National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-01
MORE TARIFF TALK.
Continuation Of the Debate on the Morrison Bill
in the House.
Tho shipping Bill Under Discussion In
the Senate.
THE SENATE.

The bill reported by Mr. Frye, from the commit
tee on commerce. 10 remove certain burdens on
the American merchant marine and encourage
the American foreign carrying trade was the
principal event Of tho proceedings in tho senate
yesterday.
Mr.. Book addressed the senate on the bill, first
having the clerk read the amendment heretofore
submitted by Mr.. Vest. which MT Beck said re-
neoted the views of the minority Of the COMMIT
tee. That amendment provides for the admission
of shipbuilding material free of duty and the I'D.
mission to American registry OF ships pougnt
abroad.
He claimed that protection had ruined Ameri.
can commerce; that the shipowner has TO pay
more for his ships, and has to pay higher wages
BY the course we had been pursuing, he said
we had been supporting 100000 sailors in English
ships, when we might better have al equal body
of vigorous and hardy American sailors who
would be ready to man American vessels OF war
when an emergency demanded.
should reverse our system OF taxation, even IL we
had to follow the example of England. We should
allow our people to buy their ships wherever they
Mr. Frye inquired whether the senator from
Kentucky regarded the law confirming the coast.
wise trade to Americans as part Of the infamous
navigation laws TO which he had alluded.
Mr. Beck replied that the coastwso trade was
competition Of Americans with Americans. SO
long as other interests were so strongly protected
he would not allow any interference with the
coastwise trnde
use whenever he pleased.
Mr.. Frye then rapidly reviewed the history of
duced OH the shipping interests of America rela.
lively to those Of England by the application OF
Teaa 20 OCEAN os thp opUSo ahe n oy ,ne tna
economy of coal and the displacement OF the fleet
old;tme American clippers. He argued that the
tion for free ships that after they got the free
ships they could not sail them in competition
with English ships because of the difference in
English
American ships He cited, in illustration
actual figures, taken, from the pay.rolls Of wages
Philadelphia and an English steamship of the
like capacity sailing from Liverpool. The first
t 3cE e. ON b ae Ans Az snip Ss S on
ceived on the American ship sos, on the English
sis. The same relative difference runs through
the other classes of employees down to the seamen.
who on the American ship received s25 a month,
and on the English ship 49, The difficulty,
srcan M fy na wb w m .hS a scse IS oi
manned what they were the difficulty, with Mr..
Beck's proposition would remain. When mon
were sailing under foreign flags they took the pay
of the foreign ships; when they came to work on
American ships they wanted American wages
EarMnd saS shP SSq t my
From 1906 down. America had tried to get per-
mission to enter her ports. and 1t was only in 1Si0
ment' and then each Side reserved its own coast.
ing business Had the United States not done
that our coasting business would to. day. be done
sells of 900 tons and upward, Nr. Frye said, now
consisted of fifty vessels OF as fine quality AZ
ever were made.
In the event of war, we were stronger, with
those vessels, than we were in 1861; and our
ships had better men, better equipments, and were
better prepared for an emergency than the same
number of merchant ships of any other nation.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on appropria.
lions. reported the Indian appropriation BILL and
gave notice that at an early opportunity be would
call IL up.
Pending debate on the shipping bill, the senate
(at $40 p. n.y. adjourned.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Morrill,
IN Tuesday relating 10 the Washington monu-
ment dedication ceremonies was read a third time
and passed. 1t appropriaes $4,000 to deiray the
expenses of the celebration.
Mr.. Morrill, explained that some appropriation
without involving expense, which had TO DO &C.
counted for