Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-03
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Commissioner Morton Upon the
Country's Navigation.
Suggestions Relating to Shipping that May
be Taken for What They Are
Worth.
Mrs. CleVelanp Receives on New Years
Day.
WAsHISGToS. Jan. 2

The report of Mr.. c. b. Morton commits
sioner of navigation, is compendium of in
/ formation relating to shipping, not only OF
the United States but of the world. II
shows tina, business is the one. perhaps more
than anv other influenced by the competi
ton of all nations and says that unless
American ships in foreign ports or IN our
own can, take cargoes as cheap or more
cheaply, than English, Norwegian, German
or Spanish vessels, merchandise will be
transmitted by foreign vessels.
Commissioner sets forth in detail various
aids and advantages possessed by shipping OF
other nations, ami concludes that IT Is i'm
possible without change of present condi-
tions for our navigation to regain Its lost SUI
premacy in foreign trade. Our vessels must
he put on an equality with foreign ships or
they must be gradually forced out of the
contest.
The commissioner recommends that the
coasting trade be relieved of its burdens as
to pilotage fees, on the ground that in many
cases where pilotage was formerly essential
the government has expended millions OF
dollars in improving channels, IL placing
beacons and buoys, in making measurements
and accurately noting them ON carefully
prepared charts and erecting lighthouses. lie
believes shipping should receive the benehi
of these Improvements IN reduced charges
for pilotage, and that Congress should abol-
ish the compulsory features of state laws IN
posing pilotage, half pllotage or license upon
coastlug vessels so that the practice may be
uniform in all the states.
He notices the policy of local taxation of
vessels and its tendency to drive the owner
ship of vessels from the place where they are
tha,, n fuyn as
well as the fact that it weights them in their
own state with foreign shipping, not only not
taxed but subsidized. He has the opinion
that the American sailing or steam vessels
should be allowed to transport goods on
which duties have been secured without fur
ther bonds. A vessel already bonded under
navigation laws and the present regulations
constituting discrimination against Ordinary
sailing vessels and steamers of the United
An amendment of the laws relating to ton
States does not form part of regular lines.
mage tax is recommended SO that steam YES
sells may pay on the same relative capacity as
sailing vessels The present tax dlscrilni-
mates IN favor of foreign vessels.
To prevent Implications of names of yes
sells OF the United States, there beng for ex-
ample exactly sixty "Susans" or names de-
rived theretrom, he recommends that the
names of new vessels be submitted to a bu-
ieau oi '"' ,h.' ,1,;,oI St,tes Is
,9 10. - ,,hsro :, could at onre be deter
mined whether the name proposed would be
n duplicate of others already III the United
States lie suggests that the laws governing
changes of names be extended to include ali
vessels over certain size owned by citiZehs
of the Unlt Il States.
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