New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-13

|
ence and the removal of the inability Of the
| PRESIDENT has been introduced in the Senate.
| THE SHIPPING BILL PASSED
THE DRAWBACK, FREE SHIP AND FREE MATERIAL
| PROVISIONS STRICKEN oUT-sKETCH OF The
| BILL.
| [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSRl
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The opponents of q free
ships and free materials were defeated yesterday
but they slept the battle field aid renewed the
| fight this morning with stubborn determ ination
to regain lost ground The vctors of yesterday were
BY no means satisfied with the prize the had won
| they had been denOnncing for q week the drawback
provisions of the bill a subsidy In disguise. and
despite the appea,s Of 5. $. Cox, they suenly
fused to stand by his darling project of free ships
and free materials unless it could be relieved Of
| its subsidy burden. The first and only effort to
| do thai was made in the vote upon AN amendment
offered by Proctor Knott to strike the draw back
| provisions relating to American materials from the
| pending substitute, the adoption of which would
| have left the provisions for free ships aud free
foreign materials standing alone. Mr. Knvtfs
amendment was rejected % to 1871. the vote boing
generally regarded as something of test of the
strength Of the friends and opponents of subsidies
respectively. Eight Republicans voted in the
affirmative and twenty-five Democrats in the
| negative. An amen lment by Mr. Mills of Texas,
| providing that artisans working on ships built
under the draw back provision 81 all receive an adj
vance of 20 per cent upon the rate of wages pad
| them for the month Of December. 1882, was Sso
| rejected, 81 to III. vote was then taken upon
| the adoption of the pending substitute and amend
ments to take the place of the original eighteenth
| section, and IL carried-l34 to SO.
| The result of this vote caused general surprise
s. S. Cox andMr Gambler were in high feather and
| the opponents of free ships taken completely
| aback. The Democrats, who had exhausted their
| powers of invective In dcnounciny the drawback
| allowance, swallowed it now without wnkng and
| appeared to enjoy it Some minor amendments to
| the twentieth section offered opportunity for
running debate which was not neglected by Mr..
Reed aud other opponents of the ps and FREQ
materials section. Nj. Reed declared that ia its
present form tho measure offered no ENCOURAGEMENT
except sudden death to the American hipbud-
ing industry and Mr.. Candler replied rather tarty.
Mr. Robinson electrified the House by -mButei
| speech In which he denounced Great Britain.
| eulogzed John Roach, sroke of Ireland rs the
| "nursery of American brains and bravery" and
| quoted considerable poetry To escape score or
more of constitutional speeches" Mr.. Page
| planned, tho committee agreed TO strike ont
section twenty-five, exempting registered vessels
! pal taxes Section fourteen so changed as to
permit the bringing free of duty Of raw materials
to be used in the bndng and equipment of vessels
| for the foreign trade. On motion of Mr. Dingey q
prOviso added TO section fifteen to preserve tho
provision OF section 2.793 Of the Revised Statutes
requiring the entry and clearance of vessels on the
lakes bound from port in collection district &c
| port in another district and which during the
| voyage touched at interme late Canadi3n ports.
Mr. Dingeys provlso also limits to 30 cents year
| per ton the amount of tonnage tax which may bc
collected in year from vessels engaged in frado
with the West Inlies with ports south of Mexico
| down to and Including Panama and Aspinwall.
| Three new sections added to the bill. Tho
first provides that any ne etc, paid under Troteso
to any collector, consul may, appeal. be re-
mtted in Whole in part by the Secretary Of the
Treasury if upon examination lie becomes satisfied
| that it was unawfully imposed is excessive in
amount and may be refunded whether or not the
| same shall have been covered into the Treasury.
| The other two sections extend TO sailing vessels
the same privileges unloading sbetween sunset
and sunrise now enjoyed by steam vessels. Tho
subsidy amendment proposed by Mr.. Sorey giving
81 per mile to American vessels carrying the ocean
mails, was ruled out on point Of order by q vote
of the House.
Mr. Reod then offered to amend the bill by strik.
which contained all the provisions relating to draw
back on American aud foreign materials and to free
ships few minutes before he did this Mr.. Reed
remarked to q TRIBUNE correspondent that he was
veIy dubious about the success of his proposed
! motion; but the roll call had not proceeded
very far tefore it became apparent that the oppo-
nents of free ships were tO be reinforced by
! majority of the Democrats who had voted the OPP
pOsite way two or three hours before. The motion
| " as adOpted-150 to 54-the announcement OF tho
resul: being greeted with applause on both Sides
=. 5. Cox immediately moved 10 reconnit tbc bllt
with instructions the committee to report it back
without delay it'll provisions for free ships" and
free foreign materials vote for this was re-
garded by ome of The friends OF free ships equiv
alent to u vote TO kill the whole measure 1t being
very improbable tnat its consideration would DO
resumed at this session. NJ CoXs motion was re-
jected II to l3l and the bill then passed without
u division , 40,
being regarded hardly halI-w measdre toward
the revival of American shipping and ship-buiid.
ing interests About all the comfort the friends OF
free ships can extract from the action OF TITO H0nse
is that they succeeded in defeating u subsidy;
while their opponents obliged to content them
selves with the reflection that they have managed
To prevent serious breach IN the protective tarin
systen. The full text of the Original bill was
printed In TIE TRIBUNE when the report OF tho
joint committee was made The House struck ous
everything relating to draw back allowances and
exemption from State and municipal taxation.
As it now stands, aside from the amendmenfs
adopted to-day and before described. the bull pro-
vides in Iief as follows: Vessel. duly registered,
except coasting vessels, are to be deemed vesscs
of the Unned States so long Us they shall be wholly
owned by citizens of the United States and COM
mauded by u citizen Of tho United States; any
vessel any officer of which shall not be citizen OF
the United States shall Jay tax Of 80 cents ton
the payment of three months extra
wages to seaman upon his ,dishafge
in foreign port is 10 longer 10 bc required; but
seaman is discharged Oh account OF Injuries rceiv-
ed ON shpboard of illness caused by fauitior neg
lect of the master or owner OF vessel ne hust 20
prouerly cared for by the master unii ne cured,
fies mr. Il brourut home In eases Of violation OF
the contract with seaman by circumstances with
in the control OF the master the latter snail pay
him one mouth's extra wages. The same shall Oere-
an,red upon the sale of American vessel ia .
forri IN port and the consequent discharge of ber
crew Or in either ease, fhe seaman shall DO
furnished with suitable employment which he
shall accept or be forwarded to tho
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