New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-23

for by no existing law, and by no estimates from tho
departments, and was therefore out OF order.
The CHAIR said he could not decide
whether there estimate for il or not.
Mr.. BADGER said the Senator from New
Jersey would in his speech show that an estimate for
This had been made by the Department
The CHAIR overruled the point OF order.
Mr.. MILLER said he was one of the ma
jority the Finance Committee who had reported this
amendment He then stated the existing agreement
with the Collins line for carrying the mails in their
steamers. Everything the line agreed to perform had
been done they had accomplished the transmission of
mails the Atlantic in shorter time than ever be-
fore known they placed at the disposal OF Government
our OF the most splendid steamers aoat surprising all
Others in speed elegance power and unnage and they
have competed with and shown themselves superior to
the Cunard line. To do all this Collins had to go to
enormous expense Every trip made last year the line
lost $1,000 He read letters from the PostmasterGen
efa ana the Secretary OF the Navy authorizing and d
iectng the increase of the number of trips from 90
TO 20 per annuin. An allowance of $4,000 per trip
would make an aggregate allowance to the line for
twenty ak trips OF 1852 900 per year. He read an est
mate Of the cost and current expenses of the stesmers
oi he average cost and receipts per trpand showed
tnat the average loss sustained each trip was Sl6
making an annual loss of nearly $4,000 The allow.
'shce provided by this amendment would still leave
ioss to the Company of 5000 70 $4,000 trip Ono
cause OF the great cost OF the line was that il was new
snsespre here and the very tools implements and ma
cnery necessary or The construction of the machinery
oil the steamers had TO be obtained nothing of thi. hind
having been constructed here before The exnsrinsn,s
and tests had cost large twas true that bv their
CONTRACTS tbs hne was not required build such Sims n,
had 1een built but the felt rs all Amer;cans t,
that was not TO be question Of gain to them person
ally, but they felt desire to produce something an.
peror to what Great Britain had afoat II Il not
struggle between Collins and Cunard but betvean
Collins aud the British Government From the mo-
ment the Collins line started tho British Govern
nent had done all could to break is down Some of
The first trips OF the Collins hne failed. and all through
england reports set abrosd that the Collins
steamers were unsafe and passengers refused come
by them Loss thereby sustained He then read
hbles showing the vast superiority of the Collins line
sor tunnage capacity horse power, &c. over the Gu.
nard line also tables Of the times OF trips by the two
showing the superior speed OF tho Collins line
nat Collins had lost the country had gained lie at
oaed the Postal Treaty 10 the establishment Of the
Sons nne, and claimed ths ehe large sun, Of SSs 90
ssved oy the United States fog postage was clearly
soouced BY that line. lie read slso statements show
@ss the Cunard line received over s725O00 year !;
- 1so reason to believe the compensation receive
~ @e Cunard line reached nearly q million.
onoas 70 lsoS. American sailing vessels bad
- - on the palm Of speed and certainly
eseaned nearly al the passenger busness and such
~s'" q required vesd The Esglish then put on