The New York herald., 1870-05-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, NAV IS, 1870.


LAND FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Mr.. LAWRENCE. Tep.l or Ohio, introduced bill "a
allow hOnordbly discharged soldiers and 50 lors to
enter under the Homestead act quarter sections OF
land In the alternate reserve sections OF public land
along the lines OF railroads and other pub &c works
to which pubic lands ha been grant d. Pass, ID.
NAVIGATION AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
The House then proceeded 10 the consdt ration II
the morning hour Of the bill to revive the navigation
and commercial interests Of the United States.
Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass, paid high compll
ment to the select committee on the subject in IT.
industry and assiduity and agreed with the bill a,
reported. The only objection to 1t was that It did
not 90 far enough. 1t helped the shipbuilder, bul
did not help the sfipowner. How should American
supp ng be protected All other interests mai re-
ceived iu protection from Congress. An other In.
but commerce, the greatest OF all inter-
ests for It lay at the bottom Of them
to put on d.frerentla duties on goods imported In In
American bot ,Oms-a difference OF twenty per cent
on tariff raies n imported in American wooden
ships, and twenty-five per cent II la American iron
snips. That would apply at once 10 Great Britain,
France Spain ana Por uga because WI h these gov :
ermenis the reciprocal duties OF goois stood On law
and not treaty, and where treaties the Sub ct
did exist they could be Terminated by notice IN
carrying trade would be at once done IN American
SHIPS and every snipyard and rolling NIL In t &c
country would be set in mo- ton. As TO The
say he wished tD God tney would. The country was
suffering from over trading. II there were wall Of
fire between this and other ma ions II would be better
for the prosperity OF tle country, because the cOun
try now imported more than It exported.
Mr.. LYNCH, rep OF Me-. SUGGESTED that II that
the imports but wOIld nave 20 go back IN Da last,
and ioreign vessels would take out exports ana have
to come back to this country In ballast, thereby
doubling freghts and increasing prices.
Mr. BUTLER replied to that objection, and said that
even II there we're force in 1t ~ would b, Tor the
hnup Of An t,l he dn mi heu
As rule Great Britain did the carrying trade OF the
world. THIS proposition OF his, this assertion of
American ideas, thlS exubtO.i OF American states
manship, the pr0mugati0n OF American power,
would take from Great Brita n what that nation had
taken from the United States by rebel privdteers
SO tnat there was poetic as well as statesmanke JUS
tice IL nc.
Mr.. CALKIN. (dem.l OF N. Y, a member OF the Sc
ect committee, addressed the House IN advocacy OF
the bill referring al length to the dongs OF COM
mtee and to the statements made before 1t, 10 show
tnat the true way 10 bui up American navigation
interests not by buying loreign built ships tut
BY encouraging the building OF sniLs &c home That
interest was not local. as MS colleague (Mr. WoOij
said il was 1t extended all over the land, from
Maine to Oregon; and as every other interest
had been been protected, protected, ne dld NOT see why
He believed IN the American people building their
own ships lnstea Of buying them abroad and II
mat aria.s they could be butt at home. Taat was
tnc policy of England and France, wnere e',rytlng
tlat went INTO . sp , was ~ itee tiiee tiI,Isad
TX II would cJnsunle 5,5J0.000 pounds Of iron
and use $1,000 worth OF machinery. Was tho
profit OF ali tnat to be lost the United States aud
turned to a loreign couniry2
The morning hour expired while Mr.. Ca.kin was
spea ing.
SOUTH CAROLINA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Mr. CESSNA. (rcpI Ci P.-, from the Committee on
Elections. made report In the contested ection
ca @ OF Wallace against Simpson, from the FOurth
Cong ess0la district oil south Caro.ina, declaring
M. Wallace IN tlel to the seat, and gave notl o
that he wou.d call It up r acton on Tuesday next
THE NEW YORK ELECTION.
Mr.. Cox, tdeGl.) OF N. " sent To the Clerks table
and had read telegram ~ hlins, II from a. o. Hail
Announcing tnat New York Slate lad gone de.no-
era ic bY over hny thousand majority. LOUD clap
ping OF nan Is on the de nocra ic side.)
THE .AvAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
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int CUn!a .te3 o. tue Who ., Az. Eid'iuge ~ TIE
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