The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-17
42d CONGRESS.


appointed II Committee on tue Louisian,
imbrOgliO.
On motion ol Mr.. DAWES hill wa
passed for the relief Of the sufferers by thC
Chicago fire, II provides that all goods
wares, and merchandise sent Hs COntrihI
ti0ns for the relief nl sufferers by the fir,
bc admitted tree Of duty ut the port o
Chicng0and that drawback import duties
shall be allowed on merchandise used il
the repair Oi buildings erected on tn
burnt ground
Mr., WILSON, Of Ohio, introduced q res
"luii0n directing the Committee on Agri
culture 10 inquire into the disposition u
the Agricultural College scrip. Adopted
Mr., PACKAnD, Of Indiana, from tn
C0mmittcr un Foreign Affairs, reported ,
bill To pay +. NJ. Cardcizd for his ser
vices as acting Consul OF the UnitCt
States ut Rio JancirO at the rate Of com
pensatiun allowed To the Consul there
Passed.
Mr.. BANKS, from the Committee OF
Foreign Affairs, reported n bill fixing thC
salary OF the United States Consul Il
'Ticn Tsein, China, at $500. Passed.
In connection with this subject, Mr.
BROOKS spoke of only one American
steamer plying between Shanghai ant
'Iicn Tsicn, and said he deeply regretted
that the building Of that class of steamers
had been lost to New England by thC
enormous taxation on iron, copper, &c
Mr. BANKS said no one would be more
heartily in accord with any general move
mcnt that would lead 10 the rcstora
tion "I American commerce as it existed
prior TO 1860. than he. The question
would he before the House Tor discussion
at this session, and he believed and hoped
that measures would be adopted which
would rG.cStAblish American commerce In
all its prosperity and power.
Mr. SIELTARARGER followed Mr.
BANKS. lie remarked that no part OF the
public service more demanded attention
than the Consular branch Of il. No one
would tail TO perceive that COnSuls ut
points where there were duties 10 be per.
formed ought To be men high up and well
paid. Yet he had seen, ms every gentle.
man who had Travelled abroad had seen,
United States COnsuls living in third and
fourth rate garrcts, almost literally starry.
ing for want Of pay, The pitiEul sum Of
ST 800 n wear, where there were Il wife
and children tn be maintained, only per.
mittcd COnSuls 10 ckc out II miserable,
lisgracch subsistence Such American
Consulatrs were ,hr scott of nations IIC
honed that the COMMITTEE On ForeiTn
Affairs would rcvisr The whole matter nj
lhc nav of Cnnsuls abroad md nrnvilr a
ronsnr1IL, ,.',,,,,,onr,,;m,, Cnr tlin,, H.,
wonlI like IN Eunw whr,hrr iL,t cnm.
milton hnL ,n,, ,ir,vs nm Tho ,uh;"r,
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Nr XIV nrpnn" .r.l,rscI r,rl;l,,
whai hoI hcrn sail hw Mr Shri,,h,r,,nr
lIr riLnmmh, ,hr I'r;ici S,.trs '''', "n"5,',n,
gys,cm n lisnrorr to thr rnun,rv T%r
pcn,lcman from Nov York Mr. Rrnols
had seized unon The hill a. nm nrras;nn In
spraI, ON ,hr;ariIl and that American shin
builders were now drawn Ia thr ClvIr /"
huill ycssrl>lrr Chinese w,trra Thrn,
wears a,o M IbmisanI shin LmiIJrrs nl
wooden shins Ind hrrn nn nnnr rn,rs .,
one time in London and ihnsr who Lsj
no, gone ON moor rates hal been cmnlnycJ
in breaking stone ON government wnrks
Oac year afterwards wooden shinhilIcr>
had made bread riots by reason Of ,l,cir
wan, Of employment. II could moi In
that the shin builders Of Clv,lr were i'm
porting American carpenters to do This
work.
Mr.. BHooKs explained that the worl,
for which American carpenters were en-
pl0ycd in Scotland, was that aerial ship
joiner worl, erected over hulks Of steam
boats, AS on the Hudson. Mississippi, Ohic
AMI Sound, but ship building had become
too expensive in America, and therefore
vessels required Tor the great rivers nI
China, were now built on the Clyde.
MIR. KELLY inquired whether iron YES.
scIs had ever been built In America for
Chinese rivers.
Mr.. Brooks said iron vessels could moi
be built here for the China trade, because
Of tho competition from England and
other countries.
Mr., kELLEY-ls ii possible 10 build iron
ships in this country and depend on trans.
Atlantic rolling mills for plates with
which TO hnild them.
Mr., BRoOks, To remove the Gutics on
iron, copper, Cordagc, glass and every.
thing that enters into the construction UI
ships, and forthwith the American llag
IN ships built in New England will hu
floating on all the seas
Mr.. KELLEY a letter from II lhialcl.
phia ship bntIiCr and which will have
have published in the Giohc, will he an
elective answer 10 the gentleman. lie
says that II rolling mill must be near the
ship yard. lnasmuch rs the plates are
modified by every modification of model
and To admit foreign iron free OF duty
would cflGCtuAlly cXtirpatc iron ship
building in thIsc0untry even for the coast
wise trade.
Mr.. BROOKS, how unjust the gentleman
is 10 his own State, Remove the tariff
and ships will be built in Pennsylvania