A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 9Bureau of national literature, 1911 - United States |
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Page 6160
... Important modifications in the regulations have been made , tending to unify the control of shipbuilding as far as may be under the Bureau of Construction and Repair , and also to improve the mode of purchasing supplies for the Navy by ...
... Important modifications in the regulations have been made , tending to unify the control of shipbuilding as far as may be under the Bureau of Construction and Repair , and also to improve the mode of purchasing supplies for the Navy by ...
Page 6161
... importance of which is immediately apparent . The report of the Secretary of the Interior presents a comprehensive and interesting exhibit of the numerous and important affairs committed to his supervision . It is impossible in this ...
... importance of which is immediately apparent . The report of the Secretary of the Interior presents a comprehensive and interesting exhibit of the numerous and important affairs committed to his supervision . It is impossible in this ...
Page 6162
... important subject . The total Indian population of the United States is 177,235 , according to a census made in 1895 , exclusive of those within the State of New York and those comprising the Five Civilized Tribes . Of this number there ...
... important subject . The total Indian population of the United States is 177,235 , according to a census made in 1895 , exclusive of those within the State of New York and those comprising the Five Civilized Tribes . Of this number there ...
Page 6163
... important source of public revenue as will except it from the general rules and incidents attending the ordinary disposition of public lands and secure to the Government a fair share at least of its advantages in place of its transfer ...
... important source of public revenue as will except it from the general rules and incidents attending the ordinary disposition of public lands and secure to the Government a fair share at least of its advantages in place of its transfer ...
Page 6167
... important matter they have in charge to the careful con- sideration of the Congress . The Interstate Commerce Commission has during the last year sup- plied abundant evidence of its usefulness and the importance of the work committed to ...
... important matter they have in charge to the careful con- sideration of the Congress . The Interstate Commerce Commission has during the last year sup- plied abundant evidence of its usefulness and the importance of the work committed to ...
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Page 6313 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 6297 - Second, that it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the government of the United States does hereby demand, that the government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 6196 - When two steam vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard, so that each may pass on the port side of the other.
Page 6195 - A sailing vessel under way shall sound, at intervals of not more than one minute, when on the starboard tack one blast, when on the port tack two blasts in succession, and when with the wind abaft the beam three blasts in succession.
Page 6196 - ... respective courses, pass clear of each other. The only cases to which it does apply are when each of the two vessels is end on, or nearly end on, to the other; in other words, to cases in which, by day, each vessel sees the masts of the other in a line, or nearly in a line, with her own ; and by night, to cases in which each vessel is in such a position as to see both the side-lights of the other. It does not apply by day to cases in which a vessel sees another ahead crossing her own course;...
Page 6191 - visible" in these rules when applied to lights shall mean visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere. ARTICLE 1. The rules concerning lights shall be complied with in all •weathers from sunset to sunrise, and during such time no other lights which may be mistaken for the prescribed lights shall be exhibited.
Page 6192 - Whenever, as in the case of small vessels under way during bad weather, the green and red side lights can not be fixed, these lights shall be kept at hand, lighted and ready for use, and shall on the approach of or to other vessels be exhibited on their respective sides...
Page 6191 - In the following rules every steam vessel which is under sail and not under steam is to be considered a sailing vessel, and every vessel under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a steam vessel. The words " steam vessel" shall include any vessel propelled by machinery. A vessel is
Page 6196 - Every vessel which is directed by these rules to keep out of the way of another vessel shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other.
Page 6197 - As by day the overtaking vessel can not always know with certainty whether she is forward of or abaft this direction from the other vessel, she should if in doubt assume that she is an overtaking vessel and keep out of the way.