The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-01-18
RESOLUTION BY
BOARD OF TRADE
-
Body Will Work to Defeat
Measure Now Before
Congress
elH VIII Work a Hardship on the
Pilots if Il Becomes a Law and
TS wiH Fight it-The
Proposed Measure,

special meeting Of the board OF
Iade was held yesterday morning at
the request of a number Of Brunswick
riots. the purpose or which was 10
tske some action on a bin now pending
batore congress, which is to remove
determinations against American sail
irg vessels in ths coastwlse trade.
The bin which has been introduced by
Representative Liuloaeld IS as fol.
lows:
BE It enected hy the senate ana.
Rouse OF representatives OF the United
states OF America ia congress assem-
hled that section forty four hundred
and foTfy-two Of the revised statutes
Le ana Is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following "Wheneger the
master or mate Of sailing vessel oil
the United States employed in the
coast@ise TRACE claiming to bo . sslG
io' pilot oaerl himself for a license
tLe INSPECTORS shall make diHeem IL.
curry as to his character and merit,
and II satisfied from personal ezamfu
alton Of the 81 plicant. with The r-ooi
u at he Offers. that he possesses tnC
requisite knowledge aud skill and
trustworthy ana faithful lhey sna
giant him license Tor term ol uv
years to pilot any such vessel wltnn
the limits prescribed in the license
but such license shall be suspended @
revoked upon satisfactory evidence G
Negligence. unskillfullness. inatteuu0
TO the duties of his station luteu
perance OF the willfun violation Of ans
u the provisions OF this tirie7
Sec. 4444 No state or mum
c.paI government shall impose upot
Pilots OF vessels any obligation TO prl
cure e state o: other Hcouse IN add
uoa TO that issued by the Uaitel
states. or any regulation which wi
impede SUCH pilots in bhe peuoi
Icaace of tie duties required b. thi.
title; nor shall any PILOT chargesab
levied by any such authority On ~
vessel piloted as provided by this ttle
nor any vessel of the Cuited State
employed IN TIE coaataise trade 5aiu
towed in or ont Of port Of the Unite
states BY a vessel under the coInmane
of a pilot licensed for such port unaer
tho iaws of the United States and Is
no case shall the fees charged for tn
,1otage Of eny vessel exceed custo
r.,ary or legal established rates ia tht
states where the same is pcrfoymeo.
Nothing in this title shall be construed
to annul or affect any regulations es
tabiished By the laws Of any state
requiring vessels entering Or leaving
port in any such state other than
coastwise vessels lo take a ddly h
ecused pinot authorized by the laws
oI such state or upon a state situate
upon the gate-s Of such state"
sec. 3. Tint section iorp-two hun
d1ed ana thirty seven ba aad is here
Iy. amended To read az follows
sec 4zs7 30 regulations or FRO
Ions shall be adopted by any stat
V hicn shall make any Discrimination
IN the rate ol pliotage between yea
sela sailing between the ports Of oil
ieient slEtes, or any Discriminate
against vessels propelled IN @noi
cl IN part by machinery or sail. o.
against national vessels OF the UniteoI
States; and al EXISTING regulations
OF provisions making sAy such dle
examinations are anuu.led and abTo-
gated."
Sec g. This act shall take efiect
six months after its passage.
The propoCpd bill was discussed a.
length by kAots and oJher cilzens
present and the following resolution
vas adopted;
Resolved, ty the board OF trade
Of Brunswick, Ca. That the members
OF congerss te and they are hereby
requested to vote against h,uss bill
number 1928. entitled "A Bill 70 Re
move Discrimination Against Ameri-
can sailing vessels in the coastwise
Trade" and as well as any measure
having for It's object the depris alton
Of the right Of the several states to
enact pilotHgc laws and govern theS
respective ports, because we ieel that
the states should have the right 70
prescribe by legislation regulations
governing such matters, this policy
having proved satisfactory by protect