The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-27
REMEDIES ron HhRD TIMES.
Moro suggestio~s 10 the Hewitt Committee
shipbuiidins and specie Payments.

Mcssrs. Hewitt and Rico OF tho Com
gresslonal Committee investigating the cnuso
Of the present business depression. held four
hours' session yesterday. and heard sugges-
tons from Charles II. Marshall Robert r. Austin,
aud George Walker. The following was read
from n postal card sent I, the Committee:
Nn IItwirr Cannot You use YOUR talents ~ \ better
rufup. than t. uI cllc the mborns man. You have
wao ~ r2 Mt to sat,cr up all lhg craly men o sew
chance. hut we -c,' hroush voUr cont,inrtihlr game
man can see yuur game. JouN rttsss
In reply Mr.. Hewitt said TINT all who dcs red
TO speak wcro heard during tho first week OF
the Comm ite"'s session. ard any American mo
chnuic who desired IT, 10, heard could send in
his application and he would receive attention.
Tho Committee had no bins. and. although they
might differ from some OF tho speakers. they
merely desired to- get Mt the facts The Com
mitcr hnl no power to reform society. and tho
next Congress could not do /, II it wished. The
Committee proposed to sit in New York until
Wednesday. and would then GO to Pittsburgh
and Chicago. whore they would be happy TO
hcnr both cmploycr and employed.
MIR. Charles II. Marshall. ono OF tho owners OF
the Black Bail limo. gave the Committee his
views on the subject of the decline Of American
ship building. The main cause assigned was
the superior advantages OF the English iron
shirs which hnvo ropnced the American
wooden vessels and which our ship owners are
d"bnrrcd from using 10y our navigation laws.
He acknowledged himself 10 be "hloatcd
hondholdcr and emall ship owner" snying
that his profit ON shipping now WIS about one
hall ut one per cent. So that his ships ara Kept
Nlluut mainly for the benefit 81 those who urc
employed rs labvrors ia running them, The
ship owner. he thought. IL very much in the
position of the man Nhu had hold Of the tiger =
tnil-hr would be killed il he let 10. and it was
dcuth - hold ON.
viows on the turin. the labor question. and the
currency. lie EXPRESSED himself 90 be- Free
Trader. and h" gave ~ His uanaccn Tor the pros
rnt trouble the following: Reform thr currency
ami l,iv' stability To commercial transactions
simplify uHniion ana adjust the loud t. the
shoulders ~ tlr people: rcdu'" the iarim and
rStuhl ~'l tHrU iur revenue: uhoIi-l the uuVi-
CATION laws CIV" us m ,rouomiriu aimiulsirA-
tom ~ governm"nt IN city. slut" ard nulon.
IL" opposed Government employment Oi IN"
people. and expressed the opinion iat the main
cnuse ~ our trouble II TINT "" a'r now engaged
ia the unt,miornhle duty of paving .ur detts.
working Tor "a dealt horse rs uu illustration
OF tnr difference ~ cost y work IN ships in this
country aud in Lns,nnd he said that hr had
paid ~ 500 for coppcring "a ship In New York.
and lac had been ohligedto pay only about 81. 500
i'll England
Mr. Robert I. Austin was the next speaker.
lie donouu 'ed thr railroad companies be-. aus'
th"y monupullI"so many industries. He said
y man can't buy piece at pie lctwecn here
uhl ilus.o WIhunl pWluE ulhul' 10 u ran
road iompuny. Hc thought Tint the rairOnd
companies had no business To- br engaged in
,9r building, hotel keeping. and coal mining.
IT, drew distinction Between Mr. VANDERBILT i
ami Mr. \. T. stewart hy saying That the lattn
acquired his wealth without getting tho aid Oi
legislation.
Mr. Hewitt referred Mr. Austin TO the Attor.
ncy-Gnnclnl az the State for his remedy
In combustion. Mr.. Austin cNurr-sad tho
opinion that food and clothing are about as
cheap nov as they wer" IN lsGn. and that tho
sum now ~ he could th.n
Mr.. g, rer Mmkcr. President AMI Man