Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-13
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August 6. lSiI. \
SIN: In obedience TO the resolution of the uS,.,,
of Representatives OF the ; instant h,ve the no
nor to state that the Sou hetn mail usually nr,iyr,
at Washington by L. NJ, and at Baltimore by :
IN the evening, where It remains until taken on by
the great mail lluo f.om Washington, when rlSsC,
through that Guy between 5 aud in the morning
Between Baltimore and Pnils lphia the mail !,
carried on he taiir0Id twice day fron, Ami Ia
De'e Nher, and taiy the residue OF the year le,v-
IN. and aTNtag u each city at stipulated hours The
latest departure from Baltimore which It hiss been
~ the power Of the Department ~ obtain, is in
/ the afternoon
Tue contract FOR this service made in March, 1910
was based upon the schedule as now run. Tha,
contract eSoTgG uron the lst cay Of Anri last and
the Railroad Company, at that time, refused to re.
new It, un'c'S the Department would dispense with
that par o! the service wLIh forced them To run the
night maj, tain that leaves Phate,p hii AZ \. NJ,
aud walch, acco din: the terms OF the contract
had been discontinued since the 10Th OF December
last.
To this proposition, the Department could not as
sept and, c':cr resistance the part OF
the company, and, ihcy s.le:e, 10 their great IN
jury, the summer service OF las; season was reSum
ed.
whis, ih.Sc negotiations we're pending. and since
the commencement, Of the Comrany's service as
now rendered, the Department has IN vain cnde,-
vortd 20 conclude an arrangement by which the
Soulh=rn mail would be forwarded Immediately
proposed 70 the Company, who are ns well the
propreloIs OF the steamboat as the railroad ines
between the cites Of Biltimore and Philadelphia
to change 10, hour Of their boat departure from to
z. NJ, and ofi. lus 10 pay the additional expense
Of taking tho mails TO aud from the bosts. This
offer was declined, unless the Department would
consent TO fav enc thousand dollars per mon-h foy
this increased f,clity.
The act OF January -, 1889, limits the highest
compensation Of railroad companies to three hun
tired 1D..H a IN h. plIl that
route, and compliance with this demand, under
pab'e evasion OF that hw, as Objectionable, IN all
respects, %, l.Tsc; violation But had no lcgal
objection existed, the additional. pay dcnnncCd
would have increased tie compensation uTon this
route 70 the ro;c OF more than fur hundred dglaTS
per mic, being higher Grcc than IS paid for SINH!
lar service uron any route N the nation, and which
the funds Of the Department, IN iheIr present con
drlorl would not justify.
The hope, however, IS no; abandoned, that the
present clntrac; cumpany may revise their decision,
or that another channel OF communication may &c
obtained, which vi. secure tHC desired service.
TINS Department possesses no power 10 cCercs
these companies to perform mail service IN such
manner as the pubic Interests msy rCqDi-c, aud |
can only ra1eS: the suggestion contained m the re
per; which had hcnC. 10 Su5mi; al the commence
men. OF The present session, ths, hc relations be-
tween these -Onp1nies aud the Department, are
We. worthy the attention Of Congress.
have the honor 10 be, sir, Your obeisnt SER
yan' F. GRANGER
To The Hon. JoHS WHITE,
Speaker o. the House O' Representatives.