The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-10
The Senate Passes the Bill Granting Reg.
istry TO Fast English Steamers.
Two of the Best Ships Afloat to Be at Once
Placed at the Disposal of Uncle Sam, and
Five Mere in Case of Emergency.
River and HarbOr Appropriation Bill
Adopted by the Lower House.
Secretary of War Authorized to Expend and
Contract for to the Amount of $47 ,3OO,-
000-Colored People in Office.
TWO FREE SHIPS.

The City OF New York and City OF Paris TO
BE Admitted TO American Registry.
srtcioi O the Indiana polls Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-It was great day
in the Senate. The House bill conferrinG
an American registry upon the Inman
steamships City of New York and City of
Paris. and thus. according to Mr. Frye's
statement, placing the government of the
United States in possession of two of the
fastest, stanchest and best constructed
cruisers in the world, was passed
by q vote of 4 to- /. Mr.. Frye further an
nounced that the same company proposed
to construct in the United States not only
those two other cruisers of equal or
superior qualities specified in the BILL but
three additional passenger vessels of the
same class to ply between New York and
Antwerp. Thus, he said, the United States
would acquire the right to avail itself,
in case of emergency. of seven
swift and powerful commerce destroyers.
and Great Britain would heve no cause to
mplain about the transfer of the two
Clyde-built vessels, the City OF New York
and City of Paris. because the British gov
ernment had itself prescribed penalty of
Sl05, 900 to be paid in such contingency.
and this penalty would be paid.
Three million dollars, or in exact figures.
81, 991, ,45O, was added to the pressing de-
mands upon the treasury by the passage
of a resolution advising the President that
in the opinion of the Senate there was not
sufficient grounds for interference with
the execution of q law appropriating
this amount for the ChOctaw and
Chiokasaw Indians, which law passed on
the 3rd of March, last year, and has been
held up by the President till he could con-
sult the Senate upon the subject. A bill
reported By the foreign relations COM
mittee comforting jurisdiction upon United
States courts In cases of crime against
State laws committed on aliens started q
lively debate, which was in progress at ad-
j0urDment.
After the routine morning business, Mr..
Frye. from the committee on commerce..
reported back the II; House S";,s;l bill ITO to
said the report was unanimous and
that he had been instructed to
move Its present consideration. He made
tnat motion. and It was agreed to. The bill
having been read in full Mr.. Frye stated
that. although it was general in Its pro-
Visions. two ships only We're to be admit
ted to American registry; they were to be
excluded from the coastwise trade, and
ter or purchassl in case of war. That. he
said. was the full extent of the bill. The
two ships TO be admitted were the City of
New York and the City of Paris, Of the In
man line. the two largest ships to-day in
the world, since the Great Eastern was
broken up.
Mr.. Vest. member of the committee on
commerce. said he had supported tho bill
in committee and would support it IN the
Senate although 1t lacked a good deal of
n Of
free shipping. The statement had been
repeatedly made since the bill passed the
House that these steamships would re-
ceive large subsidles under the postal sub
sidy bill. The bill, he aaid, would have no
such effect
Mr.. Mills expressed tho opinion that the
two ships would be entitled to subsidy.
Mr.. Vest persisted in the contrary opin.
ion. because the subsidy bill applied only
to American built ships.
Mr.. Sr ,rman read O clause of the pend
ing bill to show that the City of Paris and
City of lew York were to be entitled Ito
all the rights and privileges of vessels Of
the the unitsa hi Sfase except ep should t1
and he gave it ss his opinion that that
clause would confer upon their owners the
right to make q contract under the postal
subsidy law.
Mr.. Vest remarked that if that was the
construction to be put upon the bill it
would be repeal, by implication, of the
postal subsidy bill, which absolutely re-
quired American built chips. Mr.. Mills, in
order to make the bill conform to Mr.
Vests views. moved to amend the bill by
striking out the clause read by Mr. Sher-
man. At the close of q long discussion the
vote was taken on Mr.. Mills's amendment
to strike from the bill the clause which
would entitle the two ships 20 N contract
under the postal subsidy act. The amend
ment was rejected without q division. The
bill was then passed Just AS 1t came from
the House-yeas. Al; nays. 10. The mega
tive votes were cast by Messrs. Bate. Eel
ton. George. Harris. Mitchell, Morrill,.
Palmer. Teller. Voorhees, and WaIthall.
Turpie was either not present or did not
vote. The bill now goes to the President
for approval.
The resolution for payment to the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw nations for their ter
est in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reserva-
tion. about So 900. .0O0 was then taken up as
unfinished business. After debate the res.
CLINTON was agreed to-yeas. 43; nays, 13.
A dispatch from New York says: James
A. Wright. of the Inman line said yester-
day, speaking of the passage by the Senate
of the bill allowing the City of New York
and the City of Paris to fly
the American flag: I'VE believe that
We can build good ships in this
country as cheaply as We can in England.
Labor Is higher over here. but we do better
work. In the building of cheap and loosely
put-togethsr tramps we. of course, cannot
compete. That class OF vessels can be built
cheaper on the other side"