New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-18
TO the Senate on TIE .h inst, BY the Hon. NJ B.7ns
Chnirm.n Of The Comrr.,tee on TIE Ja1icinrY. -,


to the Senate on TIE 9:h inst, by the Hon. NJ B.y.s
Chairman Of the Committee on Tire Judiciary:
BY ~, approved March 5. ls57, snate! a. sats.s
oson fr the II the Dossfrs
T. y. .or,rn iD,.ourss' Corrr-ss Authorized ire s.r..,
sas hs discretion and under the direction II ii. Pr.1r.
of The pI,sd s,sfes 70 eoptrsc, win sy oonps,.s 60
v.ron. or ...oe.on r tie ali d tie atcd St... u ~
rAnas The extent ant win the est oDs 10 his H..
unurce.,.r, +. ibs pufoe' 4 ihsPor 70 s tA- terms u
cesuAd h~i' Srea,.en 70 he Pi-'a.n, q December
G mI-ny ard association IL 6e'.d % b. easeru
ad By he locA. rn1nsui q Nswisuntsud Bed tao
N-vLdlsnH coups1y ioere ni stick company
I'D and registered IN EuEaod In ocio5-T 1876 by ne Il
Fhe Atantie rsegraph ConPaoy which at osk ooapsLy
h,' since Oh The an Of July 1871 esn lscorpossee " ~
par s have ben bsss.5 Sy .1 zoe Or oSr~. . ~
nAi.' no~ 70 inqir bat seems eo"e 20 ~S-,hs. 20
q both ih~- corporation. The Comnisse h.s,
ioaLdsnd Con- p.ny maze % the Prssse. DecsaSsr IS "a
nuLcAhon which sceemp.nird addressed e-A.x
go the 10Th Of November 1855 .o copy OF The "a
Ct Parliament Incorporating toe Auac Tl>Gspa Co~p-Ry
TIE m-uor. hrst pIesptsd By the AAgtic rc.grsph IA
s,wL sapd Union Companies On tie e; Of March, lsS r-y
rs protested object obtain the passage az },
Cor 70 pr,Ven, combination bet~rea oxens or oou,e,
in ~. United s..e. snd monopOe. coup,s-. o.. n -
United States. ard monopozDs The business " :eisss1
might vel Questioned whether Cousre ha. asy .u.s
ri ariiey stated in the memorial. bnt h b dolbsd
thai ,h legislature Of each State Las M authority TO control
rcgu telegraph compsoes F te lines ne
safe. and them beior most aPpopris;sy either BY peal
ti-saon or BY tie restrictions e3r' s.se h eoFPr.s sst' %
~ pl,incd OF ia the rnemoL The sr'we Of tAe Ansrss
graph Company the memorial q th- Magnets add New
Engsrd compsne. be passed without comment . he
Committee have disposition u en- y n' he dspues s0d
$ pron n" justice or pr5p-,y Of s,f ats 10 alton 70 .
other From tsir md objects 81 'geh
Sat.s the re,trcons necessary public bne, may b. enrci
most propry by the respective States By th. .ecoid memorial
howeyer referred the Committee 18th uimo the Mar
nctr and New England Onion Telegraph Companies have md
het their former psy 90 as TO as for tn p'e'eo. only such
amendment o. tbs Aling law viii
p-r obyio and secure BY ne Vrop.ed eoS
ss5 5ssT S sS. . IL VITA TO- p..
Ing o couronns the propose Atianti. cab'.'
with sood faith for the United sass to AIR oe ,era. ups
which has BEEN sstborized 70 b. maze nos viii
particular company BY n-ne but on the TAI OF when
as,ocsons pr,ions have enlsked il h1Nioas eD,s
prise the pr.ccsby which has YET to be determined Tie
sSuay cf tie Govrrnm-pt Of e Uutsi sis.ss WITH bs
equa rights Of It's cissrs with The 'uhes OF Gea Bri
tor The use 10 shy contract "ha ay Dc concluded ,y e
Secretary State the discretion ami aader the dr'ad
No further egi. alton opinion Of the Committee
ali and they be discharged from their further consls0
l. appears iom communication made on The ohot Aeri ls
by me Secretary Of Stss with 10 annexed "a Ella
report add made part thereof addiesed Peter Cooper s'q
President OF the Newfork. New dsnd and Loud,n res
pared coptsct with that Company axe ~ SIRE, scordase
with any person. association corporation, and from tbs
mupcaon il sppe.rs none viii ser SINH eoutse.
