New-York tribune., 1870-01-06
AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS.

MEETING OF THE HIP-owNERs' ASSOCIATION
special meeting of the Ship-owners' AssO-
cation OF NewYork convened yesterday afternoon
at No 50 Pinest largo amount OF routine business
was transacted after which the Chairman produced the
draft OF act to be presented to Congress this session.
which had been sent him by Moses II. Grnnell. esq D,
with the request that he would submit 1t to the Assoca
ton and get opinion 1t at tho shortest notice The
act is entitled "An act to authorize the appointment OF
Shipping Commissioners by the Judges Of the several
intend the shipping and discharge OF engaged In
merchant ships belonging TO the United States and for
the further protection OF seamen" The most important
points the act The duties OF Shipping Commits
soners to afford facilities for engaging by keeping
register Of their names and characers 10 superntend
their engagement and discharge TO provide means for
securing the presence on board at tho proper time OF
apprentice ships to the service and TO perform such
hereby may hereafter under the powers herein
contained, be committed TO them. Business OF
shipping Office may be conducted at Custom Houses and
in the case OF any place port In which Shipping
Commissioner shall have been appointed then the whole
r any part of the business Of Shipping Commissioner
81 all be conducted by the Collector or Deputy Collector
Of Customs OF snch place or port and In respect OF such
otic. and the Collector or Deputy oector of Customs
VII such busness shall be committed. shall for all
purpo'es be deemed Shipping Commissioner within the
Tbs master shall the commencement of every voyage
engagement cause a legibe copy of the agreement
(omIttig the signatures, 10 be placed posted up
such part OF the ship as to be accessible to the crew.
Penalty in defaut, tl00
Certineate given by raster the discharge OF
any seaman, upon payment Of his wages he shall sign
period of his service, and the time and place Of s dis
charge in the form annexed marked L. Penalty IN de-
fault. $50
Every seamen being foreigner who declares his in.
tenton Of becoming citizen OF the United States in
competent court and shall have served three years
board OF merchant ship ships OF the United States
subsequent TO the date OF such declaration may on his
application competent court, and the production
OF his certificates Of discharge and good conduct during
time together with the certificate of his declaration
intention 10 become citizen be admitted citizen Of
the United States and every seaman being foreigner
shall after his declaration of intention to become oti
zen Of the United States, be deemed citizen OF the
United states for the purpose OF manning ana serving on
board merchant ship OF the United states, anything
the contrary in previous act OF Congress notWi
standing
The regulations as to provisions and provide that
complaint as to bad quality shall be made TO Naval
officer Consul, shipping COmmissoneror Chief Ohcer OF
Customs who shall examine the same and whose report
shall be final, and regulate the incton OF penalties
The medicine regulations provide that proper metca-
be kept board and anscorbucs, under severe
penalties. The Ohenses Of seamen are treated on ht
length and rather ambiguous as to penalties IN
of desertoh the act power to masters aud own
ers which would required be used with great dis,
creton The regulations to provisions insure liberal
supply OF nutritious food.
Alter long debate the Secretary instructed to
TO Mos GrnnsH esq Collector ors Port Ycr-SIR:
The undersigned read the proposed bill for the appointment
engaged IN service the opinion that
should not become Law for the following reasons; 80 ~
cIeas by taking them the other private ,n and
placing the bands Of army Of Government ohca,
,amsn and the Of United
many obstacles to contend with aud should not be
eed By the passage Of this Objectionable measure
Respectfully Ne. &c.
member of the Association Mr. W. Nelson. Jr.. being
on mnutey examine into the cost OF building iron ana
wooden ships there and TO report their construction
and furnish the members with any information ne
might be able 10 CLEAN on the subject The meeting
then adjourned.