The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
wAsHINGroN. March 10. 1872.
PETITIONS.

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81 PETITIONS ~
Mr. HALDExAx, tdem) OF Pa, presented petit
tion OF merchants and citizens OF Philadelphia Ia
favor OF reducing tue ALI TO strictly revenue
basis. -
Mr.. b. F. MEYERS, tdem.) OF Pa. presented Q pett
ton OF seventy citizens OF Lancaster county, Pa,
IN favor OF tariff on strictly revenue basis and
Tor the repeal Of the duties on SAIL coal and pig
MINORS AND TIE AMY.
MI: CoBuRE, trepl OF Ind, from the Committee
minors under twenty:one years Of age shall not
be enlisted In the military service OF the United
states without the their parents or guar.
dams, II they nave any, ana providing penalty
Alter snort ascasson ths %as SSssuS
| ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE.
MIR. NEaLEY, (rep.) OF Pa. from the Committee on
port ana st. Paul Raliroad Company the sSs Of
way over the government ROCK Island bridge, the
Company 10 contribute One-third OF the expense VI
Mt. BUTLER, (rep.i Of Mass. from the Judiciary
tain causes the United states Courts authorizing
the removal from the stale Courts 10 United states
Circuit Court OF suits brought by NONRESIDENT OF
dent or the stare where Jurisdiction by che state
Court Is obtained. by persona! service or process
recommltted.
sAITPErRE.
Mr.. BROOKS, tdem.) OF n. Y, presented o petition
or the Hazard Powder Company, oil New York City,
and fortY-lour others, in New York, Boston, PhLa.
n.
gagged IN the Importation. consumption and manu-
facure OF saltpetre, or nitrate OF potash, praying
'n Al It be added TO S. the Tree list; ,,,o,
Committee OF the Whole Mr.. WHEELER, (rep.) Or
n. y. IN the char, on the
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
the pending question being the amendment In
.ereasng the subsidy to the Pacific Mail steamship
Ooo year, and making the service forlnightiy
instead OF monthly.
Mr. POTTER, DENY OF N. Y, spoke IN favor Of the
result or European subvenuons to steamship
lines was thai to-day the commerce OF the Atlantic
was under European fays, not under the United
States dag. lie mad no idea that subsidies would
restore the Atlantic trade. The disadvantages re.
ton OF that commerce. He looked, however TO the
only great foreign commerce left TO the people OF
'-N CoMMEkoE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN,
and the question was whether the proposed subsidy
was necessary to retain It, IL 1t was, then the ex.
| penditure was warranted
Mr.. COBURN opposed the amendment, and sug.
gesteaI supsrtase LOT H. admitting foreign built
! that iron steamships could be purchased abroad
for three,lourths OF what they would cost here. IA
| which he favored granting subsidies. Why not let
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company buy the four
great ships that required Wherever 1t could get
them cheapest, instead OF taxing 100000 y year
| ne offered his amendment reducing the subsidy TO
s50o,0OO allowing the Pacific Mail steamship Com.
pany to purchase four iron steamships abroad to pe
registered in the United r,S s ya
Mr.. SARGENT, frep.i OF Cal, made the point OF
order tina. the amendment changed the existing
me CHAIRMAN sustained the point OF order.
MT. CoBuRS appealed, and the decision Of the
MI. POMEROY, OF ohio, advocated the increase OF
the subsidy. This had been called an entering
wedge; put an entering wedge was not necessarily
oblige him to vote for another subsidy. But he was
free to say that he was anxious to do what he might
so that the American nag snail show itself on all
ho ma
ILLUMINATED By ITS CONSULTATIONS.
Mr.. CREBs, tdem.l OF H., opposed the amend.
ment. He had always found that when q great
wrong was about to be perpetraled great outcry
and pretence OF public necessity was sure to be
raised. The present case was an illustration Of that
truth.
Mr.. FARsswoRrH, trep.l Of H., offered substi.
tnte reducing the subsidy 70 s5o00oo provided that
form the service semtmonthy, and may
perform u IN ships OF foreign construction.
whether It was not better to let this company pur.
chase It's steamers abroad than nay $500 900 out
Or the Treasury for the sentimental privilege OF see.
ing the United states nag dying the Pacnc ocean.
n nS neid tnat this Increased SUBSIDY was on the
sld,es with one hand and Keeping up protsc lion
with the other. ~ S-'~S''A
Mr.; SoSGER, rep Of Mich, opposed Mr.. Farms.
woItns proposnlon which, ne SAIL amounted to
Rayidhg county a a o. year foreign snip.
srcan carr wi seas except the Pacific Ocean
commercial nation on the globe, was ''' '"' 'u'iu
oUTsrnIppED in the CARRYING TRADE.
was no pioneer movement. II was tine contnuat ,nn
OF policy adopted Dy Congress several yea,s agn
In giving $4,000 subsidy to this line He remn,e
the House that the gentleman from Massachusetis
(Mr. Butlerl, who protested against taxing tn,s
money out OF the treasury, was the open, ayowed
persistent advocate OF pay bountes to the asher.
men OF his district and allowing them draw.
back on salt: and that the gentlemen from
Indiana and Illinois tMessrs. Holman and Creos)
wanted q large appropriation for improving the
commerce q the ohio River, because II would affect
| their immediate districts
MIR. HEREFORD, (dem.J Of W. Va. opposed the In.
| ing the Chairman OF the Committee OF Ways and
| Means mr. Dawes and the Chairman OF the Com
miitee on Appropriations tMr. Garfleldl sustain IL
| ai!er al their pr0tesatons In favor OF economy.
MT. SARGsST opposed Mr.. Farnsworth's amend
mcnt anu showed that the English steamship lines,
wucn bought their ships at the cheapest rates, had
s,iii 10 De subsidized by the English government