Development of the American Merchant Marine and American Commerce: Hearings Before the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives, on Senate Bill No. 529--The Shipping Bill of the Merchant Marine Commission, April 4 to 13, 1906U.S. Government Printing Office, 1906 - 563 Seiten Considers legislation on merchant marine subsidies, PO authority over ocean mail contracts, special shipping subsidies for US-Philippine trade, and Naval Reserve establishment. Includes H.Doc. 59-564, Feb. 24, 1906, "Development of the American Merchant Marine and American Commerce;" "The West and the Merchant Marine";"What other nations do for their shipping"; "Some facts about the French subsidy system"; "Tonnage taxes"; "The South American trade"; "Philippine trade"; Discriminating duties"; "Proposed ocean mail lines"; "Existing ocean mail lines under act of 1891"; "Subventions to cargo vessels"; "Subventions to the deep-sea fisheries"; "Resolutions of Commercial Associations specifically indorsing the shipping bill of the Merchant Marine Commission"; "Resolutions asking Congress to restore the Mercantile Marine"; "American ships for American commerce" (p. 465-563) |
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Seite 34 - An Act to provide for ocean mail service between the United States and foreign ports, and to promote commerce,' so long as such vessels shall in all respects comply with the provisions and requirements of said Act.
Seite 385 - Every vessel belonging to a citizen of the United States, bound from a port in the United States to any foreign port, or being of the burden of seventy-five tons or upward, and bound from a port on the Atlantic to a port on the Pacific, or vice versa, shall...
Seite 339 - The union of lakes — the union of lands — The union of states none can sever — The union of hearts — the union of hands — And the Flag of the Union forever And ever! The Flag of our Union forever!
Seite 459 - SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Louisiana...
Seite 135 - The individual liability of a ship-owner, shall be limited to the proportion of any or all debts and liabilities that his individual share of the vessel bears to the whole ; and the aggregate liabilities of all the owners of a vessel on account of the same shall not exceed the value of such vessel and freight pending...
Seite 338 - Its value as a branch of industry is enhanced by the dependence of so many other branches on it. In times of general peace it multiplies competitors for employment in transportation, and so keeps that at its proper level, and in times of war — that is to say, when those nations, who may be our principal carriers, shall be at war with each other — if we have not within ourselves the means of transportation, our produce must be exported in belligerent vessels, at the increased expense of war freight...
Seite 315 - But if particular nations grasp at undue shares, and, more especially, if they seize on the means of the United States, to convert them into aliment for their own strength, and withdraw them entirely from the support of those to whom they belong, defensive and protecting measures become necessary on the part of the nation whose marine resources are thus invaded...
Seite 495 - But vessels receiving the benefit of this section shall not be allowed to engage in the coastwise trade of the United States more than two months in any one year, except upon the payment to the United States of the duties...
Seite 99 - ... o•clock pm, a recess was taken until 2 o•clock pm) AFTER RECESS.
Seite 383 - The master of every vessel bound from a port in the United States to any foreign port other than vessels engaged in trade between the United States and the British North American possessions, or the West India Islands, or the republic of Mexico...