New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-02
EFFECTS OF THE DINGLEY BILL.
STATEMENT FROM THE SHIPPING AGENrs-Ihi
GOOD THEY HAVE DONE.

A STATEMENT FROM THE SHIPPING AGENTs-lhL
GOOD THEY HAVE DONE.
All persons interested in shipping ut this port
have been or less annoyed for two weeks De' :"
the failure 20 carry the shipping bill owing 10
the abolition of the advance wages system the shPe
OF crews has been greatly interrupted and abuse has
been heapcd upon the proprietor Of shor boarding
bouses and shppng thcir refusal to aid IN
shining crews until the dents which the sailors had
contracted were settled. These men have been
accused OF levying blood money on the sailors
All ee:ort made 10y the snipowncrs to Obtain oica
permission issue advance notes in order 10 get san -
and 10 relieve vessels from expc sve delays in the
harbor hit decided that IL would ibc simply an
evasion of the letter ,he la and scountonanced
since tncn 10y q special cement between the ship
captains and sailors have been obtained by vessels
DELAYED in guiut ia sel aud It is expected tina The new
Commissioner OF Nayiga ion will SOON get the bureau
establ shed when matter will run more smo thly.
Nant OF the better class OF shipping agents ana there
are two classes. feel that they have hecl grossly mis-
represented and ~ meeting yesterday voiced their 'en
tmcnts tie following -tacmc t
ut has been charged TINT il % master o. ye'scl
wanted crew %" Woml 90 y M 'u bi,, t az
the num,rr OF men hc wanted ana pay MN re a..
van wages The master paw 10 1nF"hcr WlIr' ut wy
~ ma llu nor l' sh, -" ''u .,,,1 n,"nit, ori5-
mated with e .yment of bounty In addition 10 the
advance wa1cs Of Cach e. 'mIn W l'h was ~ 'u-'e ".
MANY wears ago ia well "a. in southern port and on the
Pacific coast The -y+t'm came INTO "nrrau ~ WI h'
m
nv he shin ana nor bv I'M sailor H. generally sur
I1-eal oi me .hip iur chnrt'd with So aiyauc" az
vny 90 10 .op, to hc a -chargr ere Nh ch
ild,. n res Of the sp ing agent AID hts EN- loves
Vessel going on the moI -rlrci vo ages nave mo- uIlC
rs securing their men 100 lir ~uip'ih- 'uIHl7'"u'
,t any nom which suits them between q. m. and .
y m while shipping agents and their a-'l-tAni' mus, 't
reldy gc' m. At any hodr TO get sailors WNen ''o'
Inc -"iprur Commissioners under hs construction Of
tho INV claims 10 be cntilrI % - FOR witnessing edch
man rs hc sn the shipping articles, bur the shipping
a.ruts many whom have bpru 100 tine business l"I rom
TWEEN tyr 90 thIl years men Oh Exp M ' -" ~
from ~ 10 81 each has been rrrnucousi SIbrH
ON. of ma. ihey must all cNprnses utuiI"l r-'
eig ON board of th ships when inev are rrt'Y '' Eo Id
s,, and become responsible lor their advance lh'Y
supply the places 81 l1'oN,''l m'"' c,.e.
nave 10 pay out tlrr own pc, z, tac "dF"rr, ui
desert ,rs orof mru who 49, rrs a. hI i'"'h -h''
'oU ma .d. luOr.. u many ci~r- lu'' 'N 'u''' -
e. Their Nruu . and d becomes tu'rf -pr u u'"h nu
On. puri .t Ole uJuiuR agent n 1t'ri " III. 'l-n
rev Tor ,Ip t I'd amount ONu,r- ant mast r~ cold
state of IN ur- dur fo the rnat go up roo % ln il"
lam i,... A. ID, he ur,I ifi,a of the payment pf Id.
vtuc. ua.c4. 100 question vh should hr d'irr-
mined ny the owners mas rr~ md "a men only. IL D.
r- Ig.t'd ma ere n"' now IhnI l@"p -'n 10 ".l-
hereto ore depended Jp'I I'm 'lFa 80 i-r- cot i' nus
BAN or ilther fort I'D mlni uInct rug n' @ vow
ages, whrh pr'v- oul- now W"ni' t'" u' 'h' L'l-,s
|il. Uud tIt pros u laN WI ZEE zee ''' l"i 'H'
Govern cut fo prpv homes fpr dltltc 20 lO iua
co. whom "a uoW her unable tO ilI shelter "r home
"Whlc Wc 90 no profess to advocate -cinrh h'dIl-
i'm, bor.r- I'm ,rueri We assert without clnrI-
dcron that good boarding house keepers nave ever
been the only prtirll friend the destitute sailor In
rom iuprltian III fact is well known hv Deputy -hlu
f,iri.-iounr f-burr who Wa, once q shipping
business ani sill thr employ of rer Mn IN pp'
houses. and VINO have been aud S,N ar" pa 81 hr no
col 'cct -bpir fees under The Wll.h can IN no
wise be abridged by he Dln-ey blN.