The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-02-14
The American Shipping Interest.

The American Shipping Interest
The agitation, in and out of Congress, of the
question of aid to our shipping interest can
hardly fail to result in some good. At the meet
ing of the New England Ship Owners Associa-
ton in Boston last week resolutions We're adj
opted endorsing the Dingley shipping bill, now
before Congress, in its main features, but sug-
costing that section 10, relating - advance
wages to scamen should limit the application of
the section to ports of the United States; and it
was further resolved. that the liability of own
ers of vessels should be limited to the proper
ton of their interest, so that one owner shall
not become liable on the obligations OF others
Capt. Il. c. Goss. of Bath, said that the blli, as
far as it goes, is well. The burden must'be 50
placed that capital will be willing to invest
in shipping. He considered that the limited
liability act had much TO do in frightening of
capitalists. Mr.. ID. ID. Kelley, of East Bos-
ton, thought the bill did not go far enough. but
that the owners should be thankful for at least
a little. The resolutions passed by a unani-
nous vote.
Matters are also moving in Congress. ON the
9Th the House Shipping Committee authorized
Representative Dngey to report fayoraby the
pill to constitute a bureau Of navigation in the
Treasury Department. The bill provides for a
commissioner Of navigation and assigns to the
bureau charge of all matters relating TO vessels
and seamen now supervised by the registers Of
flee and the navigation division, and directs the
chief to investigate the operations of the laws
relative TO navigation and annually report to
the Treasury Department such particulars As
may, in his Judgment. admit Of improvement,
or may require amendment. The committee
authorized Mr.. Long to fayorably report bill
relating to shipping commissioners. The bill
provides that vessels making regular trips may
ship Scamen for 4 stated time or may ieship
them without paying additional fees TO shipping
commissioners. Wednesday, the 18Th, was as
signed Tor ubic hearing Of the DingIey Pilot
age bill, which provides that L. 5. Inspectors
may appoint L. ;. Pilots for American sailing
vessels in the same manner as they now appoint
pilots for steam vessels, and that vessel EN-
ploying such United States pilots need not en-
p!oy a state pilot. 1t also provides that >ail-
ING vessel. in tow Of a steamer in charge of a
Y. 5. pilot shall not be obliged to cmplo, i
state pilot. The 18th is assigned for Il vote ii
the committee on the free ship bill.
The Senate Committee On Commerce ha.
nren,ird = upw hin for tho raliof of ,,,,ari,.,,
.!,i,oino - substitute for AN tl,o ,.a,.;,,,.
hin, referred to il on th, sn,,n oann,..I .,I,i..,
some features of the DinoIey Inn ,,,ora ,.t,nna
others modified and now ,,.. a1,.1 ~;
bilI y,s rennrted to Tie senate Il. ~, Wilt, I'll
,rhn,.s,l,v last f.. moi, fo,+,,.
laws
II o,,.,+. .,,th;+, ,,l., ;
stances. for an American vessel TO employ AN,
ollcef other than captain, OF foreign birth
n,,oJ r.lo, bna,,, 'no tis Ivy " 10y IT'S
foreign is well As American vessels \ nodi
hcatlon Is made of the law respecting 3 months
II nterI nitin" 81 ~ NJ ~ eelth'h hacPs any
ti0ns of the II revised Statutes relat mo to tb,
assessment and collection Of hospital taA
l, i "a ~ pc ftpealfu' ana IN men
/ hospital shall he maintained at the eypen>r M
the nlted states. me blil further provide
withdrwn from handeT v,roip, 'ii'S ~
/ supply of vessels engaged in foreign trade. III
c,utih@ 'faIt between the Atlantic and Pacific
drawback Of 80 per cent j. aIjow u ON anu. y; inn
ported materials used in the construction o
vessels pun IN TINS country for foreign ac
in n,,if of for,,n ,n,teri.,Il '' '''''' "No''H u
Note. nder existing LAW the drawback i
| eign materials,
| be limited to the proportion of any d,bts d
liabilities that lis individual share Of thp vessr
bear, to the whole. and the ao~rnoat,. Ii.hilitie
If all the owner, of a vessel ,h9ll moi KUHN,
the value of such vessel ana uen,]in[r frp1oht :
The law which authorizes the Posi- Office De
p;rtment TO drtain any American vessel DolIu,
for 4 foreign port and place on board tbt / nitp,
! States mails compelling her 10 deliver thrm j,
the Post Office of the FOREIGN nor1 far. > rnnrs
letter. is 10 be rcpcalpd. In lien of thjs tba lii
provides that the Postmaster General Sb,n ~
authorized to contract with American yrs,rI
/ for carving United States mails ia md from
/ foreign ports for "A Slm NOT pvreedinu Fl IN.
nautical mile for the round rrip. The iii