amendment was reached. the presiding officer
announced in perfunctory manner that their
being no objection, It was agreed 10, and In
this way the 10 pages of the bill were rushed
through in a very short time.
Mr.. Sawyer offered an amendment creating
the Office of Fourth Postmaster-General.
Mr.. Plumb took advantage Of the amend
ment 10 make an attack on the management
of the Postoffice Department, declaring
that he had never visited that de-
partment lately but that he had seen
heads OF departments reading the news
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