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CONGRESS-.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore American.
WAsHiScroS, June y.
SENATE.
SENATE

Correspondence Of the Baltimore American.
WAsgiScroN, June y. |
SENATE.
Mr.. Houstous resolution to meet hereafter
at Ii O'Clock was postponed TO Monday next
by vote OF 20 10 81, on motion of Mr.. Web
ster.
The bill TO reduce and graduate the price of
public lands also made the special srdcs
Tor Monday, on motion of MIR. Breeze.
Dir. rurney Of Tenn. submit,eda resolution
by which volunteers should be exempted from
arrest aud seizure for debt while in the public
service.
Mr.. Cass submitted resolution for the
printing oil 1000 extra copies Of the Messages
and Correspondence of Generals Gaines and
Scott, and the Secretary Of War. ON the sub
ject OF the Mexican War, enrolment ofv,l-
unteers, and sc.
resolution Of Mr.. Yulee, of Florida, di.
recting the Committee on public lands TO grant
alternate sections OF the public domain TO the
several States Tor purposes ofintcrnal improve
ment, was called up and rejected.
Mr.. Wes,cott, oil Florida, offered a resolu-
tion calling Tor correspondence in reference 90
the plan OF Dry Dock at Pensacola.
roST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
MIR: Lewis, oil Ala. at the expiration of IN
morning nour, persuaded the Sc to take
up Tue Dill Tor the support of the Post Office
department. The pending amendment was
moved on Saturday last BY Mr.. Niles of Conn.
and who asks S25, 900 for the commencement
o! contract for carrying the mail between
n. York and Liverpool.
Mr.. Niles spoke of the advantage OF gov
eminent contract Tor carrying the mails he
tween the two points of the Commercial u
nlon-Liverpool and New York. The amend
nent was defended as greatly advantageous TO
the commerce and business of the country.
Mr.. Allen opposed all the mail improve.
ments Tor increasing the intercourse with for
esign countries, contending that they were COM
oinations, monopolies, political companies.
mutations OF Brltain-which ought never to
oe INITIATED; The motion was bat PROPOSE
uon TO establish line of ocean steamers for
the enjoyment of an exclusive monopolv in
trade aud commerce. He was opposed to all
combinations-all rail road companies-es
lar as they were 10 have any connection with
the Government.
Mr.. Allen spoke most loosely of the COM
merce and trade of the Country. All encour
agement 10 enterprise Of any sort he regarded
as monopoly.
Mr.. Dayton Of n. J. said that the Senator from
ohio had spokex entirely without book. and
made ms statements most loosely. There was
no occasion Tor an excitement upon this SUBJ
lect' or Tor regarding it as a very serious no.
li,ical question. ~
II was in hisjudgcmenta very.simple cues.
'ion, no more IN Tact than question whether
we had power to send mail from New Vol
10 England and TO employ a Government agent
l ne OBJECT was to receive letters from Enrope
mi send letters TO Europe. The object was ~ |
'e' RIA Oh The enormous monopoly of paving |
England ABOUT 4O cents for every letter from
nc continent which had Judgement in or |
assage through the London Post Office.
inns Cunard line, which had been in suc.
sssiui operation for many years, now monop-
i1ea the entire mail service between the H.
yea states and England. Mr.. Dayton said
at contract could be made with MIR. C,-
as py which steamer would be ready 10 | :
ave New York for Liverpool on the LIST of e
arch, 1917. A second steamer was 10 bc l.
ilt by August; third in the Autumn. and a
urth in March, 1913; and " hen all the steam
= were completed they would cost -. a
Iing less than Sl00 900 year. They woula | Z
built under the inspection of Government a
fhcer, competent 10 make the examination ,
nd they would also be at the control Of The
ieneral Government il there was any dispo-
iuon 10 purchase them at their appraised
alue.
Mr.. Huntington said that contract had
7e, haue lot line oil steamers between n
oIk ana Bremen He was ready for it, for
is Impression was that IL would be n failure
ic could not agree with a suggestion Of the
enator from Ohio, that we were not under
Obligations to fulfil contract which we had
made, which the law OF last Congress author
zed, and which law the Post Master General
iad observed, and in reference to which he
low called upon Congress to make an appro.
priation.
Mr.. Simmons OF r. I. was in favor Of both
ines OF steamers-;he line to Bremen and the
Inc to Liverpool. The law of last session
ne believed gave power To the Post NJ. Gen.
nal to make contract for both lines. We
were now paying at the rate Of one and half
millions year for transportation and letters
10 the Cunard line.
=, Mr.: Dix OF n. Y. defended the amendment
ne SAD ne was unwilling that our government |
'nouid DC altogether dependent upon Great
Britain for the transportation OF passen Myers and
ight goods. He thought there was room for
both oil the contemplated mail lines, and he |
iorei that both would be sanctioned by the
senate. The Post Master General had made
contracts which would be fulfilled as soon as
hney were sanctioned by the Senate and
House.
Mr.. Benton spoke in warm opposition TO
he whole scheme, which he regarded as every
vay a bad one for the GeneraI Government.
ND the beginning OF an experiment which !
would prove very expensive.
MI. DAVIS rose To defend the amendment !
ind had not proceeded far when he gave way
20 motion to adjourn, which was carried AT
ef tue adoption OF two unilnponant Reso-
uuons relative to private bills.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Ninton asked leave to make a report
rom the select Committee, which was asreed
TO, and the report was read-the conm;,,ce
stating that II is not true that Mr.. Webster
used the public money (secret service fund.-
without the knowledse OF the President. or
lh3t he applied IL % bisos,n use. The com.
init.ee state that the law and the practice
ave always been INN the President had com
p'e'c eoh1'ol OF Tue money, and has had power
70 use 1t according to bis pleasure.
mr Tyler says in bis testimony that Mr.. !
webster acted under his direction, and made
no use OF the public money but such os was
warranted by him.
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