New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-13
MIR. DINGLEY'S SPEECH.
TIE ESSENCE OF HIS REMARKS IN FAVOR
OF THE TONNAGE BILL
HOW OUR FOREIGN SHIPPING DECLlNES-IHE
TARIFF NOT INVOLVDD-FREE SLIP POLICY
-IES,OyS FROM ENGLISH AND FRENCH

EXPERIENCE THE TONNAGE
BILL AND ITS COST.
From Inc Congressional Record, JAN II.
What is The situation. Mr.. Chairman, that conironts
Us? our merchant marine In the protected c"aHlWi'o
trade is prospcrins, While oaf shipping engaged III
the foreign trade, unprotected has continued 10 uo-
cline since ls5j until 10 day arc threatened WIN
extinction. In that year - Il per cent III Nalue
Of al our imports ard exports carried in American
vessels From that year the decline went on until
last year only Il IL per cent in value Of oar exports
and imports carried in American vessels
NOT The FAULT OF THE TARIFF.
desire al the very inception OF thi, DISCUSSION to
disallsc The mind of every gentleman present oil any
impression that lie may have received mat 'drlh
changes or tarin policies any question at ISSUE be
tween oar political parties. ha, had anything TO 90
with the decline. II asks what j. the PROOF
of this point TO the fact that our shipping III The
foreign trade pro,pered equally we'll uHder the pro
tectlyc tariff Of -42. and also the rcvcnGc tarin of
l-16 for nine year until lo31 and thai tHeh IN uie
thc decline BEGAN and went steadily ON through no
remaining year, Of both the revenue taHhs OF LILO
and 1857 and The decline has gone on, not AT qNitt
% rapid a rate but il ha~ gone continuously under
The protective tariff since the war. ihcre has
never been a time in me history "i w. couH H,,
when carsoc- have multiplied a. they nave sIh'o
"a" under the protective A1u 'l'teul; "a our
shipping had transported these 'arE",r anu nl" ~
creased il tonnage ia proportion 10 the Hcrca. U
cargoc, 10 be carried. We ,h'uId todaI have nat a
The car-ov, were 80 per cent more per capita ID le
decade than ~ the decade Lct"tcn $50 ana l-,p
But The trouble Is That British ana 0thti loinr1 VIZ
scIs admitted to participate equal term, with
American vessels In the carving trade ca ut Hll'9
state. have been able to distance orr -hFln- ailu
c'rry the Creucs which ought to nave been 'I''u ~
own vessels
WHAT THE FREE SNIP Policy AMOUNTS TO.
The remedy proposed 10y gentlemen VINO oppose t's
bin is that We modify our navigation laws 40 - To
allow the importation and American registry free oi
duty of foreign built vessels, but that. in order 10 he
elective. be- confined Ia Tie foreign trade but
must include the coaetw.,c trade also. WHY No
man would ever think Of buying vessel b"It "hi'ih
ana reg -tcrns it a, American vessel If De could
not Use her wherever American vessels could lee used
30. wncn enter upon the Zee snip p'h'A IL VIII Ice
impossible t. prcvcu ycIdus t. tnc iolcc VI the dfg
Vc,rclr Tor one voSarc. why DENY II i,r another
lut without regard 81 that. Mr. Chairman, 10 j.
almost the universal judgment of gentlemen acquainted
rt.l,alY WIN tni~ question oi ,Du-e that the in"
Ship pu..cy would prove Al thu late diN, WhdtcVtl ~
pui poe contemplated And why ! RTE difficulty ~
competing with IOlcgn vessel, Is not b." much lh uc
The difference OF the cost oi unli9g n luu,h az!
American vessel after It j. completed Within t' Ii,t
and American rullt lion vessel Ia, been reduced
mofc than onc-hali: - That "hi!c I'D - H..
l. peg cent In tie COS, e." ir,ehtcr ana from 10 -
per cent in tn cot 4 pa,-enser steamship. Nh
tuy wears. \ difference Of 10 l. per ccut iu tie
original co,t spread over my YEAR y almost lA
"ar -tI. , r,,,t,- 80 r,rf C.,,i,rir. Iri,lfv
t nrsi ioa t fo,.,.nLn vessel for tie
~ S ,,, i'rP ,.. or l n. ~ I.t,.r li,,i. .,rl
Ta"n imAt 49, I "o ic ,,1, ,,1clv trrr
can .hinvnri- ,~. driven T., f,r wall b, I'M. ad,pt ON
- frr. ,h,n nrIlrt fine lime f., moi far distant vucn
oar 'hiNare- VIII Dr. able f. compete VITA foreign
- III. lin. vlco ". h,vc almost ,urraurtcd t'is
obstacle, i'm tltt election when We ale we'll % -, a.!r
Cnppt.v I'm IN. world ,ur, the builders ~ Vessels fr
The foreign trade uar lay thcr hand, urou auy forc.-n
..JfH Al d 80 d.. D. DO D.
,ur own -liu,,r,- and q, 10 tlc Tyu. and d." q tdr
iur the purpose oi having our vessels c'uItwCt"d.
iat.re'. ~ r,o ,.f.n NI, ~ ~. ID ..,'d a., tha,
tnda. ami d, noti l. in tI. r.rt.ll of Lru-..- o.
ccti.r the r.rt ~ mining Nrrr.rll "a f,r-u
vessel, iio cxrc-erf v,rl, BE- an utDr failure ard
vauI result r the crpulur 10 ,cruu. extent Of Oh,
p Establishment 81 new -hptaid- 10 which the nation
might turn IN case # war .n tuc future.
$500. $780,, ...,,
4,N'NN N' "'' ~ '''-". .,.,
steamship unc- but the denial 50 i,r a, il; la, been
made l,y mon ,,l, understood The "a r.. Pa, been
technical. No natter What th' Iii'i'h subsidy system
may be called: 10 matter what may have been the
ldea Underlying U' .F',' f''' j -'''''''' WI" '.''
to the testimony iAhch bN i"' john '''''' commute
np'n shipping Of u' ALNlIh conero--, painted .n
an ,,, d., ,. 81, 80, ,st,. ..,,,.. ,,l r 40, ,,.,,.
"'!I Ina 'nc'c Noe ga" nay ,''N' " '' " W. ".'
contract, made by the hrd,h Board OF Admiralty o..
nance OF ,tcim-lp I'M, to carry the iI.u-h uia Dee
tween 1-io and 10, at rats Of compensation IA
cACccdnS any d.ae OF far mail pay, ana evidently 10
tended - extend British trade ana strengthen Hrcit
Britain on the So Ia l~3o Great hHiAi stared ~
on scale such a, Wa never before nu'"h lh ur A'
tory Of any Go'crnmcn. upon tn. policy y establish
by the aid Of postal subsidies, he CALI item iaf
Britain j. not nov pplns postal .qt, de to The
but ne reason mat ne !, not 5ecne lng las ,a
'f7siulN established her mo upon "ii i.c -'''l |