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responsible duty 10 dischefReo report these bills with
or without amendment and 70 recommend that they pass
Now, nothing than the usual recommendation.
As TO the anendmen OF the senator from Texas cannot
approve Of H. any way eyenif i were proper 70 go on
and debate IT, There objections 10 il, and hope that
that amendment will not be allowed TO pass at any rate.
Mr. BADGER. My friend from New York Is under
small msapprehenson as TO the point Of my exceptions
TO The Finance Committee. Il was not that they had re-
commanded tbs bill without any amendment OF their own,
but hiatt bad undertaken advance, TO 70
the Senate, to receive no amendment from Diner commit
The PRESiDENT. The amendment Of the senator
from Texas il under consideration; ,,.f $50 ..ia
Mr. YULEE regret thai snail Dc under s sne ne e
ibis ansndmsni which, viii do as briefly possible
This amendment proposes 70 authorize duplication Of
e @as sonq Pauams 70 San anseo and 0son
The contract with them was made for monthly ser
vice the Pacific At he high compensation q
nuncation with California had commenced, before there
was any migration thar country, before there were any
assurances that the line could be sustained BY any DINER
assistance or income than that derived from the govern
nent The line has, however been one OF great Pront
Since that time, other enterprsng citizens q the United
States have, upon their own rsk resting upon nsf own
enterprise without aid from the government placed upon
the line OF communication between Panama and San
Francisco large number OF fne steamers and there y
now almost weekly communication between ne por,s o.
ascertain the precise number Of large ocean steamers
now in operation on that side OF our possessions
There are Twelve large b ne% py@g Es
six large steamers now nearly ready, on the Allan.
tic side. to start for the Pacific to be placed upon that
line Now think i would be Inc very negn, q mus bs,
line, to grant e this company the entire monopoly o.
government patronage There IS already twics r.
mail which goes BY the Georgia connects with the month
y line OF Howand& Aspinwa and the mail which goes
BY the Ohio and Falcon connects as understand with
the line OF the owners of the Georgia and Ohio, on the
Pacific. These are lines for which provisions are
necessary and say that il new contract il to be form
ed it should be that should be open to competilon
and all czens who engaged in that business should
have the opportunity Of competing for the government
patronage, and receive share OF the remuneration winch
is allowed for servces-much of which they have been
already performing without compensation from the gov
eminent do not think that the passage OF any pro-
vision upon the subject at this session is necessary The
communication is surely already quite as iaclie as y
would be made by the operation Of this provision and
il any provision is made at all, ought TO be one that
would give all citizens engaged in this trade an oppor
tunity Of competing for the contract hazard noihing
saying that it will be taken for at least one nall the
price which is given TO this company Inc amount PAID
under the contract made at time when there were no
inducements to establish these lines beyond he ana from
what the service is WORTH but what the service can
be obtained for from equally competent and reliable citizens
ns and Post Whether
has been enabled to give this subject such attention as
will enable him to recommend 10 the Senate. upon ms
Mr.. RUsK AT The early part d this session intro
duced bill upon this subject There were memorials
here from different quarters of the country asking con-
nuance Of the service beyond the isthmus, which was
twice month Chagres and month beyond that.
referred these memorials to the Postmaster General as
had not time to investigate the subject my and upon
his suggestion to the arrangements has the amend
Inent been framed which is now proposed There is no
doubt about the fact that there regular contract for
carrying the mails beyond the istbmus more than once
month That contract is made with certain company,
who it is propded hy the amendment, shall increase
their trips to twlceA month The amendment proposes
another thing that is to make such arrangements win
Havana. There are now two lines running part OF the
way, when arrangements might be made to have one
from Savannah to Havana, and one from New YORK 70 a-
vana by the way of Savannah also had thought, from
the first, that proposition for carrying the mail twice
month beyond the sthmus should be made; butt found
that il is matter impossible to bring the subject before
the Senate and have properly investigated and therefore
we made no proposition OF the kind Upon consultation
with the Post Office Department. they furnished me with
seems give 10 this company the preferences, yet
reasoning upon the subject, have thought that as this
line is already contracted for by these individuals, and
is proposed to increase the service upon that line, il is
but proper to extend to them the privilege Of the increase
OF the service and that the letting out OF new contract
to different company would create anyaship by which
the mails would not be carried with all the regularity to
be desired This proposition is, therefore, made BY the
department have not examined the subject for there
has been much before the Senate for the last few days.
that have not had time to give II much attention
Mr. GWIN am very much surprised that the chair
man of the Committee on Finance should oppose the
amendment and 10 say that he had serious objections to
III, ana give tneUi 10 tue ctnatc ooh uPoh ho
as one Of the important subjects that have been
brought before the Congress OF the United States es-
pecally in its relations TO and bearings upon my con-
stuents Why, the senator from FLORIDA talks about
the mail steamers upon the other side, running from
Panama 10 San Francisco. Now, these mail steamers
do not carry the mail We have monthly mail on the
other side. and semi monthly mail on this side TO
Chagres. and their mails are compelled TO lie and
YOU have 10 pay additional compensation TO have
them carried to Panama. In addition TO- that the ex-
traordinary increase OF revenue IN the Post once De-
parfnent justhes increase oil the mail service on
that side OF the continent know that there are great
objections TO extending facilities TO contractors But these
contractors the pioneers OF that ocean, and they De.
serve the encouragement and the patronage Of this gov
rnment They risk ed great deal IN establishing thai
ine-more than any other citizens OF the United States
ever did in similar enterprise And II they have been
successful, that success was but merited success
conceive IL 10 be due 10 them that they should
be allowed reap the benefits OF that trade mat tey
the pionf 10 OPEN and not be broken down oy
that stream OF competition brought TO bear upon them
This matter connected with the increase oil the mai
Service and necessarily will bring increase OF compen.
saton There have been received from the LIST OF july
in California and BY the first OF next July have no
doubt that the proceeds will be 100000 year, and ~
necessary that should increase the mail service IRON
Panama 10 San Francisco. know that II ~ popular
theory and pracsed here TO go in favor OF composition
But want this line now we want this steam mail
line on the spot and the present contractors are prepared
to carry the mail at once They have ships OF the best
quaty they have been carrying the mail for eighteen
months and there has not been an incident OF delay ex
cept with regard the first vessel which went up, and
which deserted by its There has not been an
accident board any OF their vessels, and they deserve
the highest praise for the manner in which they have
discharged their duties hope this amendment OF the
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