The sun., 1872-03-14
THE TRADE OF THE ORIENT.
UGGLE FOR THE COMMERCE or
TIE EISTERN SEIS.

being the amendment Increasing the subsidy 10
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for Its
China line from tJDOOOO to tlOo0,000 year, and
making the service fornightly instead Of
monthly.
Mr.. POTTER Dem, N. ~ spoke in favor Of the
amendment lie said the result Of European
subventions to steamship lines was that to-day
the commerce OF the Atlantic was under Euro
pcan Gags, not under the United States flag. He
had no idea that subsldles would restore the
Atlantic trade. The disadvantages resulting from
the tariff, Sc, would prevent the restoration OF
that commerce. He looked, however, To the
only great foreign commerce left to the people
Of the United States,
TUE COMMERCE OF the PACIFIC OCEAN,
and the question was whether the proposed sub
sidy was necessary to retain II. II 1t was then
the expenditure warranted
Mr. CoBuRS Qep., Ind) opposed the amend
ment and suggested a substitute for it,admittlns
fore gn-built vessels to American registration He
understood that iron steamships could be pur-
chased abroad for three-fourths what they would
cost here IA voice-For one-haf.l That was
the shape in which he favored granting subsi-
dies why not let the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company buy the four great ships wherever II
could get them cheapest, instead Of taking half
a million year from the Treasury He offered
his amendment, reducing the subsidy to s5O0-
Company to purchase four iron steamships
abroad To be registered in the United states:
Mr. SARGENT tRep., Cali made the point ot or
der that the amendment changed the existing
law, and was, therefore, not in order:
The CHAIHMAN sustained the point OF order;
Mr.. CoBUHN appealed, and the decision OF the
Chair was sustained.
Mr. PuNERoY dtep,, Ohio advocated the In
crease Of the subsidy. This had been called am
entering wedge; but an entering wedge was not
necessarily bad thing. Voting for this subsidy
would not oblige him to vote for another sub
sidy hut he was free to say that he was anxious
to do what he might, so that the American nag
| shall show itself on all seas, and that all the
channels Of commerce shall be illuminated by
| Mr. CREBs Dem ND opposed the amendment.
He had ALWAYS found that when a great wrong
was about to be perpetrated, great outcry ana
pretence " public necessity was sure 70 be
raised. The present case was an Illustration OF
Mr. FsRSswopru Rep:, nl) offered sub;ti;
| that the Pacific Mail steamship Company shall
perform the service semi monthly, and may per
desired to test the sense Of the House as to
whether II was not better to let this company
million dollars out OF the Treasury for the scnti-
mental privilege q seeing the United states hag
aylng on the Pacific Ocean. He held that this
increased subsidy was on the principle OF
RoBBISG PETER To PAY PAUL
paying subsidies with one hand and keeping up
protection with the other.
| Mr.. CoNGER tltep, Mich) opposed Mr. farn--
worth's proposition, which he said amounted to
paying bounty of SJ0,OJD year to foreign ship
tNllutfN on all NfdS fA'fnA TIC
| The American carrying trade was lost. This, the
| third commercial nation IN the globe' was out
stripped ~ the CARVING irau2 10y uozens Ii We
| minor nations OF the eaTth. rms was no pioneer
| movement. II was the continuation Oh u
| policy adopted by Congress several years hRo
| IN giving half million subsidy 10 thlS lhe.
| He reminded the House that the gentleman
| from Massachusetts, Mr.. Butlcrl, who protested
] was the open. S ayoWed @ perssten adyocae Of pay,
ing bQGntie- To the fishermen "l hls dlsulct, anu
| allowing them a drawback on salt and that the
| cent lenen from Indiana and Illinois tHolman
| and Crehsl wanted large appropriation for I'M
cause il would aiIcct their immediate districts.
| MIR. HEREFoRD dem, w. Va opposed the IN
| creased subsidy and expressed his surprise ht
seeing the Chairman of The Committee ot ways
and Means dawes and the Chairman Of the
| Committee ON Appropriations Garield' sustain
II after all their prutestations In favor Of econ
| omy
Mr.. SARGENT opposed Mt tarnsworth
ship lines, which bought their SLIPS at tlc cheap
est rates, had still 90 he suhsi lkei 10y the tlg-
ll-h Government. lie reminded the reprcscnta-
tNeS ~ the agriGutural lhtere-iI that tUe ram,
n & ., the E5st Tbe export commerce
from San Francisco TO China was almost nothing
when this linz Was esta9li,hcd M and now y1 that hat
ommerce had iacTeaiSd by n Hlli21' a ana ana w. VA
@ s.esy Was una nSoid ta The nc. ne dutir.
rrceNed IRON u,tt"lT w. Sa, ~ ,,s .r p
E,,ts Ei "iuuLt m oy 81 he nn,o,,nt rlci,J In NJ
SCHEME OF PLUMBER
Mr.. MORGAN Dem, Ohio opposed the In.
la
made 70 him bv Mr.. Collins when he got his arsi
.uGsldv Of SBO0O, that II had cost him NOR,
| thnn t6at TO get IL, He would not charge cor.
rint nractires ON members but they iii knew
| INN the Iobbies were packed with plunderers
| This scheme was not Republican; IL was moi
| n"r,Irratir, but wonld not the country believe
| II ,yns a scheme Of tlunder devoid ~ shame II,
Jen1uprod il as A consplracy against the Treas
| NM and against the people
Nr BRooKs Dem, N = replied TO ,fr Nor
| rof and reminded him ~ the great men ~ bon
| t,rtira who had voted for the Collins .ul-i itIy
| Ne asked him whether he dared To- insinuat,
| corrupt motives against Clay and Webster anC
| Crttenden
MIR MORGAN loudly and excitcdlyl-I dare d,
ANYTHING that is right | dare to say that th
scheme is a scheme Of plundorl That IL taiut
the atmostherel The gentleman may make the
most Of my remarks
Mr. BRO0Ks with a display Of groat feeling
viii 20 down TO postedty with Clay aud Web
ster and Crittendeh Tor that appropriation =
sHllfin tiS ~, ~ va ~ ~ -, ,i, Il a r,c,rd ~ a.
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so NEW QUESTION.
| n has been agituted twenty years ago. Tn
p / collins line was not fortunate, bat it- mi-fpi
. ! tune was due not to the want ~ supper
q | ON the part Of the people, but by the ba
management - the company. and by ia
| .uh-euuent extraordinary efforts of Grca
. | Britain in -ub-idiZug the Cunard lin,
p | The Democratic party had always been In fave
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