A. the date OF that communication, the act Of Parliament IN
cooperating the Atlantic Telegraph Company had nor BEN
ps,,,o the terms Of the contract which said lately
10 entered into by the Alsuc Company with Great
Britain under their charter yet known to the Depafment
There also ye, to be sscertsned the material fat TO whc,
corporations the Atlantic Telegraph the New
York Newfoundland, and London TeTiph Company has -:
tho:y make the contract 70 Insure the o the A.
aac telegraph to the United states ad IT, c1en, IN soco
the concurrence Of both companies VIII not be eqnie Is
Of Parliament however Incorporating ,he Atlantic reiesna
tract with that company nsdmssbe within o. Con-
evidenced IN the act suaoiane coatEac The set
company incompatible provisions OF the st Of con-
gres The 5h and 59i sections ao particularly referred
To- as giving control the British Government he con-
pany which impa Ia authority to make such contsse he
Of Congress contemp,tes on eees OF as uasa and
has been may be made BY the government o. Ss nna
ton Of the President before authon any
Guided with the Atlantic Telegraph Company hts that the
York, Newfoundland and London Teiegrsph Company bit
questionable whether TN. :osPoon e.ss By the 20. As
make Efficient contract with the ned States and the alt
est 10 OF control sysr 70. sD.s cable h NAV ss, ~ ,
local corporation must spins from with The sabs
both companies intend u lay telegraph cable from Nswoand
land TO Great Britain.
IN accordance with the legislative intent further lss.ion nay
have GOOD reason for believing tina. this report 10
perfectly satisfactory 10 e American Directors Of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company, who | am assured,
never expected nor dsslred that our Government
shoudcontrbute tbs money stipulated in the Telegraph
act Of lat year, excepting upon the tons agreed
upon. Those conditloIs fully forth in the fo-
lowing letter from the Assistant Secretary Of State to
Peter Cooper, esq;
"DEpRrNgSr or STATE
WASHINGTON, Apnl ID 1881
SIR Your letter he subject a with the New
York. Newfoundland aud London Telegraph Company hes been
received and aersd 10 connection With the act Of ConCes
which refers and the correspondence Il the Company VITA
Under direction OF the Secretary have inform
you ,bst hi. Department prep,ed TO contract with said Ts
entered into with Great Britain. tue following coadr
viz:
The United stses the timo Of the completion Of he
submarine line of telegraph between Newfoundland aod Ireland
of so 900 per year for twenty five years for
the work done behalf of the Government 10 eonvsyuss
within that tme tie net profits OF the Company shall eqss
dividend Of tx PER cent per annGn on capital Of ss
$4,000 for the remainder Of the q years
- The said Company u consideration Ofthe premises vii give
70 the Government II the United Safes conceny with thsof
Great Britain preference IN the Transmission Of nss.sse' %.
Of the two TO have priority In he order
The arn Of prices for the use Of such so%oso
Of the United states and the Government Of Gos bnsn
- The United States and the citizens thereof shall sOjoy
use Of the said submarine Telegraph ana the lines Of tees
which Of any time connect with the same II ts tsrunn
the COAT Of Newfoundland and in the Unted States for all nn
the terms and conditions which shall be stipulated
favor Of the Government Of Great Britain and the sqSe.
thereof eco,nzns equality Of rights In such use among e
THE contract will be ,ubec: tie conditions elpressde
the act Of Congress on this subject approved Mach JL a
be- terminated by Congress- after ten years upon sSs one
British has expressed its readiness TO eI.er
W.SD pq IN ben Of The Lard Of her Sy
Treasury dated November 20 1885, and /, ia doubted
In tho mean time uadsr.tcod that tOs Secretary The Navy
himself liberty 70 further the purpose had
down submarine CABLE and ths ships VIII
very respectfully, &c, JOHN APPLETON,
"Asistsn. Secretary.