National Republican., 1880-09-04
CARE or SEAMEN

Proposed Establishment of n Snug Harbor.
At the meeting of tho national board Of
steam navigation held at Norfolk Thursday
letter was read from Surgeon. General Ham.
ilton, United States marine hospital service,
urging tho passage of law compelling the
examination Of all seamon before shipment.
He further suggested the establishment of a
| national snug harbor for worthy seamon and
officers who are permanently disabled. The
! following resolutions, after being amended to
thu spec. that the executive committee be in
struc,od % ,,r.-.re : memorial to present to
congress for the purpose Ia ~'fsfis.
practicable operation, were adoptod
Reso,rcd, That this board recommend the estab.
lithment OF ianalional snug harbor for those worthy
seaman and officers who BECOME permanently dis
abled in the line Of duty. eThe same TO be under
the control Of the United States marinc hospital
service.
Resoiued, That the convention earnestly recon-
mends TO congress tho duty of fostering system OF
tralnlng ior the navy aud a mercantile marine,
whereby when once again our flag shall have at
tninsd position on the sea commensurate with
lhe dignity and the needs of the country we shall
hot DC under tho necessity of calling upon the cap
TO command and sail the merchant ships and shall
have avoided the shame of having TO man our
guns with other than American seamen.
A letter from Lieutenant Chadwick Of the
,''J was IeHu III support OF Inc laSt TesOlu-
Won, In which the writer took strong grounds
Tor the establishment of training.school for
the preparation ofseamen.
Mr.. B. Osbon offered a series Of resolutions
which were unanimously adopted, in favor Of
tho passage by congress Of a law regulating
compulsory pilotage on ooastwise vessels, and
that the board advocate the regulation of all
plotage by the general government, the same
as is done in Canada aud the maritime coun-
trio nf En- lhaI tha hoard aUnin
its efforts for an entire reform In our state
laws respecting this subject, and that 1t
recommends that congress enact law by
which the rates of pilotage shall be made
uniform and without discrimination between
vessels of different states, and that 1t shall
prescribe code of laws and regulations which
shall govern all the state boards Of pilots or
comm ssioners Of plotnge.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Z.
N. Moseley, was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is q common practice IN the harbor
ofNew York to tow Oil-lghters and bafgos by
hawser, and whereas at night these oilighlers and
barges are prohibited from carrying any lights
whatsoever and by so doing make navigation In
the waters in which they move unsafe for them;
therefore, be IL
Resided, That the corresponding secretary be
directed to correspond with tho secretary of the
treasury setting forth the danger arising from this
violation of the law and requesting him TO appoint
special inquiry into the evils set forth In the pre-
Gmble, with view ofhaviny the same corrected.
1t was agreed that a board of delegates be
appointed by the chairman TO represent the
national board at meetings of tho board of
trade and such other organizations us ara in
terested in commerce and navigation.
J. S. Ncgley of Pittsburs, NJ. Parks of Nor
folk, +, w. Nickerson of Bostcn, B. $. Osbon
of New York, Thomas Sherlock Of Cincinnati,
4. G. Hei2y of Portland, g A. Gardiner, ir.,
of Connecticut, and c. W. Woolsey of New
Jersey were appointed.
The board adjourned this afternoon to meet
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.