Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-10


wAsiiINGTuN, May O.-Anorfou,ine
business Senator Frye, from the com.
mltlrc Oh commerce, reported the
House bill ~ encourage American
ship building. He said that the report
wSs unanimous, aud that he was in
structed 10 move its immediate con.
sideption. Agreed 10. After tho bill
was read in full Senator Frye stated
that although Il was general IA it, pro-
visions, two ships only wero to be- al.
mittcl to the American register, 10 b.
excluded from cogHtwlse trade, and
might be used by the government, 10y
charter or purchase, IN ease OF war.
He said that The full extent OF the bill
was that two ships would be- admitted,
the Getty Of New lutkp aud "City OF
Paris" Of the Iuman line.
sonatOr Vest, member Of the com.
mittoo on commerce, supported the
bill, although II lacked q good deal OF
meeting his convictions on the ques.
ton Of shipping. The STEAMSHIPS
would not receive large subsidies under
tho postsl Eubsidy bill, hD said.
Senator Mills expressed the opinion
that the ships would be entitled to a
suitably.
Senator Vest persisted In the con.
trary opinion, because the suhsidy bill
applied only 10 AmericAu-built ships.
senator Sherman said that the bill
would confer upon the owners ~ ships
the right 10 make contract under The
postal subsidy law.
Senator Wet remarked that n that
construction be put upon the hill, II
would DO u repeal by implication Of the
postal subsidy bill, which alb olutely
required Amerlcan.bulltsh lps.
Senator Mills moved 10 amend the
Till by striking out the Clause which
would entitle the two ships 10 contract
under the p0strl subsidy act.
The amendment was rejected with.
out division.
The bill then passed rs II came from
the H0use-yeas II, nays 10, Rs fol-
LOVE:
YraB--Scnators Allen, Allison, Bar.
hour, Brice, Butler, Gail, Cameron,
Cockroll, Coke, Cullom, Dawes, Dixon,
Dllph, Dnbois, Frye, Gibson (Md.),
German, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley,
Hin, kenna, Kyle, MCCLELLAN, Nor.
gan, Paddock, Perkins, Pettigrew,
Plat, Power, Proctor, Pugh, Quay,
lananm, Sanders. Sawyer, Shoup,
stockbridge, Vest, Villas ana wolooit-
II.
Nays-Seuators Bate, FELTON,, George,
Harris, Mitchell, Morrill,, Palmer, Tel.
Ter, Voorhees, and Walthall-l0.
The bill now goes to tho President
for approval.
The resolution for the payment OF
the ChOcigw and Chickasaw nations
for their interest In the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservation was taken up m
unfinished business. After debate, the
resolution was agreed TO. Yeas, -;
nays, 10.
THE HOUSE.
After routine business, the House
resumed consideration OF the river and
haibor bill. The pending question was
the reconsideration Of the vote hy
which the House, saturday, agreed 10
the amen lment, prUviiiug that, Ia
cases where authority has boon grant
ed. The secretary OF war shall make
contracts for the completion OF certain
works; n no bids received are deemed
! advantageous, materials may DO pur-
chased aud the work done by contract.
Tie vote was rec0nsldered and the
amendment rejected.
| Holman iuulNHul hlNNNh W INtoul-
init the bin, with instructions 10 the
committee TO report with an amend.
mont striking out tho contract provi.
siUu.
Oathwaitc (ohio) moved to amend
the inalruclions by requiring the com.
mlttee TO stnko out all the appruprl-
rtlons Tor now works, or for the further
extension II the works under consltuc-
tIon, that the bill shall include only
nuufopriationa for the continuance or
completion Of the work In progress.
The amendment was lost-60 TO 40.
Holnias' motion was deivated-02 to
lad.
The House then passed the river and
hurbor appropriation blll--lsj 10 IS.
The following was tho negative vote;
Messrs. Allen, Andrew, Bailey, Baker,
Beeman, Bellzhooven, breckenridge,
({y0, llrookshire, Brown, Drummer,
Busey, Bushnell, Butler, Bynum,
Campbell, Cnruth, Clancy, Cochran,
Cooper, Cox, IN. W, Craig, Crawford,
Crosby, Culbertson, Cummings, Dear.