The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-07-03
NUMBER %.
very men AK TO be relieved from the taxes I'm
posed on their shippipg INTEREST,"

Il
,orued and the stimulus given to oil thsss
Sranones ot Industry BY the war, now actually
oe'et On tnan they ever were before, even
snen .ney PAD no taxes, while the ship-build-
ing interest has been almost snnihllated BY
tshsuon imposed without any oompenssting
duty upon every thing that goes into the con.
strcution OF the American ship, and then COM
| pei that ship to compete with the foreign
built vessel which Is entirely exempt from ali
duties and y. There Is no analogy In any
other interest In the country. l defy The gen
tlemen to point out any. Nowhere In the
United States are the products Of the foreign
agriculturist allowed to compete free nom tax
or duty with the products Of our own farmers;
and thus protected by the Government the
western farmers, represented by the gentle
man from Wisconsin are enabled to bear their
portion ofths burden Of supporting the Gov
ernment.
Mr. ELpRIpoE. Iagree that the English ship
should not be able to come alongside Of our
American ships have to endure. I agree that
our ships should not be subject to this tax;
but object and protest against the discrimi-
nation the gentlemen would make In favor OF
the ships and against our laboring men.
Mr.. LYNCH. I do not agree with the gentle
men In his free trade notions. even II he agrees
with me on this bill. am In hvor Of protect.
1uR hmerlC1u lAOOr euu luuu1uyt Outy -
have said before. all the other branches OF
American industry Of which the gentleman
speaks are better Of to-day, even sftcr paying
the taxes, than before the war, because they
have been stimulated and protected, while this
ship building interest Is the only one which
has hal no protection. either from destruction
during the war or from free competition with
these untaIed foreign ships since.
Mr.. o'NElLI- viii the gentleman allow mo
. question:
Mr.. LYNCH. Yes. sir.
Mr. ONrILL- understand him TO say he Is
In favor Of protecting American industry In
general. Is that sol
Mr.. LYNCH. Yes, sir.
Mr.. 0NEILL- I want the gentleman from
Maine to answer me question, and 1t Is this:
he speaks Of the grasping Of Pennsylvania after
protection for oil her interests. Why, sir, Penn
sylvania had como here In the broad light of
day. and run her chances In o general tariff
bill, and not by injecting into Q bill referring
to some special interests, few lines to do away
with protective duties on many imported arti-
| cles.
Mr.. LYNCH. Ny answer to the gentleman Is
| this: when the provisions Of the drawback SEQ.
ton Of this bill were incorporated into the tar
Ill bill 10 the last Congress and passed the Sen
| ate, these gentlemen from Pennsylyania canIe
| forward and demanded that Il should be struck
out. II was stricken out Of that bill. because
| Of their opposition, and that 10 the reason why
w. are now obliged to bring In y by special
legislation the protection We need, on account
Of the gentleman and those who act with him.
Now wish TO say word In reference 70 an
other Pennsylvania interest which came here
when We had o reciprocity treaty, which allow
cd US TO bring coal frym Nova Scotia free OF
duty. But small quantity Of the bituminous
coal Of Pennsylvania ever went east OF New
York. Yet, ir. sthese gentlemen came here
and insisted that coal should have higher rate
Of duty put upon II, when II afforded NO pro-
lection TO them, because this Nova Scotia GOAL
found Its market principally east OF New York,
south OF New York; 30 that they did not como
Into competition. Yet they came here and had
| . tax put upon that Nova Scotia coal 10 New
England manufacturers when II was no protec-
/ tion to their bituminous coal.
1 Now, Mr.. Speaker, let me resume the course
OF my argument, and recall attention to tho
table which I introduced Just before I was
interrupted by the gentleman from wisconsin.
A careful examination Of that table will show
that although We built nearly a. much tonnage
In some years during the war as before, II was
mostly OF class suited to the internal naviga-
tion Of the country, schaoners, sloops, canal
boats and steamers, while tho tonnage Of tho
merce. ships, barks and brigs built In that pc
riod, was comparatively small.
