The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.



Passed After Long Debate.
WARRINGTON CRY, Feb, 27-In the House the
Senate bill was passed amendatory OF the law
providing for the selection of school lands. The
House then went into committee of the whole,
rcsumipg consideration of the shipping bill.
The House substitute for the Senate bill was
read by paragraphs for amendment. Herbert of
Alabama offered an amendment Withdrawing
the subsidy from sailing vessels and confining IL
to steamships. The amendment was lost
The hour Of having arrived before the COM
u,ittee OF the whole mad taken final action on
the substitute, the Senate bill was reported
without amendment The substitute having
been offered, Fithian OF Illinois obtained per-
mission to offer free ship substitute, which
was lost-yeas III, nays 172. The House substf-
tute was then agreed to, IA to Al.
The vote then recurring on ordering the Sen-
ate bill, AZ amended by the substitute, to third
reading. the roll was called amid intense excite
ment. As the call came to close and il
was known that the motion had been defeated,
there were many manifestations of pleasure on
the Democratic side. At the last moment, how
ever, Dingley changed his vote to negative, and
the speaker announced the vote to be, yeas, l42;
nays, 14s. The announcement was greeted with
wild applause by the Democrats, and then
Dingley moved to reconsider tho motion, which
This motion was defeated, l4s to l4o. ana then
came a vote on the motion to reconsider. This
was agreed to, las to lab, and the question again
recurred on ordering the bill to the third read
ing. The third reading was ordered, yeas, l47;
nays, 145.
Cannon of Illinois moved that the bill be re-
committed to the committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries, with instructions to that COM
mittee to report back forthwith bill similar to
the Senate bill on the same subject. to provide
for ocean mail service between the United States
and foreign ports.
Bland OF Missouri raised point OF order
against the motion.
The speaker ruled Cannon's motion in order,
and it was carried. I4S to 132.
Farquhar Immediately rose and reported back
the bill in accordance with instructions. The
bill having been read. fusilade of points of or
der came from the Democratic side.
Crisp raised the point that the bill must be
considered in committee of the whole, pending
which the point was raised that the bill had lost
its privileged character and must take its place
at the foot OF the calendar.
Clunie of California offered an amendment
providing that payment shall not be made for
more than 1000 miles sailed on either outward
or inward voyages. The bill limits 1t to 1000
miles: lost.
struble OF Iowa offered an amendment pro-
yidipg that the measurement of distance be
made in accordance with the shortest practical
bic route lost.
Rogers of Arkansas offered an amendment
providing that half of the crew of vessels enjoy
ing the benefits OF this act shall be citizens OF
the United States, or persons signifying their
intention to become such without regard TO
race, color or previous condition of servitudc;
agreed to-
owners and officers OF any ship receiving a
bounty shall have no interest in any cargo car
ried. was lost.
An amendment by Grosyenor, providing that
no sailing vessel of less than LOCO 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 stand
ing OF vessels to be benefited is determined
shall be approved by the commissioners OF navi-
CATION and majority of the board OF under
writers of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, New
Orleans and San Francisco.
At O'Clock the committee rose and returned
the bill 10 the House without amendment, no
vote having been taken in committee on the
substitute.
Farauhar formally offered to the House the
substitute for the Senate bill.
Springer made point of order that. this being
Friday, the House was in recess until O'Clock.
The point was overruled by the speaker on the
ground that special order superseded general
rule Then the House became a scene of CON
fusion growing out of the parliamentary tangle.
Finally the Senate bill as amended was passed
yeas 140. nays l2n.
Farauhar moved that a conference be ordered
and pending action the House at midnight ad
journed.