Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-02

1880. suspending for ten years the laws against
free ships for the foreign trade Disagreed to
yeas Il, nays 10.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered an amendment re-
curing contracts for carrying the mail to have
the approval OF Congress- Disagreed to-yeas
20, nays As.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered an amendment con-
fining the operation Of the bill 20 Central and
South America and Mexico. Disagreed to
yeas II, NAYS A.
Mr.. hcPherson offered an amendment rs-
ducing the rate Of subsidy from a a mile 10
sz Tor nrst-class ships and from $2 70 81 for
second-ciass. Disagreed to-yeas q, nays a.
NO foRKIeN-Bumr SHIPS.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment allowing
foreign-built stips to be used for three years
in carrying the mails. Disagreed to-yeas n,
nays 40.
THE HOUSE AMENDMENT AGREED TO-
Finally the question was taken on Mr.. Nor
rilrs motion TO concur in the House amend
ment (the postal subsidy and il was agreed to
yeas 81, nays SS-as follows: Yeas-Messrs
Aidrieh, Allen, Blair, Carey, Carlisle. Casey,
Chandler; Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Ed
munds, Evarts, Fsrwell, Hawley, Hiscock,
Hoar. ingalls,. Jones New }, Mcconnell. McMil-
Ian, Henderson, Morgan. Morrill,. Pierce, Pueh
Sanders. Sawyer. sherman Shoup. Spooner.
Stanford, Stewart, Stockbridge, Warren, WASH
burn, Wilson-37
Nays-Messrs. Bate Berry, Blackburn But
Ter, Cal, Cameron, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel,
Faulkner, Frye, George, German, Gray. Hale,
Hampton, Harris, Jones (Ark), Kenna,
Mitchell, Moody, Pasco, Payne. Pettigrew,
Vance, Vest, Walthall wolcott-Ss
lhe bill now goes TO the President. Mr..
Gray was appointed an additional member Of
the select committee on commercial relations
with Canada.
THANKS TO Mr.. rYeAIIs
Mr.. Sherman offered q resolution electing
Senator Henderson CNeb.) as President pro
tempore to hold Office during the pleasure of
the Senate, and Mr.. German offered resolu-
ton rendering the thanks of the Senate TO Mr..
Ingalls, for ''the eninently courteous digni-
fed, able and absolutely impartial manner in
which he has presided over its deliberations
and performed the duties of President pro
tempore."
Mr. MANDERsoS SWORN IN AZ PREsnENT Pro
Both resolutions were agreed to, ard the
oath Of Office was administered by the Vice
President to Mr.. Manderson, who was escorted
to the desk by Mr. Ingalls,.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
the following communication:
THANKS FROM ADMIRAL PoRrER's FAMILY.
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. %, 1891.
Hon. Levi P. Morton, Vice President Of the
United States and President of the Senate:
Sir: The sincere thanks Of the family of
Admiral Porter are rendered TO the Senate Of
the United States for the resolutions passed on
the 14th inst. Their honorable tribute to the
life and services Of the admiral and their ex-
preston of sympathy for those who most
keenly feel his loss are very highly and CRATE
fully appreciated. For the family,
lSigned) THEoDoaIc POTTER.
RICHARD b. PORTER.
srNAroR GoRDoS's CRrnr~rrxrs
The credentials Of John B. Gordon as Sen
ator from Georgia (replacing Mr.. Brown we're
presented and placed on file.
BILLS PASSED.
The House amendment to the bill for . pub
lie building at Saginaw, Mich, reducing the
amount from s250, 900 to $2O0 600, was con-
CURED in.
House bill relating to the treaty of reciproc-
ity with the Hawaiian Islands was passed.
Also House joint resolution appropriating
81 ,000, 600 for the Improvement of the Missis-
sippi river, to be Immediately available.
Also Senate joint resolution authorizing the
state Of Oregon to construct. maintain and
operate a railroad at the cascades of the Co
lumbia river.
Mr.. Pugh was appointed on the committee TO
attend Senator Hearst's funeral in place of Mr..
Dawes, excused.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The post Office appropriation bill was then
taken up and Mr.. Frye Gin place of the amend
ment which he offered on Saturday night
offered one appropriating sl.40o, 900 for trans
portation of foreign mails.
Mr.. Mcpherson spoke Of the amendment as
the subsidizing of ''lot Of old hulks, capable
of floating of them wooden ships"
Mr.. Frye contradicted that assertion.
Mr.. Mcpherson inquired how many of the
Pacific mail ships were wooden vessels.
Mr.. EryQ-Ihere n anthOrlty in fha
just passed for the employment Of any wooden
ships.
Mr.. Morgan moved to amend Mr.. Frye's
amendment by inserting q proyiso that the
that are owned exclusively by citizens of the
United States.
Mr.. Plumb argued against Mr.. Morgan's
amendment and Mr.. Morgan argued in support
of it.
Mr.. Carlisle asked Mr.. Frye how much of
the proposed appropriation could be expended
in the next fiscal year for transportation Of tine
foreign mails.
Mr.. Frye gave the amount as between four
and five hundred thousand dollars. He had
proposed q, 400. 900 because that was just about
the net profits Of the Post Office Department
from the foreign mail service, the only mail
service from which there was any profit
Mr.. Carlisle inquired whether there was now
q vessel under the American flag that could re-
ceive a subsidy under the 6rst-class twenty
knot ships.
Mr.. Frye said there was not.
INDIAN DEGRADATION oLAna
The conference reports on the bill rs to claims
for Indian depredations was here presented
and agreed to.
THE AMOUNT REDUCED.
Mr.. Carlisle moved to amend Mr. Frye's mo-
ton by reducing the amount for transportation
Of the foreign mails to el, ,250, 900, and il was
agreed to.
The question being on Mr.. Morgan's amend
ment allowing contracts to be made with ves-
sells owned exclusively by citizens of the United
States, Mr.. Plumb moved to add to il the
words ''and constructed in the United States"
Mr.. Plumb's amendment was agreed to-yeas,
50; nays, Is.
Mr.. Morgan then withdrew the amendment.
remarking that the vote Just taken had an
nulled the purpose that he had in view.
THE BILL PAssxD.
Mr.. Frye's amendment - amended. was
agreed to, and the bill passed.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Mr.. Perkins Ran.) Senate
amendments TO the Indian appropriation bill
were non-concurred in and the bill sent 10 oon-
ference.
On motion Of Mr.. Bliss QGich.) Senate bin
was passed for the erection of public building
ct Saganaw, Mich, ct . cost Of e250, 900.
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