Text this: Seaman's Bill. Statement Submitted to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce Relative to 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. Law Governing Public and Private Vessels in Foreign Ports. Compiled by Andrew Furuseth.