The New York herald., 1871-01-14
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY a.

NEW YOR
he could grant his son. 0AaG1es Douglass
employed az clerk In the Third Aaditor's ofnoe.
leave Of absence to accompany ths o. Domingo
Commission, and, upon presentstton o. the letter,
secretary Boutwell, directed that ~ request should
be granted. Young Douglass n considered an ex-
celent CLERK and win assist the commissioners In
clerical capacity besides availina himself OF the
privilege Of taking notes Of the Journey across tho
island. He win not receive any compensation for
services rendered. ~ ~ fs.- 6e5. e.e
ATaryiand Radicals % be PrUvlaed Fer.
The prominent government oniclals n Maryland,
including Collector Thomas Of baltimore Postmaster
Dennison, ol that city. and O. O. Futon q the Baiti
more Anertcdn, called upon the President to-day TO
talk over the proposed changes In The revenue dis
tricts Of the State ana TO urge Inc retention Of
such onncials in the consolidation as would
be most likely 20 promote the welfare Of
the republican party In that state. The interview
was entirely satisfactory and II u hoped that before
another important election takes place that all the
discordant elements in the republican party Of Mary.
land win pe united. 4asisa 4 aiea ss,fa
AamiraI Porter's Nomlnasisu Osnnrmed.
The Senate went INTO executive session to-day
soon after one O'Clock for the purpose Of taking
up the nomination Of AdmiraI Porter, and did
not adjourn until after four. the opponents Of
the Admiral although In the minoEity, managed
to keep up the debate long after his friends were
ready to take vote. There were violent assaults
made upon him by Spencer, Of Alabama; Edmunds.
OF Vermont and Others but the Admiral carried all
the heavy guns such as Morton, Sumner, Nye. Fen
ton, Conkling. Cameron and Sherman. and when
the vote was taken the opposition could only foot
up nine, The vote stood-yeas 81, nays O. During
the evening large number of the Admiral's
friends called upon him ct his residence
for the purpose or congratulating him upon
his success. The nomination OF Rear Admiral
Rowan to be vice Admiral was not taken up.
Ben Wade Entertained by Scnato Chandler.
Senator Chandler gave an elegant dinner tins
evening at his mansion on H street, In honor of his
friend Ben Wade. There were present number Of
prominent senators, mostly the old time friends Of
Judge Wade, with their ladies'.
The Woman Suffrage Convention.
The session of the National Convention of Woman
Suffragists to-day of business character, the
time being occupied in hearing reports from dele
gates from different parts Of the country.
Mrs. Pau.na Davis presided. and called
upon Mrs. Brooks, OF Chicago, to
tell the story the progress Of suffrage in the North
west. Mrs. Brooks being unaccustomed to public
speaking, yielded the floor to Mr.. Jones, who ven-
tured the opinion that the great Northwest would be
ready to recognize woman's claims to the ballot be-
another Presidential election. Now, aslMr. Jones
Is diminutive fellow Mrs. Brooks came 10 the con-
clusion that it would not do to allow herself to be
out-talked by one Of the masculine gender and she
again took the floor, procaiming that Chicago was
all right on the great question OF the day. The
canvassers Of woman's Suffrage in that city
numbered over six hundred faithful advocates
and their missionary work was yielding good re-
suits. The Chairman, admonished BY Mrs. Brooks
extended remarks. stated that speakers must con-
fine themselves to the subject Of reporting upon the
progress Of the cause and limit their speeches
minutes. Mrs. NJ. E. Post, OF wyoming Territory,
gave Q glowing accounS OF the condition
OF things in the far West, ana said
her experience in casting the ballot had
been Of the most pleasant character.
She did not ind the men uncivn at the polls on the
contrary they more quies and polite since the
women voted than before they enjoyed the right OF
sunrage. Short addresses were delivered by Miss
Susan 3. Anthony, J. G. Stebbins, Of Michigan; Mrs.
Ellls Mrs. Hookers. Mrs. Grifings Miss Peckham and
others. The Convention adjourned at an early hour
and the lobbyists proceeded TO the Capitol to con.
tinue the work Of converting Congress to their
views s5 i ad hid
J Racourascmcns Of Iron shipbuiIding.
the following is the petition Of John Roach, OF
New York. presented by Senator Conkling yesterday,
praying ror tho passage Of act for the encourage
ment Of iron snfpeuilding and TIE formation OF q
line of first class iron steamships
TO THE HONORABLE TIE SBNAgR AND HOUSE OF
RsrREsEkrATIvEs OF rHs. CNIxEN STATES IN
Oeg leave most respectfully to represent that our
country with its vast extent Of territory, with
forests Of timber, our immense fields OF coal aud
iron our great length OF sea coast with large pro-
portion OF our population inclined to gain their i've
ihood on the ocean, has the advantage over any
other nation and should become the greatest mari
time power OF the world After demonstrating this
fact TO the world in the nrst seventy years OF our ex
| the ocean OF 0ne-third OF the commerce OF
| the world, for the reason that we performed the
service economically and satisfactorily, the question
is now asked why oar nag has disappeared from the
ocean, and this profitable business done in fOr-l
TONS wnl'e our own Country, although furnishing
by far the largest proportion or the business derives
none OF the benefits arising thereroms It would be
well for consider with an annually increasing
markets. whether shall concede at once this busi-
make an effort rescue 1t from their grasp pen-
ent our shipbuilders, merchants mechanics and the
% only affected the snipSuider and those I'M
mediately connected with the business of nt-
out SHIPS sna msn be ncHsd TO
and economically transported let it remain where it
Isl but the question OF shipbuiidng and shpowning
Of Industry its decline Is generally attributed to
the following reas0ns:Firs the cost in this country
OF building the snip; second the destruction caused
by the Alabama anu similar vessels; third the great
revolution which has taken place in the substtuion
of iron for wood; the capital required Tor the sue
cssslu establishment OF an iron ship yard, with the
| proper machinery, although not generally known to
| those unfamiliar with the details, being ten times
! greater than that required for wood.
There Is yet think one greater difficulty, seldom
| advanced, which is the encouragement given to
| commerce by foreign nations concentrating large
to-day the principal carrying business OF Great
Britain the ocean Is done by the important lines
which she has literally aided to establish In fact
it is but the repetition Of what is occurring mere and
elsewhere on the lann-that OF large railroad corpo-
rations controlling the business df the smaller ones
will mere give minute statement OF the substan-
4 tial aid given by Great Britain to her steamship
c0rporations:-The oriental Company was organized
| IN l84O and in 1840 established the East INDIA
service, via Suez, Bombay and Calcutta to China at
subsidy Of Sl12l, 500 per annum for monthly trips
| subsequently increased to double the amount for
/ seml-Inonthly trips English shtps to me Mestern