New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-09
Exp'ts and Irnp'ts.

After the examination OF these figures, he said, who
will say anything about the decay OF our foreign com
lnrrce The Increase OF British commerce since 1863 has
only 40 per cent, willie tnt OF the Unied Stat"s
has bech nearly 100 per cent IN INC '9e 81 th1'e ~
ures, SIR Hewitt continued, he must be bod ana Dan
gerous who VIII close single one OF the porte IN
which our commerce Is now carried on o. icihse 10 open
new for its further Development He admitted iha
in many respects British trade was Of more
kud than our own. The rohi on me TAD OF Gfeat
Britain represented by 100000 sterling, the excess
of exports OF goods over her imports We nave pal9
for excess OF imported goods IN bonds National.
STATE municipal, aud corporate The interest on thS
debt Is what now weighs down our business Il Is the
principal obstacle III the way OF our return 10 seVe pay
mcnts. The most obyiOus remedy is economy IN TIE
National Government. in state and city. and IN private
inc iDdu.tres must fostered Bat IN order to do This
We must have our foreign trade
Among those who liotened Mr. Hewtts speech, AMI
gave close attention 10 IL, was ms venerable ldcrh
in the diplomatic gallery, and appeared t, follow the
speech with great interest
FERNANDO WOODS SPEECH.
Mr. WOOD dem, N. " addressed the House. He
raised these three questions: First whether this Is a
measure of economy second. whether the proposed re-
auctions would impair our political or commercial rca-
tions abroad third. Is it polite to depart from well
established order OF thngsi The consular system. he
said was brought INFO existence by the ablcst states
men Of the country II had grown up not by the
enactment OF laws OF Congress 10 meet any emer-
gency advance Of Presidential election There mad
been established no conSushps under any OF the dlcr
emf that had existed within his day. covering
nethird OF century which had not been on the recon-
mcndatlon OF the State Department. and that recon-
mendation In every instance had been based upon
commercial interests American commerce expanded
as IL increased; and as Its interests came into
competition with those OF rival countries, and especially
with those OF England The State Department had Kept
well informed 10 where consushps should be esia
lished and maintained. His opinion was (lnd he sub
mitted 1t with great Difference To the able and true men
VINO constituted the Committee on Appropriatons) that
IL should be work of great OF great delberdtion,
and of careful examination, not only on the question OF
aud cents involved but In reference 10 the cOns
quences that would follow the withdrawal OF consuaes
This country dispense with It's carrying trade
No people dispense with tho means oi transit by
cam mart ulf
that the wealth OF this country, ana III that
It's future power. When, instead Of population Of
40000000. the United States should have population
of one two three. or four hundred millions. would IL
want foreign marsetsf II the bill were to $50.
100000 from the Treasury instead Of OOO he would
not vote for 1t II by doing he would impair the ell
cheney and progress VI the foreign industry Of the
ton As TO foreign Missions he regarded them
Diary to the consular system and did not attach much
importance 10 the necessity OF keeping them but
long they kept up, American ministers abroad
should be paid enough 10 enable thom TO live respeca-
term respectable in their exterior presentation ut court
respectable In their power ~ appear on all public
siODs In proper way.
Tho Committee rose without action on the BILL
EULOGIEs UPON Mr. FERRY.
message was received from the Senate an-
nouncing the action Of that body In regard to the death
of the late Senator Ferry Of Connecticut. Euoges In
honor OF the deceased were pronounced by Messrs
PHELPS Dem. Conn b SEELYE lind, Mass.,, and GAR
FIELD ep. Ohio). An interesting feature In the pro
ceedings was the iact that Mr. Garfield In lieu OF any
remarks Of his own, read speech which bad been pre-
pared by tho late Mr.. Sarkwcather ep Comm himself
At the close of tho euloges the House, st <40, sd
iourned.