Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-01-28

100, 600 sailors while we lay at her feet. HI
had not denied in q future war between tn
great nations of Europe that the United
States though neutral, would be the great
est sufferer. The remedy he proposed wa
only taxation, for subsidy means taxation
Where would he lay the taxes? The people
were now heavily taxed. He CBeek) pro
| posed to reduce taxation subsidized line
would drive off competition and become
monopoly imposing inordinate charges. The
coasting trade was now 60 per cent. of oul
commerce, and that seemed to be monopoly
l enough. He proposed that we should have
our own merchant marine and have our 60,
600 sailors to defend the country in any flu
/ ture emergency.
Mr.. Blaine said when the government had
| built railroads across the country and up and
down the coast they had removed much OF
country; they had given subsidies to rail
roads ten times as much as would be re.
quired to build up our foreign commerce.
The Senator seemed to forget that to build a
ship worth $500, 900, $4,000 was spent for
material and $450,OO0 for labor. So the
Senator proposes to take this $3.50, 900
abroad and spend it for foreign labor.
Mr. Morrill, stated that a large delegation
had been before the Finance committee, and
there was unanimous feeling against free
trade in ships.
The resolution was laid over.
Mr.. Window called up the naval appro-
priation bill. A few unimportant amend
concurred in. Mr.. Burnside offered an
amendment to the revised statutes fixing the
age when boys may be admitted to the naval
training ships from 16 to Is years, which
was adopted. The bill was then passed.
Several bills were called up by different
Senators and passed, among them one by
Mr. Conkling providing for railroad brid ge
QUAR- the NIAGARA rivar " Mr. P1aff chance
ing the name and location of the West Meri-
den Ct, National bank; by Mr.. Allison
making an appropriation for deficiency in
the appropriation for payment of interest on
3.65 District of Columbia bonds for the year
ending June 80, 1881.
The Senate at las p. m. adjourned.
HousE.-No effort was made to take up
the joint rule relating to the count of the
electoral vote. The morning hour was con-
sumed in the call of committees for reports
and then Mr.. Speer called up the case of
Yeates VS.. Martin and addressed the House
in favor of Mr.. Yeates, the contestant.
Mr. Field addressed the House in favor of
the sitting member. Mr.. Kiefer followed on
the same side. Mr.. Russell, of North Caro-
lima, next addressed the House in favor of
the contestant, and at the conclusion of his
remarks Mr.. Springer demanded the previ-
Gus question, but Mr.. Kiefer and other Re-
puDncanS demanded more time Tor ueDdue.
This being refused they withheld their votes
and thus made it appear that there was no
quorum.
motion having been made to adjourn Mr..
Hunter hoped that that would not be done,
as this evening had been assigned to the con-
sideration of business from the Committee
on the District of Columbia. The House,
however, by vote of 11S to lis decided to
adjourn, the following Democrats voting
with the Republicans for that purpose
Messrs. B1ount, Bouck, salisbury, Richard
son of South Carolina Scoville and Wells.
The adjournment vacated the order for the
night session.
The opposition to the seating of Yeates is
much stronger than was anticipated and the
seem determined to flibuster
against it. If the Democrats could have
foreseen this they would not have allowed
the Bisbee-Hull case to come up first. It
was rumored about the Capitol to-day that
the Republicans would not withdraw their
factious opposition unless an understanding
could be reached that the rule for counting
the electoral votes should not again be
brought up. This will hardly be assented to.
The election case will come up again to-mor-
row as it is question of high privilege.