Now, sir. In order to restore our commerce
We have to do something more than to lift from
II the burdens which the war len imposed upon
Il. This interest has heen crushed. II must
be revived. Before the war II had no protec-
tion, enjoyed no exemption, and yet Il grew
and fourished. Revive 1t, build II up. place It
on something like m equal footing with its
foreign competitor. and II will again grow and
flourish, increasing the wealth and power Of
the nation.
We are told by some that We should repeal
our navigation laws, and buy instead Of build
Ing our ships. The nation that builds ships
owns them. II England builds our ships sho
will own them as she now owns al the ocean
steamers that do our carrying trade But why
should we buy ships when We have such fAeili-
ties for building them that we can, n expert
ence has proved. compete successfully with
Great Britain aud every Other foreign nation In
the carrying trnde OF the world. Are gentle
men willing to say to the American shipbuilder,
"iou must pay an import duty on oil the raw
materials that enter into the construction OF
your ships, and build them with taxed labor,
while the same materials, after having been
wrought up into . ship In . foreign country.
with foreign labor. may be admitted duty free:'
Do gentlemen seriously propose this discrimi-
nation against American labor and American
capital Great Britain allows her oitiien: to
purchase and register foreign built vessels; but
she adopted that policy only amer she had made
her navigation interests strong by protecting II
and relieving II of every burden Of taxation.
While she admits the free importations and
registry OF foreign ships, she admits free OF
duty every article which enters into the con-
structon OF her own ships. Givethe American
ship-builder ten years OF such protection as
the English ship-buiders has enjoyed, and
You may then admit foreign shipsto American
registry free, and he will not only protect him
iii .l..-
out Of his own market.
wish 10 say Q word In reply to the genif
man from Ohio, (Mr. GARrIELp,l Who .shot
the introduction Of steam navigation q this
account for the falling of four tonnsrsater
falling Of being In consequence OF " sailing
capacity and speed OF stesmers NOV that
yes,els. Does not the gentleman Il in tho
the whole ocean steam naugatk single line
hands Of foreigners' We bsve nof an Ameri-
~ ,,e.mships running 10 or @ nort
can port o or from any fore Gentleman pro-
Mr. RANDALL How does '
nose to correct thatl ara OF this bill ~
Sir. Lrscn. ny the pf hope shall hayo
ths genut gs.".s hn ,entlemsn near me that
,.Mi." M In ~ s,seiers running out OF BAL,
,;,no,s' Tho.e steers were built sorosa m
,MT .aii not under The lars and stripes but under
the un,9n-,sek. I Massachusetts. There lea
linz from Csiis mia 10 Japan. ., ,..,.
hne ~ nym a...h Sfh fhe gentleman says thai there
4. lin. from Csiiiornis TO Chins ana .nph ,nph.
T, nho ~, ne case. think there's sucn
nnN msy large Government subsidy. oas
~" ., ..r,,s.sn very well knows tnat tn.v .rnooI
sns s.,.,uSed line from Boston 70 LNe'; ,.;n:
.nd ,h. those vessels after Two OF mro.r' .n be-
have T ibsy could no, be sustained being h1aS h,sh
cauo W.. vith hlch.priced labor and hign-
pEcedd ,~, nra,,sIons, willis to their Englsh COM
ps,i,ors Lilo ,hoss articles have been free :, ,bs bar
Sir. . few days since there s"s nc, Of tbs oldest
:. .ns 81. s1. asp,s psesf ssS 8: ,S ,.S. 1s 3;
% sSs ssppIs Of that nation the 'isss rS sish esii
sncs. fruEsity, and industry. ..s .aa snS 6ca.tsd
y.ion and ;c:s.ss stAtSTic iSs Tssr,ics. q eighty
hs' limit, sSsd ssS,,s %so. And that sFssss &.
m.iion as. ". In its intsrp.l rss0,,nnis,,on. IN