The Republican journal., 1880-10-14
The Ship-OWners' Convention

most important subjects being the proposed re
vision OF the navigation laws and adoption of some
plan acceptable to both owners and builders for
The rehef and recovery Of our long neglected ship
ping interests. The New England Furniture Ex-
change, the New England Shoe and Leather Asso
citation and the New England Ship Owners Asso
citation were represen ted as were the following
Maine associations: Portland Board Of Trade and
Merchants Exchange, Bangor Board Of Trade Bath
Board Of Trade and Maritime Exchange The con
vention having organized, W. II Lincoln on be
half of the Boston Board Of Trade presented a
series f resolutions approving of the bill relating
to the shipment and discharge of seamen now be
fore Congress asking that foreign goods intended
for ships stores may be taken out of bond duty
free; that shipping be exempt from all local and
municipal taxation, by special act of Congress-
leaving the income only subject to such taxation:
that compulsory pIotage be abolished in the
United States that subsidies be granted TO Anlerl-
can steamship lines to foreign ports that the navi-
CATION laws be repealed to allow OF the regis
try Of foreign built vessels such vessels to be de
barred, however, from entering the coastng trade
that material to be used in the construction or re-
Congress take early action 10 provide for the dis
ribution of the balance in the treasury on account
| of the Geneva award
discussion followed the introduction Of thesc
resolutions and various amendments were offered
and referred to a committee Of nine on resolutions
and papers
On Thursday, 7th, the second day of the couven
ton W Il Lincoln, from a committee to whom
was referred the resolution aud bill relating to the
shipment and discharge of seamcn reported recon-
mending the passage Of the bin with an amend
ment providing that first and second officers a.
well as captains, of American ships be Americans:
making technical change in the clause relative
to the discharge OF seamen in a foreign port AMI
al amendment tavorlug the employment of ap
prentices Cd ships ofthc United States
Joel Cook, Of Philadelphia, addressed the cou
rcEtlon and in the course OF his remarks referring
10 the tonnage of the world. he SAID the sailing
vessels exceeded staa.n nearly twelve times and
we're doing the larger part Of tile carrying trade
John Roach, the great ship builder Of Chester pa
spoke at length and was frequently appaudc
TAe committee ot nine reported and upon their
recommendation the following resolutions were
adopted
That permission should be granted to take goods
Of torelGn production pr manufacture out of bond,
tree OF duty, when sneh goods are TO be- taken ~
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| | nted States port ON the Pacific ocean That a.
property Invested N shipping derives y, Frotcc
arI s;d ,7ort, st; '',a nl.'" 1.',e>'
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