The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-10

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Quirs BY H. oaa. seslipa Of ths ac, 10 use wheel
or ilisr ropss compasaA az hsmp or other good snd
suic eat Hatsris, around ~ barrel or axle Of the
wheel, and to distance not exoesding twenty two
ioet thessfO, and also in connecting the tilier or
rudder yoke with iron rods chains used for work
Ing tho rudder; Provided That no mere rope for this
purpose shall be used than is sucien to extend from
NE connecting points Of the tlier or rudder yoke
placed IN any working position beyond the nearest
blocks or rollers, and give sufficient play 10 work the
ropes on such blocks rollers lind provided fvtAe
'ners snail DC chains extending the whole dis
lance OF the ropes, connected with the tiiler or
rudder yoke and attached fastened to the ter or
rlodcr yoke, and the iron chains or rods extending
towards The wheel, in such manner as will take inn
mediate effect, and work the rldder in case the ropes
are burnt or otherwise rendered useless.
Sec. B. lind be il further enacted, That the master
ana owner, and all others interested ia vessels nav
eating Lakes Champaign Ontario, Erie, Huron Su-
Perior, and Michigan, or any of them and which are
propelled by sails and Ericksons propeller, and used
exclusively In carrying freight, shall, from and after
the passage Of this act, be exempt from liability or
me Tor failing to provide part Of the necessary
iernturo oil such vessel, a suction hose and fire en-
g'ne ana hose suitable 10 be worked such vessel
III ease OF hre, or more than one long boat yawl.
Sec. 4. find be IL further enacted That il shall be
lawful Tor tho court before which any suit informa-
tion or indictment is shall be pending for the vio-
laon before the passage Of this act of SO much of
the ninth section of the act aforesaid as requires
mat iron rods or chains shall be employed and used
ID the navigation Of all steamboats, instead Of wheel
and tllor ropes" to order such suit information or
Indictment, to be discontinued, on such terms "a 10
costs as the court shall Judge be Just and rcas an
able r. opdsd, That the defendant or defendants
such prosecution shall cause it TO appear by aft
davlt or otherwise, to the satisfaction Of the court
tha he or they had failed to iron rods or chains
I'D the navigation Of his their boat or boats from
well grounded apPreh- that such Iods or chains
safety.
Sec. S. find be it further enacted. That in execution
OF tn authority vested in him by the second section Of
Inc JOINT resolution authorizing experiments to be
made lor the purpose Of testing Samuel Colts sub
marine battery and for other purposes" approved
august thirty-hrs one thousand eight hundred and
iorty-two the Secretary of the Navy shall appoint a
board OF examiners, consisting of three persons of
thorough knowledge as 10 the structure and use of
the steam engine whose duty it shall be to make ex-
perimenta trials Of such inventions and plans de-
signed to prevent the explosion of steam boilers
and collspsing of Aues as they may deem wor-
my OF examination, and report the result of
their experiments, with expression Of their
opinion as to the relative merits and efficacy
Of such inventions and plans which report the Sc
cre'ary shall cause to be laid before Congress at its
next session. 1t shall also be the duty of said EXAM
ihers to examine ana report the relative strength of
copper and iron boilers Of equal thickness, aud what
amount Of steam to the square inch, when sound is
capable OF working with safety; and whether hydro
s'atIc pressure, what other pan is best for test
ing the strength of boilers under the inspection laws
and what limitations the force or pressure of
steam to the square inch in proportion to the ascer
tanned capacity of boiler to resist II would be pre-
per to establish by law for the certain preven
ton Of explosions.
Sec o. ind be IL further enacted, That 80 much
OF the act aforesaid Inconsistent vito the prov
''ons OF this act shall be- and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
Approved March Sd, ls43