Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-06
ADvICES AS TO
SHIPPING BILL
FAVOR HAWAII
Chamber of Commerce Re-
ceives New Bulletin Which
Gives Idea of Provisions

Further advices relative to the pro-
visions of the new shipping bill were
received by Raymond c.. Brown, sec
re.ary of the chamber of commerce,
TUESDAY afternoon in the form of a
bulletin issued by the national cham
Der Of commerce. II confirms the i'm
nression that the Pacific Mail steam
ers and any foreign built steamers
which have passed through the ship
ming board become eligible to engage
i'm Hawaii trade 1t casts little light
ON the matter of control OF the Inter
Island line by such board. ....... i
The bulletin received by Brown says
in part:
The shipping bill, after being before
the senate since August 8, passed on
August is by vote of SO to II lH. r.
1885. page 1857. The regulatory
powers of the shipping board, the SEN
ate insisted, should apply to vessels
on the Great Lakes bat limited them
TO regular lines on the lakes. Tramp
steamers are by express language re-
r,oved from the regulatory jurisdic-
ton of the board. The senate adopted
the suggestion Of its committee that
vessels which had passed through the
hands of the shipping board, even
though foreign built, should be elig-
ible for use in coastwise trade, thus
leaving this question to be decided in
conference. Several subjects were in
the senate specifically added to the
shipping boards jurisdiction TO inves-
tigate: they include determinations
by foreign governments against
American vessels, the rules of con-
struction and classification used
abroad and conditions in marine insur-
ance. The amendment which is per
haps most important was adopted with
no dissent; it provides that II any yes
sci carrying cargo for a foreign or
domestic port and having empty space
unfeasonably refuses to carry any
proper cargo rendered by citizen Of
the United States and accompanied by
q proper tender of freight charges,
clearance may be refused by the sec
rotary of the treasury. I'LL
Upon learning of the passage of the
bin Brown cabled to the national
chamber of commerce for information
as to its final terms and received the
following reply:
Our bulletin 81 mailed August II
described shipping bill in all import
ant ways. As becoming law coast
wise provisions as described in the
bulletin are kept and broadened so
that any foreign built vessel passing
through the shipping board into pri-
vate ownership is eligible for all
coastwise trade"
Brown infers from the bulletin and
the cable combined that the restric-
items contained in the syllabus OF the
bill originally are removed and that
the Pacific Mail steamers are or can
readily become eligible for Hawaii
passenger and freight service and that
the same is true that other foreign
vessels taking the requisite steps can
also become eligible. 49,, T.
Relative to controI of the Inter
Island by the shipping board rather
than by the utilities commission,
Brown infers that it will be so con-
trolled, reaching that conclusion from
the sentence in the bulletin which
reads, Tramp steamers are by ex-
press language removed from the reg
ularity OF the jurisdiction OF the
board #@ 49,. - =, p.