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Ally Of Massachusetts,. frosa the Postal
oommit,e~, reported the Senate ball to
encoarag. the construction Of independent
Telegraph lines, which. after considerable
discussion, vas passed by ayes -. noes
II. During the debate On this bill, Alley
Of Massachusetts, declined to have any
amendments offered. on the ground that
if the bill was sent back to the Senate
at this late day. it would be equivalent to
killing it. He therefore declined to yield
the floor to the enemies of the bill TO pro-
pose amendments which they knew would
most certainly kill it, but he did not pro-
pose to deny the privilege of discussing
the measure in good faith. Proceeding
with his remarks, Alley said, all. or nearly
all the telegraph companies Of the country
were recently consolidated into one,
which now represents a capital of SAL
100000, and was certainly the most gi-
gantic monopoly in this country, if not in
the world.
The American people were subject to
the dictation of that company, and every
one knows how much power tine telegraph
has for evil or good. This bill was not to
oppose that company. but to protect the
rights Of the Union. Congress had few
years since granted privilege to the Pa
cifc Telegraph Company, but that compa-
ny had not acted in good faith toward the
Government. 1t was to charge but three
dollars message from the Missouri river
to the State line Of California and it was
under, stood that message of ten words
was to be sent from Washington to San
Francisco for four dollars. but tho Com
pany exacted eight dollars for a message
Of ten words and refused to receive pay
mcnt in the currency Of the country.
Finch of Ohio, member Of the Post
office committee, argued against the con-
stitutionality of the bill because it allows
private property to be used for public pur-
poses without making any compensation
to the owners
Hale of Now York, opposed the bill on
two grounds. The first was that stated
by the gentleman from Ohio. tho sound
ness Of whose argument: could not be con-
troverted. The second was, that under
this bill the Cuban Telegraph Company,
for instance, and other foreign companies
enjoy its privileges while tn, If governments
refused equal privileges to American citi.
zeus. Any company might under this law
extend a line beyond marine league from
the shore which our jurisdiction covers
and here make connection with foreign
company chartered by foreign govern
ment. He desired to have the bill amend-
ed in both particulars.
Alley remarked that no one had said a
word against the merits of the bill, but
every gentleman with whom he had con-
vcrsed had been found to admit that it was
bill Of great merit, and that there should
be remedy for the evil complained Of
So fur a. the constitutionality was con-
ccrned he had nothing to say. as he was
no lawyer-but eminent lawyers in Con-
gress with whom he had convcrscd, had
said they believed the bill was perfectly
constitutional. He had anticipated oppo-
siiion to it. He understood what APP
pliances we're at work TO defeat it. lie
understood thu, the manager Of the grea,
Telegraph monopoly had beer on the foot
to day seeking the aid Of menbsn in oP-
po.ifiaa TO The bill lie had no doubt Il
might be i.Provsj IN errsain Psinss. bot
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