The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-22
THIRTH-sECOND COH&RESS.
FIRST SESSION.

1t. Hamilton goes on as usual. O.
TEIRTg-sECOND COs&REss.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 81, 1862
Several communications from departments were re-
ceived.
THE woopwoRTH PATENT.
Mr.. SUMNER presented remonstrance of 210 members
of tho Massachusetts Legislature against tho extension
Of Woodworth's patent.
COLLINS STEAMERS
Mr. JONES OF Tenn presented the petition o. number
Of merchants and Others In Momphis for additional aid
to the Collins line of steamers
Mr. BRopHEAp the resolutions tho Board of
Commissioners Of the Incorporated Northern Liberties OF
Philadelphia setting forth that the many grants Of
money for the purpose of sndowing the Collins Limo Of
steamers and other similar propositions, would have
the effect Of building the already Of
external commerce. to the injury of internal comerce
and urging that such appropriations could be much
better applied to the of railroads to
with the Lakes They appeal to their representatives
to oppose such appropriations. Laid on the table.
NAVIGATION THE MISSISSIPPI.
Mr. GEYEn introduced bill, providing for the i'm
provement Of navigation of the Mississippi and its tr
butaries.
The nonintervention resolutions were taken up, and
postponed till wednesday next
CUMBERLAND DAM.
The bill for the Improvement and repair Of the dams
the head of Cumberland Island in tho Ohio river
taken up After debate the bill referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
was then taken up, and debate ensued the amend
ment appropriatnE $4,000 to enable the Secretary
Senate and the Clerk of the House pay copies
of Robert Dale Ovens report the geology of Iowa
Wisconsin and Minnesota ordered by tho houses and
the same was agreed to.
An amendment appropriating $4,000 to be paid out
and expended under the direction of the Attorney Gene
raj Of the United States in procuring such copies other
evidences of the laws and decrccs ordinances of the
Spanish Mexican governments relating affecting
land claims in California New Mexico, &c. for the
salary OF agent to be appointed by the Attorney
raj to select such information moved be amended
by Mr. DAWSON by striking out the Attorney General,
and inserting the President of the United Staesn
Messrs. MANouM and DopcE favored the amendment
Messrs. BoRLAND, BADGER and FELcH opposed it.
Mr.. Dawsons motion was finally rejected.
The original amendment was then agreed to.
STEAMERS.
The next amendment for additional CONFORMATION
for increasing the transportation of the United States
mail between New York and Liverpool the Collins line
of steamers to twenty six trips per such times
shall be directed by the Postmaster General and in
conformity to his last annual report to Congress- his
letter Of the 18th of November last to the Secretary of
the Nayy-commencing said increased service from the
LIST Of January 1852 at the rate of $4,000 per trip in
lieu Of the present allowance of $3.50 500 per annum
Mr.. GwIN, (dcm.) Of CAL said this amendment pro-
posed in the number of trips This subject
first before the Committee Naval Affairs and
by that committee thoroughly examined. As he also
a member Of the Finance Committee he instructed
to move this amendment. The policy Of Great Britain
in estabhhipg her lines Of steamers had long since at
tractedt the attention Of thscounry Those had
been and for years left their tricks upon every
evying contributions upon all nations, particularly
the United states for their support-for nowhstand-
ing there twenty thousand American vessels, the
people of the United states indebted solely to the
foreign steamers for the transmission Of all their letters
to foreign countries These British steamers kept
up by all the power of the British government No
American private enterprise unadcd, could compete
with it, The subject was brought before Congress- and
these contractors received contract from the govern
ment. 1t became. then question for national honor,
for had the vessels Of the Collins line failed in any single
particular in comparison with the Cunard line il would
have proved morifying every Americanhencc ex-
pense spared in their construction. They have been
tested and proved themselves to be the finest models of
naval architecture aoatan honor to their propretors
and to the country. American skill is shown in all
its superiority in these vessels. To enable those
results to be accomplished the contractors
compelled to go to an expense which has rendered
their present compensation insufficient and entailng
heavy loss amounting to $1,000 per trip The vessels
greatly beyond the tonnage required by the
tract Nothing has been drawn from the treasury TO
support this line The postages received by the depart
mon foreign letters since the adoption of the postal
treaty up March 31st 1852 has been Ss2s This
IL the aggregate amount of postage by the two lines since
the postal treaty went into operation Of this sum
900 received before the Collins line commenced
The posages for the present year show large increase
past years The postal treaty produced by and
would have been made had il not been for the
establishment Of the Collins incthcreforc had not tn
Collins limo been started this vast amount Of Ss2sOoo paid
for postages would not have gone into treasury but
would have gone to support and maintain the British
feet Of steamers, which up to that time had enjoyed
the monopoly Of the business lie looked upon this pro
position in way comforting monopoly upon a few
individuals but he looked upon it a measure which
had already to extent broken down the MONOPOLY
Of Great Britain monopoly which she would regain
Abandon this line and Great Britain draws American con-
tributions support her this line an
Brith monopoly is broken down lie thought that those
individuals COLLINS and his as.ociates who had this
hazard which had resulted in such signal honor and credit
to the whole American name should be encouraged aided
and supported II not with him question OF al
to Collins but whether American skill enterprise an
honor fhoud for want Of aid from the government be
abandoned and aioreign line of steamers inferior ia every
respect take their place. 1t a national question.
Mr.. HUNTER (dem.) Of Va. said he would oppose the
amcndmcnt-frst, because II deficiency and
ought not TO be in this bll-n the next place ifCon
grcss should sanction the ordering up Of the number OF
trips from twenty to twenty six IL would only call at the
present rates for deficiency of 500 900 This S236 900
added to the 1886 600 already paid this line would
the aggregate annual compensation to Collins over
Sc000tO while allowance If S33 900 for every trip
would make the annual compensation over $4,000.
The government had not received enough from the Col
ns line TO pay what had already been expended for its
support The posagcs received from the Cunard line had
nothing to do with credits Tor the Collins line The
tract for twenty trips year for an annual
compomaton Of saS5000, making a little over 5000
per twp. England pays tho Cunard line annually
SCs6CCO, being less than Sl4 600 a trip IL IL
prorosid to give Collins $330OO trp-a sum
more than twice as much the Cunard uc receives.
Irm the 9th Of April, 1850 to 3lst OF March,
1852 the whole amount of posages received from the
Collins line si26 016; of this .uin that line was
titled TO dit OF two thirds the othor third being do
Quoted for inland postage American and English. In
The same time 81 000 received for postages
papers aud $4,000 for closed mails There were no
means OF ctrtaining how much Of this received
from the Cunard Collins lines; but allowing Collins
hn of these together with twothirds Of the letter
postage and you win end that the received from
Ia bno does not amount TO half Of what has been
paid IL as compensation Therefore IL not
true that the Cunard receives more than the Collins,
that tho receipts a postage by the Collins line
pays the amount IL received lie could not consider u
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