New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-03


Delse Ge............... $3.50 $40
Map iand......'........ SH
In New-JeIsey the transp JrtaOn il reduced 40 l56
nil.s ana in Maryland . 1856 miles, although the ex
pente is Increased.
On the 3Uth June last there in service $50 route
Agents, at compensation OF 800 AZ; 81 local agents
~ Ell 1885, and ,lOS nail MESSENGERS ~ $l2I Isl;
making total Of $4lf, 1873. This amount, win the in
creased cost of the service, commencing LIST Jay
last, tsl.6 ll6), added TO the cost of service III
ope. alton toe th June last s6035 i74 aakes tbs
tVtsl amount for the current Year Sc 576O8. Tnis is
iDdepeldt Mt Of ocean mail service.
lie Panama Railroad Company has been paid for
aL sporiaon OF the ma is the Isthmus du Ing
the fscal ending June 80, 1856, the Of 81 II
they received So o59 "a. at the last Session of Con-
grtss took oecasion to call your attention to the large
sums paid The Company for this service, and trans
mted 70 You the corerpondendence which had ,ken
place between the Department aud the Company LII
hnon 10 proposed reduction In their charges.
This Report was laid by you before Congress- but no
definite action was had thereon. Ia referring again to
fhis sui jet, will be necessary for siuply
peat tie stated in my correspondence with the
COMPANY and III letter to you the 10th OF April,
lS56. Fior To the let Of December, 1851 the naiis
GeIe conveyed across the lsthuUs under arrange.
n.nt with me Nes Grsnedian Government, and the
average rate paid for raDspOdar m including the ex
pebse Of ROue Agents in crossing the Isthmus, was
fr ction seventeen cents pound. In October,
1881, q temporary arrangement was made @ith tue
Panama CVmpSDy by which they were allowed ~
oeDts pound, The maximum tate authorized by law.
At this time The amount Of mail matter transported was
cenparailve)y email, and the service was performed
ptrtly By caLOes ana partly by mules Tue greater
ebe amount OF mail matter carried the gr alter would
be the cost OF transportation; and 1t therefore seemed
to be but just to pay according to weight No attempt
made to rejuce the price although the cost of ae
service bad increased fom $iU S7 in september 1851,
20 ell9 77 in September 1854, until the railroad
sspplo'ed and the Company had published their tariff
81 rates. Ten cents per pound be their charge
On express freight for passenger ains well Us for
the "bsgBageof passenger trains; but a. 'hs CoiE
SsDy alleged that this oid include the expense add
,sep neibinty of putting the goods board OF tue
steamers or their convey from chip to shore, IN
which case their charge I5 cents pound, con-
slnded not only to allow them that pdce. bu in vlow
Of tie importance of the work, aud wishing to deal
9th them liberal spirit, fixed the mpenssioa ut
~ cents q pound. As annouoced in my last Report,
tAe Company refused to acquie'ce in that de;i'iSn
but paid at that rate until the 9th of De
eemb.r, 1855. In April folio wing the difficulties
n Nicaragua had closed the route through that
State, which made it impossible for me to have
the mains Of the United States conveyed by
any other route than via Paosms, and then noti
Geo u at unless the Department shoald give them -
cents pound IN the future and pay them the amount,
elS093 So withheld by my order, reducing the price
~ 10 cents pound the mails OF the United Stt!es
Should not be taken acrUss the lsthmas In view of
the financial troubles and probable bankruptcies which
discoDtinuance of the mail service would have caused
% hundreds If not thousands of citizens both
The Atlantic and Pacific coasts, compelled u
submit ~ what considered q gross lmpositi.n, and
the order Of the Department reducing the
aoiDded and the >apy have continued 10 be paid
.. The rate Of 20 cents pouod up to this time. rae
Panama Railroad is IS miles In length and, 10 its
srucnon and uipmens, cost, It is SAID - OJO
The service performed Is twice mouth ach way To
show the exor bi,sncy of the demand made by
pany, IL will only be necessary tor refer vf
1he railroads In the United States which receives
adequate compensation the services readered
Department; and a like reference could be made
Go the compensation received by other railroads
9th . similar result. The NewYo,k and Erie Rail
road 10 400 ules In length, and cost over s 100
The service performed Is nineteen trips a week for
uhieh they receive $92 0J0 year. Tue Pauaula v-
pahy a rvud sting about one-iJur h rs much as
che Eew-YoTk and Erie, performing bat 1.-THE of the
service received the last year $iS U.s. 30
pensston, and for the pr~ent year are likely 10
an amount nearly doable that psidto the latter Com
pany. Viewing this attempt 10 draw from toe
Treasury more than properly due, 1T ought in my
opinion, to be promptly rebakcd; and would, there'
tre, recomne toe inineoaie passage Of law limit
ing the compensation 70 sum not exceeding 80 UUO
per amman. This would be hbera, and jus. rs.nu-
neraion for ali the services rendered to tue GOvoIn
Dehf
In my previous reports, have referred to the
etssity tor increased mail facilities between Allan
90 and Pacfc Coasts. The great aud increasing trade
ana correspondence bet seen these important poiats
Stmaho weekly service, and would ak that 20 yer
~ conferred On the Deprmeat 10 entor Into contract
% convey Il mails twice a month a,,,raaiins with
ne me via fanains by the route via Nicarasu, or
1sneah'ePc, AZ cum not exceeding $40 90 a Year
Ihe exwnoturts OF the Department ior the pas, ,c.
year amounted ~ sac, sO5 2S6 30 viz.
For Compensation to Pos,msste,, .. - IN, 900 :,
for Snip Steamboat ans Way Letter. ,;'sss 80 -
for TrAnsportstion Of the Malls. & 49,
FOR Oaoe Furniture. ..................... -, -
fer Advertising. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. sis1 ~
Eoi NAL Bags. Al
For Mail Locks Keys and Stamps ....... iiSSS ~
Hor 1sl D~predsiOns snd SPECIAL Agents sS.Ol :,
for 1i.rks for Offices. 7S8gsa 10
soI leasee e,n ps''.'.'''.'''''.'.''.'.' &,1Oi -