The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-06

agreeaby TO the provisions of entitled " An
United States and foreign countres and for other pur-
poses" approved the third day Of March. isao
lhe hrst contract sanctioned by Congress. and
extended by the Postmaster General under the same
tho.y oi law; There has been no violation of law.
MI MI n'5p hHLEE Where is he authorized to extend III
the department under the law which have lust cited
Ihe service has not been strictly performed for it is no,
la ana u approprailng last year made the appro
mulaed upwards OF $3.50 900 OF unexpsnded snoonris
ton, which is now hand, and of which there would
have been single dollar the service had been fully
performed, and called upon for s66 900 and
upwards only.
Mr.. YULEE. Mr.. President, rise only to correct
chairman Of the Committee Finance is mistaken in
supposng that this matter brought TO the notice OF
Congress with the report Of the Posnaste, General
have the report in my hand Here is all the reference
that is made to this Bremen line:
The mail service, by the way of Southampton, Bre
men. has been under the contract with this department
carried the past year by The steamships Washington and
Hermann, for the sum Of 10000; and the
in poass % sat b s5sss % for the year , ending
June, 1917, 10 October 4th, lsis. was $29, ,Os2 81
that this service will be suspended until February next In
order to make the necessary repairs now requed for the
safety OF these steamships
That is every word upon the subject can find. We
have, them the facts and circumstances before u.s. and
we have the first indication here that this contract
has been extended from five years, the originally au-
honZed by Congress- to ten years. and that the time of ito
commencement has been extended to the first Of July, 1885,
to enable them TO put on two steamships than they
were authorized to do II comes to our notice in
indirect mode of an appropriation to pay for that SER
vice. say therefore, that il is improper and rregu
lar mode OF legislation, and that legisate with
more consideration upon the subject ii exclude it
from the appropriation BILL and make j special matter
of consideration in connexon with the other lines The
chairman OF the committee who has charge OF this steam
ship service, SO far as it s connected with the mail
vice OF the counyor the Naval Committee has charge
of the naval deences OF the countrysays that in
ecting this appropriation we would be violating con-
In md IA O III wei
be In favor OF an amendment which would make ap-
preparation for that portion OF it which lies under con-
which contracted for by the Postmaster General
under supposed authority But it seems that the parties
have not complied even with the second contract which
was made by the Postmaster General and therefore that
that contract has become null and void What should
do now would be to make contract for this pur-
pose by which they may put on two new ships to
the matter. The Postmaster General extended the time
upon his authority, and under the authority Of the
law of 1s45 which learn from my friend of the Post
Office Committee the department considers to be in
force. say when he made that extension of the
tract under that law, i was with limitation that they
should put the two Havre ships into operation by the
first of July, 1850. The first of july $780, past and,
as the chairman OF the Committee Finance tells us,
they have not complied with that contract II fol.
lows, therefore, that if we make this appropriation now
it will be, in fact, the creation of contract, by
which two more ships to be put in operation from
New York the Atlantic to Havre. Now, petit
ton is pending before from Philadelphia, and another
from Savannah, respecting this subject and is it right by
this mode to make new contract by which you diminish
your powers if you should think proper hereafter to
make fair and equitable distribution of patronage
and II II is thought proper to extend this line OF public
service move, therefore, in order to bring the matter
distinctly before the Senate amendment to exclude
the appropriation Tor the two Havre ships.
The amendment was read as follows
Strike the following,
And ior transportation by ships under the con-
tract, from New York HaWe, S75 600 each including
500, COZ. 80 go '.ss'
Mr.. DICKINSON. | have no anxiety about il; but I
hope for the benefit OF the public service, that my friend
from Florida, who is chairman OF committee that draws
some Sl2oOO,0o0 year-unde what circumstances will
show at the proper time-w have much better
finding the estimates upon that subject than he has with
regard TO the Post Office bill.
Mr.. YULEE, Qn his seat) did not speak OF the
estimates but of the report of the Postmaster General
Mr.. DICKINSON. The senator said had nothing
before which he could find except that suppose
the duty OF each department to know the estimates upon
which reports based and shall emble for the naval
service when the chairman of the Committee Naval
Affairs find the estimates of that department, what
ever may be the report upon the subject
Mr.. YUIEE, lin his sea) | know the estimates. q.
MIR. DICKINSON And know also the estimates
with regard to my department. and here they are:
For trans portaton of the mails in steamships
from New York, by Southampton, 10 Bremen,
win tSs Ocean ,U em Scan sn NAVIGATION % Company Of
And for transportation by two ships, under the
$4,000 each 10000
s5Oooo
Deduct the amount of former appropriations for
the same object, which IL Is estimated will
main unexpended on The Both June, 1850 Us.SSs
Leaving to be appropriated the sum of s7s,ss7
The following statement will show how the
originated and how il is TO be corrected:
Aypropattons and erpcnffwes Of the Bremen line Of mail
steamers fron Neio York