Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-11
1913. 1919. 1850. 1851.

BY the Sd section Of the approved August 81 1852
making appropriations for the service of this Department
IT provided that the salaries Of all roueagents be in
creased TO one thousand dollars per annum.
The effect Of this provision is TO give the
pensaton to each of these agents. without reference
to the Of service rendered respectively and
takes from the Postmaster General the power Of ad-
ustng their pay according TO the labor and responsibility
of the service performed by them II operates unequal
y and, with the present Of railroad service
increased the Of transporting the mails more than
$4,000. | respectfully recommend the repeal Of this
provision and that the Postmaster General authorized
to graduate these salaries according the service per-
formed.
The contractor on the route from Salt Lake City to
Sacramento in California, having performed eff
cient service that route this Department entered
into arrangement with another contractor who binds
himself not only to perform the service originally
quired but also establish and maintain fortified post
or station ut Carsons Valley which will il is expected
increase the security Of the nails and afford protection
to the numerous emigrant trains their journey to
California.
Since the last annual report from this Department the
Collin line Of steamers has contnuedts service between
New York and Liberpool according to an arrangement
then existing by which weekly trips in American steamers
secured between these two countries The ships Of
this line have preserved their early reputation for unri
vailed speed and sea-worthness Their departures have
been punctua and they have performed their voyages
with great regularity The company has kept spare
ship in port ready to replace any enc which might be
temporarily disabled withdrawn for repairs and has
service in creditable
BY the act Of August 81, 1852, this Department was
authorized to make arrangement with the Ocean Steam
Navigation Company for additional trip the Havre
line and additional trip the Bremen line until the
expiration Of their existing contract and also in its dis
erection to negotiate for the change Of the Hayre line from
Havre TO Antwerp Owing, Is stated by the proprie
Of those lines to the inadequacy Of the
ton received for their present Service they unwilling
to extend it, either by increasing the number Of their
trips, adding to the length of their voyages They
complain that while the Collins line receives $33 900
trip the Havre line receives only $2500, and the Bre
line only S6666 for service in the latter case more
ardueus in its nature, and a longer route They
sr that such remuneration may be given them as will
testify their increasing the number Of their ships ana
thus enable them not only TO meet the requirements OF
the service by changing the terminus Of their route from
Hsvre to Antwerp, but also perform such additional trips
may be desired.
As nducement for this increase OF pay, they show
that in addition to their having performed their mail SER
vice as efficiently could be expected with the limited
allowed them, the exports from Germany TO this
country increased since they commenced running
from 5000 900 to 10 900 dollars that the number of
emgrans increasing and the gross sum which they
present bring to this country amounts to $b 900 900
nuay ID was for this obecfor the purpose Of extend
ing our intercourse and increasing mercantile rea-
tons with Germany-that this line established The
results have eouaed the expectations Of its friends and
il now remains for Congress to decide whether the neoes-