Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-16
EVENING STAR.
FORTY.FIRST CONGRESS-.
Debate I'm both Houses ON the Presa.
dents Messa&e-N0 Action Taken
Adiournment Sine Die.

Adjournment Sine Die.
die was successfully extended from noon to 2
O'Clock. and from TO O'Clock p. m. The third
ana iast conference report on the Indian appro-
prlatlOn DILL Was concuTred in.
nit sage was received from the President
dHe ing attention to the war in Europ and the
necessity Of some action on the part Of Con gress
IN connection with shipping interest
At 2:4o p. m, the doors were re-opened. when
the blu to encourage the building of ships for
foreign uade and for other purposes, was taken
Mr.. Morrill, (yt) thought that 1t should be re-
CURED that the foreign vessels to which Ameri-
can registers were issued should be manned by
amaJority OF American sailors. He also said
that II this war should only last for a brief De-
rod great injustice would ba done our home
workingmen by this privilege to bring in foreign
Mr.. Bayard said it was comforting tremendous
privileges.
MI. Wilson had doubts of the proprety of this
measure, and nothing but the exigenciss of the
occasion would induce him to vote for it. There
was great pressure tor it. Some of our citi-
zens had been here the whole session trying to
get the privilege Of issuing American registers
TO foreign vessels. He thought that eight
months was too long time to allow this privi-
Iege The time could be made i've months, and
then If necessity existed when Congress met in
December they could extend the time again.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, said there were
was informed that shipbuilders in New York
could build them.
MI. Conkling: Cinterrupting) How long will
y take 20 build them? The war win be over
Mr.. Morrill.-we don't want to take the old
ships In Europe, and we can build them as
did not want to see all our ship yards deserted.
and our FORCES at rest. He thought four months
was plenty long enough in which to allow the
issuing OF these registers
Mr.. sherman regarded the measure as most
important, and was surprised that any one
should hesitate moment about it.
NJ r snrl
thing he had ever heard of. To shut up our shin
yards and our FORCES to ruin our own people
There was great anxiety to get through this bin
twenty Englishmen in the galleries lobbying and
Watching this mattor. They wanted to sell their
Mr.. Chandler said there had never been hnt
States. ~
Mr. Morrill,, CMe) said We had to-day class
OF iron ships in New York fully competent to
perform our ocean mail service, and would per-
form II did they not come into ruinous compati-
ton with these foreign ships, which it is now
proposed 10 bring In free. He did not beliay va
the American Congress would do such a thing
There were ten iron ships now idle in New
fork, and twenty more which could be availa-
Mr.. sherman said every one Of these sbIps IN
New ork would be needed to their utmost ca
pacty in the carrying trade in case Of war, but
for the mails we must have ships to compete
with the English ships
MI Morrill, said the American shipping inter-
tser udu bctn mere IOr months asking for relief
at the hands Of Congress, which they could NOT
get, and now 1t was proposed to give these great
privileges to the foreign bidder.
MI Morrill, of Vermont. moved to make the
PERIOD four months in which American registers
may Dc issued to foreign vessels; which was
sons employed ON said ships. together with the
ofceIs thereof, shall be American citizens.
various other motions and amendments ware
made, and much discussion took place
Mr.. Chandler said here was an opportunity
offered to the United States that would not
to become the greatest commercial nation in
the world. The minority, who intended to kill
this bin by talking, would have fearful respon-
sibllty resting upon them.
Mr.. Stewart asked to present the credentials
OF RICHARD Z. Whiteley and III. G.. Farrow As
Senators from the State of Georgia The Gre
dentials were laid over until the next session.
"A committee, consisting of Messrs. Wilson
anu Casserly, was appointed to wait on the
PRESIDENT and inform him Of the readiness of
the two Houses To adjourn, and to inquire il he
has any further communications to make 10
tnem- The committee shortly returned and re-
ported that the President had no further com
municacions to make TO Congress.
Mr.. Robertson asked to take up the House hill
70 pay 5000 to the Sisters of our Lady o
Mercy, Charleston, $. c., andthe pending bill
was laid aside for that purpose.
MI Drake proceeded TO object to the bill. and
Nhlie De was on the noor the hour Of five O'Clock
arrived, and the President pro tenn (Mr. An
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
HoCSE-Upon the House again being called
TO order at the expiration OF the hour,
MT. Blair (Mich., from the Committee of
ways and Means, reported a resolution decIar-
ing that the House did not deem it expedient to
extend the session or to take further action up
on the PRESIDENTS message at the present time
Mr.. Schenck submitted a minority report
recognizing the probability Of European war
and providing that from and after the date of
proclamation Of the President recognizing the
existence Of a war between France and North
Germany, or other European nations the act OF
I.yZ concerning registry of American vessels,
admit to registry foreign built iron vessels OF NOT
less than two thousand tons burthen for ocean
trade TO be owned in good faith by American
citizens, and not TO be used in the coasting
trade.
Mr.. Blair said the question was a very i'm
Portant one, involving as it did the policy of
building and running ships. The subject had
been very deliberately considered in both
Houses, and a majority OF the committee think
IT impossible to mature such bill as would be
satisfactory to the country. He was not willing
10 discriminate against American ship building
and as long a. a tax was levied upon ship build
ing materials he would never vote to admit for
elgn built ships free OF duty. There was no ey-
fdence that there was a war, and if there was IL
might not last week. He did not think IL
would be long. There was no responsible au-
thOrity for the kilograms received; they mi ght
he sent by stock and bond gamblers. The
a war. -
session contingency had arisen in the affairs
OF the world which did not exist when the sub
Jeet was before under consideration, and which
might lead members to vote differently from
what they otherwise would. That there was
war IN Europe was almost certain, NJ il was not
actually now going on, and there was not time
70 hesitate and delay in our action. IL any
thing was to be done IL must be done now
towards saving the commerce Of France and
Prussia from being destroyed, and turn ii TO our
own benefit Provision had been made In the
rrcclamation Of the President to prevent the
bill from being operative in case there was
no war
Mr.. Kelley (Pa.l said the war that dismem-
bered Austria lasted but eight weeks, and the
war that made Italy great nation lasted but
seven weeks, and the war TO determine the
boundaries between France and Prussia might
be settled by q single battle. The proposed
action was making Indecent haste TO reverse
what had been the policy Of the government for
the past seventy-eight years. IL reversed the
statute on our book that involved our CONNER
cial Independence, and under the influence Of
which we were rapidly acquiring the CONNER
cial supremacy when the war came upon
He said that to alley the purchase OF these yes
sels would be but to reward those who had
scourged our commerce from the seas. The