New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
THE OGDENsBURG COLLECTORSHIP.
EHE ADMINISTRATIONS IN AN EMBARRASSING siTUA-
lpr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

phase. 1t is about ten days since the report VI
Special Agents lichenor and Tingle was placed III
Secretary Folgers hands This report, II Is unuer-
stood. exonerstes Daniels and Justly entities hun
TO his place again. The Department mas oeeh
awaiting the Presidents action for some days. the
Secretary having addressed him formal letter last
Saturday. after informal conferences on the sub
iect In the meantime. more than thirty days
have elapsed since the Senate met. Seclon l'foo
OF the Revised Statutes says:
The President shall within thirty days after the com
@enesment a OF t once wioh in his opinion
ought be filed nominate persons 70 M all yaein
whether temporarily fed or not and also In the pace
of all officers suspended
1t was intiInated by Secretary Folger the other
day that perhaps legislative days were meant,
though he was under the impression that
ahe section had never been construed
on this point but number of Senator'S who were
asked were unanimous in saying that calendar
days were meant. IL this is correct, then the
legal inference from the failure TO send name would
seem to be that the President thinks the Oedensburg
Collectorship is an Office which " ought not to be
filed; nut that Is hardly supposable. Friday
wall be the thirteth legislative DAY since the SEN
ate met, and, ON the theory that legislative days
are contemplated by the act, nomination should
be made by that day.
1t is held by some that Daniels must be nomi-
Qateu Al OiucI w kot oaOh, anu W o'."AS N"~N
the suspension is removed Some hold that
Jones will continue until the end OF the
if there is no nomination, under the claue
that the President may suspend any civil officer ex-
cept United states judges " until the emu or me
next session OF tho pre.Sep and eSe plenty Of
time TO reach agreement. This Is In the begin
ming of the section aud toward the end the Presi-
dent is positively directed to make no1n-
inaton within thirty days after the session
begins. As one Senator remarked to-day 10 one
seems to know just what the section does mean II
is supposed that he delay has something to do with
the embarrassing situation in which the Adminis,
tragion finds disturbances having D gu snspehuea
for the purposes of the Saratoga Convention on
grounds which, il Is said. are now shown 10 DC
Salac.ous.
DEBATING THE SHIPPING BILL.
sHE FIGHT FOR FREE SHIPS OPENED IN THE
HOUSE - AMENDMENTS OFFERED AND DIS
CUSsED.
BY TELEGRAPH To THE TEIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The House continues to
chow praise worthy industry In regard to the Ship
ping bill, although less progress was made to-day
than the friends of the measure hoped and expect
ed. After some further debate this morning the
"Sailors Boarding house" amendment was
rejected by yea and nay vote: bat
one offered by Mr. Chandler. TO modify the same
section, was adopted. Ii provides that seaman
may give orders upon wages earned in favor OF a
wife, father or other relative. or IN favor OF saw
;ngs bank but not IN favor of any other person or
corporation.
There was a short but sharp discussion of an
amendment offered by S. s. Cox TO provide
that hereafter no ship owner or master shall be re-
CURED to pay fees to any shipping commissioner on
account of contracts with seamen. Mr. Dlngley OPP
posed this as virtual repeal of the Shipping Com
missioners act of 1872 with provision for the scru
tiny of contracts necessary TO protect seamen
from abuse and deceit In advocating
his amendment Mr.. Cox INDUCED In
some severe criticisms of Captain Duncan. the
New-York shipping Commissioner. who he said had
collected more than $4,000 In fees in single
year. not cent of which ever found its way into
the Treasury Of the United States, but was divide
among Captain Duncan and his three sobs and
three or four other relatives an retalners. The
House finally decided that after the pas a;e of this
act the duties now perfVmed by
shipping commissioners in American ports
for fee shall be performed b. or under the drec-
ton of the Collectors of said ports without fees
The House also adopted. after explanation by
Mr. Dingley. his amendment winch provides that III
lien of the tonnage duties and light money now col
lected duty of cents per ton shall be
imposed for each entry of vessel from
the West Indies OF any port south
of Mexico down TO and including Aspinwail
and Panama and IL cents per ton for such entry
from any other foreign port; and also provides that
no tonnage tax shall be exacted from vessels enter
ting from Canadian Mexican ports.
The section providing for a reduction OF the
assessment on account of the Marine Hospital SER
vice from 10 cents to 20 cents per month provoked
sprited opposition and animated discussion.
On motion of Mr.. Grape it was finally
modified so as to make the reduction apply only to
seamen employed on vessels engaged In torsisn
commerce.
-olso rtiO1 Df h
reached and the real struggle began. In behalf OF
the committee sir. Page offered n substitute which
ip effect provides that drawback allow
auce shall be made ON account OF mate
rias used In the repair and rehttng
and supplying as well as in tie construction and
equipment of vessels; that the allowance on any
materials shall not exceed the difference between
The cost of such material in the collection district
where the vessel is built repaired etc. ard the cost
of like material In Glasgow, Scotand that the al
lowance shall not exceed $40 per ton for sailing
xessels and $25 per ton for steam vessels, and
that the total allowances for any one year
shall not exceed the aggregate tonnage tax col
Thomps0n OF Kentucky, the proposed substitute
was so modified TO provide that, III CASE the allow
ance earned in any one year shall exceed the Ton
maze collected in that year, the latter shall De d.
yided pro rata among the beneiciarles OF the act
and shall satisfy the liabilities OF Tie Government
for the year under the act.
Mr. Page made a vehement but rather scatter
ingD speech in favor of the substitute. and ). s.
Cox an equally vehement one against II, declaring
that the oniy adequate means to arrest the decay
of American commerce and restore us FORMER gioIy
and yigor are 4" free materials and free ships" |
He read from the message sent TO Con. |
sress by President Grant at the outbreak OF
fhs Franco Prussian war, recommending tina t |
measures he taken to bring under the American |
flag the twcntyth three German steamships then ~
INC In The North River. The defeat of bill look
Ing 10 that aud other means tor the revival OF |
AMERICAN commerce, MIR. Cox attributed mainly |
to Inc efforts OF Representative James Brooks NJ
Kasson made an excellent speech In favor OF the
substitute, and Mr. Wellborn. of Texas. violent
Mr.. candier then offered his amendment, provd-