Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-13
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DRoPosALs FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
Il sERvICB BETWEEN THE UNITED sTATEs
,.., AND CHINA,
POsr oTyIcs pHsLArsasr, D.

In seeOrdanss viii the ptoSIsiona o. an aet Of
Congress, approved February II, 1885, which u In
the words aud figures following, yisi =
'tAN ACT TO authorize the establishment Of ocean
mall steamship service between the United
| States and China.
'iBs d snaced nv ne Be,.ass d.d Hou,. Of Rsp.
resentattUes Of hs United States OF America IN
congress a.ssmbled, That the Postmaster Cen
posals By public advertisement, for the period Of
in the ciiies ofiwashingtSn, Hsv York. Philadsl,
nail 1s sa sS.p Ss
Francisco, In the United stAtes, and some port or
| ports In the Chinese Empire, touching At Homo
lulu, In the Sandwich Islands, and one or more
| ports In Japan, BY means Of monthly llns Of
hst-elass American sea-going steamships, 70 be
Of not less than three thoukan1 TONS burden each,
and OF suneient plumber 10 perform twelve round
trip: per annum between said port. and % con;
tract with the lowest Responsible bidder for said
service for term Of not moro than ten years, %
commences from the day the hfst steamship u he
| proposed line shall depart from the port Of San
That no bid shall be considered which shall
| Amou nj 70 more than ave hunArad thousand dol
lar, for the tvelys round trips per annum, nor
unless the same II roma citizen or eitifons OF the
United States, aud accompanied By an offer Of
good and sIfleient surc.iss (alho citizens Of the
Uniied siAtss for .hs flithfu performances o. such
Tscc' 4 lndb, q r.vsAsv s.aet.t. That any
contract which the Postmaster General may az
ecute, under authority Of this act, shall 70 Into
| effect on or befero the hret day Of January,
ono thousand eight hundred and sixty -seysh,
and .hAll, n addition 70 the usual SiiPllAiiena
q ocean mali stoAmahip contracts, provide that
the steamships accepted for the service ahAH h
sonStfaclsd q ne Best maIefisi aSd amer ap-
proved models, with all the modern improve
nents adapted % sea.gOing steamships. o. The
hre-elasa, and shall " suhiept y inspection and
| survey by an experienced naval constructor, 70
b ds.siled Tor that pnrpess ~ The seeEelary q
Postmastsr General. That he i0ossrnmsss q
the United States shall BE entitled 70 have tFans-
ported, froe 81 expanse on each and every
s.eamsr mail agent 70 take charge o. and AZ
| range the mall matter, 10 whom suitable accom-
mediation for that purpose shall be assigned
ThAf N case offailuis from any cause 70 perform
any q the regular noa.hly yoyas.. stipulated fsI
from the oompeasatlon on asoonnt az such omitted
voyage 0fiyoyagps.i That suitable nnes and penal
lies may b. Imposed for delays and itregulAfe-
ues In me performances OF he services, aud that the
Postmaster General shall have the power 10 de-
termine The eoatrAot a any time In case Of lie
being underlet or assigned 70 any other party. /
Improved, February II. 1set. /"
A. EEAu Y PRoPosALs rEgfry'
| Will be received al the Post once Department,
In the city q washinstoh, until three o'clock,
sss, Tor conveying he mails o. The United ssSi..
by means Of monthly line Of hrst-elas Amsri-
can sea-going steamships q mot less than three
1 Thousand burden (NOVnTu m
uremenI, and of sufaeient nnmhsr to n.rrorr,
twelve roand trips mar annam- bs,va"n tb. nai
q San Franchises IN the United ststes' and ,oms
| nort a. norts in ths chins.. Rnni," tanshtas ~
iIonclulu, in he s.nd~ieh isianas snS ~ ~
or mora nortn IN Japan' foT = sontract tam !,
moi NOR. than tan years IA can nsnes f,ora ~.
day the nrSt steamship Of the proposed line shall
depart from the pOrt o. San FnnolsoO with The
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he oernpiea m nsrtorming ths ~ Stsh ~
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