New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
TAvORING AMERICAN SHIPS.
lotion OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

co,oSEL coNKLING CAUSES SLIGHT Di9"'''A
THANKS TO MR. HEWITT.
A. the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
= oorin,onious discussion was caused Oy resoiu'io"
somo H.i1 ~, the Co, mitteo Oh Uarbor and shipping
a,ondinc thanks to CONGRESSMAN Hewitt Ioi oo"i".e
e,otiop OF $50 900 toward the resurvey OF inc
81 r Fi 1 reouesting him use "his valuable lhnu-
800 - 70 obtain an appropriation sufficient 10 eompeVe
tho work and stating that the oi's'n"i "PP
had been "judciously expehueu' ,x-yv,,,.h
Co,onol r A. Conkling, member OF the AAANlll'H
| OO"' >, ord &" Colonel Of the SD New-York Volun
ro ia alittle deaf and probably did not distinctly
,ho resolution, arose with much earnestheSs anu
aIared his regret that at the previous meeting 'no
Cor,her protested against tho dissolution Vi 'o p
mce If the Geodetio Survey in this city, especially d.
r,t.ee had reported that grave abuses ana corrup'
zion exist under Superintendent Hgard; 'nat ~ va"
ernent and ofensive,to the Secretary OF the treas
~ whom know very well and who, when was >"
the legislature did many favors for this Chamoer'
rostor Higgins reminded Mr.. Conkling thath was
.,harkinc ND the wrong tree" adding; "In'S roso'
., as,s for \ continuation Of the appropriation Tor
resnryev OF the harbor. Mr.. Hlgsrd was re'no'ou
months ago" Mr.. Conkling admitteo 'l"' H0 A"N NV
heard of Mr.. Hilgaris removal ar.
Nathaniel Niles then said "It the gentleman Vn'
Conklip ~ intends TO say tn at the resolution We
perSI rspei ~" While Mr. Niles speaking Mr. Conk
ling moved his seat close to that vi MI n,eJ
he nlEne e Of the Commute. on silver Couage. re-
ported that the committee had gwen co.," ri
iracted examinaton 10 the question OF coInls a
SILVER dollars He said Inc time is now craving
nign when public documents VIII t pe Gmcst3n; there
fore IL seems proper that special action sn G 10
ti he n,en,bers of the Chamber shall have hat ume
u11i ~ ornuaint them With the views expressed
i'm sucb documents" Upon his niJtoh SptcIs oo''us
20 discuss The subject TO be held next thursday
1he COMMITTEES ON Harbor and shipping maze u long
renort upOu resolutions looking to the revlNd Oh Wy
American merchant marine IL was so tnorousm 1 h
Exhaustive that discussion seemed UNNECESSARY ana INC
recommendations made were adopted me nv 20 49,,
of report were the following d o hccr nsnrned
principal and most important lines OF ltue eh ~ peu
t mr. IN il siafed and believed not single
line of trade With foreign country on we Eo'e VII
resSels ami their owners The law OF cause and
eject which been in operation to produce the more
iions i'm every Held where things are eqral.
THE revival OF shiphullding or ts material extension
is n matter requiring individual measures ana treat
meut The normal result OF tho surrender OF our
foreign carrying trade 20 foreigners mas 1een nc uon5
and gradual dishaudIng Of those grand Trims whose
members were termed our merchant princes
a. fast AS American vessels be Temunerative
American shipOwnng was abandoned in the same
degree and the same time, and no one now ouyS OF
builds an American vessel unless for some specc e
poyment, protected by some peculiar power favor OF
monopoly. Is II simply question whether Tue Amel
Nation shall insist upon carrying IT'S own o or.
commerce. greater enhanced cost either 10 tue IN
dvidual shipper to the Nation at large 10y avs OF
restrictive CHARACTER such AS our P0ist se ~ ~
dlferrnial duties by bOuntes. subsidies or large ih
Tider and capitalist TO do all this work for 50 long
as he continues do il much chrap" ana al it9 IN M
endurable way Is II mercy QuCS''" W ''NO' -
"With a numerous and redundant commercial marine
with vessels penetrating not only h"GhnoilnI OuI an
distant ports, Nation may so convey srs ol her i
the selfish interests OF other Nallou- VIII
impel them grant freely all that l. required hu' WIN
little or no mercantile marine visiting foreign ports
navy seems absolutely required. The ihdI>p"suoh o
our Nation encourage auN established force suHn a.
standing army is accompanied by almost an lndluei
ence TO National defences and navy. Tie cNlNeuce o.
Rrsb steam vessels and thetr ability usurp our aud
IrarlV all other foreign trades Is due primarily ana
Drincipally to the sum paid by TIE Govern
ineu OF Great Britain 70 tue early promoters oil sle'n
vessels and their builders. IN one form ana anolhcr
and which payments had no proper relation
10 any service or the value OF the service,
but had for its object tho promotion anu
nrm establishing in Great BraiD OF iron steamship
building In this statement your committee" has be"h
again and again confirmed by numerous authorities
So recently within the present year most valuable
reor ON this subject the san Francisco Chamber OI
Commerce reucats the figures Of lTltlsh Bouhtes,
Great Britain was the enormous SUN OF Sl5OOOOOoO
Tt would ne established by what has beeh SHOWN
that BIZ the reciprocity Tca les ena, ted io The dement,
OF the Nation Congress has uhlcted the loss OF
This important dusfTy AMI branch OF commerce. Is
moi ry the duty OF Congress 10 freely eIpcud the
store far Justice and dictate TO tie peo-
affected thereby at least measure OF
their former living ana resources IN this hne E
A resolution uuaDinoaey adopted requesting
Congress to establish Immediately Bureau oI Nom'
merce and Navigation take entire supervision OF me
sbipping interests and to recommend 10 Congress sut
legislation NAV be required 10 preserve ana foster
American commences; and another In favor or bounty
act similar TO that devised by the French Government
The following were elected new members: william r.
port Eslein Norton, Charles NJ Pratt Jonathan 4horhe
and JoseDl Wilson.