Delaware gazette and state journal., 1900-02-01
IelphIa Inquirer. Jan. sSth.


Ireatened legisat in Congress,
big for its object the transfer of the
ksing and controlling of all pilots
the various States to tho United
|es Steamboat Inspection Service,
tr the United States revised stat
has created considerable excite
and Indignation among pilots
4 Fwhere, and they are depoting every
Nv tu the task of defeating the
'bsed measure. "A
He Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
WARE pilots are over 100 in number.
have an organization called 1.-THE
Isl Association for the Bay and
n Delaware, with Offices at 319
hut street. The Pennsylvania and
a Jersey pilots are under the colo
|tol of the Board of Port Wardens, in
4city, in accordance with the laws OF
Bsylvania. The Board OF Port War
issues licenses to the pilots and
I the power to censure OF suspend
To abolish this system ana place
under the control of Federal in.
ors would, the pilots assert. mean
complete decentralization Of their
bssion and the probable loss Of
4 property in the shape OF seagoing
D bill that has caused all the
1ble was introduced in the House
representatives a few days ago by
tressman DAILY of New Jersey. 1t
3{titled "a bill regulating pilots, !"
10 was referred to the committee
1Ae merchant marine and fisheries,
Ebrdered to be rIinted. 1t is re-
ikably brief and Innocent looking
10 have caused so great a commo.
i}& throughout the coastwise, bay,
~ and harbor traffic of the country.
{@ll it is as follows:
- it enacted by the Senate and
\ eof Representatives of the United
+ of America in Congress assem-
that the ernment, licensing
of all pilots throughout
\ United States on bays, inlets, rivers,
S{8rs and ports of the United States.
n bfoIe exercised by the various
wherein such pilots may be,
VI be placed solely in the United
5 Steamboat Inspection Service
ithat the United States Revised
i<4tes as to the government Of pilots
Ilfhpply to all pilots now licensed
5e various States; and all pilots
bfore licensed by authority of the
"A of any State shall be pei mitted
ctice their profession as though
lad been licensed by virtue of the
u the United States.
q. John j. Virden, president o.
kal Pilots Association, appealed
Maritime Exchange few days
5 petition Congress not to pass
! hly bill. Since then the pilot:
q card nothing as to what the Elk
n; will do in the matter. Accord
b II some of the members of th'
q ngc, it is not, likely to do any
4 The pilots, therefore,, hav'
VA that they must fight theil
Y, alone, and for that purpose the.
MI lent representatives to Washing
Ch iho will not -leaye the ground TO
O. tent until the bill is killed.
!. he pilots of the country are in
aIy in one central, powerful urganiza
n he American Pilots Association
al jch State Senator j.. Edwar,
ln, Of Florida, is president. a
a "a The Inquirer the other day
i, 0f O'Brien has been in this cit
10 S&w York for several days past j
md Gerest of the pilots. He has no'
lass 8 up his headquarters at til
- 63$l capital, where he will condue
81 64ht against the bill, being 10 cor
aa decentralization with the variou
6esociations of the Atlantic ports
;pc the office of the Pilots Associs
~ Yesterday, f. s. Eldredge, treas
"A %6k the organization, said: 18th
have always been under Stat
s, While we are under the Poi
" d81s, the Delaware pilots al
'ea aI commissioners appointed by Ii
y. y. ..1or of that State. AT this tin
a' pi{ct service in the Delaware Ba
nscS <iter is more efficient than it hi
,,. lem. We have steam pilotbo;
Il RnH the mouth of the bay ut IL
Gag y 5cr the purpose of putting pilo
AH tr{k and taking them out. 1t
H6Quipped for service and capab
10 a6thering any storms. 1t is ol
. pr6perty. The pilots own the
4s1bels in every port. In the bi
' WIRING the pilotage to governmel
'''s Entors there are no details as
SUM t:Will be done with us, no provisit
10 to what will become of o.
,S; 'Si our boats, &c. in whit
'Ss 5.Ss ds CT thousands of dollars q
sills ts|, X, Cock of the Board of Po
i.Sl liana said that the CONSTITUTE,
80, t{He Federal Government the co
oi4the piotage of the country al
rk, }6e measure advocated by Go
400 "a DAILY was therefore within
l,5 a a. tional. rights. He added th
sSn, M ID Rd, however, been legislati
'snai BID always fixed the control
~, lSal, pt system with the differe
~ S,D'i p Ind the pilots of the count
Aturally opposed TO chan
Of p" 6&hditions to which they b
, CROW zen accustomed to, an limo,
and "a hich they knew nothing.