Text this: Seaman's Bill. Statement Submitted to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce Showing a Comparison between the House and Senate Measures in the Passage of the Bill (S. 136) to Promote the Welfare of American Seamen in the Merchant Marine of the U.S.; to Abolish Arrest and Imprisonment as a Penalty for Desertion, and to Secure the Abrogation of Treaty Provisions in Relation Thereto; and to Promote Safety at Sea. Comparison between Senate Bill 136 and the House Substitute. by Andrew Furuseth.