The sun., 1878-06-06

WAsmiSGroN. juno j.-Thc President pro
,cnporc lald before the senate n communica-
Il 30 from John sherman. suggesting that. in
view NJ the valuable services uf tho late Prof.
Henry us q member Of the Lighthouse Board.
wtuom compensation. an appropriation OF
s59O for each year OF such service be- made for
The benefit OF his family Referred to the Com
miitec on Appropriations.
Tho senate bill for the relief Of Chester A.
Arthur. Collector Of tho Port Of New York.
being tho bill reported Yesterday to credit his
occounts with $1,000. which was stolen or dis
appear 1T from tho olirc Df the then cashicr OF
thr Custom House on Jan. 81. 1876. was called
w aud pissed.
The Senate then resumed consideration Of
tho Post Route bill. and the discussion in regard
to brazilian mail subsidy WAS cpuiin ucd
Mr.. Bock tDcm.. KY gave notice of am end
n"n,s which hc intended TO submit 80 a. t. pay
$1,000 pcr annum TO each ot said limos instead
of s30.OOO per unuum. rs tho committee pro-
rcscd that the contract shall be for four years.
instead of ten years. aud that any citi zcn OF tho
United States shall bc allowed to bid for the
contract. and employ any ship he can y urchnse
In tho United States. or any other country, for
the service. and also that the ships shall be Of
1.5JJ tons. ..instcaI OF 5000 tons burden
Mr. Burnside Uiep.. II. H. gave notice Of m
amendment 81 n to provide that in case of u
failure Of any regular voyage of either line for
period OF ldy consecutive days said contract
shall cease and determine aud forbidding any
renewal Of the contract.
Mr. Chrisiiancy Rep Mch) sal Il he was op-
posed TO any subsidy to u steamship limo. be-
cause would only BE- injurious to all other lines
be,wecn the ports named. E1uity in all such
matters was Justice. and competition was tho
lie ol trade. These subsidies tended to de-
rir'y both. There was but oue way rat he
could sec to build up commerce.. and that WIS
to give general bounty To all engaging in COM
mercc. lie had thought OF an amendment for
the sake Of brcvi,y. 80 as to provide that the
ships should be built and owned by John
Doach. lie was opposed to all subsidies upon
Mr.. Blaine rep, Me-. referring to the
amendments Of which Mr.. Beck had given no.
W. were going to abandon our Navigation laws
and pay tribute TO Great Britain for our ships.
H. argued thnt ihc policy OF this country ~ re-
gfri T. navigation had not been II failure.
Down 20 the umcQt the rebellion our commerce
steadily increased. In 1857 We were abreast ~
N"at trtain IN tonnage. During IN" war
Great britain did all IN her power To- destroy
our commerce. ana she did the work oifeetuay.
Tor tw"niN ilVr years mo English Govcrnment
gave sHuu.uuu year to the Curard line. Great
Britain made moro money out of our commurcr
to-day than the interest ON our national debt
amounted to. He made TINT statcmaut IL a
statistical fact. capable Of being illustrated and
proved. Inc steamship lines to-day which
connected Liverpool with Rio de La Plata uid
70 de Janero wcrr heavily suhsidi2ed Bra
9Ians won't by the thousands and tens of
thousands To Europe. ard they would continue
togo there unless we offered Inducements for
thnm so come here. Rcierring 10 the policy of
England he said the secret Of her trouble to-
Gy WIN iu~slt WIS that ~he did not intend
vi" Nhy LuF.Peuh lower should De great ma
GfeM Britain. We were today the only power
on we goDr tlh ,ould uriy nor ana we couid
a. VIVA rs ml'h dlshlty or Win as much ln-
W. he'k 'Drlh;' n.y. opposed me plll IN
ionE ~ "'n Ahd hrEuei thnt II was iQr tue
.I"r ~ ~ ''''i" H. 80, ""' u, ~" '.nt,i H'"ii n,iu u
thlI "i ". .rt ihuu-uhH tons r'uiY 70 p"t upon
t,t VII uv,, WIS :. Dili 1i wnSt,'u sniSiiIy oi
our nay EWloh laWS. he sNli everything else
.yeu , ~ no"s nptoHu % al py m Anntic & m M v.tI II ils
SvW ssi'lS' why Why hvI n aiioW nn.i ~. u pug shlps
u, ,,S % po, nr III uurt,iploa uts, - ~
iioYN'A Tor a monnpoly, ana Would irlV' from
c'ov.t'u, 'E -, S,'I'H,n'' "a =, & uN'rS VIZ
eycrywn"re r.,' t. lira,ii. il wo,ld be-, a.,ninst
,iir ',, M " Hti,l ' y, IN !, -, ,, M tr' "a ~
n H.. Win. w., ,ycr, oC.rin,, s90 Ev tbs XIII
enI" b@if lion rs t ,',,,r". o,''
Ira,eI TO pay tis nSnriY . Gwar s9w 10 10
ta,s".i the Sennt. yest"r,iny. ON motion VI Mr.
prntei y,t ",t, w., V, war nn nto I the sbs,dy
fusinc.. Wh.rn WINS mi n l. money la come.
frpuy Ii cnuil moi l. rtis, 4 by in,,r u.iun the
tax on tobacco or ON distilled spirits. # could
not be raised by taxing the banks and the tarifr
,oaa s,t 10 'y e,a iSe ,u, frc .
h. por,nnt errstions ior the American Congress
T. tnnsiler W. were protected tI death, an 1
Tr' Eaton tli1ni. conn + .tyei 'otirc ii amend
mru,s. which hr would Offer at tao proper time.
soas To provide for the paymont " so per IL "a
T. each 6f snid lines for carrying tic mail in
staal ni $50 per mile ns the comnlt.ee pro-
posed: that ~. contract shall ho Tor lv, years
ir.fa,I NJ Ten XXI mon ,yiyin, si mo,th.'
notice the Postmastor-Ceueral may terminate
on4 or i,.h uf HE cortrn,t-
Mr. Bavard lDem, Doil smoke in opposition
I. any subsidy a. Tue BRAZILIAN -tsntnsnlp linz.
IL r4,rrttrl nyrerdinuly ~ thnt mi. nlrusIIre had