Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-21
NAIL STEAMSHIP LINES
WOULD GREATLY INCREASE THE
TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES.
The House Debates the Subject-Heavy
Ordnance Manufactures Regarded Fa-
vorably by the Senate Committee
Secretary ManLing's Health.

w ASHlNGTON, May lS.-ln the House TO-
dag Mr.. Burroughs of Michigan, in the
debate on the postoflice appropriation BILL
said more was paid for services between
San Francisco and Sacramento than was
paid to American lines from San Francis
co to Hong Kong, and to Panama and to
Mexico. and it paid $4,000 more for the ser
vices from Tacoma to Port Townsend,
than was paid to the whole American Pa
cific service He then passed on to con
slider the necessity of extending our com
mercial relations with the States of MeXi-
co and Central and South America, and
maintained that an increase in facilities
for mail transportation would have a
tendency to extend our trade with those
States. In % years Great Britain had paid
$225 600, 900 for her mail service to South
and Central America, while in the same
time the United States had paid for the
same services only 1850, 1000. Trade was
| about completely mOnOpolzed by Great
| Britain while the percentage OF the trade OF
the United States was insignificant. or the
S357, 600, 600 worth of manufactures import
ed into Chilli. the United States furnished
only per cent, attributable to the fact
that the United States had no communica-
| ton with Chilli and the moment an ap-
preparation came in, which would permit
the extension of steamship lines to that
| country, up went a cry of Subsidy" He
market OH the threshold of this country,
by paying liberal compensation for car
rying the mails, if the United States could
rescue this trade from her.
A Bill Authorizing the Establishment of
Heavy Ordnance Manufactures.
Senator Hawley, from the committee on
coast defences, to-day reported favorably
two bills introduced early in the session
by Senator Cameron, authorizing the sec
retaries of war and navy, to make con
tracts with responsible steel manufac-
turers, for the supply of rough bored,
rough turned and tempered steel for the
| fabrication of heavy ordnance, adapted to
modern warfare and steel for armor shaft
ing and other army and naval purposes,
in quantity not To exceed 10000 gross
tons, for each department Each bidder
is required to guarantee that he will erect
in the United States, suitable plant ca
pable of making all the steel and
of finishing it in accordance with
the contract, and agree in the
event of an award of the ordnance
contract, to deliver yearly the specified
quality of each calibre. The secretary of
war is authorized to erect at Watervleit
arsenal, West Troy, n. Y, an army gun
foundry for the fabrication of the heaviest
guns adapted to modern warfare, and the
manufacture of gun carriages and ord
not to exceed 81 100000 The secretary OF
the navy is authorized to erect at the navy
yard, Washington, ID. G., naval gun fac
tory for the fabrication of the heaviest
; guns adapted to modern warfare. the man
} utacture of gun carriages ana ordnance
: equipment for naval service, at cost moi
} to exceed $40 100000. To each of the bill.
the committee have added "a section ap
l propriating 5000, 900 to be available dur
ing six years from January 1857.
Secretary Mannings Health and Plans
e Secretary Manning has given up an.
/, thought of going away from Washington
i for the present. He talked OF going t
/ Fortress Monroe about ten days ago, blu
! his wife came to the conclusion that h
n would be more comfortable here. Wash
n ington is at present cool and comfortable
n for the next month. MIR. Manning vii
y stay in Washington until the beginnin
n of the hot weather When he does Z
~ away he intends to stay until the LIST {
q October. He has not decided whether h
"a will resign from the cabinet or whethe
n he will attempt to go on with his wor
n next fall
Don't Interfere with the Trains.
., Senator Dolph to-day introduced in tn
), Senate bill to amend section 525s OF tn
'e revised statutes by adding to II claus
10 prohibiting persons from interfering
e any way with the business of commo
a carriers, whose lines extend from OF
State Into another, and prohibiting as
or penalty for violation, imprisonment M
exceeding one year, or Il line OF not mol
oI than $500, or both.