The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-17
CONG h II y.
FORTY-FIRsr rERsI-sEC0ND SESSION.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Mr Cameron, in present.
upon productions, said he thought the first duty OF
Congress was to reduce the taxes. Now, when our
bonds were at par, he could see no reason why the
working masses should be taxed upon their labor.
lie would favor substitution to great extent OF ex-
ernal for internal taxes, and above all the abolition
Mr.. Howard from the Committee on Pacific Rail-
road, reported substitute for the Marshall and
anthorze railroad from Marshall, Texas' to to
Trinity river, thence to FL Paso on the Rio Grande,
and thence through the Territories across Colorado
river to Sau Diego on the Pacific In the territories
the bill granted twenty alternate sections OF land
any State through which the road might pass.
large portion of the line was within the State OF
Texas, and as the United States owned no public
lands in that State no lands granted. 1t would
also authorize connection with lines OF road from
New Orleans and Yicksburg The amendment had
received the sanction OF a unanimous vote of the
committee. The bill was ordered to be printed and
placed upon the calendar.
On motion OF Mr.. Cragin, an evening session was
ordered for Wednesday evening to give him op-
portunity OF addressing the Senate upon the bill TO
provide for the execution OF the laws in the Terri
Bills were introduced by Mr. Kellogg for a land
grant to the Louisiana and Texas Railroad to aid in
the construction OF railroad from Vicksburg to
the Texas State line
BY Mr.. Davis, to authorize courts to obtain evil
dence from the departments and officers OF the
United States Government
The bill to relinquish the interest OF the United
IN Se IN san Of t s
by Messis Casserly, Cole, Williams, and Stewart
and passed.
Upon the expiration OF the morning hour the ff-
teenth amendment bill came up in order
Mr. Ferry proposed modification OF his amend
ment, the purpose OF which he stated to be to pre-
vent the creation OF any further disabilities than
now existed, and proceeded to reply TO q criticism
upon his speech on the previous day by the senator
from Indiana (Mortop) to the effect that the speech
was one that would suit Southern Rebels and North
ern Democrats remarkably well, but would carry
dismay TO the hearts OF Union men in the South.
He denied the right OF that Senator to foist his
own opinions upon the Senate and assume to make
them the embodiment OF the views of the whole
Union party South and Republican party North. He
was willing that his own record as Republican
upon this any other political issue should be con-
trasted with that of the Senator from Indiana He
(Mr Ferry claimed to speak for Union men OF the
South in advocating general removal Of political
disabilities, and referred TO the Republican plat
form and declarations OF Republican candidates In
that section in support OF his assertion. The sena-
tor (Mr Morton) had referred to Georgia, and was
constantly holding up that State as place OF crime
and disorder.
| But il the destinies OF Georgia mad been in the
hands OF men OF high patriotism, and not OF those
who had trailed the party banner in the dust, and
| whose only ann seemed 70 be their own pecuniaTy
Advancement affairs would have been different. He
denied the stories and kilograms manufactured by
order OF venal press in Washington city contain;
| rely. He read from a letter of a correspondent,
| Morris X. Jessup who, he said was
to the eject that he had travelled through
the greater part OF Georgia and from contact with
the people and his opportunities o. nf0%sTn ne
respecting rebeious state OF affairs in the state
were false; that he had seen and heard nothing put
a strong desire to accept the situation and let by
| cones be bygones
| House.
The House resumed the consideration in the
morning hour OF the bill reported by MI. Lyncn 10
| revive american commerce and navigation.
| Mr.. Lynch gave notice that he would call Ior
| yete on ii next Thursday. -
| Mr.. Wood addressed the House, prefacing MS
remarks with remarks as TO the great importance OF
! the question He corrected what ne characterlzeu
popular error that the foreign commerce OF tne
| United States was on the decline. -
| II was not the foreign commerce OF the united
States that was decaying; t was the naylgauon in-
terests OF the United States that were on the de-
| cline The mistake was TO conIound commerce
| with navigation. 30 faTsas foreign commerce was
| concerned, as shown by the value OF imports anu
exports and by their relative proportions, IL was III
| safe, sound ana satisfactory condition.
| SbipbuidiDg was one Of the industries oil tie
country, and not one OF the most important ones ~
was local industry. What were the causes that
had led TO the decline of American tonnage? Inc
common idea was that it was attributable 10 the
depredations OF the Alabama. He admitted tnet
mad some influence, but not 10 the extent generally
supposed.
he assigned seven general operating causes for
H:-flfst, was the substitution OF steamers for SAL
ing vessels, and OF iron for wood; second, was the
| economy in the reduction OF tonnage, IN conse-
| quence OF the substitution OF steam for sails, one
steamer being able TO do the work OF three sailing
| vessels; third, was the over-pr0ductiOn OF ships
| from l64S 10 1860, stimulated by the discovery OF
gold in California and the trade 10 which IL gave rise
1 fOuTth was the influence OF the navigation laws, In