New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-17
AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS.

THE COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS AT WORK
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM VARIOUS BoDIts-How
TO RlLIEvE TIE ovER-BURDENED COMMERCE
OF Tbs COUNTRY.
Senator Warner Miller was still absent when
the Joint Committee OF Congress assembled at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday morning to continue the inquiry
into shpowning and shpbuding interests 80 also were
Representatives Mcsne of Maryland, and Page OF Cal
nornia. Abont George NJ Robson arrived and
took his place among mis- colleagues. No announcement
was made If the aot but 1t was Understood that the
offer OF downtown accommodations by the MariIme
Exchange had dechned. In the meantime the conf
mittee transferred the scene OF its deliberations 10
Paror G. on tue Twenty fourtb-st side OF the motel
Nhcn comfortably accommodated the large number OF
those interested the work Of the committee VINO were
present Among these Charles f. Ewel. Cap ain
j. H. winchester and E. Spear OF his city; H. d. Welsh
and Charles H. Cramp, of Philadelphia T. d. Bigeio"'
OF Baltimore; and John Roach
f. W HopAns the secretary OF the New-YorR
Maritime Exchange, presented q communication
signed by Henry ID. Welsh. Of the Pha-
del phia Maritime Exchange, Parker NJ. Whitmore.
of the Bath e) Board OF Trade j. Edward Burt, OF the
New England sAipowners 40 iatiOn, Boston, Thomas
c. Ball Maritime Assoca ion ot.the Port OF New
York and L. d. Bigeluw, Of the Board OF Trade.
Baltimore Tnis paper set forth that these
commercial associations met on the 1Oh
inst and appointed the above gentlemen as
their representatives After statement of satisfaction
over the evident dere OF Congress to act for the re-
lief OF the overburdrned commerce Of the country ref
erences were made the time WAen American ships
we're pride and carried our own
owp mportstions own vessels, manned by
owe citizens and Ter our own nag to ths l,
War Of N ltebrO. and lIsy to the decline Of Amerl-
can snpA r. where " the singular Spectacle Is
vessels I'M W torclgu Gags because our laws
discriminate Ia the.' favor against our 1"n Cersin
t4ps al
wit he rcqucs that tuey snouid De carefully c0nsdeet
ship owning and shipOuiding comm Il
mites various competing sections VI our conn i
country" These Neutrality-suspicious. were pflned III 1HE
TRIBUNE ast SATURDAY
Several OF the Senlsnen who signed this oomnlnlca,
ton per ooay appeared be ore TIE cDnnittee at yese-
dsys session. AND 1nelr Neutrality-suspicious. were used as
texts d large par Of tno questions put William hoe,
er Arthur Sewa and James P"tten OF Batn presented
paDphlet 10 the committee eDtiued abe Ike
viyal OF American Slppng, wherein inc Questions pro
pOuuled Ia committees circular were answered at
length. IEs palnpIst was prepared mainly IN tne IN
Of the wooden sailing tonnage Mr. Rogers claims
IN IL tAat he cn bud wooden vesses as ce"py az they
can be bgi,s anywhere else Ia the worid because
the mateia. Land in abundduce and he therefore
concludes Tat those VINO III tnls country Dmd Oh nm
aud are OK perts IN that branch ough TO accomplish
eiuar results when tAis Government affords the oppof
tunity u OBS an their materials, on equa TERMS MI
Rogerss recommendations weretimiar IN general puT
Pose those contained in the paper submitted by ar
j. Edward Burt explained that In case OF sailor eay
ing @n uer can vessel IN foreign port from whsteVer
case The captain of bis vessel compelled To pay
United Consul there tDree months pay TINS
intend ID cover the eAibuneS zero uHtL ne
secured auother birth; and AS long as sailors were Ae
the regulation was proper and ldeone Bu; at pres
entthe part Of foreign born W 40 AIT TO
EMP To ana from iorelsh port foreign sailor is III
New York, captain OF al American vessel cannot con-
leaues hn there no ineurs the necessity Of disbursing
tie .. extra pay rms wa. cited ;d as a. an
arc puI the merchant marine by the present
system So American vessels only
e,mete with foreign vessels IN ,he carving trade be-
oauss VI Inference the first vessels
also because }; costs half more 20 pay vessel.
NJ
Parker ~ WhItmore who followed Mr.. Burt. said ia at
did not kn1w where the three mouths extra pay went
TO. lie dld not tnlnk the sailors got H. ar Kooeson
here could see how the present arrangement
worked tho detriment Of shpOwners. but he wanted
TO know VINO wond present tn" sailors sac OF a.,
ques HOB. Captain q. G. Goss, OF Batn, the largest
woOd-nshi pSudcr IN Amorica, s@o mat ne "oui1
speax tGe slors no had worked before the mast
hllIscf, and mad risen from tnSt position CAPITA u
Goss spoke very warmly In advocacy of the Adolf,
tion OF tEe system whereof scors "a arc pa
allowed get their debt anu when they hati
seeured taxa AOd they disposed Of them as they pleased
sso Ia all sapping interests The examination of John
Il ki1a iuriher illustrated the unfortunate c0ndtIon
OF aud its denorszlng effect on the service OF
y. d. igrow OF Baltimore, spoke Of the fact that q
reduction Ia the cost pantainn vessel just
necessary ~ even free ships al more so; Wow
"a i;ca elsoOrated In the paper sent In
by Ph,iAdVipDia Marlfimr Exchange and which
was reld by Joseph l. Potts at the CON
elnsiOa VI ir J,selow examination Mr.. Potts argued
fsr the necessity OF AMP DOunes, aud for illustrations
cited the rational expenditures Tor rivers aud narbors
and for the i'm proVen,ent Of the American Navy. the
rnanner of winch expenditure. lie said haa been
eriiicl.cd. but the general wisdom OF 1t had
nos gaipsad. The main recommendations OF TIC
psDer were: 10 limit American registration 10 AIner
al snips and TO provide tor Ibo payment of certain
rates pepsaon 10 al AnierGn- Quilt steamships
ehed prSr 70 january l. 1890 whose majority inter
estis Owned by American cuzens The other RECON-
nenda ions referred 20 the extent and manner OF the
proposed payments Ihe paper was signod by Henry ~
Welsh Joseph A. Potts Clement A. Grisoom. Charles H.
Cr.sInp and Philip Fitzpatrick
The meeting adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning