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THE, MARINE RECORD. / ADVANCED WAGES AND THE BU REAP OP NAVIGATION. • In a communlcntlon In the Marltlmo BofflBtor Mr. Guy C. Rosa snye.' "The'ro It much ndvereo eriilclam upon thnt clause In the Dlngl"? bill reliitlng to the-ttilpinent of eonmen. '1 here is no doubt Hint those who linve held tho nullor In bonilnue. nnd profltod by It will do nil thnt-they enn to mnko the law odious. It In strnnsp, how¬ ever, thnt any erjlpmnster or shipowner phould bo tempted Into denouncing the bill when It la found thnt some inconveniences nrejust now folt In netting crews for their ships. U will bo remembered that some two yenM since n Congressional commltic met in New Yoik to tnke lestlmony in regard to the requirements of the shipping Interest, with n view of forming such lnws by Con- cress ns would relievo It ol some of Ita burdens. The writer with miiny other shipowners, jvppenrcd,before thnt cniumltte, km.' (Iio most of those who nppcm ei| wore urgent In de uinndlng the abolishment of iidvnnce wnges to senmerl 1 will venture the insertion thnt 9-lflths of the shipowner* In thp country were In f|ivor ot abolishment. I talked With a great many belore the passage of the bill mid found none rlint were opposed to It, wlllroneior two exceptions, nnd these wejo antagonistic through tear that their ships | -.might be detained in getting crews. As an" advocate ol the measures befoio the com¬ mittee and as one largely Interested In ship ping, I am n tiling to ^tand by the law and take my share of its nnnoynnreB and its cost. It would have occasioned less Inconvt rilence If this section hnd not gone Into effect until January, 1885, nnd so prepared the landlord nnd sailor for the change. One of the duties of the commissioner ol navigation will betb send out circulars to our Consuls to put on board every ship, nnd to notify the sailors landlord, so thnt they can know the cliange in the law and govern themeelvcs accord¬ ingly. The commissioner of navigation has been blamed because he bus not given a con¬ struction to the law which would nullify Kb intent. We should remember that it Is his duty to ndmlnister the law as he finds It and not give an opinion which would lead to an evasion. It there Is liny doubt as to the just administration of the law, and It is thought tbu commissioner put's a wrong construction upon It, the proper course l« to refer It to the Attorney—General;—One—word—as—to-the bureau of navigation and its commissioner. In my opinion there has been no measure adopted by Congiess which will be of greater benefit to navigation than the establishment M this bureau. Agriculture has now In re¬ cognized department. All thnt relates to navi¬ gation interest will now be collected nnd col Intcdand its iequipments will be brought to tho attention of Congress. Every one In¬ terested In shipping should (In* a 11 in their power to make It efficient and by friendly sug¬ gestion aid the commissioner in the formation of the bureau. Give them both n falrchanqe. Tho "writer Is personally acquainted with Captain Pntton, having served with him be¬ fore the mast as a sailor, having met him when in command of a ship In foreign ports, having travelled'with him on the continent, and for the last 18 years hnvlngbeen a neighbor to hid). I kno'w something of his character, ability and fitness for the office. He si Well versed in the marine law and usages ot our own nod foreign nntlons. Hals ripe French tabular, and In any Intercourse ulth European governments needs no Inter¬ preter, He is the nuthor of the "Maritime Ports of the World," with Mr. Hunter, and this work lias been favorably