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striking The lbirlieth section and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:

striking out The tbTtieth section and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
the annual license to employed Ia the coasng
Tade the collector oihrr chief officer the
owners OF the steamer com pensaIon nspec
ions and examinations made for the yea the following suns
IN Dcdon 10 the lees Tor Issuing enrolments and licenses
allowed by law, according the tonnage othe vessel
70 wit Tor each vessel OF thousand and over thirty
nve dollars for each OF five hundred tons and over bu
less ban thousand tons, thirty doars and Tor each
msde i've hundred tons and over one hundred and twenty
ded and twenty five TONS twenty dollars, The time Oh.
tanning registry and in each year thereafter pay,
eordng the OF tonnage aforementioned, sum
OF money herein fixed And each engineer and pilot
licensed herein provided shall pay Tor each certificate
by any inspector inspectors, such Inspector
or Inspectors be accounted for and paid over TO Tie col
lecor ether chief Officer o. The customs, five dollars ard
the derived from all the above specified shall
be quarterly accounted Tor and paid United
States IN the same manner as other revenue"
The question being then taken, the amendment was
adopted.
In the 3ls secon after the word collector, inser. or
other Chief officer of The customs"
10 me s2d section strike out the district of Newport, in
Rhode lsland, and insert the district OF New London
Insert in the for the district Of Vermont
Add TO the bill the following sections,
sEo Al Aad be 1t further enacted That ail gineer
pilots SHALL before entering their dutes make solemn
recorded with the certificate, that he win faithfully and
honestly, according TO his best skill and Judgment perform
ment or reservation and ii any suon engineer, pilot or
any witness summoned under this act witness, shall,
SLY The truth such person shall Be deemed guilty Of
Jury, and i convicted be punished accordingly
SEC AZ Ind De further enacted, That all parts Of laws
hsnntoiore made which superseded by incon.
siNsnt with this aot. are hereby repealed
act shall be in force the st day OF November next
cep the requirement to have pumps and hose exngush
fires and iiieboas which shall take effect on the st day
of January next"
All the amendments proposed by Mr.. DAVIS having
been adopted, except the one TO which Mr. BRADBURY
proposed notification that amendment was next con-
aldered and adopted without debate modified.
Mr.: GEYER. Mr.. President, | have prepared num-
Der OF amendments to this bill most OF then however
have been superseded by the amendments which have
been offered by the senator from Massachusetts, and
adopted by the Senate There some however, which
necessary in order 10 give the b effect in
waters, which will submit in succession.
The first that have to submit is, to add proviso at
the end OF the fifth section, folows
"Provdsd hoceuer, That tho inspectors may grant any
ZION from the obligation carry such epres"rvers
where the inspectors shall be satisfied that such
Of accident"
MIR. DAVIS. That is already covered in another
amendment which has just been made
MT. GEYER. will then withdraw the amendment
ill the bill is printed
The next amendment will offer is 10 add another Sec
ton, after section 5th, as follows
And De il further enacted, That every such vessel
ryng passengers the main lower deck shall be pro-
vded with sufficient convenient passengers
for their escape to the upper deck in of fire other
accident endangering life"
The amendment was adopted
The next amendment is to strike all after the word
passengers, IN section 6, and insert the following
Except in staterooms apartments where no fire or
burning light is allowed 10 be used hemp shall be
carried on board any such vessel; shall baed hemp
be carried on the deck guards thereof, unless
compacty pressed and well covered with bagging
similar fabric shalt gunpowder, oil of turpenline
materials which ignite by friction, be carried board any
such vessel as freight, except in special license
for Iha purpose as hereinafter provided and all such
Giles kept on board as Stores shall be secured metallic
vessels and every person who shall knowingly violate any
Of the provisions Of this shall pay penalty So0
for each offence be by action of debt in any
court OF competent jurisdiction"
/ will explain in few words the object of it, Most
OF the steam vessels engaged in the navigation OF the
western waters occasionally carry small quantities of
powder and other articles described in that section There
IS way TO distinguish between freight and passenger
vessels that you have on the seaboard Toprohbt these
articles entirely, where there persons purchasing an
assortment OF merchandise from country store would
be TO exclude them from very important part of the COM
pensaon which they receive for the transportation OF
merchandise. The amendment which have submitted
designs 10 allow the inspectors TO grant license 10 carry
these arcles and IN subsequent section il is provided
that license shall not be granted unless the vessel is
provided WIN metallic chests safes, lined with metal
safely slowed at point distant from any fire. and each
Of these articles is 10 be packed in separate chest
This is intended 10 allow them carry only small
quanhy al time, and TO have u so secure that fire
not approach IT,
Another section which intended 10 propose and which
the bill did not provide tor IL, TO prevent the packing
OF these articles in disguise; for it will be in va 10 pr
hibt vessels from carrying gunpowder or any OF these
combusbe articles so long as The practice exists which
has existed in the West, and believe sometimes in The
East, o. putting up gunpowder, for instance, in some
oher package, coffee, TOR example, and marking il as
coffee only Ii is then slowed away in the vessel where
IRE may have access 10 il. The additional section which
intend TO propose is to prohibit tbat-io require these
articles always to be put up separately, marked distinctly
on the outside that when are imposing penalties
upon the masters OF vessels for carrying these articles
on board their vessels shall punish al The same time
those VINO put up the goods and endeayor 10 impose
upon The masters OF vessels OF whom are now un
willing TO carry those articles There are many of them
who Will not receive pay they know IT, or ii they do
they stow the articles where there no danger But
ptaclce has been adopted by men 10 put up these
articles in other packages in disguise In order there
lore, that the bill may be accommodated 10 the condition
OF navigation IN the West, hope the amendment will
pass.
Mr.. DAVIS. do not propose 10 make any objection
TO The plan OF the senator from Missouri. Nv own
Judgment would lead me TO prefer that all combnsble
articles should be kept out but do not think il is mat
ter OF great consideration As regards the article of gun
powder and other articles OF that description nv indg
meD would lead me TO reject IL freight in vessels that
carry passengers, the ground that it is very explosive
IN Its character, unless unusual precautions are taken
suppose every person would think there was mere or
less danger In H. But do not, on the other hand wish
TO interfere with the trade OF people, and provided
uemen really think that the arrangement can be made
which makes IT safe and prudent take it on board
shall not make objections TO it, NV judgment wond ba
a one. 81
The question being taken on the amendment, il was
adopted. < : 80
The following amendments were then proposed by Mr.
GEfER; which were adopted without debate:
After section 9. inserts
"SEo. 7. dnd De IL further enacted That be,.,ner IN
gunpowdef on OF toPenne and materials which ignite by