Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
DINGLEY'S SHIPPING BILL
ITS PROVISIONS GIVEN IN DE
TAIL.


Consular Fees Abolished - FavOrs
shown Vessels in the Trade with
Neigh5oring Countries-SuppIies for
American Merchantmen in the For
eign Trade Admitted to Bond Free of
Duty.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The Dingley
shipping bill, reported by the conference
committee and passed by the Senate and
House Saturday. is composed of thirty
sections, the substance Of whose pro-
visions is as follows: 1t allows an
American vessel on a foreign voyage, and
till its return home, to ill vacancies in
the positions of officers below the rank of
captain by appointments OF aliens. 1t
abOlishes the three months extra wages
and provides that one months extra
wages only shall be paid in cases of in
jury in the service of the vessel.
IL prohibits unnecessary and willful pro-
longation of a voyage, the willful sending
OF ship to sea in an unseaWOrthy con-
ditiOn, the sale of the vessel in a foreign
country and cruel treatment. 1t in
cTeases the amount to be paid by the gov
ernment for the transportation Of seamen
IN cases of long voyages. 1t prohibits the
payment Of advance wages to seamen, but
provides for allotments Of wages to a sea-
the foreign trade 10 carry shop chests,
with supplies of clothing, ETC., excluding.
however, vessels in the trade with the
countries and islands of North and Gen.
trail America from this obligation.
CONSULAR FEES.
1t abOlishes Consular fees for services
to vessels, and provides for the payment
of COnsuls from the Treasury for such
services. 1t abolishes the tonnage tax as
now imposed, and provides, in lie Il of the
same, for a duty of cents per ton at each
entry, on vessels trading with any port in
North or Central America aind the
adjacent islands, including the Sand
wich Islands, and 6 cents per
ton at each entry on all vessels
from any other foreign trading point.
But it requires the President to suspend
collection ofso much of this tax on YES
sells from any foreign port in North or
Central America as may be in excess of
the tonnage and light house dues i'm
posed on American vessels by the laws
of the country in which such port is sit
uated. AS Canada imposes no tax on
American vessels, the bill abolIshes the
tonnage taxes on vessels trading with
Canada after July 1. 1t abOlishes the
hospital tax for seamen in both the coast
wise and foreign trade, and provides that
the expense of hospital service shall be
betrayed from the tonnage tax.
SUPPLIES FREE IN BOND.
1t provides that supplies for American
vessels in the foreign trade may be i'm
ported in bond free of duty. 1t provides
that drawback of 80 per cent. of the
duty on imported materials for the con-
struction of vessels ON fol .eign account on
re-eXpOrtation shall be allowed when
vessels are partly cOnsh Ucted of imported
materials, in the same. manner as when
they are wholly 80 constructed. 1t
limits the indivi dual liability Of
ship owner to the p ropOrtion to which his
interest bears to che whole. 1t provides
for the engageme mt of a seaman to serve
on voyage to ? my port, or tor definite
time, and eXeT npts vessels making regu-
lar and stated trips from paying fees on
reshlpplng se&men, and also authorizes
the shipment of seamen in foreign ports
for definite time or voyage, and pro-
Yides that Seagnen so shipped shall not be
required to be; reshipped. 1t allows the
painting on the stern of vessel of the
name of the port of registry, or place in
some district where any of the owners
live.
VESSELS TB AIDING WITH CANADA.
1t exempts vessels in the trade with
Canada and Mexico from obligation to
pay tax on p assengers so long as no tax
is eXacted ON passengers coming from
those cOuntrie.si by land carriage. 1t re-
pealS all com pulSOry laws that 0blSe
American YES, sells to carry mails to or
from the Unite States arbitrarily, such
repeal not to "a ke effect till April /, 1885.
1t gives sailin g vessels the same privi-
leges in unload ing cargo that are given
to steamships. 1t provides that shipping
commissioners shall hereafter be appoint
ed bY the Secre tary of the Treasury in
stead of the Cir ;uit Courts, and shall be
subject to reguL ations prescribed by him.
1t reduces the ID ,es for the inspection of
steam vessels fr ON $25 to $40 for the first
hundred tons. 1t allows vessels arriving
at the port or entry laden with bulky
articles, like $ alt and ice, to proceed to
places within that collection district to
unload, under certain regulations. The
act awaits the Presidents signature and
is to go into eff ect July /.