New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-03
sidcred and II Is very doup"ui u ""'
IInnsn In lnls CnngreSs.
THE GULF OF MEXICO STEAMSHIP PRoJkCr'
SPEECH or SENATOR KELLOGG IN FAVOR OF TIE
MEASURE.

Tn Tho IT 8. Senate, yesterday, the penulng
motion Of Mr. williams. to proceed with the Dill supsulz
inc a steamship line between Southern ports ana certain
-. an tbe Guf of Mcxco, was agreed to-Heas, 30;
-" 80 rho vo,e WAS not regarded "a test, in view
49,, snor,i disposition 10 allow the Senator from
,isiona flr Kellogg 10 address the Senate on the
subject
cf states upon the lberality aud attention Of the GOV
eminent After commenting upon the almost UNANIMOUS
D,moratr vote the Senate against taking up the Dill
as SIGNIFICANT OF hostility to the commercial and indus
trial interests Of the South, and the fact that tbo
ton 90 the subsidy policy depended mainly uuon i,i
atoms against the nt gritty o. the motives Of ITS snnnnrt
whatever FOR rowling such commerce he means
planned that the bill provided for a conpaT9tireiy
for ten years between SeW orleans and tbe NJ NV
coast Three irstclass American u iron sips ,y,
vided Tor For the urst five years of the contract
% be paid, and for the last five, 100000 Der a,y
In case 81 the Government is TO take tic teo,
ages OF temporary partial NAL service 10 Mrxi
can ports IN previous years, at a cost
aud dcray Of the McTican trade; 10 the o e5,ea
England aud other countries to mOn0pOze IT, as we'll s
OF Us, aaI the rapid diversion OF this trade fra frr m
toms from It's legitimate channels through the Urlted
States. In 1870 The commercial exchanges between Mo-
lc0 ana the United states exceeded sOclOJO. while IN
1855 The Mexican foreign trade had fallen from one-blI
ueu1tes OF thG AANNh 'ou-frsa 10 SHOW the favor with
which SIMILAR measure was lien received. the demo
store this trade The advantage OI liberal mai sul IS
dies 30 Great Britain shown In her .uITrmoc, iu
steam navigation and the impetus given t1 her trdg b.
increase Of htr expectations. Our present bcIu,S-
dependence upon English and North German liurs nv
which outward freight aad passage money xcccC
ing SJ0OOJ9 annually, went iutD the rockets of On,
Cr-, Illustrated the fact that our Government M
the breaking of tine Frame Gcriaau war was com
PEELED that the mail stc1msIs OF the ai Ter Power
might De exempt rum capture by The forces OF the
iUI mcr because hey carried orr mails
Dir. Kellogg went on 10 commend The policy OF Coy
eminent aid 10 commercial enterprises as furnishing
cheaper rates of usportitiou tur Western products
while the prOpUscd steamships could, when necessary
ho converted into vessels. Tie contemplated line 10
Mexico would revive Foe importation OF the pr, metz
ais into the United states this trade having Stated
mint at NeT-Oriraus IN 1855, which, up 10 the con-
mtucemcu Of tine war; when 10 di.cJu!ilrcd coined
GCcr gate v-iuo OF SOOhtOO, Of which more than
e5s OOOV0 of Mexican silver. The Importance 81 this
proposition WIS tIrn dweit upon in g1ardng needed
commercial adya1'o yes To the great traGc OF the Ass-
Sppi Valley AID conducive 10 the prosperity, GOOD
government and coutentuent OF tho South whose hor-
Iib,e and lOLgCOutnucd SUI rings. characterized ~
they have been by Christian resignation entitled her 10
TN, legislation.
Mr. Clsacrly ~ California regretted that partisan
ship had been introduced into the discussion, and stated
that 0i the subsidy bills Of peculiar interest To
the people OF tho Pacific Coast On that account hc had
voted t0 take up the subject, but could not in
several OF the propositions