New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-04

strongly approved ard urged the enactment by Con-
gress of Tonnage bill in substance the "a, IL,
one now pending. except that it recommended bounty
~ 30 cents a ton Instead of 20 cent, ton. Before
the convention adjourned both General Whttorpe
and General Hooker were unanimously elected vice
presidents Of the "Gulf Coast Department" 81 tho
League What is the matter with Representatives
Whtthorne and IIoohorl
Representative Ftlan Of illinois. who submitted
the views Of the minority the Tonnage H. ended
a long and extremely weak statement with draft Il
a bill which in effect provide, that after January l.
l90i American ,hipyards shall be closed. and the en-
tire foIcGnc carrying trade placed in the hands II men
who choose to buy forel-ubu ships George d. WISE
Of Virginia. that time concuued in the foregoing
without intending 10 indorse all It's provisions ana
Mr.. Price. Of Louisiana. while not agreeing vsh all
views set forth m the foregoing, stu conchrS IN
opposition the bill in il, present form Il appear.
therefore. that the Democratic member, Of Oh" com.
virtually united in favor o: the ship allr'y al
though several Of them lack the courage frankly 10 say
If quorum be present. the House WI be asLed 10
consider the shipping pm On luc>Iiy, ana uul /" ~
finished. Chairman FaIquhar Sald today tnat no
thought the bill might be brought out Of the committee
Of the Whole in two days. wGn would RrnS 10
vote THURSDAY. January = me iree,9hP ,u1Stnl's
to lie offered by the minority will be voted up
first Chairman Farquhar does not think tnab
more than three Republicans will vote for The sub,i.
trte and he Is confident that six or seven "" loiH
DemO
some Democratic votes from other state but Doc
not count upon them with any great ae-ree "t COT.
hience. Respecting me Denocfa,' th r "i h',
hat he is strongly d!siucned 10 believe that Il cn
be carried cu5 in face G' n tc a' mpo ~ r me
to believe that men like Wheeler am Iiarho. .,
could be induced 10 engage IN sich pr,cesd1S I'D.
Pcrhap, Chairman FarQular's belief Is vel ioInael:
1t j. E SNpeG ,sT the bill despe the understanding pa,
II IL ne passed there }, every e'>'h an gr, 80,
aiepdar on which il va, placed on AUGUST J. l-.p'
v the Committee ou PO>tofi'es ana iI n-,
T,iocratc The five members IF the committee VINO
dis~euted were Mc>>r>. Eouit Georgia ri'i ,eNS'
Montgomery Kentucky Hayes IOWA. an" N"'e490''
TIL, Substitute bill reported from The COMMITTEE On
Nersnin' ,G T"nnare fii and the ocean Nail bill.
which were passed by the senate az III. "a ~, 80
So ,,r ~ thoS. measure into law by tl Congre,,:
OF course il T. understood that me >'Dsu'"" v" 80
atter measure, II provides that American vessels W,
receive the bounty Of 20 10 80 cPlN a., IT," ,,,,i,i
hy The Posima Gencral, ana >aii s' ,
and inland po,aee nere J., , t.e ,ero,,c "a
the section Will stand. u amtho'u "''"'"'7 "
the recommendation OF the committee
That vessel, receiving the benefit, Of this act 'h'n
carry The mails 81 the United states without aad''''"
comp i,aton when required BY the ro,tma-'r n'''' y
the port or port, which they may be- destined ana '''
such regulation, a, Dee prescribed hN t' Io''i-'''
General and Tor all mails - carried On. P"''"N''' y
mcnt shall tuIn into the treasury ui' '' ana W''"l
,,,ta., thereon Upon each ~ aid Vessels t' '"i i
safe, shall be- entitled g. hayr Transported free q" ''A''
,ucn mail messengers a, in the Judgment 4" t' POS
na,ter.,,,nerll be necessary whose Gu! 'H'" "'
~ receive sort. take in charge aud deliver th' h'',
and from the United states and Who shall b' lF"|1d
with suitable room.
\, the section originally stood il applied only -
steam vessel, capable of MAINTAINING Np'G~' -
Twelve knots an hour al sen In ordinary weather any
the wods without additional com p,US',1' "H s
appear From the original ocean VAL blil h'~ pr''
mplrci portion Of the section which gratuat a pa,
m"nt, according 10 ,p'ed hGtr tht, b', $500
knot sap might receive s,i mile. while tWelNt-HH".
shin would receive only ~ a m,le-a provision Nhl'l
highly essential in respect to man Nerei,, o" XII y
i, held rs friends Of the original I"hhaSe biI
thai il is not nal especially IN respect To VeNSSs
which are Intended ~ mere irIht .iII.er,. '"o
phrase. better speed. bigger bounty ho"eNer' j.,
very popular among the friends OF the Tonnage OH
Of course if hy any chance. the pending pm ,hal
fail an effort will promptly be- made 10 pas the ocein
Mail bill reported 10y the Po~ofiicc committee i's
hill II is believed by some persons. A. General blhS.
lid o he somewhat stronger in the House than ne
Tonnage bin now PenS nhr a ne WT ca5r II
Mas>achuecttS-amCnI Democratic members II iouha ~
OF cour,, every Republican Representative who
favor, the restoration OF - American merchant ma.
rine will loyalty support the pending bil anu II ,
shall fail Will Just Loyalty support the ocean MAI
bill.
A mass meeting under the auspices of tie Inter-
national brotherhood Of Boiler Makers and Iron ship
pudcrs was held in Turn Hall. No. - Fast Fourth
= ON Friday night to pass resolutions and listen 10
neec hes I'm favor of "A tonnage bill and the sbsdlZng "
,mctican vessels, The special bill favored was mo
Tarquhar bill now before Congress, ana resolutions
were adoped asking Congress to pass ii. telegram
vos rrr,lyed from Congressman Amos J. Cummings,
s,yinc he regretted his inability 10 be present ana
that he believed in American ships built In American
vard. and manned by American scaincn ana tho
passage Of the shipping bill would provide them. =
Thomas J. Cnrrsn. president Of the Brotherhood, pre-
,,,od and smoke briefly on the benefits likely 10 &C.
crue % American mechanics by the passage of tho
FarQuhar bill.
H. X Thurber also spoke. saying that he was there
to listen. not TO speak He was In favor Of Subs'-
dying American ships. which, he said. were not Row
carving eleven per cent of the trade on the seas,
and even that wa. at "A loss. Daniel Quinn, samuel
C;ompcr, John Mac,n and Henry Cal!ans also spoke
in favor of the bill
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