The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-28
O. ON SS Es r. 9 ..
E0RTY-FIRsr rERM-sEOoND SESSION
Senate.

WAsHINGToN, May 28Mr. stockt,n called up the bill
Revenue Pension and Judicial offices in Trenton, New
Mr Sumner presented the petition from the American
Cable Gable GompSny ANY OF Hew tOk State proposing 70 lay
TO Lisbon, Portugal thence Lands I'm En <land, and
congress may be willing 70 extend Referred.
Also peTIlon from colored citizens Of Maryland set
travel either by laL that
Justice denied comfortable lodging and in transit
ieet or oatie where they sxperieneed bodi harm ong
asking for a remedy by Congress.
tion by the judiciary Committee to which he asked the
3 T Chandler to address the
Senate the resolution recently introduced by him
for restoring foreign comm to American vessels
He SAID our domestic and coaswse commerce never
been driven from foreign trathc The question how
best our former prestige in that traffic lie
american wooden ships by which iron iron had taken the
You could not to-day even send letter the
under the American flag The c9astwss and inland tr4de
egn ship touch single pound of freight but the for
awarded who could cheapest and quickest The
railroad competition But the great question to
the chief carriers OF the world
The idea that remedy to be found in shipbuildng
but cannot build them proftsbly have
merce. If they lose So a trip they will not run We
might by an abrogaon OF all impose diferentia
yield practical benefit because other nations might
pass retaatory laws In regard to drawbacks he took
drawbacks in MIR Lynchs bill In view of the necessity
require no protection he would favor dra%back equal
to the amount OF duty on materials to be used in
tn c He then referred to the ADVANTAGES enio, ed by
OF wages of labor nd replied suggestion by Mr. Shsr
labor This ence could be evercome He thought the
result would be the reverse, that the clyde builders
upon repeated faipe bad accumulated in their yards
of machinery known to the inventive ingenuity
hey o. a1d @ APPLIED It
material used in yesselbuilding actured in yard
brought from pace only seven miles distant. He
then showed the difference in the cost of constructing
three thousanditon iron ship, costing in this country
from six to eight hundred thousand dollars could be
stance of economy iron wood vessels shown
much freight nine sailing vessels OF thousand
Mr. Chandler discussed length the disadvantages Of
the United States in attempting to compete at wish
whether It was better to Derm for limited period the
buid ng OF few steamships that could and would
should be paid.
reary Treasury for as TO whether any
have refused or TO report to the proper
the amount OF their gross receipts required by
call of the House had, and showed the presence
Mr.. Willard, chairman of the Committee on Revolu,
pension bills among others bills renswing pensions to
two pensioners in Tennessee the payment OF which had
and much opposition was developed tle bills
/
Mr. Willard also reported general bill granting pen
The bill grants pensions of So month the surviving
officers enlisted and drafted men, including militia
and volunteers of the military and naval service the
United States who served consecutyey three months
the of ls2 and honoraby discharged and who
circumstances which render them dependent upon
their labor who dependent others sup
port and who gave aid comfort to the enemy during
| the late Rebellion.
Mr. Winans moved to amend by striking out the excep-
on in refereece to Swing aid and comfort to the Rebel
hon and addressed the House in advocacy of the amend
ment, arguing that these old physically nc A.
pable OF rendering active aid Ia the Rebellion.
widows of such officers and married during
the of 1872, and who are in like circumstances.
mr Bingham advocated the amendment offered by Mr..
Wntns lie said il OF these old men rendered any
aid and comfort TO the Rebellion must have for
the simple that the Governmen OF country
| not able 10 give them protection.
Mr. Butler (Mass) also 9orted Mr. Winaus' amsnd-
ment, and argued that conscatlon attemptei
in the OF the great criminals of the Rebellion
should be resoTted 10 in the of old men
Mr. Potter glad to gentlemen the Republcau
Since they bad got universal Suffrage he trusted they
would only in this bill but in every
| amnesty.
| Mr. Hawley opposed the amendment, saying that he
would as think of pensoning Rebel soldiers OF
pensonpg soldiers of 1872 who aided the Rebellion
| Mr.. Potter inquired as to pensioning General Long
Mr Howley replied that he knew nothing about that
and that should not be surprised 20 find yea
hence members Hho supported tls anendsa. lotnE u
4 pension the Rebel soldiers,