New-York tribune., 1870-05-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion of Mr.. GARFIELD (Rep. Ohio,
Wednesday next assigned for the business OF the
Committee on Banking and Currency.
REVIvING NAVIGATION INTERESTS.
The House thcn resumed the consideration OF the m
10 revive the Navigation and Commercial Interests Of the
Mt FARNsWORTH Rep, Ill stated his objections to
the bill II proposition, really TO hire men TO build
ships, and then TO hire men to run ne ships after they
in and the hewers OF wood in Maine both
bounty and subsidy be paid by the taxayers OF the
United states This was asking 700 mHeh Inis was was
crowdng tho Ovcr-burdened taxpayers too hard. lie
was willing vote for bill 10 remit actual duties on
materials used in shiphuildng; but he was not willing
that the people should be taxed at both ends OF the route
The dminuton of the coastiug trade Was att[DItabe
10 other causes than those mentioned by the friends OF
the b the trade not to be revived by pounuCs
enough They might put out little schooners to carry the
T. dag If they paid money TO DO So 6t tSt O %Cnd t o
allow transportation TO he done cOastwse cheaper thah
In the railroad interest The bill proposed to give
special bounty 10 branch OF the carrying trade AT he
ekpense Of another The cOastwise trade by vessels
could not compete with that by rail. Insurance was
much greater time becoming very Important In the
transportation OF freight well as OF passengers ana so
far as transportation Of passengers by water was con
cerned thai could not he revived bYany bountes
that might De given He was whnng whenever ~ was Was
necessary for carrying the mails, TO authorize
the Postmaster General TO contract i9r long Iong
put good lines Of steamers on the route between this
paid for lines 20 China the sandwich Islands, and Bra
I'll aud he was willing that the Posmaster-GeheIdl al
that would carry the mails TO Europe or elsewhere Du
he was not willing 10 tax his constituents to pay
commerce country could not maintain ships they
would not be maintained 10y taxes on the people II & the
tar was 30 high that ship, could not be built here and
that commerce broken down, then the tarln shOhd
bc reduced that ships could be built III tins country
and 80 that may thrive, and that the revenues
of the country may thrive too.
Mr. LOGAN Rep ID said be was entirely opposed 10
the bill and opposed the whole idea OF giving bOuhucs
10 shplrders anybody else for particular interest
Mr. LYNCH Qkep., Me- remarked that the committee
had agreed a substitute for the BILL and nc On6led
10 he yased amendment.
Mr.. INGEkSOlI argued that the Committee had mis-
conceived the duty assigned TO il that duty was 10 III
Que the Of the decay OF American commerce
and navigation but the Committee had cOnhhed lti,
Tie pending bill was concerned, 10 the snip
building interest Everybody knew that IRON shps
would not be built in Maine, and that wooden sps cOud
compete with iron ships in the foreign trade III the
bi TO become a law II would not endanger the H.
t,rests of the foreigners in the carrying trade Amer-
tunnage the foreign trade was concerned,
would continue " decline until II became actually eA-
tnct IL would just sensible when the rail-
road business superseded the old sagecOach business 10
have reported bill To revive the coach building Interest
20 report the pending bill. 80
Mr. GARFIELD Qtep, Ohol opposed the bill as not CIV
ing the relief at the place where rene was needed,
namely in regard 10 foreign tunuage. IL gave Tenef
where needed in the cOastiDg trade and failed
10 give relief where 1t needed. 1t did not give ads
yauaRes enough TO enable American tunnagc TO compete
with that built the Clyde All the subsidies, bOunes
and drawbacks provided In the bill would not enable
American shipOwners TO compete with the cheap iron
Vessels built the Clyde. Therefore, for the purpose OF
be foreign trade this bill failure and for the pur
pose VI Ihe s0asLlDg ua5s II Hgs 4seeseail "a iAss