Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-27
In the House.

In the House today the Senate bill was
passed for the relief Of J. p. Downing, the
first paying teller of the sub-treasury at
Boston.
The Senate bill was passed for the relief
of the assienees of the late John Roach.
The House then proceeded in committee
Of the whole to the general debate on the
shipping bill.
10 com mittee on the whole, Barrows Of
Michigan in the chair, the House proceed
ed to general debate on the shipping bill.
Grosvenor Of Ohio. concluded his re-
marks in favor Of the measure. After 1t
tie sparring with McMillia ss TO the causes
which led TO the recent Republican defeat,
Grosvenor said the reason why democrats
would be in msjority in the next House,
was on account of misrepresentation and
Misunderstanding of the Mckinley bill.
Today in the markets of this country the
commodities that entered into the daily life
Of the people, without 4 single exception,
were cheaper than they were the lst OF
Sc p,ember. 1890, and cheaper than they
had ever been before in the history Of the
country. At the same time agricultural
products brought better prices than the v
did at the close of the Fif,ieth Congress
Oates Of Alabams inquired whether that
was true of cotton.
Grosvenor replied that he thought 80, bu,
was not sure.
Mills of Texas opposed the bill and ridi-
culed the reciprocity policy Of the present
administration. If the United States want
ed reciprocity why not negotiate with
England, France and Germany. EnglaI d
has pulled down her bars and welcomed
every barrel OF pork and bushel of wheat
sent her. She is willing to take more cot
ton, more wheat. more pork, more Ssricul-
tural products il the United States would
take down its bars and extinguish the
FIRE which il has ignited on the
ocean in order to prevent commerce
The advocates Of the bill wanted the ships.
Why net build them? They had = pro.
tec,ive policy, which it was claimed,
| brought down the cos, OF production. 1t
was claimed tina, the McKinlsy bill cheap
ened the cost of necessities. 1t had cheap
ened the wages Of the American laborer in
| all parts of the country. democratic
applause If the gentleman d not like
them chespened why did he insist on cheap-
enipg the wages Of the workingman.
Buchanan Of New Jersey submitted an
argument in support Of the bill, the con-
troversed statement was made by its
| opponents that England paid no subsidies.
| Great Britain, Germany, France and other
countries hsd in the past and did now pay
subsidies. They paid in three ways; by
payment outright under guise Of mail pay ;
| by payment Of money under what was
called the naval reserve plan. The United
STATES 10 not doing its ehare of the ocean
carrying trade asd all that remained for it
| to do to secnfe that share was to meet like
with like.
| Hopkins Of Illinois regretted the attempt
made to turn this question into party one
IL WAS national question and should be
contids sred ns such. lie WAS opposed to
the bill because he was opposed to policy
| Of subsidy. Transportation by sea had
| changed in character rs much as transpor-
ixtion by land. Il would be az we'll to pay
a subsidy TO the Old the stage coach in order
10 put IL in competition with the limited
express Is TO sutsidizs wooden ships made
in Maine in order to put them in competi'
ton with the great steel stesmers which
traversed the ocean. He opposed the
me a.ure because he believed il temporized
with great subject. He objected 10
adopting the bounty system 10 order TO aid
the wooden sbips Of Maine. The great
mass Of the American people would not be
benefited one iota; yet the bill would take
$40. COO, 900 of the peoples money.
Morrow Of California. in supporting the
measure, emphaticaily denied the declars.
ton frequently made that the bill was being
pYes,ed by an active lobby.
Chsndier Of Massachusetts, spoke in
favor Of the proposed substitute aushoriz
Jog the postmaster general to enter into {
contract for rot less nor more than 10 year,
With American citizens for carrying the
mails on American steamships to foreign
ports, dominion Of Canada excepted. The
mail service 10 be equally distributed
among the Atlantic, Msxicsn Gulf Anc
Pacific coast. The pending bill, he said
looked to the general system OF bounty
AZ q merchant, he pso.sst'd against u.
policy Of m,kios slfoftsbI, bn,ites on
Of the few II the expense Of the many
He opposed the bill because 1t vas unsount
in principle, IL introduced an uncertain
element into the business Of the country
and it did not recognize the law and demant