The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-16
in House AND SENATE
Proceedings of the National So.
Ions at Washington.
SOME IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED.
One Of Them Is for the Protection Of Our
seacoast Trade Along the Pacific Coast
with Aiaska--Another Call Upon the
President--The DE LONE Letter Not Dis
cusscd in Amy Manner at the Cabinet
Meeting-Presidential Postmasters.


Washington, Feb. 16.-Payne. Rep. OF
New York. chairman of the committee
on merchant marine. called up the SEN
ate bill to amend the navigation laws
of the United States Payne explained
that the bill had been prepared by the
treasury department and was designed
TO protect our seacoast trade along the
Pacific coast with Alaska. Terry. DEM.
of Arkansas, said the bill had a much
broader scope than appeared at first
blush. 1t related to the entire coast
wise trade of the United States. He.
believed that this trade belonged to
the United States. Our shipping laws
were all antiquated but there should be
a general revision. not special laws.
Special laws. in his opinion, simply fos-
tered the shipping trust. AS long as
American owners were unable to place
the American flag over foreign-built
vessel he was opposed to such bills as
the pending measure. Dingley said the
pending bill was designed to carry out
the traditional policy Of the government
of restricting our coastwise carrying
trade to American vessels. The bill
was pdSSeu WITHOUT ulNlSlOu
Two Other Bills Passed.
The committees were then called. Up
degraff, Rep. of Iowa, from the com
mittee on judiciary, called up a bill to
amend the act of 1887 relating to the
fees of United States officers so as to
correct some existing abuses. and IL was
passed. Cox. Dem, of Tennessee, from
the committee on banking and curren-
cy called up a bill Ito better control
and to promote the safety of national
banks" The bill provided that no ma
tional bank shall make a loan to the
president or any officer or employe of
| the bank until such officer or employe
has submitted the proposition for the
| loan in writing to the directors and 1t
| has been approved by a majority of
them, and in no case shall the loan ex-
| ceed the amount permitted by law. The
report of the comptroller, Cox said,
showed that 80 per cent. Of the failures
| of national banks were due to the ap-
preparation or absorption of the bank S
| funds by it's officers. similar bill had
twice passed the house and had once
passed the senate with an amendment
The bill was passed.
( In the Senate.
/ Pettus of Alabama offered and Sc
cured the passage of a resolution re-
| questing the president, If not incom-
patible with the public interest. TO In
J form the senate what action has been
| taken in reference to the murder OF
! Segundo N. Lopez. citizen Of the
J United States, on the 11th of April,
I 1896. in the district OF San Diego del
! valla Magueralla. Cuba. by armed SOL
I diers of Spain. commanded by Colonel
| Estruch. The resolution introduced by
| Harris of Kansas directing the attor-
| ney general to furnish the senate in
| formation as to the agreement reached
| by the government with the reorgani-
| zation committee of the Union Pacific
railway concerning the Kansas Pacific
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