Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-16
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officers. The commissioner general of the
land Office has submitted to the secretary
of the interior for his approval, a list CT
lands selscted by the Kansas Pacific raia-
way, which was suspended by the former
secretary. AS the road was completed ira
the time prescribed by law, Secretary
Teller sees no reason for further suspend
ing action
The exchange of ~ per cent. bonds into.
3 per cents to date is S284, 500, 700.
The war department is informed that
two sergean&s. of cavalry and two Indian
scouts struck a camp of half-breeds and
Crees on Milk river, Montana. The party
fled with their horses, leaving behind Atty
eight carts and harness.. twenty hides, 16,
0O0 pounds Of meat ard other property.
The bill presented in congress to-day by
the Joint select committee on the decline
of American shipping contains thess Sec
,, tions: That ne vessel engaged in commerce
with the dominion OF Canada shall bs sub
ject to tonnage or duty nor shall consular
certificates be required from the same.
That the individuality of the ship owner
shall be limited to the proportion of any
or all debts and liabilities his
individual share of the vessel bears
10 Cn0 WnOl0. EuaG WuSh any VESSEL,
whether steam or sail, shall be constructed
| and equipped in the United States for the
| foreign trade, including trade between At
| lantic and Pacific ports, in whole or in
part, of materials of production Of the
United States, the owner or owners Of such
| vessel shall be entitled to receive and col
lect from the United States drawback or
sum equal in amount to the duty which
would have been collected upon i'm
| ported materials of like de-
scription and of equal quality
| with American materials used in the con-
struction, equipments, engines, boilers and
other appurtenances of such steam or sail
vessel; provided that in ascertaining such
drawback the duty on such iron or steel
material shall be computed on the iron and
steel advanced in manufacture not beyond
the point of plates, angles, bars, and rods,
and provided further that the section shall
apply only to vessels commenced after the
passage of this act.
The minority report is signed by Senator
Vest and Representatives McLane and Cox.
The report declares the war which began
in 1861 was not in any sense the cause OF
the commercial phenomena under consld-
Grafton. It accelerated the course of
events which, if circumstances existing
from 1855 to 1861 had continued, would
have been inevitable even had there been
no war. It would he great
mistake to infer as many that
have given testimony before the
, joint committee seem to infer. that if all
distractions and burdens upon instru-
mentalities of SO much of the commerce
of the United States as pertains to the
ocean were removed, we should, at no dis
: tant day, be again great ship-buildlne
and Surprising nation. Such result is i'm
q possible. If all distractions were removed
/ and if ships of the most improved patter1
y and modern construction and full,
equipped were given us and placed as fret
r gifts at our wharves, it is doubtful If GU
q oceen commerce and shipping would b.
T. materially relieved and developed. On
"A reason of general nature such revlva
is the pre-occupation of our people II
: more attractive and remunerative employ
# meats. It is not likely that any great in
h. crease or revival of our ship building an
q shipping interests will take place until "
,e have reached the maximum production L
# our lines of labor and enterprise
10 especially in agriculture. Whe
that point is reached and our energies al
, diverted to other pursuits, the ocean ma
have its oIden attraction and remuneratio
10 for our people. Another more practic'
and tangible reason is this: All trade an
of commerce is barter, product being give
for product and service for service. !
in order to sell we must buy, and in order
ID buy we must sell, and
who will not buy cannot sci
"a and he Who will not sell cannot Blu
he Again, ships have been truly called Il
children, not the parents of commerce
a. The merchant marine languishes for las
tie of liberty. Its RENEWAL must come fro
on the enlargement of our freedom. ~
us minority, while concurring with the repo
he as to the measures reported by the Col
ar mittee, desire also to present two 9th
he propositions: First, for the admission fr
ay of duty of all materials finished and pr
of fected and ready to put together in shi
of and, second, for the free admission
i've American registry of ships built abroad.
With view of guarding as far as pos
re- BILE against such land frauds as those I
ice Gently reported from Dakota and ott
de- parts of the West, the commissioner e
the eral of the land Office, with the approval
my Secretary Teller, has issued a circular
ter to registers and receivers of Unit
tho States land Offices with regard to decla
ur- tory statements OF homestead applican
ant New postofices were established tod
his at Boyleston, Wayne county, ILL.,, D.
line Bots, postmaster; Wickware, SAM