Proposed Sale of Certain Ships by the United States Shipping Board: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Sixty-Ninth Congress, Second Session, Pursuant to S.Res. 294, Requesting the Shipping Board to Postpone Consummation of the Sale Or Charter of the "Leviathan" and Certain Other Vessels Operated by the Board ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926 - 337 էջ |
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Admiral BENSON advertisement American Merchant Lines American merchant marine American ships amount bidders boats build buyer or charterer cabin ship cargo carried cent Chairman O'CONNOR Commissioner PLUMMER Commissioner TELLER COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE Congress construction cost DALTON Emergency Fleet Corporation expenses fiscal year 1926 foreign ships freight George Washington GIBBS going Government operation interest JAMES COUZENS Judge GROSSCUP Kenny knots Leviathan loan loss mail contract maintained matter ment merchant marine act North Atlantic owner ownership paragraph passenger ports present President Harding President Roosevelt private operation profit proposal proposition question reconditioning revenue sale and/or charter sell Senator COPELAND Senator COUZENS Senator FLETCHER Senator JOHNSON Senator MCNARY Shipping Board statement steamship submitted subsidy terms and conditions thing tion tonnage tons trade United States Lines United States Shipping voyages White Star Line Winchester York
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Էջ 121 - 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, ultimately to be owned and operated privately by citizens of the United States...
Էջ 17 - ... time of war or national emergency, ultimately to be owned and operated privately by citizens of the United States; and it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to do whatever may be necessary to develop and encourage the maintenance of such a merchant marine, and, in so far as may not be inconsistent with the express provisions of this Act, the United States Shipping Board shall, in the disposition of vessels and shipping property as hereinafter provided, in the making of rules...
Էջ 18 - Any Commissioner may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
Էջ 18 - A vacancy in the Board shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the Board...
Էջ 17 - An Act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and prior fiscal years, on account of war expenses, and for other purposes,
Էջ 18 - The board may adopt rules and regulations in regard to its procedure and the conduct of its business.
Էջ 18 - ... the date of the taking effect of this Act, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Էջ 17 - It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of the waterborne export and import foreign commerce of the United States...
Էջ 19 - Islands, which at the time of coming into such jurisdiction was owned in whole or in part by any corporation, citizen, or subject of any nation with which the United States may be at war when such vessel shall be taken, or was flying the flag of or was under register of any such nation or any political subdivision or municipality thereof...
Էջ 17 - AN ACT To provide for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine, to repeal certain emergency legislation, and provide for the disposition, regulation, and use of property acquired thereunder, and for other purposes.