The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-28
THE SHIPPING BILL
1t is Finally Passed by the
House of Representatives
THE FREE SHIP SUBSTITUTE
Offered by :Fithian Lost-A Fusillade o
Points Of Order by the Democrats
Proceedings in the Senate.

passed amendatory of the law providing for
the selection of school lands. The House
then went into committee of the whole,
resuming consideration of the shipping
bill
The House substitute for the Senate
Dull was read by paragraphs for amendment.
Herbert, of Alabama, offered an amend
ment withdrawing the subsidy from selling
vessels and contining it to steamships.
Mr.. Herbert's amendment was defeated.
Clunie, of California, offered an amend
ment providing payment shall not be made
for more than fourteen thousand miles
sailed on either an outward or inward yoy-
age. (The bill limits it to 1000 miles, LOST
Struble, of Iowa, offered an amendment
providing the measurement of distance
shall be made in accordance with the short
est practicable route. Lost.
Rogers, Of Arkansas, offered an amend
ment providing that one-half OF the crew OF
vessels enjoying the benefits of this act
shall be citizens of the United States or
persons signifying their intention to be-
come such, without regard to race, color or
previous condition of servitude. Agreed to.
An amendment by Struble providing that
the owner and officers of any ship receiving
a bounty shall nave no interest in any cargo
carried. Lost.
An amendment by Grosvenor providing
that no sailing vessel of less than ], 600 ton
gross tonnage shall be entitled to the bene-
hts OF the act was agreed to.
An amendment by Covert, of New York,
was adopted, providing record of Ameri-
can shipping by which the classification
and standing of vessels to be benefited are
determided shall be approved by the COM
missioner of navigation and majority OF
the boards of underwriters of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans and
San Francisco.
Ats o'clock the committee rose and re-
ported the bill to the House without amend
men., no vote having been taken In COM
mittee upon the substitute.
Farquhar formally offered the House sub
stitute for the Senate bill
Springer made the point of order that
this being Friday the House was in recess
until o'clock but the point was cverruled
by the speaker on the ground that a special
order superseded general rule. Then the
House became scene of confusion grow
ling out of the parliamentary tangle.
The hour having arrived before the COM
mittee of the whole had taken final action
on the substitute, the Senate bill was re-
ported without amendment, the substitute
having been offered.
Fithian, of Illinois, obtained permission
to offer the free ship substitute, which was
lost. yeas, III, nays, liz. The House sub
stitute was then agreed to, IA to AZ. The
vote then recurring on the ordering Senate
bill as amended by the substitute to its
third reading, the roll was called amid
intense excitement. AS the call came to a
close and it was known that the motion
had been defeated, there were many mani
| festations of pleasure on the Democratic
side. At the last moment, howev er,
Pingley changed his vote to negative, and
the Speaker announced the vote to be, yeas,
142: nays, las. The announcement was
greeted with wild applause by the Demo
Gratis, and then Lingley moved to recon-
slider, a motion which McMillin promptly
moved to lay on the table. This motion
was defeated, 146 to 149, and the Republi-
cans were iubilant Then came vote on
the motion to reconsider. This was agreed
to, las to 143, and the question again recur.
red ON ordering the bill toits third reading,
the third reading was ordered, yeas, 147
nsys, AS.
Cannon of Illinois, moved that the bill be
recommitted to the committee on merchant
marine and fisheries, with instructions to
that committee to report back forthwith 6
bill similar to the Senate bill on the same
between the United States and foreign
ports. Bland, of Missouri, raised the pom
of order against the motion.
= The speaker ruled Cannen'S motion il
order and it was carried, 143 to 142.
Farquhar, of New York, Immediately
rose and reported back the Dill In accord
ance with instructions. The bill having beer
read, fusilade of points of order CAM
t from the Democratic side
, Crisp raised the point that the bill mus
be considered in committee of the whole
pending which the point was raised tina
1 the bill had lost its privileged characte
4 and must take it's place at the foot of tn,
g calendar.
d The speaker overruled the point of ordel
a and the Senate bill, as amended, wa
s passed, yeas, 40; nays, 120.
| Farquhar moved that conference b
| ordered and pending action the House, a
d midnight, adjourned.
t The shipping bill as passed by the Hous
y is radically different from the Senate meas
} ure. 1t merely authorizes the postmaster
r general to enter into such a contract fo
: not less than four nor more than ten year
with American citizens for carrying mail
on American steamships between Unite
States ports and foreign ports, Canada e1
n cepted as will subserve and promote tn
t postal and commercial interests of til
: United States, the mail service to /
r equally distributed among Atlantic, Mex
can Gulf and Pacific points. The vesse
|, contracted with must be American bull
and oficered by American citizens.