Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-28
II Is Carried by the House After 0
Lengthy aud Animated
Debate.
the NICARAGUA CANAL siLl ON
THE CALENDAR.
The Indian Appropriation Bill; ST..
100000 for the Education
Of the Reds.
by Telegraph TO the Srws.i
IN CONGRESS.
The House Rcsums- Consideration OF
the shipping niIt.


by paragraphs for amendment.
Herbert (Ala.) offered nu amend.
mont withdrawing the subsidy from
s,iilng vessels aud combining 1t 10
sicamships. Rejected.
Clunic cal offered an amendment
providing that payment shall not bc
made for more than 1000 miles eailcd
On either outward or inward voyage.
1.-THE bill limits II 10 1000 milcs.) Lost.
Stnlblc Ia offered an amendment
providing that the measurement OF dis.
tance shall ~ made In nCcor lance with
the shortest practicable route. Lost.
Rogers Ark offered Nh amendment
providing that ono.half of the crew Of
vessels enjoying the benefits Of this
act shall be citizens OF the United States
or persons signlying Intention 10 DO.
come such, without regard 10 race,
color or previous condition OF seryitudc.
Agreed 10.
An amendment by Stuble, provld.
Ing that the owner and officers OF any
thip receiving n bounty shall have
no Interest la any cargo carried, was
lost.
An amendment by Gfosvcnor, pro-
viding that no sailing vessel Of less
than one thousand tons gross tonnage
shall he entitled to tho benefits OF the
act, was agreed to.
An amendment by Covert IN. W
wa. adopted, providing that the record
o. American shipping, by which the
classification and standing OF vessels 10
be benefited IL determined, shall he ap.
proved by the commission OF navIgn.
ton and a majority OF the boards Of
underwriters Of New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, New Orleans and San
Francisco.
At . o'clock the committee rose and
reported the bill 10 the House without
amendment.
No vote having been taken In com.
mtttec upon the substitute, FArquhar
formally offered tho House substitute
for the Senate bill.
Springer made the point Of order
that this being Friday the Hous. was
In recess until 5 O'Clock, but the paint
was overruled by tho speaker on tho
ground that special order superseded
n general rule.
Then the House became n scene Of
confusion growing out OF the paElis-
montary tangic.
Fithian I'M obtained permission to
offer free ship substitute, which was
lo-t--yeas lis, nays i5a. The House
Substitute was then agreed to-lH
10 ~.
The vote then recurring on ordering
thc Senate bill, 20 ~ amended by III.
substitute, 10 third reading, tho roll
was called amid Intense excitement.
A. tho call came 10 close a,id II was
dnown the motion had be,,n defeated
there were many Manifestations Of
pleasure on tho democratic side. At
the last moment, however. Dingley
changed his vote TO tho neg alive and
the Speaker announced tho vote TO DO
yeas %, nays liS.
The announcement was gr ected with
wild applause by the dcnl,cmtD AMI
then Dingicy moved TO RECONSIDER, "a
motion which Mcmillan promptly
moved 10 lay on the table. This mo.
tl5n was defeated, liO to l4p, aud lite
republicans were jubilani.
Then came u vote ON the motion 10
reconsider. This was agreed tolls 10
Island the question again REQUIRED
on ordering tho bill 10 u third eading.
The third reading WINS orlercd--yeas
lsT, nays ii5.
Cannon (llls.) moved that the bill
be rocommitted 10 tho colnmil,eo on
merchant marine and nsheriei, with
instructions ~ that committee iorepor.
back forthwith bill similar 10 the
benato bill ON the same sabject, To pro-
vide for OCEAN mail service b,itween
the United States and 70 reign po rts.
Bland MOI Raised u point u. order
against the motion.
The Speaker r,ilcd Cannon's Lnotlon
In order, and II was carrlcd-lt3 10 iig.
" .l.s
and reported back n bill In nc, ort'nnco
been read. u furillnde Of points Of rider
came from the democratic sid,l
Crisp raised tho point that the bill
must lie considered In commit les OF tue
whole, pending which the olnt was
raised that this Uill had lost Is prlvi-
legged character and must take la
place Mt tho foot OF the calend ".
Tho Speaker overruled the pOnt OF
order and the Senate bill, AZ amended,
wns passed-yeas 40, nays 90.
Farquhar moved that conference
be ordered, ind pentlng action the
House at midnight adjourn I'd.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. % Sherman
ftMtu tinN Ht WINS uhtiATlltu ny tii'
Committee Oh Foreign Relations to
say, In view OF the Safe Of Iaiblic
business, the Nicaragua Canal bill
would not NO pressed any further IA
this time, and might take its place on
the calendar.
Consideration Of the Legislative APP
proprlatlon bill was RESUMED, the Il MT
Question being on the amendment M To
the clerical force OF the Civil Seryi 10
Commission.
The amendment was amended 10 pr,-
vide that said clerks shall DO appointe
by tho President, under the Civil
Service rule, and, Us amended, passed.
II Increases the pay OF the secretary
from $1,000 To $4,000; provides for fiv.
clerks Of class 4, Ave Of class 8, three OF
class 1. three at $1,000 each, two ut
5000, one messenger aud ono iaborer,
and changes the total appropriation
from $50, 100 10 s52, 200.
The amendment appropriatlng $1,000 |
for Fourth Assistant Postmaster. Gen.
eral was agreed TO.
The committee amendment appro.
prIating 5000 for the re.apportionment