commented*! upon by the European press. His appoint" mentadds nnother instance of the wit-dom of President Arthur In tbe selection of «nltabb? persons to fill the positions of trust under the Government. It wiib not a political appoint¬ ment, fotCaptuIn Patton had the endoisment and lettejFTrecammcndlng him for the pos- Itibn from democrats as well ns republicans. The appointment of a Bath man was a de¬ serving compliment to Bath nnd to the American shipmaster. No place has done more to build up our foreign going shipping or Is more largely interested in this branch of our nntiotinl Industry, It Is Beldom that u shlpmaHer receives an appointment from the Government, and yet for Intelligence, pat¬ riotism and lovalty to the flag during the re¬ bellion, tho olllcers of our merchant marine wll| compare favorably with anj class of our.citlzene*. I*t us stand by the buieau of ' navigation' and its commissioner, and see fair play." OBJECTIONS TO THE SHIPPING LAW. A writer lu the San Francisco BulletlfC regarding the new i shipping bill, advances the following objections the clause respect¬ ing advance wages to seamen: Upon read¬ ing the editorial regarding the new Bhlpplng bill In n recent Issue of your1 journal, I feel Unit Justice demands that the publb sbnll not be uninformed of what muy bo culled the other side of tho question. Hence these lines, Whnt yon itnto ns tho facts of tho case will hardly bo gainsaid by nny one ac¬ quainted with the relations of ships, seamen and sailor Inndlords. Could the system ol paying ndvanco wnges be done awliy with, many of the dlfflcultlea whlih arlso in con¬ nection with tho Whole suhjeit would bo obylnted. The principal is n cocrcct one. Cun it be curried out r I have gome menna of Information upon the subject, nnd I venture to any that no ship¬ owner, shipmaster or ngont In this port be- llevon ft within the bounds of possibility thnt the fleet ofchlps now here enn leave tills port without rho pnymont of advance wnges to seamen. An ni'tiinl euforcinent of the new law would be rnlhous to our foreign trade as at present carried on In sailing vessels' However, the law cannot be enforced, Foreign ships hnvo miiny ways pf evad¬ ing Its provisions and are experi¬ encing no trouble In so doing. Our own" Bhlpplng, however, finds Itself dlfterontfjf] situated. An American shipmaster, Is dot allowed to clear to-tln*/ nnd ship Ids crew to¬ morrow, as enn his foreign competitor whune shipping articles need no custom house certi¬ ficate, Nor Is this nil. Onco clear of the Heads, American law talis to reach tho foreign master, and that clnuse'of tho law whloli makes advance wnges no Hen ngaiiiBt a Bailor hns no lei ror for the foreigner, while nny United States Consul In a foreign port will quickly see that no deduction Is made by nny American shipmaster from any sudor's wages forc,ii8h advanced in Snn Francisco contiary to tho provisions of the 'Plngley bill," and will shortly Intnrm the master seeking to make such deduction that he Is a criminal, liable to Imprisonment and fine. The gist of the matter is, thnt advances make seamen. This proposition, will I think, he doubted by no one fnmllinr ulth the subject. Of [he crews reaching this port in deep water ships a large portion may be called "Immigrants" In* that they do not nguln seek the profession of seamen, but drift Into various employments on shore, and since as manv oien are required to man the departing as the nrrlv lug fleet, there must obviously come from some souice -men to supply the deficiency. This is met by the employment of green hands, anil the induce¬ ment which calls these men'on hoard ships Is almost invariably tlie advance of oash which they receive o-: shipping. 