Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-03
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Agreement on House Amend.
msnt to Shipping Bill.
House Refuses to Abandon lis Position
On Copyright.
Large Amount Of Matter Disposed ol
| inBoeh Branches.

in Both Branches.
WARRINGTON. March 2.-The Senate me
st 9 SO this morning.
The general deficiency bill Was reported
Mr.. Hale gave notice that he would ask fo
its consideration today.
The agricultural bill vas also rerorte,
with like notice.
Mr. Frye called up the House amendmen
to the tonnage subsidy bill and moved .,
nonconcar in the smendment and that th,
conferees asked for by the House b,
granted.
After voting down half . dozen amend
ments offered by Messrs. Vest, McPhefso,
and Morgan, for free ships, reduction o.
subsidy, ETC., . vote was taken on ths
motion to concur in the House amendmen
for postal subsidies. 1t Was agreed to
yeas 81, nays SO.
Frye stated that in his judgement twt
things were absolutely necessary for ,
reviv al Of The American merchant mariae
One was swift and certain communication
for mails between the United State,
and ether countries. In providing fol
that, ships would be provided q
suxiliaries to the navy, and for that Gyea
Britain was paying $50, 900 a ship outside
Of her mail contracts. BY postal subsidy
bill those two thipgs were provided for
swift mail communication and the furnish
ing Of auxilisries for the navy, by which
millions Of dollars would be saved.
But one other thipg was absolutely nee
essary, and that was that American
freightirg ships should be put in some
way or another on level with the freight
ing ships Of the world. Today every
American freighting steamer was compel.
ing without any protection against the yes
seis of Spain. Italy, Germany and France,
all Of them having heavy bounties and
heavy subsidies.
Carlisle expressed himself in favor OF
agreeing to the House amendment lest q
worse proSosition might come from q con.
ference committee
Hsle favored dissgreeirg to the House
and letting the matter go
to conference committee in the hope that
a law might be enacted that would help the
great commercial msrine of the country.
Finally the question was taken on Nor
rill's motion to concur in the House
to the postal subsidy and i,
was agreed to, yeas 81, nays SO, as follows
Yeas--Aldrich, Allen. Blair. Carey. Carlisle
Ca'ey, Chandler, Cullom. Davis, Dawes, Dixon,
Evarts. tarwel, hswley. Hiscork
Hosr, Ingalls, Jones of Nevada, Mcdonnell Nc
MILAN, Ma derson. Morgan. Morrill,. Pierce, ,Pugh
81 1ders, Sawyer, Sherman, Shoup, Spooner, Stan
ford. stewart. stockbridge. Warren, Washburn.
Wilson.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Butler, Call
Cameron, Coke. Cclquitt. Daniel. Faulkner, Frye,
MI tIon ia
Jones of Arkansas. Kenna. Mitchell, Moody
Pasco, PANE. Pettigrew, Plumb, Ransom,
Reagan. Teller, Turpie. Vance, Vest, Waithall,
Wolcott.
The b i'll now goes TO the President.
Gray WAS appointed additional member
Of the select committee on commercial
relations with Canada.
Sherman offered q resolution electine
Senator Mxnde's)o, of Nebraska, as presi-
Dent pro tempore of the Senate to hold
D flee during the pleasure of the Senate,
aad German Offered resolution rendering
he thanks of the Senate to Ingalls for the
courteous. dignified, able ard
impartial manner in which he
presided over its deliberations ard per-
formed the duties Of president pro tempore.
Bolh resolutions were agreed to and the
path Of office WAS administered by the Vice
Prssiden, to Henderson, WHO was escorted
10 the desk by ingalls,.
The House bill relating to treaty of
with the Hawaiian islands was
passed.
The postoffice appropriation bilt was then
taken up. Frye, in place Of the smend-
men. he offered Saturday night. offered
one appropristing 81 400, 900 for the trans
porta.icn of foreign mails.
Carlisle moved to amend Frye's motion
by reducing the amount for the transporta-
.iou of foreign mails 10 81 ,2j0, 900; agreed
10.
The question then being on Morean's
amendment allowing the contracts made
y ith vessels owned exclusively by citizens
Df the United States, Plumb moved to add
"A ID constructed in the United States"
Plumb's amendment wss agreed to.
Morgsn then Withdrew his amendment,
remsiking that the vote just taken annulled
me purpo.e he had in view.
Fryes amendment as amended was
agreed 10 and the bill psased
Plumb offered resolution continuing
The select committee on the Pacific rail-
road debts duriog the recess OF the Senate.
Agreed to. The conference report was
agreed to on the bill as to life saving ap-
plisnces on steamers on any lakes or bays
IN the United States, suspending operation
Of that law for one year from March 1891
Plumb. Allison and Blackburn were ap.
pointed Senate conferees on the postofIice
appropriation bill and the Senate proceeded
TO the consideration Of the agricultural
bill.
CARLISLE made point Of order against
the committee amendment, all owing t0
the sorghum sugar manufactures use of
distilled spirits free of tax. The point ~ss
that it was general legislation on the appro-
p,iation bill.
Tie question was discussed st much
length, Sherman arguing that the amend
ment was obnoxious to the constitutional
provision that bills sffsc;ing the revenue
must origiaasc in the House of Representa-
tives. Il was slso obnoxious, be argued, "a
the objection that it had not hsd Aoy con-
sideraiion in the committee on france, sni
the principle of exempting alcohol used in
the arts from taxation should be made gen
eral. If Mt sill. should not be confined to spirit,
used 10 manufacturing sugar from sorghum
wDen it spplied to medicines and all othel
alcoholic preparations he would favor il
extension to sorghum sugar, not before
The point Of order was submitted TO th,
Senste by the Vice President and the
amendm ut was ruled in order.
The amendment WAS agreed to withou
division.
| tEStewa,t offered An amendment sppropri
atipg 500 600 for the collection and publi
cation of informstio A. to the best meth
o is Of culiva,iog soil by irrigation, an
extending the limit Of time from July /
1891 to Jan. /, 1892. Agreed to.
Paddock moved to ame nd by inserting
the 'pure food" bill.
Regsn ms1e at the point OF order ,b
amendment to the general legislation, OF
very important subjsc. not connects,
with appropriations for the agriculture
department
Vice President sustained the point o
order. From that ruling Paddock sppeale'
and Edmunds moved to lay appeal on th
table. The latter motion was agreed to
with amendment excluded The bill passed
and the Senate proceeded at 440 to th
confederation Of the general deficiency bill
The consideration OF the bill Temperate,
suspended, . resolution authorizing III
committee on rules to cit during reces
agreed to with an amendment instructin