Year: 1870




WASHINGTON, May 2s, 1870.
senntor Chandlcr's Speech ON Restoration Of


American Commerce.


Senator Chandler took occasion this morning TO
call mp his resolution insructing the Committee on
Commerce to inquire as to the best means OF rcstor
tng foreign commerce to American bottoms.
display Of manuscript on his desk indicated that the
pushing Michigander held pent up in MS patriotc
breast q speech OF careful preparation that he, as
chairman OF the Committee on Commerce. ana mus
peculiarly well informed on the subject before the
Senate should most appropriately deliver. senators
bccomngly seated themselves near unto the oracle,
and, after providing themselves with stimulating
chews, opened wide their ears and intel
lectuaI pores. The tenor OF the speech was
that OF opposition to the conclusions arrived
at in the report OF Mr.. Lynch, Of the House special
committee on the decline Of American commerce.
The senator stated that the committee had before
them the principal shipbuilders OF the country and
that their opinions anu he remedies suggested
as various almost as their faces The shipbullders
believed that the way to restore commerce was to
build ships, while the shpowners generally were OF
opinion that the only way 10 do it TO own ships
lie believed that we might build ten thousand ships
or own many, but that unless Il would pay to run
them they would all rot in docks. Just as soon
as the owners lost fi:e dollars on voy
age they would abandon the business. Among
the various plans proposed to restore our Ian
gushing and now almost ruined foreign commerce
he had been unable to arrive at any conclusion as to
what was the best thing to be done. The reason
why we could not compete with the English in
building ships was that the cost OF the labor was
twice great here there and that in consequence
the cost OF the completed snip nearly doubled.
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yards there and had seen the vast arrangements
and perfect machinery OF establishments there, some
OF which employed 5000 men, and he believed that
the completeness that he there was the result OF
thirty years. experimenting, and the employment OF
enormous capital would prevent our being able to
bmld ships at the same cost. He discussed
the proposition Of dinerential duties, but saw no
solution Of the dniculty in that In short, the
Senator, though brlmming with commercial anu
nautical lore, which he dealt out to his attentive
listeners with most compacent liberaty, did not
have in his intellectual shop the panacea that was
to completely restore the suffering patient. But
suddenly halo seemed to beam from his luminous
face and around his senatorial head. Selling
walking cane that stood against his desk he stepped
back on the platform to the rear oil his seat, and,
with q dramatic flourish that showed some private
practice in stage BUSINESS he shot like q planet
from Its sphere and Ian ed Ofatoficaliy the Island
shores Of ST. Domingo. On the acquisition Of this he
dwet lovingly, saying that with st. Domingo would
come Cuba and the rest Of the West Indies ana
and then IN good time the Canadian Dominion, and,
then blessed be liberty the American eagle could sit
down and rest q while. He then went to the east
wall Of the Senate chamber, where map Of the
world was hung, and with hts cane in his hand he
demonstrated to the riveted eyes Of greedy Sena-
tors what natural tning it would be to pick up
these West India gems After this the audience
heard more OF sDips or aid to ship lines. The
Senator was launched on his avOrlte theme OF terri
tOral ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and only ceased when his
shiilelah and rhetorical nourishes seemed to have
lost their effect and the Senate seemed inclined for
change OF scene and the regular business. st. Do
mmgo ingeniously made its first public introduction
IN the Senate on shipboard.


Absurd Ending Of Congressional UnpIensart-


ness.
Some very oicious people took it into their heads
to-day to obtain warrant for the arrest Of Captain
Goldman who it will he remembered, had an un
peasantness with Congressman Negley at the Airing
ton Hotel night before last. The impression got
abroad somehow, that the spunky little Goldman
was o dangerous customer, and intended to "go
through" all Congressman who had been abusing
him for lobbying against Lynchs BILL 1t was there
fore conceived TO pe prudent to put him in sac
Keeping or under bonds TO keep the Presi-
dents peace during MS future stay among
washingtonians. Our local District Attorney
was informed that Goldman was a great,
big ferocious Englshman, with bloodthirsty
tnclnattons towards all true Americans and Fenians,
when the officers of the law, ar med with terrible
warrant, were shown Goldman they were much
taken aback. They found small man, scarce five
feet high, and not at all vilanOus looking. There
was no use, they found. for the neavy armament
they had brought with them to secure his capture.
General Negley, hearing OF the absurd project to
cage Goldman, interfered his friendly Offices and tried
TO have the thing abandoned. Goldman, however, ,
was taken into custody and bonnd over to Keep the
peace. He was kept for some time in room Of the
City Hail. among parcel OF negroes much TO his
disgust and horror General Negey was likewise
sent for and requested to enter into his recOy-
nizance to appear on the day OF trial.


Entertainment by the New south Carolina


Member.


Mr.. Alexander s. Wallace who was admitted to
seat In the House yesterday from South Carolina,
gave an entertainment this evening to the Commit
tee Elections In consideration of the service they
rendered in getting him his seat. Wallace is re-
publican, and obtained his seat because his com.
petitor, who received some four thousand votes
more than he did, WAS disqualified by reason OF his
having participated in the rebellion.


Hard Blow nt Gold Gambling.


The Committee Of Ways and Means propose to
offer an amendment to the Tax bill, which win pro-
vide that In addition TO the present tax on gold sales
oil gold passing through the Clearing House shall pc
subject to a tax Of one twentieth OF one per cent
This Is one OF the measures counted upon to break
up the gold SPECTATORS.


The Chilean Mission.


General Fitzpatrick, our Minister to Chile, having
rendered his resignation to President Grant, strong
lQrfn tn
the appointment OF General d. vickers. This
gentleman would, In every respect, be
wen fitted TO discharge the duties of the
mission. He speaks ana writes the Spanish
language with ruency ana has an acqualnt-
ance with all the people OF influence and
standing in South America, and particularly In
Chile. General vckers is supported by ex-secretary
Borie, Jay Cooke, Daniel Smith, Jr. Governor Haw
ley, OF Connecticut, and Governor Hartman of New