The daily union., 1852-05-09


tves, entitled "An act to supply deficiencies 10 The 49,
pailons Tor the service of the fiscal year ending lh &
OF June, ls32 the pending question being upon lLs
amendment OF the Commllce on Finance to insert lhs
following ,sFate4a .sss
aFor additional com pensasion Tor Inc the ,,.n
lion Of ,he United S,ss mail between New York aud L
pool Ia tho Collins line Of steamers, 70 twoas uips p
amman, sech tiInos shai bo directed by lbs Pr.
General aud IA conformity his ennusl T..
port Congrees and his letter Of the 10Th Novembs
nst 10 the Secreta oi the Navy, commencing .aid ~,
creased sarvce The Is, OF January. 1884, al c rs
ss eOo e., 'p in lieu Of the present allowance, s sum
Mr.. HUNTER said: regret very much 10 bs con-
strained to address the Senate again relation 10 MI.
amendments but the criticisms which have been made her,
upon my course render u necessary for say some
thing in self lf-defence know. loo. what lies hshna
this amendment kno that it is the auant esurisr h
pioneer OF system and desire expose the psrncsus
effects and tendencies Of that system before we are com
arisen ia relation to This proposition moi on me- b,
on those who have forced the amendment, as ,hmI
very improperly. into this deficiency bill. will, bow
ever. endeayor 10 make my remarks brief possible
and 10 be rs concise may be cOnsisent with The ia
presentation OF my views 10 the Senate
What is this proposition! Some years ago Collins 4
Co. proposed 70 carry the mails between New York and
Liverpool in five steamships They proposed carry ihs
mails on certain TERMS 10 which the government sccsdd
They were not able 70 complete the ships within ,he
time stipulated. and asked extension Of it, we agreed
to that extension. They asked Tor advance OF money
enable them 10 build the ships and we made that I'll
vance They asked 10 be relieved from one Of The con-
dilions which required that they should employ nara
officers commanders; and We relieved them from Thai
condition. And now, when the Post Office Department
has ordered them 10 incfeasc the number Of their trps
from twenty to twenty six, they here and SAY they
cannot perform the service unless increase the amount
an amendment thal was offered ii The COMMITTEE On F
nance by the senator from California. under instruction.
as understand, from the Committee on Naval Adairs
And what is the nature Of that amendment! Why Il
proposes that shaIl give this line Of steamers S3S
per trip, being large addition TO the existing rate d
compensation; and also that the sum Of that compensa
lion shall be $236.5oo. Now. what does this meant
Does that we shall give $4,000 each for the
whole lwentysix trips; i 80. the additional is 10,
&236,500 but S473.O00 Or does i mean that we shall
give 8s3 900 per trip for the six additional trips fso ths
sum ID 236 500, bui 0O0 Or does that We
shall give $236 500 in addition 10 what they receve
II 30. this provision in relation to the $4,000 per trip
mere susplusage. sss5ss, .l .s
shoald poss i will be so construed as 10 grant the
pany the whole amount Of 000 per trip something
very like $ss $4,000 per annum.
Mr.. BADGER do not think it is necessary that he
senator should make any prediction as TO what this
amendment should be construed TO mean. The amend.
ment 10 increase the compensation Tor each and
every trip from $l9,2J0 10 $33 00O And If the senator
this appropriated would say that il s necessary
pay during the half fiscal year which expires on the
3Oih Of June, and commenced the first OF January.
the additional compensation upon the trips for which
provision made in former contract and the whole
compensation or the additional trips agreed upon by the
Postmaster General and the Collins Company. So that
there 10 no Misunderstanding II s increase the whole
compensation from $40 ,250 10 1000 per trip.
Ms. HUNTER. Then il 1t is, as supposed il was 10
increase the whole compensation 10 $33 900 per trip let
10 what other consequences il viii lead Us These
lweny-s trips part OF q schedule The design is,
that the Collins line and the Bremen and Havts lnes
shall alternate with the Cunard line, making in Ill hy
two rips perhaps only ly the other lines running
only twenty four ps that the whole service - 10 be
performed by these three lines II we increase the
snsaon OF the Collins line from $io,25o to $33 900 per
Trip shall not be compelled TO increase the compeaa
tiOu of the hayre aud Bremen lines II the nk
But and Ii Is doubtful whether The conacfa&
Bremen lines will not expire ntw0 OF three monhsba
is on the Ist OF July believe The Postmaster General has
taken the opinion Of the Attorney General on the subject
What that opinion is have not heard Suppose Shall
be determined that the contract does expire on the ks Of
July will they not order up these ships of the Collins
line TO take the other twelve or thirteen trips, at The s
lof e33 900 per tripl So that cannot tell 10 what N
expense this amendment will finally lead. This, how
ever may anticipate with tolerable cerianly-hatw w
shall be compelled to raise the compensation upon me
Bremen and Havre lines in the same proportion that We
raise upon the Collins line II 80. the whole expense
will be something like 81 1900 900 per annum. including
that Tor The twenty trips TO be made BY the ha
and Bremen lines, from Southampton TO Havre, and ron
Southampton 10 Bremen. So that when We make up ou
minds 10 pcressc the compensation Tor The Collins las,
must slso expect 10 increase il upon the ohers fc,
with what justice can we grant 10 one and refuse io
other ! lsfr4a.9n '..9
But on what prcence is il that we are asked 10 give
this additional compensation to the Collins line For
you will observe that we have done ell that conise
cd 10 do have gwen all thai We agreed 10 gvs Ne
comes, however and says that unless you give him more
than double what you contracted e give will y No.
possible to perform As service What is the preenu
Al time, said that the British government gaze
more TO their lire, and that account we should ~.
creaec the compensation for the Collins line, 20 a
from that being the case showed the other day maj e
Bftish government did not give quite $4,000 per up
the Cunardes; and and that hs compensation ,s wnsn
10 given their most expensive line, which the one
the West Indies, 10 only three dollars per mile nse
they have made contract with line for carrying lm
mail to BxiI by WopeiIcrs Tor two shitngs and nine
pence per miIe--less Than seventy cents nnd, hso
that the whole expense Of the British government io
Carrying the mail n steam packets in ist9-and she bad
then enough OF them to sncarclc the world oscs each
week in the year-wAs only about E700,000 sterling.
| Mr. RUSK When that! s !, .
Mr. HUNTER. The last report saw was made ~
| lsis. qA.t sta tss ftA Aq
MI RUSK The expense is 5000
| Mr. HUNTER There may have been mots reess q.
satemea, than that 10 which have had scesss The aa
that saw was statement from Isosd Auckland, who
believe was connected with ths board Of admiralty n
lSlS, Suppose. however. that The expense "a ESoW
fos The WHOLE it is only $3.50 600. Yet here - y
amendment. which 10 TO nvolvo IN expense At Iess
500 900 for maintaining one line between New Yci
BEFORE OF these tslps 10 Havrs and Brenes Thsy an
not therefore clam the additional compensation uPoane
ground that the British government give more fof Any
line which they have in thear smp]oymen for, 20 ls
ascertain, they pay only three dollars per mile uP
their mos, expensive lines; aAd the Cunarde reco"
| less. xsy ,...i NV. ss5.. Il rs Il,
MI RUsK | am soss ,ha, The senator does no, .h
TO be in " regard ,ohe allowance made BY he Dn
ish government 10 the CuuaM company. The brstM
owance. before the Collins line went into operation -
ESQ 900 sterling II was then increased to Glt3oV wv
psdiateiy on the CoiIias line commencing Their NV
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