The Panama Canal: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Sixty-second Congress, Second Session. [Dec. 18, 1911-March 13, 1912]. |
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Mr. J. A. MARTIN . Well , the displacement system applied to a battleship means this , say : A ship is loaded to her maximum , ready for action , leaving port with a full complement of coal , supplies , soldiers , everything ; now ...
Mr. J. A. MARTIN . Well , the displacement system applied to a battleship means this , say : A ship is loaded to her maximum , ready for action , leaving port with a full complement of coal , supplies , soldiers , everything ; now ...
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Mr. E. W. MARTIN . So that her net tonnage would be only what she was actually carrying ? Capt . MCALLISTER . Yes ; it ought to be . Mr. STEVENS . I do not think there ought to be any confusion about that , if the net tonnage represents ...
Mr. E. W. MARTIN . So that her net tonnage would be only what she was actually carrying ? Capt . MCALLISTER . Yes ; it ought to be . Mr. STEVENS . I do not think there ought to be any confusion about that , if the net tonnage represents ...
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Mr. J. A. MARTIN . Just let me get a little clearer there . This net register ton space might have 2 or 3 tons in it ? Capt . MCALLISTER . Yes . In the case of cement there may be 2 or 3 tons of cement in that " space " ton .
Mr. J. A. MARTIN . Just let me get a little clearer there . This net register ton space might have 2 or 3 tons in it ? Capt . MCALLISTER . Yes . In the case of cement there may be 2 or 3 tons of cement in that " space " ton .
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Mr. MARTIN . So that , as has been suggested , if , figuring on the basis of $ 1 per net ton - and we want to do it economically as possible or do it through this block system - we would need to make a rate of one - third of $ 1 ?
Mr. MARTIN . So that , as has been suggested , if , figuring on the basis of $ 1 per net ton - and we want to do it economically as possible or do it through this block system - we would need to make a rate of one - third of $ 1 ?
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Mr. MARTIN . You would be paying just the same whether it was stored high or low . Mr. SABATH . Whether it was stored high or low , the rate would be the same ? Capt . MCALLISTER . Yes . Mr. STEVENS . Some ports store to more advantage ...
Mr. MARTIN . You would be paying just the same whether it was stored high or low . Mr. SABATH . Whether it was stored high or low , the rate would be the same ? Capt . MCALLISTER . Yes . Mr. STEVENS . Some ports store to more advantage ...
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Page 23 - ... the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 3 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said ship canal...
Page 3 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the citizens or subjects of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal which shall not be offered on the same terms to the citizens or subjects of the other.
Page 33 - Columbia or any of the states or territories and any foreign nation or nations, shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or, in case of the death of such employee, to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee; and, if none, then of such employee's parents, and, if none, then of the next of kin dependent upon such employee...
Page 32 - An Act to provide revenue, equalize duties, and encourage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes.
Page 41 - The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.
Page 15 - VII. That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. VIII. That by way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.
Page 23 - ... any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety...
Page 7 - ... 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary; and the transit of such vessels through the canal shall be effected with...
Page 7 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
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| Title | The Panama Canal: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Sixty-second Congress, Second Session. [Dec. 18, 1911-March 13, 1912]. Issue 680 of House document |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1912 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 23 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 1127 pages |
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