New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-12

vcv norton OF the lands to Board Of Trustees 20 be
known as the FreedmenS Homestead Ccmmsslo s mort,
cages executed by the Company shall carry no greater
rights than possessed by the Company at the time
Mr. LAWRENCE QRep., Ohio was to require annual
reports to the secretary OF the Interior ana 10 M &
on payment of it, actual cost also TO allow onoaDy as
charged soldiers and sailors to the preempt the reserved
MIR. FITCH's Gsep. Nev) was offered in ocular
Shall be permitted to subscribe for stock TO pur-
mortgage bonds of the road that none OF he ads
. all be taken out Of the country. and none Dut american
citizens shall be allowed to ride without chalBcS'
Mr. MCNEELEY's GDem Ill was to require Z Per
cent earnings Of the railroad 10 he pad w te
several states and Territories through which passed.
i'm proportion to the number OF miles in each.
Mr.. CLARK's rep, Kansas was to require the lands
TO be Immediately offered for settlement. .
not be construed TO prevent building OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad, oembarrass the company II 1t should
Mr.. CREBsS Dem, III that all the lands shall be
sold within fifteen years after the completion OF The
Mr.. RANDALLs Dem, Penny was that nothing in the
act shall be construed as guarantee by the United
States OF the bonds Of the company.
The bin and amendments were then, on motion OF MI.
WHEELER ordered to he printed and referred To the
Committee on the Pacific Railroad with leave to report
at any time.
The House them at II O'Clock, proceeded to the bust
ness of the morning hour when Mr. LYNCH rep, Me-,
Chairman Of the select Committee on the Dgenhe OF
cation and commercial interests of the United States,
and addressed the House In advocacy OF ~.
Mr. LYNCH said The object Of the hill under consd-
Grafton indicated by its title, TO revive the naNlG
ton and commercial interests OF the United states In
order to these objects the bill provides for draw
back equivalent to the duties all imported material
used in the construction of vessels built in the United
States; when American material is used iii the con
structon Of iron vessels, the payment OF an amount
stores for consumption on voyage 10 foreign ports anu
the payment Of small annual subsidy TO vessels en-
gagged in the foreign trade 1t also provides by section
four upon all nnage engaged in the foreign trade
The provisions i'll the bill allowing rebate or draw
trcton of vessels and providing Withdrawing from
bond stores TO be used by vessels on foreign are
chane exported, and the are III force III all
maritime countries except our own An American vesseI
when she passes out of the country and although ex-
pected return again. returns only as the foreign snip
upon her value entering ports for the reason that
is merchandise which 10 he reexpored There Is no
good why the principle should not apply TO
the American ship when exported so far as 10 allo"
drawback everything which has been used III her con
A. the case now stands OF the American ship
builder duties all the material used in the c0nstruc
work up the material with foreign labor III i9l-
United States Of all duty 1t is true the vessel H. so
speak to be reexported, but precisely the same as e
imported material which goes into the American ship
country simple statement OF the case shows the au-
C Saptass ows given ah i 'hG Se justice
and the necessity for the application OF
trade. demonstrates the great advantage foreign,
ers have over our own builders and the why still
further aid should be Afforded go, too of ships stores
Every vessel whether American foreign, on entering
from foreign country, Is allowed 70 enter tne STORES
which are to consumed board free of duty and to
retain sufficient amount for consumption on its out
ward voyage. The CUNT and stores 10 be used by an
American vessel its 10 foreign country ought
certainly TO be placed favorable footing as those OF
foreign vessel which arrives i'll an American port from
The provisions OF the bill place the American ship
builder and shpowner upon the same footing so Lar rs
building material and stores TO be used on the voyage are
concerned the foreign owner and builder Is placed y
his Government leaving nm To contend oh1y aSsa,t s
cost Of transportatlng his materials ana the isadN
having 10 obtain them at distance from lhe pace
where they be used and the additional dlsadya-
tage of higher priced labor IN constructing ana saihg
To the builder Of wooden ships this drawback Of the
duty on the material may be sufficient as he has at
taIed knowledge and skill in the art OF shl-budlng
which enabled him before the war TO build II not aD~o-
luely the cheapest the best ships that sailed the ocean,
With the shipbuilder the case Is different lie is M
which in Britain has under most favorable crcun
stances, been brought u great perfection. ~,
II is the unanimous opinion OF those engaged IN Di
ing iron ships that the plates and frames for such vessels
can only be advantageousy rolled and wrought near
where they to be used that they must be made 10
order TO save waste and labor, and that would be ex
pensve and announcement to send patterns to England To
shape the frames beams and plates OF vessel by tat
if the imported in the crude shape II would re
With the yards where the vessels would be built than
could be commanded 10 start new and comparatively
opinion that by the use OF American iron much better
vessels be built, with reduced weight OF metal on
an Illustration OF the superiority Of American iron
and lis appreciation by the underwriters Mr.. John
Tucker the Vice President of the Reading Railroad,
stated to the Committee, at its session in Philadelphia,
that OF the iron steamcoiers built Tor MS company
at Chester, Penn, while passing Hell Gate, New-fork
Harbor last summer struck rock, cutting about ten
feet In her bottom. The vessel raised and the in
iured piece OF iron plate exhibited and attracted
considerable attention In accordance with their request
the piece sent 10 the Loyds underwriters IN France
as a specimen of the quality OF American IRON, ana
resulted reduction Of Insurance On these vessels OF
from l. 70 :: per cent per aihul Swing o ivy per
cent per annu insurance made by the use OF American
iron. ,--,-- 49,. ,,.,.oz. -, 49,,
shpbuIing in the United States Is great and the
amouut that would cost comparatively trlng, that
hope the prOvso which provides for the payment or an
amount equal to the duties on imported material when
American material IL used will not be struck out but that
the section will be allowed 10 remain as now stands
think gentlemen who nave not examiner ,ae sulSect
specay will surprised when the facts and hgures are
presented 10 the tritng cost al which We can esta
sb this most important branch of business upOn per
manent basis adding year by year u our merchant
1rire class OF vessels which will contribute ncalcu-
ably the wealth OF theeation III peace ana furnish
most efficient means of defense IN case or war. . -
There are in the country prepared 70 engage
In tbs building Of iron ships proylding the blli now u
der consideration becomes law These hrin nave been
represented before the Committee during the present
session and state that they could with their present Ia
cties build 5000 tuns each or 3d. 600 uns
Allowing three times the amount OF wooden t1nhase
tuns To be built and II would give Us 2b Juns
per wear Allowing for d reasonable Increase III the IA
ciities building iron vessels and the total amount on
tuuuage tuns could probably he constructed III
built in that time cost to the Government would he
in round numbers $4,000 per year; from which would
be deducted 100000 surplus received from tunaSe TAX
leaving but 100000 per year.
II deduct from this amount the S,6lS,736 drawback
imported material for wooden vessels, which we may
properly do the vessels cannot be built without the
of duties that there would be no real loss OF
revenues and We have 9iS to be paid out IN the
tax leaving but sl97l6S annum to be actually
paid from the Treasury and for II we should receive 20
frsclass iron steamers averaging $500 each 10000
lrDu aT1 IN sail