Email Record: Seaman's Bill. Comparative Print Showing S. 136, an Act 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, as Passed by the Senate and House of Representatives.