Evening journal., 1891-03-03
BUSINESS WAS BOOMING.
A Very Lively Day in Senate
and House.
THEsHIpPING SUBSIDY MEASURE

It Has Gone TO the President, Along with
Large Number OF other Very I'm
portant BiIls-sen0tor Piumb's Sensa-
tionaf Attack upon MIR. Morrill
WASHINGTON, March 3-In the senate
the house amendment 60 the tonnage
subsidy bill was passed. The bill now
goes to che president. Mr.. Gray was ap-
pointed an additional member of the select
committee on commercial relations with
Canada. Mr. Manderson WAS elected pres
ident pro tempore Of the senate, succeed
ing Mr.. Ingalls, The credentials Of James
Henderson Kyle as senator from South
Dakota and Of John b. Gordon as sena-
tor from Georgia were placed on file.
House bill relating 60 the treaty OF rec
iprocity with the Hawaiian islands, and
house Joint resolution appropriating A,-
600. 600 for the improvement Of the Missis
sippi river. to be Immediately available
were passed.
For Transportation of Foreign Mails.
The postofiice appropriation bill wa
passed with an amendment appropriatinl
| 81 .250. 600 for the transportation of foreign
mails. The conference report on the In
dian depredations bill was agreed co. Th'
agricultural appropriation bill was passed
with amendments. The senate then pro
| ceeded 10 the consideration Of the gvnera
deficiency bill The bill was temporaril.
/ laid aside aud the conference report on tn
| District OF Columbia appropriation BIZ
| was agreed TO-
The subsidy Bin As IL Stands
The postal subsidy bin As passed by th
senate authorizes the postmaster genera
TO enter into contracts for a term of no
less than Ave nor more than ten years I
/, duration. with American citizens, for tn
carving of mails on American steamship
between ports Of the United States an
such ports IN foreign countries, the domii
, | ion of Canada excepted, as In his iudgmeI
, will best subserve and promote the post
, and commercial interests of the Unite
States, the mail service on the lines to
eauitably distributed among the Atlanti
Mexican gulf and Pacific ports
The contracts shall be made with q
lowest responsible bidder for the perforr
ance OF the service on each route and q
. postmaster general shall have the right
:, reject all bids not in his opinion reason
4 bic for the attainingo OF the purposes name
/, The BILLS identical In terms with the 81
o. ate postAl subsidy bill, except that Il mai
a reduction of a3 per cent. in rates 90
!, paid mail carrying vessels. Itprovides
y the division Of these vessels into four ella
es-from 5000 tons. twenty knots, TO l.,
y tons, twelve knot ships. The rate Of 60
y, pensation for ocean mail service Is iixeii
y "a per mile for vessels Of the first ella
* those OF the second class g., those Of
third class 81, and for those of the fou
class G6 cents The senate, in adding
- bill TO the postoiiice appropriation b
Y appropriated e. 25O,OO0 20 enable the Pc
master general TO make contracts.
10 vetoed by the President.
The president returned 20 the sen
al without his approval bill for the re
~ of the administrators Of the estate
ba George w. Laurence. The bill provi
an for the settlement Of claim made
ar work done and materials supplied in
~ construction Of the United States dou
"a ender gunboats Agawain and Pontooi