New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-18


in England; were the Austrian vessels no the
steamers Of the Hamburg and Bremen lines but the nav
policy of exclusion stood at the threshold Of American
harbor and shut out foreign built vessels from entering
Mr.. LYNCH GSep Mc) inquired whether the com.
mcrcal marine OF England and the United states had
very laws the gentleman was now condemningf
Mr. WOOD replied In the negative, and said that the
The fth cause Of the decay Of American tunIage was
the transfer Of American vessels TO foreign dur
nearly onequarter OF the aggregate tunnage of The
United States The sixth cause the dcpredations OF
not exceed 100000 tuns While he would hold England to
Just responsibility in that matter, he would not over
hoped to live to see the day when England would be
compelled not only TO mako roparaton but restitution
for the wrong The seventh cause was the appreciation
of the cost Of labor and material in consequence of de-
preciaed currency and heavy taxation. causing largo
The bill as reported did reach the causes 1t was
only little "soothing srup to ship builders The first
sipbuilding materials but why did not the authors OF
the bill vote 10 put those materials the free list r.
shipped free of duty he had objection to- The third
section which proposed TO pay premiums all vessels
Treasury 100000 year There were portions Of the
bill which he could not vote for and there portions
day could not possibly add anything to the revival of
the American shipbuilding interests The disease
peared TO be able to comprehend and fathom. Tho
specific proposed was but nostrum 1t might
all In his opinion the true remedies were to
be found First In ,o. very general revival Of
and currency; the abolition of internal taxes, and
greater public and private economy. Second: In new
avenues of foreign commerce. Third: In the readmis
American gstry of the American vessels which
sought the protection of foreign flag during the war.
Fourth In the modification OF the Navigation laws
10 admit fOreignbuilt vessels % American registry,
either free Of duty payment of moderate duty
tunnaEe. rum In the allowance OF wback OF duty
ship-building materials. SiJD: In allowing ship
stores to be taken ont of bond for foreign voyages
In faNp 9th
by the Federal Government. EghM. In the granting of
moderate compensation by way of postage nails and.
Ninth: In fayOrng American bottoms IN tho imposition
OF tariff duties, TO rimnate in their favor all
foreign merchandlse HnporLed. ~ .,,.. 49,.
bill reported by the Committee. He asCribed the de
cay OF American shipping principally to the uiiirendy
OF Great Britain the matter Of the Rebel pryl
teers and gave notice the lobby that scheme Of
subsidies would pass TINS Congress nc hoped tat "hcfe
shipping without injury to other interests II would do
So The removal of the duty IRON sAlrDu,dlhs mate
OF the bill he hoped there would be entire unanmitY.
toned ana if Congress determined appropriate the
moneys SO collected 10 the aid OF American shlpPnet
was nobody's business; hut subsidies lines
mpraCtcable No proper subsidy bill 10 new lines could
pass and certainly no subsidy bill IN which there was
big job, would pass If the interest OF American Sll
ping could be promoted by system of discriminating
duties he would say ahrogatc at once Your commccia
treaties and discriminate IN favor oI American
bottoms But that policy would be followed hy reta.m-
ton on the part Of other nations He hoped ms bi
would pass with such amendments As mEai DEE deemed
proper and them other measures could be proposed u
favor the object they might be reported and acted
The hl went over tin tomorrow. ....,...,..
Mr.. HILL Qiep.; y - introduced 4 ,o.nt Ir.o1r2n
granting four condemned cannon aud my cannorhdi
the soldiers Monument Association OF Norris County
Mr. JULIAN Rep Ind) asked leave to present two
petitions against Stephen j. Fold Associate Justice Of
The Supreme Court o ne United states ana osdcA non
man. Judge de focio Of the United states for ihe District
of California and praying that articles Of Impeachment
be presented against theIn.
MIR BANKS rep. Mass) objected.
Mr. JULIAN thereupOn presented them under the new
Nj P0PTT.R G{cp Va from the Reconstruction Com
mttec, reported bill removing pOht cal disabilities
from Isaac II. Christian OF Charles C,y County, Va.
Mr.. HoTCHKIss rep. y. y presented a bill for the
Of the Judicial Districts OF tAe state oI
Nv ROOTS rep, Ark introduced bf toincorporate
the Texas Pacific Railroad Company, and to grant Lands
The House then at 2:io O'Clock p m, went into Com
mittee of the Whole Mr.. LLDiEDGE Dem, WIS., IN the
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
the general debate which limited 10 three hours.
Nj. HALE rep. Me- addressed the Committee IN vim
dication Of the Navy Department
Mr.. MORGAN Dem, Oho) followed in condemnation
Of the Navy bcpaging s9T hayns IN Violation OF r.
ton to their legal pay, amounting to $55O0Gh
Mr.. SCOFIELD Kep.. PENN remarked that the order
of the Secretary OF the Navy under which that was paid
Mr.. SARGENT CIep, CALI defended the Navy Depart
nrn showing that the expenditures of the year
al been econonica 50 OO6OOless had been spent put
ting ships in order than had been spent under secretary
Wcles in watching its decay. He argued that while meI,
chant steamers would make good cruisers, they would
NOT stand the shock of heavy guns. The bill was nlg-
ay ENGLAND appr9pfiatcd for its navy five dollars for
every dollar appropriated for the American navy ana
vet the Navy Department abused because English
slips were superior 10 those of the United States He
argued that betting tins country to keep up d.
cent navy and defended Admiral Porter nom Tie una
Vorabe remarks OF previous speakers. 80
At $50 O'Clock the Committee took recess until $50
EVENING SESSION.
The Committee of the Whole resumed It's ses-
sion Ut 100 O'Clock on
Mr.. DAWES (Rep, Mass.l, Chairman of the Committee
Appropriations, regretted to DE cOinpeHTd TO nRcr
with the Committee IN reference 10 tnl, % ma a.
did not consist IN the details 80 nch as IN he p
ciple OF the bill His objection TO IT was thai IL was
neither the one thing the other that II neither met
the estimates of the Department to carry out Its plans
and ideas, revised these plans ana competed te
The gentleman from Maine (NIr Halt1 had contrasted
the American Navy with the navies OF foreign powers
United States with the armies OF foreign powers III
would be impossible and unwise as impossDle 70 al
naves Of foreign powers But, the Navy Department
not with the manifest and wish
antaconaed Itself with Congress and had insisted on
pursuing inconsistent with that marked out for
Ii by Congress. 1t in this antagonsn, and with
the purpose OF hkening itself TO the naves OF other
powers, that il had always been out OF harmony
the Navy not owing to hostility on the part OF Con-
gress For the last ten years excluding ne years OF te
less by than two millions than was appropriated IN
should have ten millions more The complaint which
the aw-making power had right TO make against the
Navy in the bad condition described. Why was
that the United States Navy cost three or four times
Mr.. HALE rep, Mel asked Mr.. Dawes in reply,
whether everything did not cost two or three times as
much in the United States as in Great Brtaini
Mr.. DAWES went on to say that the United States
Navy which consisted OF only 800 men, cost s2s2056l
consisted OF 63OOO men, only ss,o0OOo Every
sci in the United states Navy cost an average annually
in the tunnage of the United states cost 1851