The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-25

the purser paid tho money. The amount was refused
Thornton IN the OF his at the Fourth
Audit ONCE; but upon an appeal 10 Mr. Bancroft,
then Secretary OF the Navy the was crod led to
Purser Thornton, and charged to Commodore Turner
Thornton having complied with tie regulations Of the
Office
WAsnISGros, Feb 81, 1855.
Senator Fish and the Immigrants-7ae Bill Of TIE Com
mtt.ee Commerce-Tne Report OF the COMMITTEE Of
Conference on the 7eras BtIL- Probable Veto BY the
President-Dtbat Of Senator Wiison, from Massach.
sets-A,9uanent in the Supreme Court, de-, de-
oneo the much talked-of passenger bills, ia which
Senator Fish has been made TO figure 20
and uncomplimentary UP 10 the House to-day and
passed with but very little opposition The blu called
the ittle bill by way Of distinguishing IL iron, the
very long affair which Mr.. Benjamin. OF Louisiana is
pressing for Mr. Fish reads thus
Bill 70 Remit Certain Penalties an Fapor of Passenger
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Representa-
bled That none of the penalties imposed BY the first
secton of the act entitled An act to regulate the
February % 1s7, shall be enforced against any vessel
vessels which shall have sal ed the LIST day of
September 1854 or which may sail prior to the 1s day
of March, 1885, for any port in The United States from
any port place in Europe for by reason OF such
weasel vessels having carried passengers another
deck between the lower deck" the upperrnost or
: spar deck, "a well the lower deck' Provided,
That the space required by the said section for each
senger on the lower deck shall have been allowed to
Sec Q Ana no n fmrthsrf soa Tod Tha. al main. NJ.
naltes and fofeitures which have been would have
the lst day of 1854 ana nror IN INC III dav
Of March, 1855 by reason q carrying passengers
such upper dack, mention in the foregoing section
he and the same ara hereby ,emitfad. P,ov3eJ mat
the space reourei by the act above mentioned CIR p,,
senoers on tbe lower aeck sb, In ya haan at yea Ia
passenpers on The said unner deck And nrovded rther
That his remission shall not he construed or taken {,
extend to any other violation OF the said act to any
m dsc, betwaa the lowar mi lila ,,nnar,ast AZ snar
deck nor to any vessel which NAV sail after the Let dsy
nj March ISM '' "N'' "i'eA w. " -
The following ia the Seward bill, which is acceptable to
the New York shin owners =
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4 o'" i" Teg"'a.1 &c oa,r.age passengers ." sea"'
sh.ps ana otaer ,eSsets,
lie y enacted oy me senate and House q Rep 'ssena
u IVY, VI lue on.eu oa.es " AnerGe IL oongeess
nien ths' no IL q any vese. Owned IN "nGe OF
~ ~ pa Sy ~ "a ' S N Stats! " ~ oi.ine i
.. any 'olegh sns tahe on ooafa soch Vesse.
AZ any 'oreen poi. or pace etatr tnan ioesh CONT
than in proportion Of to two tons OF
such vessel not including children under the age OF ons
over one and under eight years OF as one passenger
Ihat the spaces Tor the use OF such passen
gers and which shall not be occupied BY stores or other
goods not the personal baggage Of such SHAH
DC IN the following proportions VIZ On the man ana poop
decks OF and IN me deck houses there o o.
OF deck If the height or distance between the decks or
platforms shall not be less than ak feet and on the
lower Deck (no being an orlop deck l. any, one pas
senger FOR eighteen such clear superficial feet il the
height or distance between the decks or platforms shall
not be less than six feet but that passenger shall
be carried any other deck platform, upon any
deck where the height or distance between decks less
than six feet with intent TO bring such passenger to
the United States and shall leave such port or place
and bring the same or any number thereof with n the
jurisdiction Of the United states Or any such master
OF any vessel shall take on board his ve sell at any port
or place within the Jurisdiction OF the United States any
greater number OF passengers than in the proportion
to
or place o'ner than iofegn eonugnous rrtory as aoie
said every such master shall oe deemed guilty OF mis-
cemeapor and upon convection thers Of before any CIR
cult or strict court Of the United States sha each
passenger taken on board beyond the linn aforesaid or
the space aforesaid be fined in tie sum Of $780, and may
also DC AZ me ocrelon OF Inc Judge before
whom the penalty shaii be recovered not exceeding SIX
SS 0e h 81 se OF
any Queer arnses or article snoaid % placed on or
stored IN any o. the decks, cAbns or other places ap
Poprale1 70 the use o. PASSENGERS tae same may oe
placed IN locGeis OF measures LOT the purpose
o VI an su5iuee " ee waye, espso'
m n 80. ~ hhe M sa ~ gs h vi p ~
nlaass tbus nroviasa he Seeme 10 No n,rt If the :,cs
mowsba ~ a.. sa or - ~ ~ .. ~ 30 ~ III
10 JeSnctea thsrerrom and in al cssss wssre nra
&c asDuv.eu .nere,to' ana ~ y esses wnsie Pr
sr on enc,ossd ,naes hpm 10 lsaneJ ana t.L ~ 10
tbe Sacs ~ nla,fnpn, rro h;cb ranan. sh. no
ane eesa oI m from wniSh snAi y
;sed tbat nna hap;toI II ,ba snaes nnronr. ,ot -
nassanecrs and sanar.ta tseraepn AZ spnronr;ate
parti,;en and Turn;shaj a. ~. raaiIa M, he
prerored and wben nsad he ncirdad;n Tie sn,cs
aowaba for mn bnt The same shall not
more than one hundred supercia feet OF deck or Mat
form, proy,laj IN hoard tuo. deck sbina v,bar
tha Loab. bat a.. Io.Ls "a savsn al ona bis faa,
r rors or,en c,ear sunore s,i faat ~ Ssct sha Ia
~ H. saa,so5 sar q. ~ &C sannor S ~ ~
SEQ 3 Ana M !, s,r,hsr eppacte5 That -, sucb
xasssi shall have more ihan twc t,srs ~ bertss
ana tho ;nternaI hs.rrao, ~ ,ow.s, n.rt thoraaf
anu tb ~ - o.tmtsn y" .h g ~ h
Iess ,ban ma ;n.bas an5 ia bsr.bs hai, h. uslJ
cors.rmcIsd ,o,aiiJ ,i,b H., s1es ~ ira xassI and
senorated from eac other bv nartons as bsris ordi
nary arc ssn.roted ,nd sbau ~ a. i.,st ii, feet 1,
Iangb ans ., Icast Iva Coat ~ rdth and ZACH hertb
ba la occ.n;sI IL, M mara u. : aa hnt
So"bo ho,tbsp or go .ha ahavs Uistb MAJ ha con
strnrted each her. "a no accounted b M mora AMI Nv
mo other than Two women or nv ono ,,omsn and w
mia, a. i'd A. az, ~ oaht 80 ~ ~ - hhana "a
wre nv h. 80, ana 10 =, ~. -. Ina az rnd.r 40
ara ~ ai.b. raars a. l., .a 49, n,a,shass r ,ie
ssme fsmssiv and ~ ,gerc - al Ia az, iaIati,, ~
tb;s .ectjon in anv ar ne nrn,;ssngss ,haa 40
master ~ Tho yc9sf.I ana tba nwnnars t,sre