The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-02

nv shir owners during tho war TO cvade DANCER
bv sailing under he prOtec l. n OF foreign nag.
hat WAS the csee m tho hill under con. tdctr-
tion. The Atc to- cfnre the was an hucrt
c. vessel ana d changed her 11g To escape
Mr.. porcc explained that the Arctic had been
empl we'd a. tho sup Nv snip oi tho whaling
n et,hnd ina, u Size hHd uv' c.angtd n,r u Z
Hr. Ka.sou Niep, IuwD STA that so far as
this single proposition VS. concerned he sup
ported II only because II we. in the ii1ht direc-
lion. and he hoped that the Committee on Com
merce would DO the same tor all shin owners
who were In the same situation. If COngraas
expected to rest re American commerce r. Ia d
90 'pralilr rs lc-.laiion far bcyond the prop
psitfnu involved in mis- ,fil. He huped 70
the time when Americans might buy SHIPS
wherever thoy could get them, and put them
under the American dag az least for limited
period, so as to restore American men 10 the
habits ~ The sea and American merchants to
the knowledge Of the commerce of M worid.
linen IL Congress pleased to restore the prOtec-
tive principle and to require all bottoms TO 0e
built iu TINS country. II might he so; put whie
American shipymds were silent, as they hau
been for years. It had heeu deemed necessary TO
protect the interests OF American shin BUILDING,
and therefore positive prohibition had been
placed even upon those vessels that had been
built IN America, but mad been transferred to
another flaR.
Mr. Wood said that he was not specially OPP
posed to this bill, but that his remarks were iu-
tended to DO general In their application. As to
the shipyards Of this country being silent, that
fact was attributable to the Rentlemen's tkas-
sons political friends, who imposed such
protective taun on everything Connected with
the construction OF vessels that It was impossi-
bic to build vessels in this country and run
them In competition with the cheapy built ves-
sells Of other countries. lie wood was an adj
vocate of free ships. and had been always In
favor Of free trade believing that American IN
dustfy, American enterprise, American capital,
and American progr, ssveness enabled this
country to compete with all other countries.
After further discussion the bill was passed.
TIE PRESIDENTIAL TENN
The House then took up as special order
the proposed amendment to thc Constitution
reported from the Judici.r; Committee, which
b.. that mo person VINO has held, or may here
after holu. the Office OF President, shall ever
az ip Toe eligible to said Office"
TO THIS proposition MIR. Frs ORep., Mel offered
the following a. substitute:
From and after ne fourth dav q March. In tn wear
1875. the term OF Occ Of President and wee resdeut
81 tue lifted st'tcs shai De ny ear az t.N person
hNiug tc,n &c rcd to and held tue Office ~ Presdcn
or who iur Two leais mas Lcid uch oee' shall he nell
gihc to 4 reelection.
The hin was discussed by Messrs. Knott OF Ken
tucSy, New Of Indiana. Frye OF Maine. hcCrary
Of Iowa, Cauirtld of Illinois, Lawrence VI Onio,
ana Harrison ~ Illinois.
M Knott ravc notice that he would call the
previous question ON Wednesday, at the cxpirG-
ton u the morning hour.