Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-25
California Steamers.

! abuses supposed to exist on board the Califor-
MIA steamers, but merely from those papers re-
lating to it which had been previously report
ed upon. And here We would take occasion
to say that Messrs Hamlin and Bradbury
whose remarks in explanation of the action of
the Committee on Commerce, We copy from
the Daily Globe-are doing all in their power
to secure the enactment of such laws as are
necessary to the proper protection of our citi-
zens en- route for the land of gold. In Senate,
March 10, Mr.. Hamlin said -
Mr.. President, in the early part of this
session, sundry memorials were referred to
the Committee on Commerce, relating to an
act Tor The better security Of the lives Ofpas
sengers on bo1rd Of vessels propelled in
whole or in part by steam. The subject was
referred bv the Committee on Commerce to
a subcommittee, consisting of the Senator
front Massachusetts, Mr.. DAVIS. On the
18th day OF February, ;hat Senator reported
The bill, which now hold IN my hand. The
matter, as originally presented to the Com
milee on Commerce, embraced the subject
OF steam boilers, life boats, pumps, and 9th
err apparatus connected with cur steam-
boats. On subsequent day 10 that on
which The original papers were presented to
the committee, my colleague, MIR. BRAD
BURY1 introduced n resolution calling The
attention of the Committee on Commerce to
another branch connected with the matter 10
which the bill originally related, to wit: 10
the subj OF the distresses and calamires
which grew out of our overwhelmed boats
from New York TO California, and from Cal.
ifornu TO New York. On the presentation
of that resolution, and of other papers and
memorials relating 10 the subject, The com
mlttee Immediately gave the subject con-
sideraiion. This bill, TO which have re-
ferred was reported on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, and contains certain provisions de-
signed to remedy the evils complained of in
relation 10 California steamers. After the
Senator from Massachusetts had reported the
bill, there were Two other papers referred TO
the Committee Oh Commerce, relating to The
California steamers. On the first day of
March, by the direction of the Committee
OH Commerce, | submitted The following re-
port:
"Mr. IIamlin, from the Committee on
Commerce, 10 which was referred documents
relating 10 the treatment of passengers in
vessels going 10 and from California,
and memorial from the citizens of Bfuns-
wick, Name, on the same subject, submitted
a report asking 10 be discharged from the
further consideration Of the same: which
was agreed to-
Now, if the reporters had stated what
stated in my place, this explanation on my
part would not have been necessary. |
stated that made the report because the
committee had already reported bill EN-
braclng the sub Get contained in these pa
pers. But the reporters did not make the
explanation which gave in my place, con-
srquenuy | find that the Legislature of the
Stale of Maine, Justly alarmed that no action
was 10 be taken by Congress i'll relation TO
that question, have agltdted the question:
| find that public meetings in New England
have been called, and all predicated upon a
mistaken fact, 10 wit: That the Committee
on Commerce have asked leave TO be dis
charged from the consideration of the sub
lect. 1t simply asked 10 be discharged from
The consideration of those TWO papers and
the reason which gave would have been
sufficient, if it had been stated namely:
That the subject matter had been previously
reported upon. Aud besides that, and sub
sequent to this brief report which made,
asking TO be discharged from the considera,
lion Of these two papers. ] may say that
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