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... port . Some of them wouldn't have any particular record . Senator FERNALD . Most of those ships are American ships ? Captain COLBETH . Most of the ships that go through the Cape Cod Canal are American ships - about 99 per cent of them ...
... port . Some of them wouldn't have any particular record . Senator FERNALD . Most of those ships are American ships ? Captain COLBETH . Most of the ships that go through the Cape Cod Canal are American ships - about 99 per cent of them ...
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... port district existing under the laws of this State , or between any such port district and the Pacific Ocean unless and until the plans of such bridge and the elevation and clearances thereof shall be first approved by the board of ...
... port district existing under the laws of this State , or between any such port district and the Pacific Ocean unless and until the plans of such bridge and the elevation and clearances thereof shall be first approved by the board of ...
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... port of Portland had approved the plans , under the Oregon act , and until a permit was applied for under the same act . When it became fully apparent that the Oregon highway commission refused to function under the proviso of the act ...
... port of Portland had approved the plans , under the Oregon act , and until a permit was applied for under the same act . When it became fully apparent that the Oregon highway commission refused to function under the proviso of the act ...
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... port of Portland authority to administer its trusteeship in so far as it affected all navigable waters between the limits of the port and the sea . The port believes that the authority of the United States Government as well as its own ...
... port of Portland authority to administer its trusteeship in so far as it affected all navigable waters between the limits of the port and the sea . The port believes that the authority of the United States Government as well as its own ...
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... port commission of Portland , pursuant to the terms of the Oregon act . The port commission thereupon resolved itself into a court of in- quiry to determine whether or not a bridge should be allowed to be built between Portland and the ...
... port commission of Portland , pursuant to the terms of the Oregon act . The port commission thereupon resolved itself into a court of in- quiry to determine whether or not a bridge should be allowed to be built between Portland and the ...
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Page 10 - That any seaman who shall suffer personal injury in the course of his employment may, at his election, maintain an action for damages at law, with the right of trial by jury, and in such action all statutes of the United States modifying or extending the commonlaw right or remedy in cases of personal injury to railway employees shall apply...
Page 26 - That it is necessary for the national defense and for the proper growth of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine of the best equipped and most suitable types of vessels sufficient to carry the greater portion of its commerce and serve as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency...
Page 107 - ... approved April 22, 1918, and as further amended by the Act entitled "An Act making appropriation to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, and prior fiscal years, on account of war expenses, and for other purposes...
Page 29 - States not now covered thereby, and the board is directed prior to the expiration of such year to have established adequate steamship service at reasonable rates to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of said islands and to maintain and operate such service until it can be taken over and operated and maintained upon satisfactory terms by private capital and enterprise ; Provided, That if adequate shipping service is not established by...
Page 40 - That until Congress shall have authorized the registry as vessels of the United States of vessels owned in the Philippine Islands, the Government of the Philippine Islands is hereby authorized to adopt, from time to time, and enforce regulations governing the transportation of merchandise and passengers between ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago...
Page 38 - This power, like all others vested in congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the constitution.
Page 13 - At this point I would like to read into the record a letter from General Groves Mr.
Page 10 - ... United States modifying or extending the common-law right or remedy in cases of personal injury to railway employees shall apply; and in case of the death of any seaman as a result of any such personal injury the personal representative of such seaman may maintain an action for damages at law with the right of trial by jury, and in such action all statutes of the United States conferring or regulating the right of action for death in the case of railway employees shall be applicable. Jurisdiction...
Page 30 - ... render navigation through or under it reasonably free, easy, and unobstructed...