New-York tribune., 1873-01-22


MEASURES TO BE INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS
DANGER OF THEIR PASSAGE IN AN OMNIBUS
BILL.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THg TRIBUNRI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-The three gigantic canal
projects, mentioned yesterday as likely to be re-
ported 10 the House this session, are not the only
schemes of that character that will be pressed There
are two plans for connecting the waters of Lake
Michigan with those of the Mississippi River
one by way of the Illinois River, and one by way of
the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Another projected
enterprise is to make short route from New Orleans
to the Gulf to avoid the bars at the mouth of the
Mississippi. This will be strenuously urged by the
members from Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana,
who do not like tho idea of dverting part of the
commerce that now seeks the sea by way of New
Orleans to the new water route proposed through
Georgia A great deal of money is wanted beside
Tor the canal around the Falls of the Ohio, and
there is an immense project looming up for making
ship channel of the Erie Canal, and still another
for cutting canal across Florida. The great danger
Is that the friends of all these schemes will combine
and put them all through in an omnibus bill.
THE COTTON TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES
ITS DECLNE-How WE MAY REGAIN OUR sU-
PREMACY IN THE MARKETs-THE RICH COT
TON LANDS OF THE MIssISSIPPI-NEED FOR
IMPROVED LEvEES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Mr. AlcOrn, in pre-
sentIng his bill in the Senate tv-gy to improve the
eVees of the Mississippi River took occasion to make
very interesting speech the dangers If loss by the
United States of its high position in tho markets OF the
world producer OF raw cotton. The Li proposes to
make appropriation OF s3G,OCOOO0, &s estimated
IN late report Of Gen. Humphreys, to be necessary
for constructing proper levees on the Mississippi
The consideration set forth in the report is the recama
ton Of 20O0000 Of waste land embracing the
report shows 100000 OF corn land Of unsurpassed
fertility, 100000 adapted to the growth Of sugar.
and 100000 OF the best cotton lands In the world Mr.
Acorn began his speech by referring to the deermina
ton evinced in the policy Of England for to
crush our cottOnplaDng interests illustrating this fact
by quotations from speeches by members OF Parliament
and others made previous TO 1851 The Senator said:
THE British Government had expended In 81
lent preparation for this cotton war nearly
sl,0OOOt0, but the British is not the only
Government has taken the field against France
long ago took part in the against position
In the cotton market and Italy holds high place in the
ranks Of opponents The latter has opened up her
cotton lands by railroads. and invited home and foreign
capitalists to cultivate it liberal Greece
Morocco, Austria, Spain, Portugal, and the
British Colonies all cooperating against
According TO the market list printed
IN Liverpool have lost our footing in the
sales Of fine staples the extent Of SO per cent since
1861 while we have never since the war actually pro-
duced than co per cent much Sea Island cotton
of which we formerly had monopoly, before, and
the amount last year only &c per cent OF what
In 1852" The Senator then read two carefully pre-
pared tables the first showing the number OF bales OF
cotton imported into the United Kingdom from all coun
tries in the world during each year since lsGO and the
other the percentage OF the whole which each country
furnished. Leaving out the years OF the war; the per-
centage furnished Great Britain by the United states
was follows: In 1860. 1905 1866, 81 1865, 35 1865
3iO7 1862 80 1870 4Sl 1871 507. Mr.. Acorn then re-
est by releasing 1t from the cotton tax but asserted
that the industry had in the mean time become 80 weak
ened that IL subsequently continued 10 retreat unu
when reRaned Is per cent OF the nelds Passing
OF the differences between the contests made by
American cotton early in the century ana that made
now, said that 80 years supremacy
In cotton was won III struggle with opponents VINO
possessed the means Of retreang 10 industries enjoying
the advantages Of protection. Another difference Is
found in the increased cost Of labor which increases the
cost Of our products, Again, English spnners
declare that since the war cotton has
deprecated quality and must struggle to maintain
position in the face OF all these dscouraging clrcu-
stances. Mr. Acorn gave some startling hgures OF the
expenditures from the East Indian Treasury for the pur
pose OF getting Indian cotton To market An olcal re-
port Indian railways printed in 1870 sets the est-
OF these works completed and In progress on
the 3ls OF March Of that year s0l and this is in
addition millions spent III improving the naVlg-
ton OF the Indian rivers The Senator showed that the
resources this country for the production or cotton
are almost nexhaustibe, II they only developed;
and money his estimation could not be better eX-
pended reclaiug the Ich aluval tracts OF the
proud position in regard TO this staple which IL occupied
before the