The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-06
[VoLUME L.

OF TIE diit.itls it happened that mote ,aoney
was expended than the fun collected within ~.
fame amounted to. This became in thofc plsrrs
matter OF complaint ito remedy it erea1
| ihroad was made. The expenditure which hal
heretofore been United 10 the collection d;ftri.
was rendered lawful in any part OF the rate il,
Which fuch diitTS6 was tituated, and within ,,,
0t"s', ,Rafe next ad5oiAiag. There was an ~,
ception, however, as to the fou- Nr4c-E apLa,d
SfGtf!. Thus was the ihrplniage in any one die
!ilcf IN great degree prevented, and the p.o
Ject or accommodating money enough for laj.;n..
and well endowed hofpitals or penIions. he
~hich me ick, wounded, difabled, or veteran
,eainsn might have been provided for and era4
oied TO ENJOY repoie, almof altogether fnitr;,-
ted.
but even this enctoachnlent upon the print
i've dehgn did not give. entire Gtisfsetjup,
SohlpialntS were itiIl made in a few places that
the iuPples OF money were inadcquate to the
wants OF the lick and infrn fcamen. Ard they
were 10 loud and reiterated that on the sd os
May, 1909, Congrefs litened to them, and de-
ciared by law, the palTing of whic;, is ever. to
oe regretted, the monies heretofore collected.
lthat is ever iiuce I79S) and unexpendeti, ard
All monies thereafter to be collected under aushc
fity of'the aforementioned acts, ihould co,lai-
tute one General Fund, TO be employed as or
cuinuances ihould require, in every itaport in
the nation.-ln confcquence OF this generaiizipg
lchefne the Pieaing furplufage that was acca. -
mtiiatin8 In the ports of Newly rk, PhiIaGe,.
phla, Baltimore and Bottom, was broken down
and drawn away, except refervation OF $1,000
doiiars for building an hofpital in M7achu-
fetts.
BY this itroke all the hopes of permanent pro.
viilon for fdilorS with impaired limbs and ex-
haulted contributions were blafted at once No
pfoiPect remained but that of 4 temporary ftio-
ply, turniilcd monthly, or from hand to mouth,
as the tax was paid into the t. eafuiy.-The
iums iaved by the good management and rigid
economy of the managers of them in fcme
places, were not now, as before, trearar-
ed up for future benefit there, but ferving
merely as objects to tempt the cupidity Of per-
ions IN other and dilfart places, they were melt
ca down aud ,iii,it,i ibc,! in the GENERAL
he dIminution of the funds, in certain ports
where 1t uted TO be mott abundant, has led to.a
more itiict tcrutiny than has been ufualy pIas-
tied heretofore, as to the admifion of failors to
the benefits ofhofpitals. In fome places doubts
have been entertained whether uaemaioyed Tea
men ought to be allowed participation of tho{e
advantages. In Others, or one other, they have
been retuied uncfs the cknefs or disability ilail
nave accrued while they are in actual ferv;ce.
III consequence CT this manner of continuing
and executing the law, uneafinefs is manifefing
ltfeit IN ieveral of our mott frearelted and opu-
lent feaports. Before the generalizing law,
thefe expreiions Of diGatisfa6tion were few and
local; iince that event, they are growing NOR.
numerous and even universal.
Tor an able and perfpicuous view of the furns
collected Tor the relief Of feamen, and TIE pla.-
ces at which they have been collected and ex-
pended, with variety of other intereting ard
nitruetve particulars the committee beg Ieav:
10 refer to report of the fecietary of the trea-
Jury, made in obedience to reiolye Of this
i1ouie, on the Gift day OF January, and now iy-
ing on the table. BY this it appeaes that in fo1ns
places where money is collected none is ex.
pended.
1t is plain to the committee that the feanen
OF their country ought to be difinguifhed when
IN dlitreiS, from common paupcrs. 1t was the
intention OF the government to conGder then
10. They therefore, while they are in health
and employment, pay fomething. towards Their
own iupPoIt when they fhall be fck and unable
to perform terv.ce. The 1uns collected do not
ieem tufticient, OF why 1hould theIe unfortunate
men be rejected as the memorial ftates The
committee while It forbcars to make any re-
marks on the fun of 33,4oI dolls. expended at
Norfolk, and 2G,9G: dolls. at Charlenon 6. CT
requeits that gentlemen will take the trouble to
examine thcie fweng items of the account,
while they note only 1880 dollars are collected
at the former OF theie places, and l5,s43 dollars
at the latter
In order however to enlarge the means of
rclet as to temporary purpofes, the following
propoiition is fIbmitted, TO wit
That an additional fun Of five cents per
month be paid for hofpital money, by the iea-
men and others in the foreign, coating ard naval
iervice, intended by the ACT of July 9th, 1875,
and the ACT Of March I'd, 1899.
And with tSe defre to provids fome fund for
the permanent relief ofdecrepid or fuperannua-
ted feamen, exhaufed in fervice, though not
proper objects Of fick inirmary; it is recon-
mended
That the frft fe6tion of the act of NJ v Sc,
1909, as far IS the fame refpettsthe generaiiza-
ton of The feanan'S fund, be repealed.