Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-02
Not Paid In Lawful MOney-The
Teehnicality On Which Ex-senator
Kellogg Goes Free.
Forty-Eighth Con.ress---First Session.
WAsHINGToN, Nav 1,

WASHINGTON, May 1.
SENATE.-After working on the calendar
of unobieeted cases until o'clock consider
alton of the shipping bill was resumed. MIR.
Frye continued his speech of yesterday
against the proposed free ship amendment
He argued that the logical and inevitable re
suit of an amendment would be the entering
wedge for the destruction of the coastwise
trade. 1t would ultimately control and de-
stroy it as England had controlled and de-
stroyed our foreign merchant marine. He
then described the respective provisions of
the bill, urging that they are all necessary
for a revival of our merchant marine. The
section relating to advance wages was an at
tempt to remedy q long established
abuse. 81 have never SEEM" exclaimed
Mr.. FRI 9, "any power in the world equal to
that of sailor boarding house keepers. No
one gets the benefit of advance wages save
the boarding house keeper and the low grog
geries of port. England has tried for
years to stop that evil but without avail.
This is our first attempt to check it by legis-
lation and suppose no one will object to the
trial" In answer to Mr.. Beck the Senator
from Maine said it was the opinion of the
Commerce committee that no relief could be
given for the tonnage tax except it equally
affected foreign ship owners.
Mr.. Vest followed with a strong speech in
support of free ships and FREQ material. He
reviewed at length the navigation laws of the
United States and Great Britain and con-
tended that English supremacy on the ocean
was directly attributable to wise statesman
ship which permitted ship owners to buy
their vessels where they could buy them
cheapest. The remedy for the revival of the
American merchant marine proposed by the
bill and advocated by the Senator from
Maine (Fryel was ''fuil of sound and fury
signifying nothing" That remedy
was a protective tariff Our pres
emit tariff was productive of trade
troubles and socialistic harangues and
ought to be amended SO as to encourage
in healthful way not only the shipping, but
every interest of the country. Even CHINA
has stricken out her navigation laws and to-
day had better merchant marine, SO far as
iron vessels are concerned, than the United
States. The Senator from Maine belongs to
the school Of Henry y. Darcy of Philadel-
phis, whe was to the protective school what
Brigham Young was to Mormonism and
polygamy. That high priest of protection
wanted an ocean of protection between the
United States and Europe SO that there could
be no commerce between them.
s'Wen, " broke in MIR. Frye, if believed
in that and there was an ocean of fire there
would be no Democratic party"
There would be no ships" retorted Mr..
Vest, smiling. 1.-THE Democratic party has
withstood fire and flood for q long time
Qaughter), and think will continue to su =
vive them even if there is anything in the
fire in the hottest part of that country which
Mr.. Ingersoll says doesn't exist" Referring
| to q statement by Mr.. Frye that the repeal of
the navigation laws would result in the pur-
chase by the country of all the rotten vessels
of England, Mr.. Vest ridiculed the idea than
any foreigner can get the best OF Yankee
in trade.
This part of his speech evoked considerable
laughter during which Mr.. Cockriil said
/ &hnra oI,ould he adinurnnanf TnAttAr
of convenience to his colleague.
A motion to adjourn until Monday at the
suggestion of Mr.. Hoar was lost and the SEN
ate at 4.3o p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
HousE.-On motion of Mr.. Morrison, ii
was decided to close the debate on the
tariff bill at o'clock on Tuesday next, and
| the House then went into committee on the
bill.
Representative Finerty made strong
speech against the bill. The word fires, u
he said, especially to Americans, carried
with it great charm. Remove that word
| free trade and the issue would lose half its
potency. In days not long past the strong
| nations had forced on the weak the condi-
| ton of free trade and that nations which had
| once been the armed protectionist of the
globe was now the hog of the free trade mar.
| Ret. She had forced opium under free trade
| upon the Chinese just as under hel
protective system she destroyed
| the WOODEN factories in ireland in
the reign of William of Orange
because they interfered with the prosperity
| of Liverpool and Bristol. The gentleman
from Ohio (Mr Hhrdl said that the people
were moving now, that the agitation had
begun and that the culture and chiYalry oil
thes democratic party would take the lead. He
| {Finertyl failed to gee where the people were
| violently agitated ever this question. The
| agitation was confined to Q few politicians
| who desired to make an isane, to some bril-
1 liant enthusiasts who fancied they had found
q cause and to some rhapsodica
theorirts who seemed to think
that free trade was Democratic
! tradition. Great Britain BY brides and can.