'lvue, they arc often rotbed of much of this money, but it Is equally true that what they lecelve nnd what they aie promised by-the landlords nnd runners to whom they entrust themselves is whnt makes sailors of them. The experience of our whaling fleet every year must, I think, present poof enough of the truth of my-proposition—ihut advanced wages mnko seamen Another fnoThnvIng un Important benrlng on this mntter is time Grent Britain it-few yenrs since passed a similar lav, prohibiting the payment of advances to seamen, but to¬ day tho statute remains a dead letter, It having been found impossible of enforce¬ ment. It will, I think, be admitted thnt that country has infinitely better means of carrying out such a law than we have. Tha'altuattott to-day seems to be that while every one of Intelligence concedes the merit of the principal involved in the so- called Dingley bill, no one believes It capable of being carried out, nnd entertaining this view, foreign ships are quietly evudlng it as they easily enn. Our own tountrymen are just now called upon to net, nnd It would seem that they have no course open except to Imitate the foreign¬ er, which is precuriouB, or to He at their anchors till Congress meets, which Is rulnouB. AN OLD MASTER APPOINTED. Captain Sulllva'n,.ireceiitly manager of the Detroit, Windsor & Belle Isle Ferry" Com- j)any, lias been appointed to the command of the new Iron steamer Landsdowne, now being completed at Wliltlsor. Until the Lnmladowne Is completed Captain Sullivan will command the steamer Great Western, which ho brought out seventeen years ago last January Captain Sullivan was first placed In command ot the brig Crispin in 1847, having teforo that time sailed befoie the mast and In positions of Becond apd first mate. He afterward commanded a number of bilgs. schooners and Btnamers until 1800, when he took charge of the Great Western Railway's steamer Transit. His noxt charge was the steamer Union, and after that the Great Western and Michigan. He was then appointed superintendent of the Great West¬ ern ferries, and worked loi the couipnr.y In nil twentv-one years. For tho past three yenis he has been superintendent of Iho pas- Bengcr ferries between here, nnd Windsor, and during that time ho Introduced many Improvements. flojs the oldest and most experleiued ferry captain on the river, and his career lias been remarkably lree f""" serious disusteis.—fled oil Free 1'resi. SIGNAL LAMPS, -WITH- ' Patent Fluxed Lens And Perfect Colors. Send for catalogue GET THE BEST & AVOID COLLISIONS. Th«e Lanipi give • morn lirlllniit light thin «nj Signal Lamp no* In uk. They have barn adopted by tho principal Ocean anil Lake Sleamori and Vessels, and are for aale In the principal port! op the Atlnntlcfoant and larkn. French Wrought Iron Ranges and Jl oilers for Steam-* -, ers and Hotels,' Manufactured by— ', Felthousen % Russell, 130 * 141 MAIN ST., BUFFALO N. Y. THE /ETNA GRATE. G. C. BARNES, &l This Improved Shaking Grate EspeciallyAdapt- e'd to Burning Slack. Glotoe Iron Works, Mannfac's., j? Office and Foundry, corner of Elm and '^ Spruce-Ill , CLEVELAN V,0 ST. MARY'S OHIO MONTPEUER, OHIO OdR FACTORIES. BKECKENRIDGE, CARROLLTON, MICH MICH DE 6RAUW, AYMAR & CO, WaM'FACTURKRB AND IMPORTERS OT Cordage, Oakum and Anchors, Wire Rope, Chains, Oars, Blocks, Buntings, RUSSIA BOLT-ROPE, FLAGS, COTTON & FLAX DUCKS, Marine Hardware and Shfp-cha'ndlers' Goods -Generally. 