Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-15
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
l. SERVICE BETWEEN TIE CSITBD STATEs
AND CHINA.
Posr OpPIcR DErARrNEST,
WAsHtNGIuN, March 20, lSJ5. =

"AHhlNhl'Nt ANIfH - 49,
Iu accordance with the provisions Of an act OF
cngrcs, approved February II, 1865, which u In
Hth" words aud figures following, Vhi
AN Act to authorize the esablishm Of ocean
mail steamship service between the United
II slater and China
i 'Bc q eH0ctrdJ V he SENATE Hnd Huusc Of Rep
Hres, dfOtircs NJ III, UhRcd States o. America iRI
( COHVrsss dsSrmJisd, That tn. Postmaster dfn Il
aeral b. aud hris hereby authUriEedtU tuVit" pro
1pOsbl- By public advertisement, for tho period ufI
f-iNty dRys In one or more newspapers publlEhcdI
slu the cities Of Washington, New York, Philadel
dphiu BO.tpu and San Francisco RESPECTIVE ely, foil
mail steamship seryioo between the port Of saul
FRANCHISE, In the United States, and some port Oh
pur,s In tho Chinese Empire, touching At Homo i
I Zulu, iu the Sandwich Islands, and on" or more
I ports IN Japan, by means Of q monthly line OF
irs class American sea going steamships, 10 bel
u not less than three thousand Ions burden each
eand q suHlcicnt number 10 perform twelve roundI
rips per uuHnm bctw On said ports, and 10 cor.
ract with the lowest responsible bidder for shidl
service for term u not more than ten years, tol
commence from the day tho FIRST steamship u thsI
IprOpyscd lne shAn depart from tn" port Of sanI
JFrauci,r go with the mails for China PrOrtdtd
Z That no bid shal be considered which uhallI
nvunt 10 myr" than hyo hundred thousand dol
! ars for the twelve round trips per auuum, noTI
unl"SN tho lame is from citizen " citizens o.
n u.trd states, and accompanied by an offer III
II oud and sufficient sureIeN (also clifens u tn,
n ucd Sialvs) for the faithful performance VI auchI
HcVntutrt
''sec. . Andb, HJurth.r enacted That any
contract ~ hitch tho Postmaster Ncucral may eN
cute, under authority VI this net, shall 60 intOl
eject uu or before the frst day Of January,
y nHr ,hourlud eight huudrcd aud sixty seven
y ind shall In addition to the usual sipulatiun-I
HI ocean mail steam ,hip contracts, provide that
hb sluRln,hipS accepted Iur tho HcrNiCN hhhl heI
fiCoustTuctcd Of the best material and aCcf ap
1proN cd mod"lr, with all tho mVdcrn improve
HM"ut, adapted to scH gOiug EiramslirS OF theI
drst elias, and shall he subject 10 Inspection Ill
Isury"y by an experienced naval constructor, to-
Hbe d'tpilvd for that purpose 10y the Secretary oil
he Navy, who's" report shall be made 10 thc
n Postmaster General. That III" Government of
i a. Cuitsd States shall be- Cutiicd to have trans
ported, free Of expense on each and every
n t,Ruur, 4 mall agent, ~ take charge ot aud ar
Mango he mail matter, 10 whom suitable accom- i
n nvdatiuu for that purpose shall be assigned,
n rhu, In case ~ fauJc from any cause TO perform
tluy Of the regular monthly voyage stipulated for
n u the contrast pro rata deduction shall be made
Il rom tg compensation IN accouw ~ such omitted
n ul age or voyages That suitable lncs aud pena
Il rs muy be imposed for delays md irrcgnlAre \
Il IN t" performance OF slrviVc, aud that the
Y o,lmasisT Ueucral shall have the pow cr TO d"
a "rmin" III" coutrnct at any tim" In case OF itS
dbriug uudrrl t or assigned to any other party.
II "APPrvNcd, February Il. lsdj. -
n PROPOSALS
Hwul be- received At ,he Post ulcc Department,
n II IA" ,ity u Washington, until three O'Clock,
N Z, m, Of TUESDAY, the 10Th day Of August,
IA ST.. Tor conveying the MALL Of the United State
III y means 81 monthly line Of first class AmHIi
Il An sct going steamship, Of not less than three
II huu and tons burden each, Government meas
NJ lrrm"nt, and Of sufficient number TO perform
M w,Nc round trips per onnum, between the port
l4 san Francisco In the United states, and soInc
N port Or ports IN the Chinese Empire, touching Rl
Fl Honolulu, IN the Sandwich Islands, and at ont
d " more ports in Japan, for contract term OIL
Z nut moro than ten years TO commence from thc
liuy the first steamship Of the proposed line shall
Elcpnrt from the port VI San francisco with the
|mails for China.
Bidder, must designate the port Of terminus in
The Chinese Empire also, the Immediate porte
In Japan aud China at which the steamships arc
"a o CHll gu their outward and hOmcwRrd PASSAGE
Ito lnd and receive mails.
BID proposing several terminal ports, either
j one Of which Inay be selected by the Depart
nrnt, will DO considered
The Department reserves to itself tho right oil
hanging The terminal port Of the Chinese LIN g.
4 pire, upon reasonable notice to the contractor,
'. aud graduating tho pay, pro rata, within The
N ilru Pf"scribcd by the act ofCOngress Fforesaid
any time daring the continuance OF the con :
Zach bid should name the the time proposed to
"A ,r occupied In performing the passages each way
|dlelwren san Francisco, and the port or ports In
he Chinese Empire proposed for the terminus OF
he route, including stvppaScS at Honolulu and
Either intermediate ports and also tho length VI
: ,toppnges at each Of the intermediate ports
laaInrd aud each proposal should be accompanied
hoy q map Or diagram Of the route, schedules ot
n ,Riling days stating the proposed days and
thonrs Of departure from each port, Is wei aS the
4 proposcd days and hours Of arrival should
= ,ls1 accompany each bid such schedules, how .
liver, to 10 subJect to the approval u tue Post
&nastor General aud TO alteration by hts order,
from time TO time, As the Interests " the postal
1,rrNlce may require. .t
The steamships offered for the service must be
d, rirar steamships Of the nrst class IN hu re
E.. and before acceptance Will DO subject 10
IN and survey by an experienced naval
',r. 10 be detailed for that purpose BY
Of the Navy,
must conform In all particulars to
"a, and requirements Of the Aiore-
yroyed February II, 1855 and must
.,tranteed, with satisfactory testi-
he bidder or bidders And their
men Of property and abuhdantly
I'd their tender and guarantee.
me aud residence, and the name
" tho arm, when company
Lisducly stated In the pro
Id bsseut, under seal, 10 The
gILnast5r General = For-
tho words Mail Proposals.,
written on tho face Of the
AOuid be dispatched In time
Department on or before
,bt next, which will bethe
proposals under this ad :
WILLIAM DENNISoN, b
PoslRlHSt General