The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-25
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
GEN. TRloEY's BrEE TO ErCOUsleE
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WASHINGTON. Feb 2l.-Ths House Commit
tee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries have
under consideration the bill introduced By
Representative Tracey OF New York. entitled
"A bill TO encourage American shipping" II
authorizes any citizen Of the United States or
any corporation created under the United
States laws. nins-tenths Of whose stock is
owned By American citizens. TO purchase
foreign vessel and obtain an American regis
try. The important point OF Gen. Trs:sy's
bill Il contained In the following proviso;
Provided. that said citizen or citizens or
corporation. before the Issue Of said register.
shall. under regulations to be prescribed By
the Secretary OF the Treasury. have given .
bond to the United States. with sureties satls-
factory to the Collector OF Customs. In pen
atty equal to the value Of the vessel 80 pur-
chased. that said American owner or owners
will build in American shipyards . vessel or
vessels OF an aggregate tonnage and value not
less in amount than that Of the vessel so adj
mittsd TO registry"
By the act OF May 10. 1892 the steamships
New York and Paris were admitted to Ameri.
can registry on condition that the ovnsfs-
the International Navigation COMPANY
should build their equivalents 10 American
shipyards Crsmp 10 now building and will
launch this year the American vessels built
under that arrangement. SECRETARY OF the
Nay TsOy said Of no fhs &C. 81 Of se2 III.
United States or tts citizens are Interested
.ss S e i; Sobt S add SSIta%y
pIoysd in ocean navigation to the American
merchant marine: IL will enable the Ameri-
tcstion Of their own, country; il will stimn.
shipownsrs may avail themselves Of it's bene-
fts they are compelled to order American
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one OF the most beneficial measures for the
encouragement Of American shipowning and
shipbuilding that has recently been brought
The scheme Of providing that an American
%ltted 70 A%sEissn r;s,gistry under the act q
Trecess Bill Is an smpiiacstion o. the Cochran
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nss 81 i IS R.b IL: :%snGf F Ris $
With hls aSss ao' wRieR In ths nssupe o.
proposition TO be considered In case the Fithian
bill shall fall a. thsre are good reasons to sup
The Daughters OF the. American Revolution
and sdios fiSs Until Until FSsrusfy next &rs
sisct.a Pr.sid.nt and Mrs. <. B. dssr o, New
York Vice. President. number Of State Of.
fcers were also chosen.
The total number Of fourth-elass Postmss::
tors appointed to-day was thirty-nfne. Of
81 and dsasb x%ona Ss
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Secretary Carlisle was notified to-day that
5000 Chinese have already registered at Ban
Francisco. and that 5000 have registered at
Portland, Or. The work Of REGISTRATION 10
prosre,sing ysry rapidly. s .a those distriets
to-day. The total number that are registered
n the United States Inds! shs law Is ~ 24a
w e. 70 the S..
registration, There are about Ito. 900 Chinese
The application Of Alexander Drury Of Brook
m emit for Naval oficsr at New York.
After three hours to-day spent In unavailing
effort to get quorum to vote to consider Mr.
BANDS bill to coin the ssigniorage Of the
Treasury silver bullion. the House adjourned
until Monday. The largest number that could
be rallied by Mr.. Bland In support Of his mo-
tion was l59. and at o'clock he gave up the
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House then adjourned.
conversation to-day said:
The New York and Eastern men will mead q |
quorum for any LEGISLATION they are interested
In hereafter. am speaking now as Populist |
and a supporter OF tho Bland bill I don't |
Populists propose giving the Eastern men . |
dose OF their own medicine: They will get no |
more legislation through this House this ses- |
sion II they don't have . quorum. That will |
be our policy from this time henceforward." |
James X. Hack stt. son OF the famous imper-
senator OF Faist1G has Just concluded VERY |
sucesssful sngagsms emit here. BE sppears 10 |
not been seen In New York. He has Just made |
Q triumphal tour Of the South. and goes TO |
T0Fonto this waak