National Republican., 1884-05-06
Further Debate Upon This Important Measure
in the Senate,
-
Rathera Lively CoIIoquy Between Sena-
tors Beck and Dawes,
In Which the Able Kentucky Statesman Loses His
Temper and Says Bitter Things.
The Virginia Contested Election Case DiS-
posed of-O'Ferral1 Admitted.
THE SENATE.

Mr.. JIiller of New York, addressed the senate
in favor Of the bill. He criticised Mr.. Vests posi-
ton, and insisted that free ships would not solve
the problem of the merchant marine. All the
leading merchants who had been before the sen.
ute committee that investigated the ject mad,
he sad agreed that free ships would be no relief.
One Mr.. Griscomb advocated the adoption by the
United States of the French system OF bounties,
ana Mr.. Houston advocated liberal pay for carry
Mr Vest asked whether the French did not also
give bounty on foreign built vessels bought by
Frenchmen ana used III the commerce OF France.
Mr.. Miller replied that rs he understood 1t that
built in french yards, and bounty of 30 cents 3
ton for every thousand miles run. The result
was that many English shipbuilders had trans
ferrod their yards to France. He showed that
nine foreign cou ntries paid last year to their own
ships for carrying their own foreign mails S2O,Si5-
OOO' while the United States paid last year to its
own ships in the foreign service only $4,000 Tor
s GJTrSse Ss Of would o5 sgd Ss ,G mails 10 ye reTns az sa
but Mr.. Miller thought that If wisdom prevailed,
we oSo goHld @ be giving not less than sSOoGOoO or
giving bounties not only " steamships, but to
sailing vessels.
trade was protected trade he would protect 1t
throughout all its branches; ho would favor pro-
eign commerce as free US the ocean on which 1t
Mr.. Frye inquired IL the senator favored the
preservation of American shipyards.
Mr.. MCPherson replied that he did.
Mr.. Frye said that when England fifty years ago
equal on the seas; England persuaded Portugal
to stop building ships, and the result was that
Portugal was hardly mentioned to-day. There
was not shpyard in all Portugal that could even
repair the crosshead Of United States ship that
Mr.. MCPHERSON inquired how England had in
duced Portugal to stop building ships.
yS % Fepsd @ a i' snS Se every ~ oy 19g
earth that she had ever made treaty with. She
had always got the advantage of other nations in
Mr. MCPHERSON moved somo amendments OF
detail to the amendmeut offered by MIR. Vest.
among them one to exclude the free admission Of
engines used In ships, but permitting the admls-
sion ofall material for the construction of en-
Mr. Morrill, said that 1t had been absolutely con.
tended that the existing tariff laws prevented our
having shipping business. An American vessel
could go abroad and take ireights fIom any pOr-
ton ofthe world to any other port. The protect
i've tariff increased American wages, but other
l60 acres Of land to every Immigrant and so
long as we did that no strong, athletic
man coming TO America would go into tthe
occupation of the sailor. Besides. the business oil
shpping was vastly overdone Recently Mr..
the effect that the English ship owners had agreed
among themselves to take of onethird of their
ships and the owners, of the remaining ships
were SO taken oil. If free ships were permitted
here, Mr.. Morrill, said, shipDuilding would become
Mr.. Beck severely criticised the navigation
laws, He read from the navigation laws to show
that IN case OF European war English ships could
Mr., Hale said the English registry laws were
much more strict than ours, yet American ship
ping went TO England Oh the breaking out OF the
war.
that men would perjure themselves, and that per.
jury would get around anything. He thought it
poor argument.
OF perjury which the courts could touch.
Mr.. Beck replied that II might not be so with
court under republican administration he did
mot think it would. Mr.. Hale reported that no
body would ever think even Of prosecuting II
under democratic administration.
Mr.. Beck regarded the coastwise trade as n
great wrong. II was an absolute monopoly Its
good point was that 1t trained sailors who would
be useful in case of war.
Mr.. Hale denied tnat 1t was monopoly.
Mr. Dawes inquired If the law did Tot permit all
the capital Of the country to Ro into that trade,
and, # 80, why could not the monopoly, If any eX
listed, be broken down By American capital rs well
as by foreign capital?
Mr.. Beck denied the right of congress to give
few men the right 10 build ships for this country.
He denied the right Of the legislative powert to say
cannot hire any vehicle he chooses to carry his
corn, cotton, or cattle.
could bulld ships and everybody else could use
Them. There was no monopoly iii the thing itself,
but there was just this In IT.: there discrim-
inaton between our own citizens and foreigners,
and that was what hurt the feelings ofthe senator
Mr.. Beck, W tn great warmth, replied that this
last piece OF neunness did not excuse the senator
from Massachusetts, MFR. Dawesl from failing TO
answer 70 the point, Notwithstanding the coach
ing" OF his colleague Mr.. Hoarl, but 1t was cum
Mug evasion. Tho man that raises a oushel of
wheat could also build u railroad, but the busnel
of wheat would not enable him to do 1t. The
senator had not been able to meet the point, ana
so could only insinuate that lie tMr. Beck WAS
operating in the interest Of foreigners against the
american ,y people He INT; Beck had the inter.
I'll sasaT om GeS as & r. b%s fS%E
and he [Mr. BecLl would frOwn upon--Ae was
going 70 sey, but would not. that he would despise
himself II he weie to intimate that the senator
from Massachusetts would be working In Tho iu-
terYst of any but his own country.
L. nN ATr mn fa
several attempts TO be recognized. but Mr. Beck
refused to yield the floor, saying that when SEN
ator In tde suggestion that he Dir. Beckl could
woik hire for the interest of any but the AmeIi-
can pGople, he must decline to yield 10 him.
Mr. Frye hoped to secure untliimous Consent TO
the taking OF a vote to-day at o'clock.
Mr., Beck refused to, assent to this, and sug-
the house bill, amend Il and pls it, thus securing
had hoped he would have been allowed the
courtesy usually shown To senators having bills in
charg, -lf niauagipg the BILL
Mr., Beck replied that lie could not consent to
shutting OF debate on so important measure
and bringing It TO u vote while the shipping bill
already passed by the house was in the senate and
Mr.. Frye said he had had the house bill laid on
the table when II came 10 the senate in order that
When In his Judgment P6e being in chStrs Of ,e
senate bilp, II might DC Prorer 10 take l. up.
this, but he could not consent TO closing the de-
bate to-day. Mr. Logan said senators would
doubtless be in better hqmor to-day;
have the bill acted on today.
BILLS FAvoRABLY REPORTED
Among the bills which were reported favoraby
from commiltees ana placed on the calendar were
the following:
BY Mr.. Hale, from the committee on naval
affairs; An original Jill regulating the retirement
OF officers of the United states navy aud marine
corps,
Also from the committee on appropriations
with amendments the agricultural appropriation
bill.
By Mr.. Cullom, from tho committee on pensions
with an amendment The house bill granting u
pension TO Mrs. Louisa " Fitzpatrick, widow oi
Judson Fitzpatrick.
BY Mr.. Riddleberger Authorizing suits for dam,
age in cases of death caused by the wrongful act
negligence, or default of person or corpo ration
III the District OF Columbia
THE HOUSE.
The house was principally occupied yesterday
in considering the Virginia contested election
case of O'Ferrall VS.. Paul. When 1t was called
up By Mr. Lowery Mr. Miller urged that, al the
minority Of the committee had not had time
to prepare Its report. the go over until We'd
nesday. Mr. Turner thought the request
could be granted, but Mr.. Lowery refused and Mr.
Miller raised the question OF consideration.