The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-16

codiHcation Of the law as Il stood at that time But In
ed OF fewer than 68 clauses every Of which
pased through committee In the course Of one evening
he DID not intend to point out the p;Ts q
understood At the time to be act which might re-
qure further consideration It was, 10 certain extent,
thought the ship owners were justified in asking the
House to reconsider the act of 1854 with the view Of as
clear hear So with the Passenger act That act
oaueed not by the Board Of Trade but by the Under
ne passenger traffic out Of the hands OF Brtish ship
owners. on ninety thousand passengers who had en-
6srKed at Liverpool for the United States seventy i've
sand in British vessels the same time while our ship
owners mad lost the traffic. the American shipowners had
conveyed by them. Nor that all A vessel taken
up for the conveyance Of emgrans subjected under
the Passenger act 70 the inspection Of emigration OIL
GER II the emigration officers acted upon any 0xed rule
the shpowners would have nothing TO complain Of but
unfortunately they were most capricious in pro-
ceedngs, and q vessel was often hewed and hacked in
pieces to suit their peculiar views Again, take the
Of an Enssh ship conveying passengers 70 Austria.
Obliged to put into port on the Brazilian coast and
might there be found to be in an unseaworthy con-
dltion and unht to continue her voyage. The means
OF repair might not be at hand, the ship might
be condemned, and in that the captain would be
did not complain of that but If the ship American
ship the captain might snap his fingers at the authorities
and leave his passengers TO do the best they could for
themselves The Passenger therefore, did not piece
English and American vessels upon the same footing Eng
6n1pOWneT6
which they were exposed by that act The House would
recoect that In the investigation which place into
the circumstances attending the loss Of the Royal Charter
attempt made to hx upon the unhappy captain
charge OF ntoxicaton No proof whatever adduced
that Captain Taylor had been Of Incorporate habits,
and The charge completely broke down. But what was
the object Of that charger II tx upon the
the responsibility Of havng entrusted the command Of the
ship to man given 10 intcmpcrapce, and expose
them heavy claims under the provisions Of the
ger act. (Hear hear The honorable gentleman
cuded by pressing his intention for the motion
of he M m her fOr
Mr. BEsTNcK thought it impossible TO overrate the
importance Of the question before the House. which relate
rot only TO the depression Of great interest but 70 tho
sources from which our navy TO be manned Yet,
Judging from the appearance Of the treasury and front
opposition benches would suppose that the House
engaged IN discussing Of Importance what
ever. Hear, hear) TIE conduct OF America especially
bad exa peraed the honorable member and yet that
duct did rot appear TO be peculiarly deserving
If man, wanting to make Il bargain with his neghbor,
found that his end was inclined to take what was yolun
ary offered TO him and TO keep what he had OF his
Dor might be worldly, but surely 1t unnatural
did deserve the epithets freely
by the honorable member for Sunderland 1t seems,
however, that COVER nment demand thai rect
procity to which entitled If this country de-
manded reciprocity from America and other countries
was bound 10 tell those countries what would be
pursued IN the demand met with a refusal. There
would be then but one clear which he should
commend and that was other countries declined to
meet England spirit of play an Justice TO revoke
all the concessions made by England
Mr.. A. SMITH thought that the proposal Of the honorable
member for Sunderland wi the addition suggested by
the honorable member for LONDON would be accepted by
th, ,p ~ " "s nh. "a v T ,, VI reg Iaae
sisted nnon 7" rssnect 70 @ ,d ' ,,h :" us n
States there this difficulty, that we were sometimes
rhno ~ " anu sometimes WIN the
had right TO insist that the trade between
one sac ana an1er snSud DC regarded as coasting
Minister Of the Crown and member Of that House, said
.as ,e nouo1 Una. voyage between malta ana England
YORK ana CALIFORNIA was preposeious and inconsistent
ne u ~ cue g'evsooes Oh wncn tns snppng IN
erest OF TINS country mad to complain was the subsection
~ wncn tney were kept ny tue boafd Oh trade Ony
,.., 49, w e. .onnessa w.n .ne sn,pp'oX
o Ss
uue eApoeeu HVin VIZ wnole VI wncn iore'en ma
uons Were exempt owners Oh vessels nad great cause 70
'nss an IN o. maers anu mates was
% ~ orus. W enaTe ,nc 70 eommana vesse
rue g. @ was no .es. Oh seamansnlp
,;0, LINZ M ,Ss h " osf AM eAssn. 20. inc
unable nal! 10 TO obtain 1t (hear hear
bonnrah,o r,c1ha- TO- opron n ,a ussTsu VI Inc
original motion before il was finally adoned bv the Hos
by which means the pnuirv ou,d he mater,sv w,dns
Besides after the discussion of the nrevona nybt INV ,h
reappOltmen Of the Packet Service Committee, il was
he we'll Seaned IN ne ordar Of rn,ornrna ty uouu
cnrocitv ouestion French shin at Cacn,, nra uv
nns on IN Sacaus sS nso an
nations Hear hear Asain an Engi;sb shin mU r
oma 20 Ne% 1Ssk ana denaged her cargo she was
Shth - liz. d.. ., Inn, I'm, " ~ uaoh p1o'
oapy N ballast But an American snip going from China
to New York, after dschargipS her cargo could take
ei, unu s1 ~ oSasnE voysge W San rra1c,sco'
hnar p;s LEI nun a, way oISA ~ Oa, ieaa
~i.us ne sh. "o Soaiu NV enioroe .ne he
shs, sh,S h ~ mao n'uns
into hnos -hIch W. iUua Inv prJ'soos cn our su
sion and snare He thnnnhs az, 70 ~ s.r.u. aeu-
sumed Arm inst and re.sonshc a,,;,mds rs
Countries on he oueston oS rec;,roc,,v ~ s, a
them more pabe than we tbouoht tbey r,ero W" hn,J
at all events that our sbippinp Interest Restored 70 %
rights with that of other Nations wouId scar com,;o
with The mercantile marine of no country in The wo,d
Tuea bear .'n'' nA'he Vi ho country I'D inc ~ofd.
Mr. " G,nsox sad a ras really ir,,ossih,a fo- hin, q,
touch unon The varors smb;oc,' u,h9rh h% -. "
soad ~, h;s dh, gu i. ny" m n , ooou inso
", dc 'w s S b au " v ou very @ %
5n,J h1 Torocn onn r S hih hd hoan an,;nns
.ne saoecs PROPOSED ior INQUIRY oy tns
roHaons ,nG .c.s ss ~ araan s s OF .nose
nj, h Ala NO, ,SS , @ n % r non ,hs, Sa
w. NC ou nov nk .a. any one wus Vi opInon nat ney
were as n1 70 DC Of changes Mnoh
be"r Isss zoo GOO ~, ons pE;,sh shmr ar