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fee. In the year 1917 FIVE thoufand
perfons. had failed for this country from
Antwerp, &C. of whom one tL7asand died
on the padage. In one inltaoce cap
tain had failed from port on that coait
with l2o7 paaengers On his voyage
he put into the Tcxcl, previous to doing
which four handred had died after be
ing on the paf'aget TO our fhcres, before
the vei.l arrived at Philadelphia, three
hundred more had died. The remainder,
when the vencl reached Newcaltle, were
in a very emaciated fate, from the want
of water and food, from which many OF
them afterwards died. Many other ca
fes might be itated, but thefe would fuf-
hce to thew the abfolute necefi y of pro-
vilions fuch as thofe Of this bill The
bill reltriacd the number of panengers
totwo for every FIVE tons butnow one
to every three tons The committee had
been of opinion that the scale Of one to
every two tons and half would afford
every neceGary accommodation. With
regard to the other iecfions of the bill,
they were generally fipailar to thofe OF
the act refpecting feanen, bv which a
captain is obliged to take on board Ger
tain quantity Of water and bread for each
feaman employed.


No objection being made to The bill,
it was orded to be epgrofIed for a third
reading.


The bill regulating pen6ons next paf-
fed through the committee of the whole
Mr.. Deiha in the chair.


Mr. T. M. Mellon ffated the Object OF
the bill to be, to'proted the government
from impoGtion He knew of many men
receiving penGons for wounds received
in the late war, who had wholly recov-
ed of thofc wounds, and were as hale,
hearty men, as any in the community,
&c


After fome debate between Mefrs.
Mellon and Mills respecting an amend
mept propofed by the former, and an
unfuccefsfpl motion by Mr.. ~. P. Mac
lay to recommit The bill


The bill was ordered to be engroled
for third reading.