Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-11
FORTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS.
second Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan 10.
Mr.. FRYE introduced joint resolution to
provide for the termination of articles Is to
% inclusive, and article 80 (the fishery arti-
cles) of the treaty between the United States
and Great Britain, concluded at Washington,
NAV 8, 1871, and moved its reference to the
committee on foreign relations. He said he
was very anxious that the committee should
act promptly in the matter. These articles
of the treaty ought not to be allowed to con-
tinue in force another dav, if it could be
avoided, because the fishing privilege which
we gave to the Canadians were very valua-
BILE, while those which they gave us were
worthless. The Canadians were permitted
to export their fish to the United States free
of duty during the whole period of the
treaty. Daring 1882 the amount of duties
RENTED under this provision in the cOllec-
tive districts of Boston and Gloucester alone
was over S300.0O0. So we paid the Cana
dams a bonus of So 500, 900 for the privilege
of taking AS barrels of mackerel year,
and then paid them $500, 900 more year by
duties RENTED in only two collection dis
tricts. Referred to the committee on for
eign relations.
rilr. motion, the Senate took up the
tariff bill, and Mr.. Morrill, addressed
the Senate in explanation of the bill The
proposed reductions amounting to S79,O00,-
| 600 were as great in his judgment as pru-
dence would permit and might be found
| greater than future experience would justify.
| Too large a reduction of duties would tend
to fall in values and some industries might
be unable to maintain themselves without a
reduction of wages, but if, in the dicretion,
it should appear that the changes proposed
would crush any legitimate business, he
would do his best to correct the error.
| MIR. Beck attacked the report of the tariff
commission, saying while if plausibly pro-
fesssed to reduce the duties, it really in
creased them upon many articles.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Mills, Of Texas. offered resolution
inquiring as to the attorney. employed in the
star route cases.
Mr.. Grape, of Massachusetts, offered a
resolution directing the committee on judi
ciary to inquire what legislation was neces-
sary to establish low, uniform and equit-
able rate of telegraphing between States of
the Union and foreign countries. 1t was re-
| ferred to the committee on postOffices.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, introduced
a joint resolution expressive of regret and
sympathy at the death of Leon Gambetta.
Referred.
Mr.. Carpenter, of Iowa, from the commits
soners on agriculture, reported back the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill with the Senate
amendments, and recommended concur
renee in some and non-cOncurrence in others.
The report was agreed to. The same re-
port was made and the same action taken in
ii k<, <hn Ind,
The House resumed the consideration OF
the shipping bill. Mr.. Gambler, of Massa-
chusetts, offered an amendment to come in
at the end of the section providing that it
shall be lawful, however, for any seaman to
stipulate in his shipping agreement for the
allotment of any portion of his wages which
he may earn, to his wife, father, mother.
grandfather, grandmother, child, brother or
sister, or to any savings bank, for the bene-
fit of such seaman, aud to no other person or
corporation. Adopted.
| Mr. Cox offered an amendment repeating
all the laws requiring payment and remuner-
alton of shipping commissioners for the ship
ping of seamen if shipped by the master or
owner. After debate Mr.. Cox modified the
amendment by adding a provso that the
duties performed by the shipping commits
sioners at home ports shall be performed by
|
United States and no fees be charged for said
services. The amendment as modified was
adopted.
Mr.. Dingley offered as a substitute for the
section exempting from tonnage tax vessels
engaged in commerce with Canada or Mexi-
CO, an amendment that, in lieu of all duties
on tonnage (including light money! now i'm
posed by law, the duty of six per cent per
ton is hereby imposed at each entry on all
vessels which shall enter into the United
States from the West Iudian Islands, or
from any place in the republic Of Mexico, or
from any place south of Mexico. down to and
including Aspinwall and Panama, or from
any place in Canada and the duty Of IL
cents per ton is hereby imposed on all ves-
sells entered into the United States from any
other port. Adopted.
Mr.. Grape offered an amendment to the
section, applying its provisions only to sea-
men engaged in foreign carrying trade.
| Adopted.
Mr.. Dingley moved to amend the section
limiting the individual liability of the ship
owner by adding a proviso that the aggre-
gate liabilities of all the owners of vessels
on account of the same, shall not exceed the
value of the vessel.
! Mr.. Stone moved to add to the amend
ment q proviso that the section shall not af-
feet the liability of any owner incurred pre-
vious to the passage of this act, nor prevent
any claimant from joining all the owners in
one action. Agreed to. The amendment as
amended was adopted.
The 18th section providing for the pay
ment of drawbacks. having been reached,
Mr.. Page, on behalf of the committee.
offered substitute providing that the draw
back shall not exceed $40 per ton in the case
of sailing vessels and S25 per ton in case of
steam vessels, and in the aggregate draw
back in any one year exceed the amount of
tonnage tax in such year.
long debate ensued, but without action
the bill went over and the House adjourned.