The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-16
THE END OF THE SESSION.
CoNGRESS IDJO URNS AFTER syUB-
BING THE PRESIDENT
Grants Attempt to Ruin Anne ricnn Ship
pinE-He sends n Message 10 Both
Honses, and 10th Houses Paw NO At

Grants Attempt to Ruin Anne ricnn Sbip-
pinE-He Sends n Message 10 Both
Honses, and 10th Houses Pay NO At
tention TO IL.
WASHINGTON, July 15-The Senate met at 0
o'clock, and at hafpast went into executive ses.
ision.
At $40 O'Clock the doors were opened and the
message from the President wa, received
The message was read and subsequently the bill
TO encourage tho building OF shis Tor the foreign
" wT Mo man ,Sr I'4st purposes was taken up
Europe proved ~ DO Of
SHORT DURATION
great injustice would result to our sip mechanic.
ara the wprSingmeu in our ship yards, as tie buy.
ing Of ships abroad would take the place OF build.
Mr. BAYARD dom, DELI regarded the bill as con.
ie,tlng privileges OF tremendous importance.
Mr WlLsoN (Rep., Mass.) doubted the propriety
OF the measure, He said that nothing but pressing
sxigeneies could induce him to vote for II. lie
favored reduction OF the time, eight months, for
which this PRIVILEGE was to continue TO Eve months
anu Nhen congress again met, my further provision
tlat mi sht be necessary could be made.
Mr. MORRILL, Of Vermont remarked that there
were AT present number OF iron ships In the United
states and he was Informed that the New York ship
builders could supply any number.
would not be built until the war was over and ali
occasion for their use had passed.
upon the ground or is supposed necessity and i'm
portance.
MT CAMERON (Rop., Pa.) regarded the proposition
as most suicidal, the direct effect OF IL being 10 shut
no our shipyards and our iorges, TO the ruin OF
our slipouilding interests. He had noticed the
great anxiety which had been manifested TO get
through the BILL particularly BY some hiteen or
TWENTY ESGLisnnEN
In the galleries who had been LOBBYING and watch.
ing the matter, their object being sell their Id
ships.
In the course OF further discussion, Mr. MoRRur
sMe) stated that we bad to-day In New York a cass
OF IRON snips fully competent TO perform our ocean
mail service, being prevented from doing only by
the ruinOus competition with the very foreign ships
now proposed to ne brought in force. There were
now ten ron ships lying idle at New York. and
twenty more could be made available. lie did not
think the American Senate could ever agree TO the
proposition.
Mr.. SHERMAN said every one OF the ships referred
70 Woud be needed to their utmost capacity In
rying trade, in the event Of foreign war; but in
the mail service, ships wero needed which could
compete with English ships
Mr. MORRILL, OF Maine further stated that Il was
now proposed 70 give 10 foreign builders a great
privilege, which the American shipping interests
lad Tor months asked for In vain.
An amendment of Mr.. MORRILL, OF Vermont lin
ting the period within which American registers
may be issued to foreign vessels, WIS adopted.
An Amendment by Mr.. CAMERON wss also adopted
providing that one-half tie persons employed on
sueh shps, and also the oncers, shall DO American
Mr. SHERMAN renewed his motion 70 strike out
the trst two sections, which was discussed, Mr..
Chandler claiming that the opportunity nos offer
ed the United States by . foreign wouid II im-
proved, give TO our commerce al impetus II would
II the bill was killed those who were guilty OF It's
dea IN woult live to regret 10.
The LII WAS then laid aside informally.
AT O'Clock the Senate adjourned tint d.