34 and 35^outh-strNew York. T. E. WILSON All Kinds of Water Worl DONE PROMPTLY TO ORDER BEADQUARTBW, Upson & Walton's, 'River Street, Or, 137 Hermann-St, Cleveland, 0. FOR S4LE. Quarter Interest in tbe larse Ton Samson, One of the most powerful tuga on the lakes She was hull! at St. Catherines by ShlcHuna rebuilt In 1681 and mealurea 181 [new] tonnage. Bho la atnihrht A2, with lnauranee TiiluuUonof S16.0IO, and can bo insured for 119,000 Will iell quarter for W 400, part cash, bal¬ ance on easy terms. Address MaRINK Recoup from IT WOULD TOTALLY UNFIT HIM. "Little boy," snld an amlitble old lady to a vounwtef on the street, who wnssweurlng vociferously, "would you like tc~ join the Sundny School 1" "No'm. My ladder won't let me." "Oh Iguemyour father will lot jou. He will probably be very Rlitd to have his little bpy taught not to sweur, ami grow up to bo it good innn." .... „ "No, ho wouldn't," eald tho boy coufl- 'Wlint business Is your father In?" -'Ile'sciip'tin ol acnmilboat, and I'm ter drlvo tie mulu* soon's I get big enough."— JVeio i'ork Mm- Subsuribo for the MahU|K Klcoiid. For Saleor Exchange, Tug Annie Robertson. Length oto- all 51 V10 feci, breadth 13 3 10 ftet ami depth of liohl 0 feel, draws 6J^ fe» ( of wutur mi iwurta 9M-100(nt>w> tons and IB 24-100 old Built In 1880 iiid rebuilt thin spring1, ntw duck frames and cabin, and muohinery thoroughly overhauled Vuglne Is 14x14 boiler %% ftot lone and 4 8-12 in dlnmettr. War¬ ranted in No ] condition nnd milijoct to itmpeUioii, IMl*. 13,800. Aildn.ua Mahikk Record 0*fi« FOR SALE' Her length la 185 (eet beam 26 feet, and hold 10 lout lOlncboa. Boiler 17 feut long, 7 feet Ulametor, Uiree Hoes, two 16. Inch and one n-locb Engine 22*12. Carrloi 240,000 feet of lumber Speed, 11 miles Ihjht, and 11-2 loaded. Insurance raluatlon. tlfi.JOO Ad- dress JUrimkBioordOffice, No. 144 Superior street, ClureUnd, O FOR SALE, A Fine Harbor Tug. Dimension! of imlffiS feut over all, 10 feut beam. 8 dot hold, and muaaurtatfl ton.with 7 fiutdrnft, cun im juaduflfiut draft Tho mi^ho, 18x20, Is In Ami-dan condition, willi all uow brauu*, now rings in cylinder and turns a six-foot wluul which wiu'ncw lnnt aoawin Tho holler ia out! y» ur old, In largo uniKtffh to-burn wood orcottl and la alltvud 10G poundjiof vmaiiu Uncu $4 501), and inuat bu wild iiulAe of thirty dft-ya, Adame Majuxk Hecowj Ukficv, FOR SALE, One-balf Interest m a New SLcam Yacbt. To an BNQINECH who will giv« bit own Borvlcei. For full particular* addresa, DEVLIN A CO., Marlon ConTOjrancer*, 156 Waahlngton-at Chicago Vessel men brlOl/LD HAVE OUR MARINE LAW.BOOK, Containing all polnln of MARINE LAW aa do lormlued by tbu United States Courts ,---------------ON--------------, Seaman. Fre.Vhta, Towage, CollUlona, Owneu, ChurUw, K*B.rtry, Enrollment a, General Average, Common Oarrtera, Dutlea of Seamen. Maatera A Owners, UiU or Ludtiiff, Wave*. &c Tho volnmn Ih handsomely bound In Btlff Board and lino Entrllih cloth blndlug Sent to any covers addre$a jK)Btage paid 1 00 FOR SALE, AT THE GLOBE IRON WORKS. SECOND HAND TUBULAR HOILFR, U InehwdU auiatar 43 tiiheu J 1ni hia diameter and 1> feet long, nteuiu arum 10 inches dlumetvr, 40 inches hi][h, front gratta, illtlngu -and brtiuohlngB, ^ood ordor SECOND HAND MARINE BOILER, In good <mlor, Skill. 7-16 Inch iron plate, diameter, y foot filncHaa, lonuth, 18-fett, 1*20 tulita 4 Inrhia In dlnmotor, 11 faat 4 incfu'B lonk, three fluiH 18 Inchea diumutor, *wo 0uoaie Inchea diimiuUr, two fluoa, 101-2 Inches dltimator. lire box, 6 feet long, 4 feolhlglJ^tqttmoliimniy.T feet nigh, bfCOVIMIAND MARINE BOll LU four fut wide, 0 1-2 foot long, 6 fe«t biKh. tdxty-four 2 1-J inolt tuliba 00 luohoa long, aist irtin brcoaling, gtiod as now. S1X>iN1* 1IANDMAIUNE LNOINL, double direct- noting HxH In oil < yliwUw, vtiaft uid it (He! tor yacht or tug, good an new 9