That Messrs. Sumner and Dwight, with such as the House may join, be a committee to consider the expediency of urging upon Congress, the necessity and importance of providing by law effective measures for the proper regulation and management of steam boats.
1840
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That Messrs. Sumner and Dwight, with such as the House may join, be a committee to consider the expediency of urging upon Congress, the necessity and importance of providing by law effective measures for the proper regulation and management of steam boats.
Published
[Boston, Massachusetts?] : [publisher not identified], [1840]
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Variant Title
At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Senate, January 20, 1840
Running Title
Steam boats (Jan. 1840)
Description
1 online resource (8 pages).
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(NNC-L)LLMC1418945644
(TEMPOCo)1418945644
(TEMPOCo)1418945644
Summary
Report of a Massachusetts joint select committee that covers national legislation about steamboats, the hazard that steamboat disasters cause for passengers, and recommends a resolution be sent to the President of the United States and Massachusetts Senators and Representatives in Congress. The report refers to an act passed by Congress in 1838 entitled "An act for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or part by steam."
Note
Includes "Resolves concerning steam boats," which indicates "that the transportation of freight on board steam boats, employed for carrying passengers, is dangerous to human life, and should be prohibited." (Unnumbered page at end).
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF first lines of text (LLMC Digital, viewed January 19, 2024).
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Resolves concerning steam boats.
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