Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-06
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 FROM ALL QUARTERS. SHIPPING INTERESTS. A GROWING DESIRE FOR HOME BUILT VESSELS. Congressmen Studying the Subject, A MOVE TO SECURE GOVERNMENT
 ASSISTANCE.
 The Land League Troubles. A REFUSAL TO POSI- PONE THE TRIALS.
The Land League Troubles.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

1 American Shippfng-A Movement to Fur ther It's Interests-GOvernment Aid to be Sought. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The presence here \ of number of prominent gentlemen who | are largely identified with the shipping inter 1 ests of the country is regarded as indicating that a strong effort will be made during the session of Congress to secure some Legislation bearing upon the ship building industry of the United States. The recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary of the Navy urging that government aid un- der certain conditions shall be extended to stimulate the building of American ships is already being discussed by Members and Sen ators, and there appears to be general feel ing that some legislation should be adopted that will carry out the Secretary's views on this important subject. Representative Ward of Pennsylvania, whose district repre- sents a very large share of the ship building interests of the country, said tonight that he of course would use every opportunity to urge the importance of an early consideration of this matter; that in his intercourse with members of the House generally he found
 
 pected that we shall make any real progress in extending our commercial relations with the outside world, it is absolutely necessary that such government aid shall be extended to build up and foster our merchant marine as has always been the policy of European nations that the statistics of our constantly ly increasing exports showed that at almost every leading seaport on the Atlantic Pacific and the Gulf cargoes could be readily ob- tained, and if we would materially add to our own wealth it was only necessary to act wise- ly in the present and stop paying tribute to foreign ship owners.
 Chairman Reagan, of the House Committee on Commerce, arrived here tonight and will call meeting of his committee tomorrow. He says that he will use every exertion to forward the preparation of the river and har- bor bill and hopes to be able to map out all the preliminary steps to that end at the meet ing of the committee tomorrow. In the preparation of the bill this year an effort will be made to cut off the multitude of small ap- propriations for insignificant streams in the interior and minor seaports, and confine ex- penditures principally to those important ports where the rapid growth of export trade has created an imperative demand for in- creased facilities for shipping and greater depth of water on harbor bars. While it is expected that this new departure may pro- yoke some opposition, it is not thought it will be of so serious a nature as to prevent the committee carrying out their plans in the premises.
 It was stated tonight by a prominent member of the House Military committee that at an early day he would bring up for consideration 8 bill amending the present law on the subject of army retirements, so as to allow those officers who are compulsorily retired their full pay without the commuta- tions allowed for quarters, &c. {; that it had been urged that the opposition displayed by army officers to either voluntary or compul- sorry retirement grew out of the fact that in a majority of instances their pay was their sole support, and after devoting the best years of their life to the service of their country, they deemed it great hardship that they should be shelved with so sweeping reduction of pay at an age when it was im- possible for them to enter upon any business which would assist them in maintaining themselves and families.