Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1880-12-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

American ShfpPfng-Comfng Discussion
ON the Subject-The Indians Getting
More Observation-Disclosures OF IEnmf-
gration-The Inter-Ocennfe Canal
Other Matters.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-It is probable that
| there will be some little discussion of the sub
ject of free ships in the Senate before the
4th of March. A meeting of the sub-commit-
tee of the Committee on Finance, to which q
bill for revision of the navigation laws was
referred many months ago, will be held next
Tuesday. The Boston shipping convention
at its last annual meeting appointed a COM
mittee to present its views on the question of
the revival of American shipping to Congress.
This committee visited Washington before
the holiday recess and addressed the House
Committee on Commerce. The members in
tended at that time to present their views to
the Senate Finance committee, but it was in-
convenient for the subcommittee to be in
attendance. January was then fixed for a
hearing. Messrs. Beck, Herman and Morrill,
compose the subcommittee. There are some
doubts as to whether the Finance committee
has proper jurisdiction Of the shipping sub
ject. Members of the Committee on Com
meree, it is understood, claim that Mr..
Beck's bill was improperly referred. In the
opinion of many members of the House the
Senate in originating such a measure tres
passed upon the prerogative of the repre-
sentative branch of the government. At all
events it is certain there will be no action
on the shipping question by the present Con-
gress.
10 ,1a.or 10 have
teryiew with Secretary Schurz this morning,
have asked another day to consider the rail-
road question. There is but little doubt that
they will sign the contract, their object in
withholding being to secure action in relation
to their tribal boundary. The Cheyenne
River Indians have in council agreed, with
one exception, to sign the contract relin-
gushing their seven million claim. They
will probably visit the department tomorrow
for that purpose.
The Treasury mailed checks to New York
to-day amounting to $1,675, 900 in payment
of six per cent. bonds of 1880 received for
redemption.
The chief of the Bureau of Statistics fur
nishes the following information in regard to
immigration into the United States There
arrived in the customs districts of Balti-
more, Boston, Detroit, Huron, Key West,
Minnesota, New Bedford, New Orleans,
New York, Passamaquoddy Philadelphia and
80, 1880, 40, 051 passengers, of whom 81, S51
were immigrants, 3,031 citizens of the Uni
ted States returned from abroad, and l. 1863
aliens not intending to reside in the United
States. Of this total number of immigrants
there arrived from England 3,6O8, Wales 112,
Scotland 500, Ireland 2, 631, Germany II, 1913,
Austria 1,6S9, Sweden 1, 754, Norway 698,
Denmark 27t, France 347, Switzerland 512,
Spain 70, Holland 115, Belgium 1O2, Italy
1852 Russia 497, Poland 100, Hungary 1877,
Dominion of Canada 10, 846, China S72, Cuba
1853, Australia "A, Mexico 26, the Azores 60,
and from all other countries 80. The num-
Der of immigrants arrived from foreign coun-
tries at the above mentioned ports during the
five months ended November so, 1880, was
follows Dominion of Canada 1862
Germany GA, 556, England and Wales %, O81,
ireland &c, 954, Scotland 6,543, China 2, 1886;
all other countries 81, 296, total 254, 468.
A revival of the inter oceanic canal aues-
ton is anticipated Immediately after the holi-
days. The De Lesseps party will exercise all
their ingenuity to prevent Congress from
granting charter to the Nicaraguan compa-
ny. The French party propose to appeal to
the States rights theories of the Democratic
party as a reason why Congress should not
grant charter to canal company. They
argue that it is in opposition to the theory
of the American form of government for
Congress to grant charters to individuals or
business corporations. In the case of the Pa
c1hc and other great railways chartered by the
government they claim that the principle
was wrong, but that the needs of
the government and people were such that
national assistance had to be rendered to pri-
vate capital. The case of an international
canal, they aver, rests upon an entirely diff
ferent foundation In the first place the
canal is by no means such necessity to
either the government or the people as was
the Pacific railroad. Secondly, an asso-
citation of gentlemen is ready and
willing to build a canal which is
to be outside the domain of the
United States without aid from the
government. It's protection is not
required because the government of the Uni
ted States of Colombia, through which the
canal is to pass, is friendly to the undertake
ing. The good will of the United States is
desired and expected as a matter of course,
because this country desires to be at peace,
and the promoters of the Panama canal have
no idea of committing any unfriendly act.
The friends of the Panama company say if
the Nicaraguan company or Captain Eads or
any other reputable association DESTROYS of
building a canal desire a charter
they should go to some one of
the State Legislatures and obtain a charter
under the State laws. On the other hand,
they claim if any charter is to be given any
company by Congress it should be given to
all reputable companies who may apply for
one. Then they say the people of the United
States will have the satisfaction of seeing
three Aforementioned companies; one at
Panama, one at Nicaragua and third at Te-
huantepec, each striving to solve the prob
lem of inter-oceanic transportation across the