New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-06
THE REVIVAL or sHIp INTERESTS.
4 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.
NATIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED
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NATIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED
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Tho monthly meeting Of the Chamber of Com
IncrCc was made interesting than usual yesier-
day hv report from special committee On AineH-
can shipping. James Brown presided. \. Foster
! IIgHn. read the report, of which the following
were the principal points:
While there j. q tendency toward n more abjcct
condition for American shipping, the committee 10
chccrod % find an almost unanimous desire mar ny
some process or action, II shall Toe revived Nlout
discussing the specific remedy II j. concluded tlaJ
l. gSatIVe action by Congress- aud by the states, IN
addi ion, is required. The committee cnlncrateS
some OF the principal evils Of Inc present STATE OF
affairs classifying them - direct ana cohSe-
qucutia" These are the direct evils:
The loss TO the country of The frci,'s Gained by the
vcs-c- estimated, a. the proportion actually pad
to for,n vcesel-, at least at the sum OF SlO0OOOOOO
The loss 10 the country Of tho industry Of building ard
rcptirn2 the additional tonnage that may be required
The loss To- M. nlton OF IFS navy militia which its
mercantile marine should constitute.
The loss or an important anu Eai!pc to'H.l' Sou
hu-n,- -, and TIC large trad. ana lhdu-i's OF sup
Giles used In the construction ana running UI vessels
The consequential evils aye:
The los- OF suiIehuildng establishments, which with
the gradual withdrawal Of orders, ieug1l-h aui are
finally closed. aIi }ul- the roucr idgllc7 FOR
permanent rpa. Dee lost aud lu tine OF war ic''uSG7
Cripple and helpless. uuu such cstap sInr.t~ cou40 De
created agd , WISE the loss of tic educated SApoIld-
,r- attached 90 such establishments.
place cannot De doubted and that It viii continue and
the same 3 . WY I''In'I. /" SUI ulu' ,o'i-H
. where tic llo regulations, lave ard pus MN n'5
u foreign, and without appeal plls own authorities:
The loss of educated m.uI-prn Of ships and lines OF
y,s.I. A moments reelection Will show that 10 is an
educ jol talent 90 Doe able t' efficiently man, equip aud
r,alJ.c vessels one who understands tie business
would WthC Dine ,Icc $50 under The same coupIb'hh
that tuo'nrr equally honest Uut without experience
VIC los of vorimportan afaouu; Of inzaraace- not
y3l'5 AMI me i,nr1Ics on y. ,ilr
|It sf tI ~ hon mort, az Is -.I
The rcp.r, c1ntuucs: II viii thus Doe seen that
the mere holding Of vessels ny American capitalists
viii NOT alone meet the requirements Of the case
/ Us not denied by anyone that IN addition 10 the
difference IN the cost of ia" construction of the YES
sells. American ship-oWGers are burdencd with Ger
tan laws and regulations not enacted IN other Cou-
tries, Acacc, II The cost could be cquaHZsd the
expenses attendant Cd The laws would render the
effort TO compete useless. Ia" committee recon-
Hcnds tho repeal If the unjust Ia" requiring the
payment of three months w lgCS 10 an sthl-h al
charged n foreign ports. II benefits foreign sail
Ors ut the cost OF American Shp-owncrs; the amend
fncut OF The law requiring all American vessels 10
transport sailors for a uniform price OF TlO, regard
less of distance cost thereof, so that the conprn-
,ation shall be 80 cents per day for the
time required for the passage; the amend
meut OF the tonnage law so th9t deduction
may be made for the space occupied by crew, pas
scugcrs boilers, machinery etc. and lhai American
vessels may have all the advantages grained ny
other nations in the payment of dues; that the
existing requirements oi the United states laws as
IN fe-sovu, apparatus and other fittings of vessels
shall be made uniform with foreign vessels, or That
foreign vessels shall be Obliged to follow the require
meuts of the United STATE, laws when coming TO
American ports; that the Post uaStcI-GeneIai snail
br authorized t. apply general law 20 all postal
service. and compensate the service az sea proper
touatciy the same as on lana; Inc committee
calls attention TO the law winch cNchpiS snip
uroucr1v from taXation in this state and recon-
mauds that an additional lnduccment shall be
of red for capitalists 20 invest IN shipping by cN-
,mpting from taxation an additional ana equal
amount OF other property ~ shall be represented by
capital invested by any person IN shipping.
The committee also makes the following recon-
mcudatous: That all ship property en2d2eq IN
foreign tradc and 10 and from Paclc ports snail De
exempt from all United states, Nt"Jc ana hUilcIpal
taxes; that the individual. liability OF snip owner
shall Doe limited. by "a general law, TO the proper
ton of any and all debts and liabilities tldt his IN
dvilu3l share OF the vessel has 10 In whole; that
the fee, Of consus charged to vessels for consular
service he abolished, ana that all couSu!s snail re-
cciV. salaries instead OF an income rom ices cN-
tortcd from vessels; that the Government snail eS-
tah-h bonded warehouses. ron when All vessels
engaged III foreign trade, or to and from IaGhc
ports, may withdraw all goods, stores and supplies
of foreign production Communicating, Tree al duty
fine same aS is permitted IN Great Britain. Aud,
finally. for the encouragement OF shlpDuldln2 II IS
recommended that all foreign materials at every
kind and character entering INTO thc construction
and rtpIiV Oi vessels shall Dc made uutN Htti lAdl
all vessels whether IN the foreign or COdstuG trade
shall hc required TO take apprentices 10 me rate Oh
one Tor every 900 TONS such apprentices 10 Ot AiHcI
lean born not less than fifteen years OF axe, and
bound for i've years to the vessel or owners and, Is
couucusa ION TOT the maintenance and instruction.
thai tne tax oi3O cents per ton be abrogtied; JhaL
crews be permitted 10 suP any where aud on term
contracts; that the treaties with hdIltlnt fo"tTs
bee modified To provide Tor she arrest Of dcaeTirIs
% abolish advance wages to sc3Ineh' ana 10 make
master, oi vessel, or mnally liable for charming any
seaman. as profit, more than - per cen on the
wholesale price upon articles furnished u Inn from
the " hIop-chcat."
the report finishes with n suggestion rs To sub-i-
dies: ID say. That Great ButdIu al iaIu,d her sI-
prrmdcy on the ocean 10y system OF subsidies, aud
while there Is tendency on the part ot Great
Britain now 10 oppose subsidies, The committee rec