Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-18
A DISSEMINATION ALLEGED
Against Merchants in the
South and West.
APPROPRIATIONS
The Bill Still Further Considered
in the House.
SENATE,

opening Of today's session of the Senate. While
Secretary McCook was reading the journal OF
Thursday last Mr.. Edmunds moved around on
the republican side and received greetings
from Senators of both political parties. hold
ing long conversation with Mr.. Morgan.
Tho first business transacted after the read
ing OF the journal was completed was the
announcement by Vice President Morton that
he had received communication, in the
nature of petition. from James r. Young. late
chief executive clerk to be laid before the
Senate, which will, Mr.. Morton added, "be laid
upon the table, it having been already
printed"
DISCRIMINATION ALLEGED.
Mr.. Vest introduced bill to prohibit con-
tracts by the Postmaster General with any
steamship company making unjust discrimina-
tons against any port Of the United States as
to imports by vessels carrying foreign mails
In connection with the BILL and before ask
ing its reference to the committee on COM
MERGE, Mr.. Vest said that he desired to submit
certain resolutions of the merchants exchange
of the city OF St. Louis.
1 These resolutions, he said, called attention
to the fact (about the existence of which he
knew nothing personally that the United
States and Brazil Steamship Company one of
the subsidized lines under the act providing
for special contracts for carrying foreign
mails had refused to deliver coffee imported
from Brazil ct the port Of Newport News. 1t
was stated in these resolutions and had been
largely circulated in the public prints that the
president and principal owners Of the line had
publicly announced that the company would
not hereafter deliver imported coffee at that
port on account Of objections made to such de.
livery by merchants OF the city of New York
As matter of course the western and south
ern country was very largely and vitality inter-
ested IN any such discrimination because it
affected directly tho retail dealers and even
In
and southern cities and towns. He asked that
the bill and resolutions be referred to the COM
mittee on commerce, aud it was SO ordered.
MIR. DANIEL WILL PRESENT LIKE RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Daniel said that he had received num-
Der of like resolutions from boards of trade in
different cities of tho country, which he would
present tomorrow or next day.
This injurious discrimination, he said af-
fected not only the southern country but the
west and northwest in very vital manner, and
he hoped that the committee on commerce
would find some remedy for that egregious in
vasion Of the equal rights of the people at
fected.
Mr. Cockrell said that he had received, as
bearing on the same subject, resolutions of the
He presented them and they were also re-
ferred.
THE CHANNEL IN BOSTON HAEBoR.
Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, directing the Secretary OF War to
furnish Information as to what would be
the cost OF deepening the main channel
OF Boston harbor to a uniform depth of
80 feet and uniform width of ], 200 feet, and
as to the desirability Of such improvement
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
PETER requesting the Secretary of State to
obtain information concerning the use of
sion Of farm machinery pUSb and and p iUpis.
ments and on the propagation and
growth of plants in foreign countries was taken
up, explained briefly by Mr. PETER and agreed
At the close Of the morning business Cat
lZ50) the Senate took up the calendar and
bills upon it were disposed of as follows:
TO ratify aAd confirm agreement with the
kickapoo Indians In Oklahoma territory.
Passed
10 amend the set approving the route and
termini of the Anacostia and Potomac River
Railroad Company in the District of Columbia.
Passed.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate at lao Pm, ON motion Of Mr..
Sherman, proceeded to executive business.
HOUSE.
Easter Monday opened dismally The rain
fell in torrents. the walking was unpleasant and
there was mixture of chill and warmth about
the atmosphere which was very disagreeable.
The result was that the attendance of members
in the House was. small when the hour Of noon
arrived.
SWAMP LAND GRANTS.
Mr.. McRae, from the committee on public
lands, moved to suspend the rules and pass a
bill to adjust the swamp land grants and to fix
limitations for filing claims hereunder.
The bill provides that for all swamp or over
flowed lands granted to any state, which were
sold for cash. such state shall have credit for the
by the United States and for all of said lands IN
any state located with warrants or scrip OF
which were otherwise disposed of by
the United States and for which
| Indemnity has not been granted, such state
| shall have indemnity in cash, the amount
| thereof to be limited to the price at which the
| lands were held at the date of their disposal by
| the main purpose Of the measure was to quiet
| the titles of settlers and place to the credit o:
| the states what those settlers lad paid to the
United states government.
Mr.. Ki!gore Uex.) opposed the measure,
| contendlng that it would cost the government
| $50, 000, 900 to settle the matter.
MIR. Bergen On. j. also opposed the bill, con.
| sidering it to be bad one.
The Interior question to be decided was to
| whom the swamp lands belonged-to the states
| or to the United States government.
After further discussion by Messrs. Oates
(Aia and Terry (Ark.) in favor of the bill and
by Mr.. Holman (Ind.) and Mr.. McMillin
the rules and pass the bill was defeated-yeas
| liz; nays. n; not two-thirds voting in the
affirmative.
=: The House then went into COMMITTEES Of the
| whole (Mr. Shively of Indiana in the chair) on
the naval appropriation bill