Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-10
TRADE WITH ALASKA
Senate Passes a Bill Amending Navi-
cation Laws.
CANADIANS TAKING An UNDUE SHARE
Contested Election Case in the
House.
COUN TING A RUN

After prayer by Gen. Booth of the Saliva
ton Army in the Senate this morning Mr..
Frye Me) reported favorably from the
committee on commerce a bill to amend the
laws relating to navigation He said that
as the proposed bill related only to Alaskan
waters 1t was necessary that prompt action
should be taken.
The bill was being read by the clerk and
explained by Mr.. Frye as the reading pro-
ceeded, when Mr.. Hoar objected to further
consideration of the measure, and it was
laid aside.
Mr. Frye then reported from the commit
tee on commerce bill to improve the Mys-
tic river, Massachusetts, remarking sar
castically that he did not suppose the SEN
ator from Massachusetts would object to
that. He would not he said, ask for i'm
mediate consideration of the bill.
Subsequently Mr.. Hoar withdrew his OBJ
lection to the consideration of the bill to
amend the navigation laws, and the meas
ure was passed without division
Carrying Trade of Alaska.
The bill is of general application, but it
is intended especially to prevent Canadian
vessels from securing an undue share OF
the carrying business between the Alaskan
and other American ports incident TO the
klondike gold excitement. Complaint has
been made that Canadian vessels We're
attempting to participate in the trade by
starting from their own ports and then
stepping successfully at more than one
American pert and taking on passengers
and freight from one American point TO
another on the theory that all We're en-
braced in one voyage.
The bill provides for the forfeiture of any
merchandise shipped from one American
port to another either directly or via
foreign port in any other than an Ameri-
can vessel A like provision is also made
in regard to the transportation of passen-
gers by foreign vessel from one Amer.
can port to another. except that the pen
atty in this case Is placed at SlcO each. The
penalty under the existing law is 81 The
bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treas
ury to prescribe regulations for the trans
shipment and transportation If mcrchan
disc imported into the United States by
for immediate expectation to foreign port
by sea or by river, and also amends the
present law found in section ;;iUJ of the
Revised Statutes, SO as to read as follows
1.-The master of any foreign vessel. laden
or in ballast, arriving, whether by sea or
otherwise, in the waters of the United
States from any foreign territory adjacent
to the northern. northeastern or northwest
ern frontiers of the United States shall re-
port at the office of any collector or deputy
collector of the customs which shall be
nearest to the point at which such vessel
may enter such waters: and such vessel
snail not transfer ncr cargo or passengers
to another vessel or proceed farther inland.
either to unlade or take in cargo, without
a special permit from such collector
deputy collector, issued under and in
cordance with such general or special regu-
lations the Secretary of the Treasury
may, in his discretion, from time to time
prescribe. This section shall also apply to
trade with or through Alaska. For any
violation of this section such vessel shall
be seized and forfeited
This bill is made to take effect one month
after its passage.
Mr. Chandler On. H.D gave notice that
he would tomorrow call up the Corbett
Immediately after the morning bus
iI.esS.
Mr. Allison Uowa). chairman of the com
mittee on appropriations, then called up
the Indian appropriation bill, and it was
considered.
AS it passed the House the bill carried
$7,517 .454 AS reported to the Senate ii
carried 81 ,665.52I, an increase of Sl4S.UI:i.
The bill as proposed by the Senate com
mittee carries about $4,000 less than that
for the current year.