The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-23
TIIIRTY-FTF.TR CONGRESS.
ynsr SESSION.
Senate.

wAuusGroS, April q, 1853
DONATING rw PUBLIC LANDS.
TIE Only business Of In the morning hour
the presentation by Mr. SEWARD Of reply 10 the American
Telegraph Company In refuiston OF tho allegations -
tanned in the recent memorials OF Amos Kendall aud e
Morse telegraph interest. Tho document referred
10 the ssme committee the Judiciary. and ordered 10 be
printed. The remopsrsnts oeec, the action Of Con
gresa the said memorial, for these among oher
sons-Ihs, the general law prayed for by the memorial
isis would strike at all the Ordinary business arrangements
companies acting under, and amenable
10, State hws-embsrrass telegraphic communication
with foreign oounric and by giving 20 one company tne
fruits Of the hazard and iabors OF another, leaf d.
rocty TO The encouragement of tcicgraphio enter.
prses; that tho passage OF said law Ia asked for by
two only OF tho ten eadiog ciegrspbic companies Of
tie United states, all tho others being satisfied With the
arrangement between the Newfoundland and American
compa1ics a. II now exist; that the Arrangement CON-
planned OF IL not exclusive lis nature Dasmuch the
nemorisst themselves have been frequently invited 10
share IN aud 70 contribute 10 its cost but declined 10
do that the renonsrnnts h9aly went on with the ha
zrdous enterprise alone building the Newfoundland ae
At Their own cost, and tina; II would be unjust 10
COMPEL thcm 70 share their business with those memo
rails soi only refused 70 share Ia the ras OF tho
er,erp-r whcr invited but did al in their power 10
crufh s. The renons'rsnts have already expended
eight hunofed teou'And collars on the Newfoundland
line, wB,cb y noe ecag worked at loys, ant
the Atlantic company have invested millions IN
their cnterIrlss. which Is still considered so
doubtful Undertaking tast It not believed usu.
be effected u}I1 the next attempt Ia lay the
cable: thai useful enterprise prosecuted under
adverse circumstances a. worthy OF encouragement
any invention for which patent is grained; that II
Law compelling telegraph lines crossing he borders Of
the United safes 10 transfer its business - whoever
might claim Va proper, similar law woiid be proper
in tbe several States ard would be equally proper as ap
piled 10 railroad, steamboat express and Transportation
compaaies; that tho Lac cloi for wni operate 10 the
ra,ure Of protection s1ely for the benefit Of the
riaiss, wpio scuid embhrass tho operations OF other
telegraph companes ana interfere uh contracts that
have existed ior ycsrs be-, them, without their
tetV a-p hugu led
Replying specially 90 the Charge oe oombins ion, the
monktranl sag that the on ground "a ina, charge y the
tact that the Amercab ana Ne oua Hand companies have
entered agreement FOR the mutual ut,rchsnge OF
their messages order facilitate the business Of their
socous about Combinations, the oEners Of paiNpt
which has been in oxistencs for eighteen years IN the
It twelve Of which years tbcy have srenuously endca
by combinations crush all composition IN the
business Of telegrspbing, and only in July last
sought 10 effect an Arrangement with ten otner
companies, the parties TO which arrangement were
TO bind themselves 10 connect ~ith any per
line and aso 10 refuse Connection far practicable,
with any existing lines that declined 70 icn said contnua
ton that OF hei companies controlled by them did
actually at one time enter into conditional agreement
with the Newfoundland Compspy-beore the lines OF the
latter were eui-for the purpose Of monopozng all the
foreign Geographic business, which agreement on s de-
sign becoming apparent, subsequently abrogsed BY
the Newfoundland Company.
In conclusion the say tina; the only aid the
Atlantic Comcauy 10 receive from government Is the
business TO the amount of $4,000 per annum which n
guarantees 10 them from tho time Of the completion Of
cent when the amount IN TO DO reduced 10 t500oo
TELEGRAPH TO PACIFIC.
MT SEWARD, (opp.) OF N. y, introduced bill, which
was read twice and referred 10 the Military Committee 10
fccure the prompt construction Of line OF telegraph
across the continent from San Francisco folio sing the
mail route via Fort Smith 10 81 Louis
the bill provides that the line shall be commenced from
the eastern section within sixty days and from the Pacific
within ninety days after the passing OF the act Zoe
In intended TO supply facilities to the government for
transportation OF the malls ADD 10 the public for CONNER
cal purposes. The bill asks hundred feet right OF
way with government contract in aid o the project tho
contractors Offering ample guarantees against any abuse
of the powers granted by the government.
DffffCULry WITH PARAGUAY.
Mr. Mason's resolution respecting Paraguay was taxi en-
IN and discussed TIL the expiration Of the morning hour
TVS DEFICIENCY
Was then taken UP and discussed for -four hours aud
vas amended By striking second page lines 26 "a
% and 90 and cghn page the whole o the third
ton and substituting therefor the following THAT
Whenever hereafter contracts shall be made by the Secre
tsries Of War Navy by virtue OF the sixth section Of
the act of 1920 chapter g. he shall, VI Congress be In
at the time promptly report 70 both houses there
OF the for skng suco contracts stng fully all
the fscs and circumstances which IN his judgment ren
derei such contracts necessary Congress De mol 10 ses