St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-28
It Authorizes the Carrying Of
Mails Upon American
Steamships.
The Senate Passes an Amend
ment to the Immigra-
ton Bill.
The Conference Committee
Reports a Timber Claim
Measure.


consideration of the shipping bill. The
house substitute for the senate bill was
read by paragraphs for amendment.
Mr.. Holman. of Indiana. in speaking to
a formal amendment, warned congress
against the policy Of subsidies. and
called attention to the disgrace
which had heretofore been as
ISOLATED with congresses which
had entered upon that policy.
Mr.. Grosyenor. of Ohio, said that if the
gentleman from Indiana knew of any
member who had been approached cor
ruptly in favor of the shipping bill, it
was due to his great service to the
country, and to his high character, that
he should make specific charge. Ii
there was a representative of any
American constituency who knew
that there was corrupt Villain
here. lurking somewhere. it was his
duty to get up and denounce the
villain. Let no gentlemen wait until
the bill was passed. If they knew of
any evil being accomplished, let them
make their charges now. MI. Rogers.
of Arkansas, offered an amendment pro-
viding that one-half Of the crew of YES
sells enjoying the benefits Of this act
shall be citizens of the United States
or persons signifying their intention to
become so without regard to race, color
or previous condition of service. Agreed
to, 90 to SO. The hour Of 5 o'clock hay
ing arrived,
The Committee Arose
and reported the bill to the house with
out amendment. no vote having been
taken in committee upon the substitute.
Mr.. Farquhar then formally offered the
house substitute for the senate bill.
Mr.. Springer made the point of order
that, this being Friday, the house was
in recess until o'clock, but the point
was overruled by the speaker on the
ground that the section superseded
the general rule. Then the house be-
came scene of confusion owing out
of the parliamentary tangle in which 1t
found itself The hour of having ar
rived before the committee of the whole
had taken final action on the substitute,
the senate bill was reported without
amendment The house substitute
was then agreed to-144 to AZ. The
vote then recurring on ordering the SEN
ate bill, as amended by the substitute, to
a third reading, the roll was called amid
intense excitement. Every response was
anXiously awaited, and as the call came
to a close and it was known that the
motion had been defeated. there were
many manifestations of pleasure on the
Democratic side. At the last moment
Mr.. Dingley
Changed His Vote
to the negative, and the speaker an
nounced the vote to be yeas 142. days
14S The announcement was greeted
with wild applause by the Democrats.
and then Mr.. Dingley moved to re-
consider-a motion Mr.. Mcmillan
promptly moved to lay on the
table. This motion was defeated
146, nays 149: and the Republicans were
Jublant. Then came the vote on the
motion to reconsider. This motion was
agreed to-yeas 14S, nays 143; and the
question again REQUIRED on ordering the
bill to third reading. The third read
ing of the bill was ordered-yeas 147,
nays 145. Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. moved
that the bill be recommitted to the COM
mittee on merchant marine and fish
cries, with instructions to that commit
tee to report back forthwith bill-sim-
liar to the senate bill on the same sub
ject-to provide for ocean mail service
ports. Mr.. Bland of Missouri, raised
the point of order that the committee
could be directed to report forthwith.
The speaker ruled that Mr.. Cannon's
motion was In order and put the pre-
vious question on the motion, which
was ordered-yeas 125, nays los. The
question then followed on Mr.. Cannon's
Motion to Recommit.
IL rfnI
yeas 143, nays 142. The first call
involved in the question. Twice had
the vote to be recapitulated befoIe it's
accuracy could be relied upon. The
vote was finally announced and imme-
diately MIR. Farquhar. Of New York,
rose and reported back the bill in
accordance with the instructions.
The bill having been read, a
fusilade of points of order was di-
rected from the Democratic side.
Then Mr.. Crisp raised the point that
the bill must be considered in commit
tee 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. The
speaker oyerruled the point of order,
and the senate bill as amended was
passed-yeas 40, nays 100. Mr.. Far
quhar moved that a conference be
ordered. Pending action on Mr..
Farquhar's motion, the house
at midnight adjourned. The shipping
bill as passed by the house is radically
different from the measure sent to that
body by the senate. 1t merely author
ICES the postmaster general to enter
into such contract for not less than
five nor more than ten years
with American citizens, for carrying
the mails on American steamships
between United States ports and for
eign ports [the Dominion of Canada ex-
cepted) as will subserve and promote
the postal and commercial interests OF
the United States-the mail service to
be equitably distributed among the At
lantic, Mexican gulf and Pacific ports.
The vessels contracted with must be of
American build and Differed by Ameri
canacitizens.