New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-29

saline would nave 10 Do dUsnoonou.
pensable an article in peace aud salt Even can oe
elsewhere P.nns "a sss the
amount Of their capacity and even then one aa 81 az make
Free yet afford to tax it so heavily as to MAKE
luxury anything but what is an article Tor human
Of potassium in bed salt Germany may prove to DO
the chief source from which commerce VIII draw Is
supplies Manesty the maker Of ordinary potash sat VIM
cuts down timber and burns ashes for this sole purpose
cannot compete with article already made and which only
IL an advantage OF which Germany cannot be de-
prived The Indian who stole his brooms already made
timber England with untold wealth in minerals Goals cay
and cheap salts ecpses in many productions all he
int no ea hs Of various other descriptions cost
OF soap glass and textile fabrics depends much upon ns
price Of soda ash At Pittsburgh Penn they have SAT- ana
cheap coal and have time time syen 10 establish the
manufacture Of soda ash but thus far without marked
hardly do better elsewhere Under these circumstances but
the gmmerng hope that an article Of such extensive use
may not be established it might have been wen 10
place II on the free list We have left 1t where 1t is
T. pey "a duty OF hai cen, pe per poSH 70
be annually diminishing 1t takes 10000 elephants is said
to furnish the annual supply Of asiDgle iown
1t is proposed therefore the small duty now imposed
upon this useful well as beautiful article and as the gigantic
game from which the ivory s obtained hunted by persons
without regard color presume no one VIII object
main for new tariff now s that tue term
raj productions and lumber fish, and coal at such rates
imposed times when II made no %o1t .ss
practically free and OF course our tariff laws this respect
call for revision The wisdom OF terminating the treaty
alluded already apparent There none Of Its povs
cannot surrender without pang Some OF ee
preenous claims concerning the fisheries az io ne
ms and from bays drawing the line from headland 70 head
land might be annoying but even y admitted On oar ssn
such claims they to be strictly enforced "oud Nc Vi
little damage to u.s. and Of no pfOh @%er Srs ue aoUr
cattle horses wool butter and cheese imported nom bI
ha in of the importation OF SINH
lar articles from Great Britain. In peace
war thew are not less our enemies due however the
present British Minister Sir Frederick Bruce 10 say tnat
question as to the fisheries and that he seeks It's solution
without making such exactons as would De key 20
State have learned that tie Brtish Minister has information
that the Canads New Brunswick and Nova Scotia win issue
licenses 10 fishermen other than British subjects, 1pon the
contained therein, and that Incense VIII secure
and Also to land for the purpose curing fish and obtaining
supplies More than this license rom one Province 70
confer the right fish in al he Provinces which unite IN the
system Of giving licenses Without this Zorsa principle
Americans would ind the license OF no value ana wooa not
in such iegsstion or lhey not he conederated PROV
nces-snd that scheme appears likely to BE- speedily adopted
more speedily perhaps consequence Of the recent Celtic
eruption-wil undoubtedly adopt the principle. Mr. Chair
maD will send TO the clerks desk TO be read Tor the IN
formation Of the Committee letter from the Secretary Of
State upon this question and also from the British Minis
ter. Sir Frederick Bruce
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Bruce informed Foibn esq the magistrate commanding
the s.S s IL % sa he
Of The vessels p.PCsd 70 Be-
season. and would confer upon holders Of them far the Ca
t, .. State. S. Ss %n
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the closed have the honor to be- Sir yoSI Ooedsnl
m. so.., to stat. thu. .m sisr%.d ' by E1e.l
.sey the Canada The q Novs
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confederation Sir your most OOeden' se@Sle servant p.
The Hon. VILLA. H. SEWARD.
Mr. Chairman: 1t MAY be proper for to add that have
Just received nom Sir Frederick Bruce saying that an
similar to those Of Canada &e II also due to myself to say
that IN with the British Minister informed
him that thought our fishermen would DO reluctant to take
ont licenses for the right to fh 10 British waters bat that
they probably would be wiling TO pay license Tor gong on
and the taxation to which they are subjected enables Pro
vn fishermen who have long voyages TO make TO reach
at cheaper than peoPc 10 addition to this
fishermen viii now when they ENJOY the privileges
%scter S late in The season. have to pay
of from ESQ to soo for each vessel according to its
sre Under these circumstances Justice requires the mpos
ton OF reasonable duties upon foreign caught fish As
however met In generous SPIRIT hope Congress Will
he ss%s already upon and
Msehere perhaps need 10 be placed even lower than
longer necessary go within three miles Of the shore and
such dutis: can be placed on the product as may seem Judi
III afford butchers meat at 25 TO 20 cents per pound
duty appears Our ar, trade with the
than that Of the other provinces The people friendly
and they have articles such we require In large quantities.
other articles In nearly equal quantities IL reciprocal
thai, profitable to al parties and ough. to ind some
eleven have drawn moderate supplies Of bituminous
Ss their capital there and opened Mines to supply the
wants OF the gas coIpan!es In few Northern cities
mills and little onounderes have been started with the
expectation OF continual supply OF coal OF this character
viii cost the consumers sO or per un while thar used by
brethren in PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland for dentcay the
assd IL Connecticut MsssSussti. and Rhode Island comes
from now to be insisted upon that no coal
thousand miles OF railroad Is this necessary the pros
perty Of the Baltimore and Ohio Raosda road that have
have no feeling this question. and not that
my constituents have any Interest 10 IT, but 70 use the words
much junction. desire fair play" The Committee Of
Ways asd Means shaped the bill that all oAnusl COAL
ing the highest price any and al other btumnous coal
ported any place 30 degree. east Of washington and all
b s ' .ny tia. can % n pay
such have had free for eleven from Pctou
Mr. Chairman leave TO the good
Committee whether this Ia and
fair Even the gentleman from the Pittsburgh district
cedes right and proper and whore he leads these
subjects Pennsy need fear follow The
present bill not likely TO suit and regard only
temporary at 10 be introduced because Of tho
imperious necessities Of present condition Many viii
think inadequate 70 The eIgences Of the country and that
much ought have been conceded mpered In
dusts The statements made BY the gentlemen the Reve
Commission who have long studied the subject well
by those whose special interests touched almost
every instance would have justified the Committee Of Ways
aud Means proposing higher rates than viii b found IN the
bill But the Committee have scrnssd every case and con-
sened higher rates with only and there possbe
exception than will they forced to believe place the