Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-05-19

Tickilde, Of Kentucky, recently ihtroiu.g
ed tins subject into Congress for the mr.
,ose OF providing some means Of seculng
more eGectually the safety of passengers |
N steam-boats. The late disastrous oc !
IN which so vast loss ofhunan
ife has been produced, by this cause, We (
~ much excited public attention and
sympathy, and the subject was referred
10 q committee of Congress, who on thurs
day last reported bill and resolution.
The resolution was directed to the Seceta-
~ Of the Treasury, ard was adopted uan-
imousIy. calling upon him to collect and
to the House at the neXtses-
sion of Congress, such information and
report his views on the same as, IN lis
pinon, may be useful and important to
Congress in euacting regulations TO the
navigation Of steamboats, or steam vessels.
with a Wow to guard against The Dangers
arising from tic bursting OF boilers.
The bin report d has seven sections,
and contains in substance, q proysiO for
the appointment at such points on thenav-
igable water, BAYS, lakes, and rlveB Of
lbe United States. as viii be most cove
nicnt TO the owuors and masters Of such
boats, aud safe 70 the public, OF .eompe-
tent and skilful persons to inspect he boil
ers of steam boats.
n, vessel or boat shall herea!tr be re-
pistered or licensed without the Production
If Il certificate from such siulful c.giucer,
wbois not connected with or interested 10
sad boat that he has examined crcflIly'
and with good faith, INTO the condhon ol
the boiler, and that he verify belTcs tie
same TO be sound lud entrel, it0r use,
possessing the requisite strength p resist
,,e oowcr OF steam access ~ to fork the
o4gluc according to MS rated powr,
The certificate snail also state he time
which the boiler has been IN use.
The officer of the customs wD grants
the license. IS to state IN the liccnsethe pro-
duclion TO him of such certiicateand tho
muster of the boat is required toPost IN
m the cabin Of the vessel a DUPLICATE OF
the license and certificate open al oil times
to public inspection.
The examination of the boiler and the
certificate Of safety, to be rencwd every
SIX months, on pam of iorleitureo the Il
ccnse. and a liability for every da thereat
ter to the penalties imposed by law, ioi
running vessels without license
The following is, we think, he mos
useful and important provision IN the act
Il has been generally observed tat mos
of the accidents which have belallu steam
boats. have taken place during. G imme
diately after the s'opPage Of the machinery
Sec. 5. and he IL further enactd, Tha
whenever the master of any boat r vessel
or the person OF persons chargcdwlthnav
igating ssid boat or vessel whichis propei
led in whole or part by steam, shall soI
the motion Of Roadway of SAID boat or YES
eel, or WHOM tho said ha3f or vessel shall
De stationary for any purpose. and ih'
steam 10 SAID boiler shall be equal &,
half the ascertaiued strength of SAID bo.ler:
he or they shall keep fhe engine Of sax
boat or vessel in mohon sufficient 70 WORK
the pump, and to keep the steam dosn d
said boiler to what il Is when the saic
boatis under Roadway. at the same time
lessenlug The weight upon the safety 'aivc
50 that 1t shall give away when the steam
in said boiler is eqaal to two-ihrds of rs
ascertalacd strength, under the penalty
Of -- dollars for each and every Of
fence.
The bill was twice read, referred 10 a
COMMITTEE Of the whole on the state Of
the Union, and directed to be printed
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