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DaiIp Kfnnfbsl 3ournal.
Relief of American Shipping.
PRAcTIcAL MEASURES PROPOSED BY SENATOR
FRYE.

PR,crrcu Mr,srprs Pporospn nv Srx,ro,
Fpyr
In the l.. s. Senate March s,h Ho,
William p. Frve of this State introduced
an important bill for the relief of American
shipping. which he advocated in the following
cogent remarks as reported in the Con
gressional Record:
Mr.. Frye-I ask leave to introduce a bill
and ask the indulgence of the Senate for 3
few moments while I call its attention and
, especially the attention of the Committee or
Commerce. TO the subieet-matter of the hill
By unanimous consent. leave was granted
to introduce bill for the relief of shipping
which was read twice by its title:
Be il enacted BY the Senate and House o,
Representatives of the United States OF
America. in Congress assembled that in
the nlace of the foes specifad in sec,;or
43si Of the Revised Statutes of the J1n;ted
States the following fees shall be levied and
collected from the owners and masters of all
vessels, except those navigating the waters of
the northern, northeastern, and portbw estern
frontiers otherwise than by sea:
First For measur;no everv vassel in
order 10 the enrolment or licensing and re-
cordipp the same For vessels under 100 tons
register. 40 for vessels of loo toms and No,
exceeding 200 tons, SO: for vessel. of 200 tons
and not exceeding 400 tons. 81: for vessels
over 400 tons, s5.
Second. No charge shall be made for
cartif,catas of aurollmapt or Endorsements On
tho Same nor far I;oansas or ;ndorsamon,s ON
.h ,.,,,a - o.. ao.;s: e :
rao,;v;no ,ar,;s aa ,,a,;fss, ",a ..,,;r ~,
hermit on the arrival of a licensed vessel eo-
for receiving a certified manifest ar GRANTING
a permit on the arrival of a registered vessel ::
and no charge shall be made for entering or
clearing a vessel engaged in the coasting
trade or in the trade with the Dominion nj
Canada
Goo That mn vessa, eno,yaa in con,-
noroo nth tha Dom;n;on of Caneaa shau h..
subiect to TONNAGE tax or duty nor shall
consular certificates be required for the same.
Sec 3. That the assessment of 40 cents
per month authorized by section 1855 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States shall
not hereafter be collected from the master or
owners of vessels engaged exclusively in the
coas,;nc ,r.da or in fishing
Nr Erye-Mr pras;dent hos;dss rrosan.-
inc this hi, today 7 nrasented on. tbree or
four days ago and had il referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce, asking that certain law
touching the regulation of ships engaged in
the passenger trade should be made to apply
fO tOrplpn vessels sailing from pOrfs
volI a, 20 bor,a vossals and !, "a ,,;,h;n ,,
hnor,oa, .ba. .;',,;Ia, h;m ,o, - - 80, as.ns n
,o the Comm;t,ee on Commerce bere,ofora
onite a number of times. and that nothinp
has ever been done.
There is no reason on earth why an Eng
lish steamer engaged in carving our pas
sengers-and they do carry 95 per cent of
them-sbould NOT he held IN tho same laws
and the same regu,a,ions with onr own staam.
sb;,s nf tho same canac;tv w. arc bold On
complv with every Enyl;.b Law. lot vessel
from our ports sail from I.iverpool. and she
is compelled to comply with the English laws
touching the carving of passengers. They
will send their board of trade on board of her
thew will inspect her; they will discharge a
suroeon If they pl.ase. no matter what cer,i-
;fcates or d;niomas no NAV have M matter
What his c.nacitv il and thay will
;nsnec, Tho coh;ns and tho saioons ond ordar
any renairs thew pjease. remember the
American steamship Ohio in coming down
the Delaware a wear or two ago. struck. She
was not much injured. She arrived at Liver
pool The news was conveved tn the hoard
IF trade that che had strnct on bar n,ssaoe
ont Tbav ;nsnec,nd that s,eamsb;n Tbe,
or5orod nov honlod nm a, a cost of ssno ,rho,,
,hon o-dorod a ,,r,;nn of har Laol r.,,o,o5
and II was removed at IN exnense of 600 600 !.
and vet that keel after il was removed was
found to be az sound as a dollar-sounder
than our American dollar. at anv rate
ENGLAND compelling the .bins of all tho
world to do that why sbould ~e NOT counoI
tho sh;ns of tho world do;ng o,r oa,rr;no and
n.ssanao- ,raaa- 60 oo,,,ni,, ,;,., 80
wh;c,, era rnado CO.. tha safa,r nonra,;.noa
and comfort of our nassengers5 To, mo ;llus.
trate An Enol;sh steamship of 2 600 tons il
reouired bv English law to have eight life
boats and only eioht life. .bosts Now !, ia
appareut 10 anv man who has haen On an
English OCEAN. oo;og steamer that e;cbt life.
hoats in ,roubls will no, SOW. onv r,oro ,h.n
a.. omao-s 81 81 -. ~ - :.
,-.,, "a a., a.oa..,,. ,,a..apao -
ho,,om Onr ,aw rS;ch haro hara = ,ho
s,a,nte-book comneIs an an,ar;con s,a.n,sh;r
of the same ,onnage 70 have ton life .hoa,s and
ten Iife.rafts each l;fe.raft with more carry-
inc eanac;tv or floating canaritv than . life.
boat n nrovides fur,bar that tboss hn.t.
and raffs sholl he nror;s;orad shaIl ho s,r,
nI;od ,r;,h ,o,ar stau ~, s,,nr,,;a.I 81 I
,t;cal ;ns,rrman,s and ,h.. r., I'LL ~ I :.
snec,e5 avarx ,hree davs Tho, Tho nror;S;o,s
ara wo,er sbalI h. rsnawad ana ,,,a ran,;,.aI
;nst,nment. If ,bev arc los,
The wboIs axn.nsos rndar ,ho ,o ,or !.
2 oo0.,on American s,eamer c.,r,;na n.ssar.
Ger. are at leas, s,o OOO for rho outs, of life.