New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10

RESENTED.
Iri,oM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRlRuNE'i
Dosrox, Oct 9.-The National Commercial Com
yentiou finished its work last night along ABOUT
midnight and adjourned sine die.
The evening session was devoted entirely 10 au-
measurement compulsory pilotaGe, the Office oil
Shipping Commissioner and 10 suggestion IN re-
card TO the disposition TO I've made OF tonnage outs
The point about admeasurcment was 'n'S' '"N' >"
English vessels only the cargo capacity pays 'oH-
mage taxes, whereas IN American shlpS INV' "'
paid on the whole capacity, nciudina eNgne-r'o"'
coptain's cabins etc. There Is larger TAX u"
a. American shin This - of the burdens
which this convention met to study now 20 So' ia
of Mr. Burtt. of Boston reported from committee
- 1o,s,,,,,u,-nt \ resolution that cargo capacity
oIo,e he taken into account, ana that the English
,s,ar,. in its more valuable details, be adopted
Mr. w W. Bates of Chicago. man thoroughly
conversaut with this subject who hos 1eipeu 10
shane opinion thereon offered another resolution
nroposinc that the whole capacity he also measured
suplv for record aud suggesting other IDEAS III reia
ton thereto. The two propositions were debated lor
over an hour by Mr.. Rogers, CAPTAIN Goss MI WIN
sor and others. The original resolution was finally
adopted the convention not having time 70 90 INTO
y thoronrh con 5ideration of the whole extent cf
the subject.
Ar,soIutioD calling for the abolition of all con-
prlsorv pilotage led to a long and lively debate.
Mr. W,nsor opposed the resolution III that form.
He said that he opposed to the compulsion that
now exists upon the shpmaster, but that he favored
compulson upon the pilot. hr. OSbon, o. New
York. made long speech on the exac!ions o. pilots
in American harbors particularly at He'll Gaze lie
said that shipmasters take their vessels in and
out. without the aid of a pilot and SUI nave 10
pav the REGULAR fee; that at heH "''o
fine pilot halls vessel with Captain want Il
- tl,o Mo- and that lie
then saws Go ahead" takes down the name OF the
vessel and sends in bill for half pilotase, which
the vessel has to paw although the pilot never comes
aboard. and the vessel goes through without him.
He referred TO a great ocean steamer bound for
Hull which had that very day gone aground IN
Boston Harbor. in charge of a compulsory pilot
The steamer suffered great damage and delay, vet
there was no possible of recovering dollar OF
that loss Mr. James f. Ward made some brief re-
marks. III which he said that he has to pay as
large bill for pilotage INTO newborn
Harbor as he pays the captain Of his steamship Tor
sailing the vessel all the way to Cuba aud back and
facing all the dangers of The sea and contagon IN
Cuba lie has to pay the bill, although the captain
really brings in the ship Other speakers folio Fed,
o,d tbe resolution was adopted W % To II.
resolution to abolish the Office of Shipping CON-
missioner offered by Nh Thayer, of Boston. created
a somewhat excited discussion, during when MT.
Stranahan the chairman, took occasion to remind
the convention that It had not met to try the
Shipping Commissioner at New-(ork. captain
Snow and Mr. Elwell defended that official The
resolution was adopted Oh the slender vote 81 10 TO
l.. large number of delegates having left.
Mr.. Elwell moved that Custom House dues and
tonnage taxes be set apart as fund TO- encourage
American slpowninp under the important resolu-
ton adopted by the full convention that morning.
This was adopted. Mr. Webb, Of Ncv-York, moved
that CONGRESS be asked to restrict the liability of
sblpowuoTs for the debts Of vessel TO 'he proper
ton of ownership Of ZACH individual. Adopted.
Resolutions of thanks to the commercial clubs and
authorities of the City of Boston and 20 the chair
man were adopted. and the convention then adj
journed.
word OF two may be said about
the outcome of the convention. The Now
ENGLAND delegates, particularly those from
Maine a large number of those from New
York CITY, and all of the delegates from the Nest
came TO the gathering a. much to be informed as to
EXPRESS an opinion. This vas frequently stated IN
The debates. 1t appears :hat the West expects be
fore many years TO have direct trade with Europe
in large class steamers, drawing fourteen feet OF
water. sailing direct from lake ports When the
Wellaud and other Canadian canals are compile ted,
vessels W Ii be- built for that trade. The West IS
also DESTROYS of protecting It's vase river commerce.
which has lately been endangered By the move
ment 70 repeal the Navigation laws and admit
foreign vessels to all inland streams. Hence the
West Is taking new interest in shipping. and her
delegates were DESTROYS Of getting at the vital
facts of this question. The Maine delegates
were ANXIOUS TO learn the views OF
the Middle States men about the
future of the wooden sailing vessel Many New
York men were undecided and they preferred to
listen for two days TO the speeches OF the builders
and owners before expressing any OPINION them
selves. Tho convention was, the. etore, from me
beginning coucili tory in mood aud practical ana
bnsiness-lke in all its proceedings. The speech Of
Mr. John Roach on the second day, lasting LOT l"o
hours and ten minutes gave the first strong drcc-
ton to the opinion OF the convention. lie stated
facts only He told the convention what America
woud have TO fight in order to get back her snip
nino. exclaimed the new policy OF France; and made
the plpt that as tie steamship IS built out oil the
same materials as the locomotive and tie Inlroad
car namely steel, iron, brass am Wood, ana tha'
as me United States leads IN the manufacture
OF those vehicles of transportation ana sells them
10 eighteen foreign COMMITTEES. so she VIII IN ume
lead IN the manufacture OF steamships, II the nome
production o. them is encouraged as much as tIaV
nf oars and engines has been lie also explained that
under the present law, winch refuses TO
nav ocean vessels for carrying the mails
a steamboat running down 20 Coney Island would
get as much pay for carrying the mails as the ocean
steamers 90 for carrying them all the way 10 Brazil
This speech produced powerful impression. DIR.
Roach in fact surprised everybody, and he swept
the convention with him with torrent. MI.
Lincoln the agent Of an English line Of steamers
mining TO Boston LELAND Linel. made Is frce-snip
speecb in opposition L able and dignined, and
lie was congratulated on his effort. but the speech
failed to produce an impression on the minds OF the
convention. The result of the three days
dcliberafion was. in fact, to change the opinion
Of great many sailing ship and other
men, in regard to the position Of iron steamships IN
the commerce Of the world and the necessity OF
hn,ldirn thcrn at homo. Nh Wlnsor. Of Philadel-