The New York herald., 1870-02-18

the raw material entering into the construction Of
minimum OF duties per ton collected on the material
required for certain classes OF vesses, and wnero
American iron ~ used In the construction OF IRON
vessels an amount per ton equivalent 10 the duties
on ike amount Of imported raw materials, hmi.n2
the amount 10 he paid.
ting to foreign ports may be taken IN bond tree OF
duly.
zmd tnsrd-Furtnef TO encourage investment In
shipping, and TO extend the aid 70 ships already
built. and which have been sailed curing anu since
the rebellion 1t great disadvantage, allowing 70 ali
sailing vessels and 70 all steamers running to the
British North American provinces one dollar and
NAH per ton, on steamers 70 European ports TOUR
ears S per Ion ana on ~ other steamers running
In view Of the fact tnat the tax upon tonnage can
not be removed with0ut relieving the vessels Of all
tion ID extended TO American vessels In foreign
porls. ano 10 view OF The Iurfher TACT tBat the
some rclei by the passage oI the pr. .osed mea.
s9res. the commlttse recommend only the removal
OF VI tonnage, harbor, phoIage ana otles IKE
clpal authority lwhlcn saxes have been declared by
tne supreme Court unconslsuti0nsl), aud the read
WA iaiI moro squlta0y upon tss d.Icnt classes Of
vosseaa anoCsed theseOy. Tno aia0uut which WITH be
received from thus source v estimated by the COM
mttee 70 bc moro Than 81, 000 per xnnum. and
Will % that extent Oon6rAbute to the reef which
proposed " 10 granted In a,d Of tue saippng inser
est O the United states. For the purpose Of carry
sng ONT the foregoing Recommendations your COM
mlttee report herewith TWO Oils fOr cOnsideraton
An AOr TO KxvrvE TEE NAVIGATION AND coMMERuIAL
INTRREgTe or rnE UNITED srArEs.
Whereas hs mercantile maae q the country was nearly
Of g 81 -:
ing s share OF axaon has protection om foreign
saa INDUSTRIES anu s therefore steadily declining:
Ana wnsrsai n, ns M on o. our marine a
fence In time Of WAR 10 Of great national importance and
essential to the maintenance Of our position a. rst Class
Y s sss mSSss
ported lumber timber hemp msn- and copper AMI for lroa
wrought up into The OF steam Or sail vs.seis
ouht in the United States, whether for the hu, risyns
aud paid BY the secretary OF the Treasury under
the may nave
provided that the az a%onnt Of such drawosc. shall
sa weasel; ,rn Known a. a conpes', an h vessels
% sn On G s per-
ton; composite steamers. composed Of and
:isen dollars per ton And proydsd further that whsrs
American material 4 a.ea IN n. coa.;ruc,ion Of iron o
paid as aforesaid an amou9 saavaen. % the duties i'm
ported the fa allowance American foreign materials
mot 70 sssssd hs on 'e's'' Of each class
SEQ: That all ship stores and coal to be used and
Unssd foreign port IN qssn and
under such regulations me Secretary Of the Treasury
Of for such such purposes free o import and internal duty
sEo g. And be further enacted. That the Of any
American registered sail or steam vessel which shall be
trade between American and foreign ports, between
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paid by the collector Of the port where soch regis
by
he. bssa 90 every .a ann every
provinces sI for each rsgssrsd ton and upon every
o g
al other foreign ports w for each rseistered tsn
An ACT IhPOslha TONNAGE DUTIEssAND foH OTHER
Ps ..% y Ss senate 81 md hcn's Of Rep
assembled TIM, Ia lea q si dutisa on tonnas nm
os % Il % a gss sa he
IL s s | d . q ..s :.
.1s sa. Sa posass prov rhs 3. NO amsas ss
ss;s :as carr,
2 Or a. any Or 10 from
an
employed regularly trades Others shall re-
9ued the tonnage ax contemplated by this act
SEC And Ss further enacted That no narbor dues,
potage fees or oer taxes on Imports levied or pretended
cargoes any vessel OF authority any
.s s1sS ,s sns
g cosc. the same portion hsrcS shall be penal
virtue rue q any S1 .Uhory .ahS
tax shan attempt 70 collect ihs
aDe shs BE- PAID into the Treasury q The United
.bs ns o nas
iasa
be placed the credit q the appropriation FOR sbbousss
S q:
Of n s ys: sy sas ss
tees or dues ss are prohibited BY oct may
IN Of The United o The
district where the collection was made and the courts Of the
SUBSIDIES PRoPosED.
It fs evident that our future with any OF the
great Powers must be upon the ocean, and with an
enemy that must cross the ocean TO attack US, and
and weai.n which he has scattered ON every sea-
Great Britain has, as we have seen, ndopted the
policy Of suDsdzing hes lines OF ocean steamers and
the result Is that she has doubled the efficiency Of
her navy and at the same time added immensely to
her national wealth. These subsidized ships are
subject 1t all times TO the demands Of the govern
ment. Our government mas no such source to
draw from, and must consequently depend entirely
upon navy, supported IN peace, merely Ia order TO
1t would be matter Of economy II our govern
ment should build vessels adapted 70 the uses Of
sno snsnR sps IN q war; vS sss
use OF such ships in time Of peace TO merchants
VINO would take care OF and use them until required
the government would be relieved Of the coss Of
taxing Of the ships when not required for the
public service ana the n, national weas1 Mould oe iu
the government can have the control OF such vessels
wnen needed BY paying only a small percentage OF
their cost Is 1t not clearly matter OF economy and
resuitsf
RIVER AND RAILWAY NAVIGATION.
The vast navigable rivers and extensive lines OF
railway Of our country are SO intimately connected
with the subjects Of ocean steam navigation that
your committee cannot refrain from ailuding to
them In concluding this report
Tne continental position and geographical features
OF this republic lying in the direct route between
Europe and ASIA washed on either shore by the two
great oceans OF the world and interaced with q
vast network OF interior navigaoe waters, Affords IN
Itself grandest OF all possible incentives toward
determining the granting OF such legitimate aid
aS mag be accorded In the effort to revive ouT
shipping interests as well as TO achieve that supreme
mariume leadership to which we may reasonably
aspire.
Nothing In the future Is Certain than that the
foreign inportations OF the West are TO De made d.
recty to her chief commercial cties anu distributed
thereirom as they now are from the ports on the
seaboard The railways which are TO supply them
in part are but In their infancy. and BY means OF
improvements yet 10 be introduced may ere long be
abe TO compete successfully with steam transp0rta-
ton by water. Through such Improvements the
routes across Continent already the most direct
may become the cheapest routes from London 70
China and Japan.
by the adoption OF q wise,and liberal commercial
policy we can control the trade Of Eastern Asia and
eho orca NJ nour heir WQQ