The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-08
THE NEW SHIPPING LAW.
Tug Sent Down the Bay to Capture
Boarding House Peppers and Runners

Ting Sent Down the Bay to Capture
boarding House Peppers and Runners
Systematic Opposition to the New Law.
Yesterday morning ut an early hour Captain
Duncan, the newly appointed Commissioner OF
Shipping, delegated Mr.. Johnson, the Supcrntend-
ent OF the Sailors Home, In Cherry street. TO at
tend to the business of obtaining a tugboat to
cruise down In the Lower Bay and on Quarantine
landing for the purpose Of capturing sailor board
ing house keepers or their runners who might
illegally board American vessels upon their
arrival for the purpose Of obtaining sailors
as their boardcrs Fifty dollars day was.
offered for the use of the vessel aud for boarding
the United States oficers to be placed on board,
but was In several cases declined. Finally astcamer
was chartered for the Messrs. Gibbs at q trlning
increase OF cost, aud proceeded down the bay. The
new law, 1t may here DO mentioned, provides that
no sailor boarding house keepers shall be allowed
to board American vessels until they have been
moored for Iorty.elght hours at their wharf.
AT THE wnAIEMEN's HEADQUARTERS
In conversation with Captain Morrison, an ola
street, he said New brooms sweep clean, but
walt few days and you will see If The lnnux Of
sailors at the Exchange continues The Boarding
House Keepers Association Is very powerful one,
and they are using every effort In their power TO
ship sailors foreign vessels, and IL - my firm
belief that in week or days there win be Amer
lean vessels detained In this port through want Of
seamen. The bulk OF sea captains are opposed TO
1t, and urge that it Is not suitable for American
shipping ana will have the effect OF reducing
wages. Whalcslips, for which | ship crews, and
coasters and all foreign vessels are exempted un-
der the provisions OF the law. With reference to
the protection Of scamen I should Ike TO see
section introduced into the new law
which will protect sick whalemcn for at pres
ent should one OF them return invaicd alter
cruise IL Is optional whether he be admitted In
marine hospital or not Last year saor named
James Neenan arrived at New London, crippled
with scurvy. AS there Is no hospitai In that port.
took him to New Haven Hospital, aud told the
steward that he had come nom the wllacman
George AMI Mary. The Collector OF the Port there
said he could not receive him, as Whaling SHIPS uld
not pay hospital dues. Finally the doctors OF the
hospital made collection OF money among them
selves and Kept the sailor there until lie was curcd"
TnI BOARDING HOUSE KEEPERS.
As soon as the steamer was sent down ~ Cap
tain duncan Yesterday morning o telegram was.
sent To the runners staten Island advising them
TO let one of their number be captured for the pur
pose of bringing the question before tho courts.
For years past the boarding house Keepers have
controlled the rate OF sailors wages In this city,
and they have al resolved to oppose the new act as
much as possible. IL was reported among them
last night that the schooner ii. J. Holloway, bound
for Demcrara, and lying at pier 10 East River was
detained through not being able 70 obtain crew