National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-21


Gated.
The National Export Convention reassembled at
ten o'clock yesterday morning. Governor Lippett,
OF Rhode Island, occupying the chair. AMER the
reading and approval Of the report Of Tuesdays
proceedings II. S. Elliot, Of st. Louis, was added
to the delegation from that city by unanimous
consent Of the convention, On motion OF Mr..
Browne.
Mr.. Hays, Of Detroit. as chairman OF the com.
mittee on
REsoLUTIoNs,
submitted the following report
This convention hereby declares It's sense upon
the objects OF the call to be-
FiHt. That all interests in the country demand
the maintenance or establishment OF ocean steam.
ship lines between the United States and all places
that con offer market for our products, because
the products Of our forests of the SOIL OF the mine
AMI Of the mill demand the largest outlet that can
Second. That public policy no less than ma.
tionNl pride, demands that such lines shall be as
lar q. may be, American built, American owned,
Third. That wherever discriminating charges are
made against exports from the 4 nited States, or
against American vessels efforts should be made
speedily to remove all such discrimination.
Fourth. That for the promotion Of American
ought to be passed by Congress providing under
proper conditions, for mileage compensation for
seacarrage OF the mails between the United states
and tOrcign ports Oh American steam vessels.
l. Because such policy IL In harmony with the
practice the United States In its Internal postal
service
2. Because the experience Of ell foreign CONNER.
cnl nations has proved the policy of liberal mail
pay to- be effective IN the creation of new lines and
often to b. necessary for the maintenance Of old
ones.
. 3 Because such nations still adhere TO the same
policy wherever the conditions in which uleir
lines are PLACED call for its continuance.
y on motion adopted by the convention ten
minute spec hes were allowed upon the several
resolutions before any lna action sh oud be taken
thereon.
Mr.. Hays began the discussion by stating briefly
the views Of the committee as expressed in the
resolutions presented. He was followed by debate
upon the first resolution BY Messrs. Snow, OF New
York Marshall, Of New York: Townsend, of New
foIk, (who offered an amendment which was
for the second rcsoution); NorrruSs. Of Massachu.
sets; Malone, Of New York, and Elliott, of ST.
Louis, who submitted an amendment to this
saton' amer the words ocean steamship lines"
Upon suspension of debate upon thcilrt resolu.
upon 1.-THE American ship" touching mainly
the inland shipping Interests and by Mr. Sheldon,
following. on motion of Mr. Reese, of PittsburE the
I ilT>t resolution was adopted.
FREE TRADE SUBSTITUTE.
/ Immediately after the reading OF the second
resolution Mr. Townsend, Of New York. offered an
amendment rs substitute therefor as follows:
'RcsOirCi, That IN the opinion of this convention
the most effective method for increasing the export
Of American products and creating demand for
orr manufactures abroad Is by the simplihcatOn of
the tariff with the view Of ultimately reducing itton
strictly revenue basis, such reduction being calCu.
lated TO lessen thc cost of production thereby pro.
noting the exchange Of products with foreign
countries That the depressed condition Of the
American shipping Interest is largely due to the
chase OF iOreigbniit vessels and their rrgist" M.
der the American flag; and that, Us prerequisite
70 iS restoliion o. the United states 70 the poi.
maritime power, Il il indspenSRbly necessary that
American citizens should be permitted 10 buy pr
build ships for the foreign trade In amy mart OF the
world and Obtain for them American registers"
Mr.. Cause, an iron steamship manufacturer OF
WilminEton; bel; replied to the remarks OF Mr..
abroGntion OF the navigation laws and detailed at
some length the advantages that would result from
the Increase ,a. Of hs iTo5shhiP building - AmsrIca
America would keep pace with the demand. and
eventually successfully rival the iron-shp building
abroad.
Mr.. Marshall Of New York, arose and made ex.
plantations To his rerlarks OH Tuesday relative u
The subject of free shipping and free trade and rel
Mr. wethereli, Of Philadelphia in very all.
mRnnc. pointed out disastrous results that would
shipping and declared that such laws would b,
utterly rui1ous TO the shipping Interests Of Amer
Mr.. Frew Of Pittsburg, sustained Messrs. Gaus,
and WethcICll In their opposition to free shipping
Mr.. Walker, Of Massachusetts, spoke upon III,
reasons for the success of competition. lie sal,
that while We are seeking an increase Of eNpOr
trade, We do not decrease the home consumption
| the government would pay fair compensation
for carrying malls Ia southern pOrts they COult
get oil tic commerce uf those ports. Il could no
be dome by private enterprise, bccuu~s The rcsul
was TOO remote lie argued in favor Of lrgislRtini
Mr.. Reese, Of Piitburg said that he had watche,
The Iron business for n great many years, and h,
did not see how they were 10 get but Of the de
preston they were IN. The advance Of nctAllur
gcul science was constantly making changes an'
Improvements in the way of working iron. The,
nHI nflE m AZ tr.aN tattft 0gl
three iourths Of the furnaces were vigorously II
blast. The only remedy was too
CREATE.A DEMAND
for iron. All they wanted was To confer togethe
and get upon some broad level that would start NJ
1.-THE enterprises of the country do honor TO thief
country, aud accrn. % their private benefit;
proposing revision of the tariff would not onl,
wipe out the excess Of the production. but woult
wipe out the production altogether. He suggested
ironically, that the substitute should be amended
also to ask Congress for the prompt passage
? the Bland silver bill without the Senate amend
ments lfthey got the Bland bill, importers cOul'
. buy their bullion Of senator Jones' take 1t to tn
mint and get nominal dollar for nincty.tw
, cents and pay their duties with that In this wa
not only fwonld they revise the tariff but cou
make II easier for importers to pay their duties.
The question being called, Mr.. TOwnscnds sui
: stitute was lost, and the second resolution re
ported By the committee adopted.
A discussion followed upon the third resolu
/. Mr. wctbcrIll of Philadelphia, remarked thu
neCted had 10 pay s7.0O IN taxes annually iC
passing lights IN British haTbors, and British yei
sells did not have 10 pay u cent for the benefit
the lights In the American harbOrS.
e In answer 10 question put by Mr.. Hogan, OF
L lOlliS, whether the committee had mAturcd an
plan for removing Determinations against Amer
: can exports and vessels, Mr.. Reese replied tho
they would have to organize general expo
board of trade.
. The third resolution was then adopted.
; OPPOSED TO SUBSIDIES.
For the fourth resolution Mr.. Townsend, of Ne
York, offered the following substitute:
"RssOlrCd, That subsidies or payments by III
Government N particular lines OF steamships, ca
ccpt such payments may be necessary for the ca
Tying of the mails arc wrong IN principle and init
rlOus in practice, and will only inure u the benei
Of few favored individuals or corporations"
During the discussion that followed seth Low, {
New York, made speech, which was receive
i with appreciation. He mentioned as some of I'll
i causes that had depressed our commerce the sui
i and the civil war lie hoped the day would new,
!. come when the coastwse trade would be carried o
by foreign vessels lie spoke Of his own firm, whc
v for fifty years hud carried on trade with China wit
American clippers by which the trip had bee
made in as short q space Of time as eighty day
The establishment Of the Pacific Mail steamers l
1851, and the completion Of the Pacific Railroad |
4 1870, which had established quicker commune,
ton, 81 that now they could get goods from Chin
, IN inrtyhve days several days In advance OF III
= papers that came by mail through England TIL
freight rates by the way Of the Suez Canal were III
! same by the old clipper ships. and the yUyGg
= has cut out the sailing ship. The glory of Amer
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