The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-16
CHAMBER OF CoMMlRcR. !
NEW YORK, April Is, 1874.

memorial to Congress praying It TO take early Measures
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growing danger OF collisions now the chief peril OF the
Resolved That the committee be scquested to
o s Of Hsng Light upon
nsa ne Of requiring that cabins and the
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the question was taken separately on the reso-
buttons, and they were unanimously adopted, and
the committee was authorized to transmit to both
houses OF Congress an authenticated copy OF the
memorial called for In the first resolution.
:, The President appointed Is such committee
Lathrop, William Q. Thompson.
In accordance with these resolutions the follow.
ing memorial was forwarded to Congress-
To HosoHABLE SENATE HOUSE or REPRE-
sEsrATIyEs or THE UsIfsD STATES or AxKnIcA Cos
MAY i PLEASE Your Hosos4nIn goD.rs-Tne Chamber
increasng frequency Of collisions at the now
rSe danger the late sinking Of the vile HAVE
II b s4s e faa he only
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lishment Of an International commission TO consider
table annexed presents Comparative estimate Of
s o s ana o ossn 1Sn n nor the
dcuIt research arrive positive accuracy; stii
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the nature Of things butt is that
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upon vessels and for compliance wi greatly
diminish the dsnsess from collision which are daily In
drsci0,i 3. Sansrd Inc since the ssi NAY
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Spt Is sufficient tor . cr al vessels
true limits s IN n the opinion q
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tfc be heard-to the end that BY thor
oagh cordial consent may be mad In the re
And for the Establishment of such commission, your
H's ''0' '~''' "'' wfIIIAx E. DODGE President
NEW YORK. Dec. II. 1878
The committee proceeds
This memorial was presented to the House tie 18th
York ordered to be printed and referred the Commit
Hon Roscos conklns rom this STATE and re
fsTred e 9th, the ssnsss COMMITTEES on Commerce
tn. memorial IN House q directly @ ia
shall pass 10 Committees only hrous the 6sre
saS Osf II.
houses from the general approval Of the Intelligent
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second branch OF the subect-the use OF electric aud
respectfully report:-l-,
great advantage Of powerful light upon steamers and
.
in danger OF collision These ADVANTAGES are in direct
Collision WI nv" srssy almplsasd not 'n wsonS
avoided and the means of safety in Of other and
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Steamship on the ocean with several hundred Dasssn.
Ss Ss the s Vile 81 81 con
son In open clearly establishes the correctness OF
in the case of the Atlantic out of her course and
driven by storm an unknown coast II moro than
VIEW me coast ns might have suced t9 warn the
stranded but even i this had not been the case
vs i h e' S I'VE 5 nos s
darkness which could no doubt have been saved in the
w sa h lint S s oSnsoa
would have been less and communication with the
catastrophe itself might not have been avoided. which
Is netprobable, had brilliant light shown .he steamers
urably increased
SENATOR coNKLMG's BILL
for the Regulation OF Ocean Travel
me following Is the iul text OF the bill intro
safety In ocean travel:-
Be 1t enacted DC. That the President shall nominate
and by and with the advice ana consent Of the
to meet with other commissioners as may be APP
pointed by the maritime Powers Of Europe, to frame
adequate to increased safety travel BY
the laying down of ocean courses for inward
the enforced OF electric and other lights upon ali
steam vessels crossing the North Atlantic other fog
modatons on all iron steamers for the safety Of e
SECTION THAT the compensation Of such commits
SIZE sMThat the Presiden. of the United States shall
the nts Of the maritime Powers Of Europe and
mission herein proposed.