The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-05
THE AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS.
Proposed Repeal Of the Law Forbidding ResiGs
tratiOn Of Foreign Built Vessels.
Decline Of the Mercantile Marine Service
Harbor Abuses-The Welfare Of Sea-
men While on Shore.

The Chamber OF Commerce met yesterday affers
noon, at balpast TWO o'clock Mr. 0pdyKe presld-
| Ing. The Executive Committee reported and the
designations CT both gentlemen composing 1t, Mr..
William II. Aspinwall and MI. William e. Dodge,
were accepted, and Mir. Scion Humphreys and Mr..
william Ii. Fogg were elected TO Nil the vacancies.
| The following named gentlemen were elected
members Of the Chamber
| Thomas G. Acton, L. Murray Ferris, Jr.; n.
Lamarche, W. weyman Mali. John Middleton,
! Henry b. Newhall.
the committee on the ourages committed against
THE CHIhEsE RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES,
| California, reported that as the subject was being
investigated by the courts and the Governor Of the
| State they recommended oil action to be deferred
| until the results were learned.
| Mr.. D. Willis James, chairman OF the Committee
on the Depressed Condition OF the American ship
ping Interest read their report on the subject given
IN full below -
THE AursroAs sutprrNo INTERESTS.
cline American Commerce or the depressed Condition Of
INC whole country, demands The most careful alien
s si'' a ONE war aa fs''s
ha. been snd Ts
ans % :ssy ws %s
measures as would tend at least to The progress OF the
Sssersssa Ssss!ea United Ssass:
WIN hope your sS%ntss have .s
not discuss merely iheorlcs although these practical
the may the Of s
psre"co 10 the
PROGRESS OF ITS DECLINE
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I Wien 5 sis, aT ,sa. Fss%
ss the registered tonnage esssS issata
as;'S from isla SEQ Of but Sa.
sees tons, Increase four years Of s7S tons IN
soi Sns IL sai the maSma@ was re achedS total Of
26loo2o tons sailing and loa sos steam shipping After the
ng and y a93 steam In 1870 the registered tonnage
During the war very large amount of tonnage was with.
an% % 81 na re- place S hs he
' THE nEAEpIns.
In considering what may be done to relieve the present de-
@aae to General aec this
with other important Interests OF tho county VIZ, ~
S.coad Heavy taxation, the form of greatly increased
duties and varied inter, Al exa,ion .-,.
from its present disabilities demands bringing up
1 the an ss at me es Of he %S
ernmcn. win permit Of oneroas and cumulative taxation
which be temporary IN their character your committee
% our 70 naead To- foer h branch Of mdasy ana
especially to the persistent efforts England made when
s S literally a s hs Saf ue
iSssa Ts result y
the wisdom of her staesmcn and the perssenoy mer
a
and f owasd BY foreign ssp torsTn dag:
By e & Be- s
S Nv 70 S vs
before the appropriate committees OF the House OF Repre-
VOYAGES IN BOND.
FrsfTha' owners OF either IRON wooden Steam or sail
vesses when aged in the foreign trade bound TO
perform 6sr voyages bond Ana in such articles
ento he amour duty or tax paid>on The foreign ar
Such provision enables vessels to be sailed com
petition win oreien aud as other nations give THIS pryt
trade, now largely SSa;r0sa y our rivals
sssond,Al the materials used in the eonstrSc,ion o.
% ar sss
'a es BE .
ss an be paid 10 the
and ha % a q % J 0n
on all vessels entering any American port be specially ap
sraiyins 70 Know th., American builders are now
eef 70 om n dsSs H Wound Be- sb speedily
put the ocean feet OF iron screw steamers and iron
""N TiiE NAIL SERVICE.
ThdTha the Postmaster 0euern be Instructed to give
to line, q in carrying the he
Carrying car yins malls sospsa..ed tlsrsIo,
|
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from time i%e prescribe kesRssaiy ,aO%';es
%s sa%s' sias ;nara o '"' T. "
Mr.. OPDYKE thought there wassas9kTlde discrep'
ancy between the report made and ~ proceedings
regarding the subject at thes1ast meeting Of the
! Chamber. The provision now given for the COM
pensaton or the mail service had then been re.
jected ny ballot, and again the proposition was re.
newed. lie wanted II stricken out as inconsistent.
| hp,np Tn off mat I'm
report also embrace proposition to repeal oil laws
! fOrbidding
| THE REGISTRATION OF FoREIGN BUILT SHIPS.
! II was the only way TO restore our commerce at
once. Why defer when our builders cannot con-
struct ships without loss. II was utterly impos.
sble to compete with the foreign trade while this
anomaly In the value OF specie and currency ex-
listed.
| Mr.. Dow proposed that Mr. Opdyke's amendment
he altered that the prohibition Of the registration
years Mr. Opdyke accepted the proposal. but
| thought that II would not need more Than Two
amenament was carried. by motion the whole
subject was Then postponed to be considered at
special meeting on January u.s..
MI. HUMPHREYS, chairman OF the Committee on
HARBOR ABUSES,
said that they were not ready 10 report They had
Invited the cooperation OF committees from other
associations, and Joint committee had been formed
affairs IN the harbOr. Much difficulty had been ex.
perlenced IN obtaining information from SNIP
owners and merchants VINO nave suHereu Dut aie
reluctant OFFER give facts from the fear, y
Is believed, OF giving offence To the officials ana 0i
having additional imposiuons heaped unon Them.
The committee had already, however, gained very
important knowledge and proposed to ask the
! Legislature to
| MODIFY TUE EXISTING LAWS,
! and intended 10 present such facts rs they mighs
gather to show the burdens imposed upon our com.
merce. The COMMITTEES mad learned, In ieefehce ~
the administration OF quarantine In Boston and
Baltimore, that no such burdens and exactions are
Imposed there. II the Legislature dld not reform
the harbor government of New York tney would
appeal TO Congress. ..,,., -,
! Mr. CHARLES y. BuRDETT called the AFTERNOON VI
| the CHAMBER to on important Dill now peDdng ~
Congress-, known as the shipping Commissioners.
bl,h the object OF which IL to elevate me moaa aS