, 1866-03-02
GOVERNMENT: TELEGRAPH
LINES.
Proposed Addition Of the Telc-
graph to tho Post
Uf1iee System.


Remarks OF SenafoF B. Efatz Brown,
[Frou the Globe, Feb. al
Mr.. D1xox. The Committee On Post Offices
and Post Roads, who were directed by fcso-
iu.ion Of The Senate to inquire into the isasi-
bilt,y and usetulncss Of estahli5hin.- IN rnn,
nrctfun with the Pnst Office DeEartIncnt tcIe,
saaPn ..oes aions s sucm oa ahe Pfine'pal man ~
routes Is E.Ay pe oeeuleo ausEaolcs aaFc al-
rectcd me TO report resolution; and Us the
Senator from Missouri 3fs. Brown desires, I
believe. to address the Senate upon the sub
ieet. i AK that It may he considered nj this
33mr.
rha p,ro,,.x,, ,,-o ,.,,.,-.r 7,ho ,,.oza,,.
asst: ~ Etsipss. p'o seItv,e' luz P5sssat s
Gonsl"eFattoa o. 'ne Eeso1a@lon IS asheu io9-
Mr.. CQSNESS. Let It be read for intorrua-
t1on. ''@'
The SecretarY read the resolution, as fol.
lows: =
E<sofraf. 1het The Postmaster f;ene-,, b~ sp5
be Is hereby, reaues.ed 10 iay befors The Seuais
tneh informalon u he may hare Ia his posses. sion
o. nay 5e ao:e 70 COLLECT ~ fea1d the feasibility
sha Post oce pena1tmsnt ierrr.nb 1iae3 a1nan
| aastsab!e s ior NC sy sSs GoTcrnent @ IN @ I'd ~ ~
open ,or public use ut uinlmum .ares at chazge &C.
eompanied By such sugges'ions aud considerations
- would contribute to tie etiitency o rueh an es.
Ienslon OF ne post olnee syssm to tele:Faph pur,
poses' a aoa ~ enen sno saai. pfeaie yea
" W ~, 1T hest !. ,s snu 3sssoa
a Inn fh37 fr
cseded to consider tf,e resolution. p''
III. BsoWS. WI Mr. President the resolution
of.nred b,. nSso1f aon,o 5"Hs s;nae .ne non .hss
snl,iert wasns fn,f1rs. o' Nf0A ~-'''
Eef5iaed, Tint he co,1nalt,ee on Post onees
and Post Roads BE- instructed to inquire into the
ezpcdteney o. authorizing the Post Office Depart-
ena 70 con5tsae, and operate ts:esTapa lines along
nav hs airealy eslabsbe' # tbat ahaII be- deesnsd
mnTt atfyisshi. fnr H.. rae .nif rnnfyn1 ~ unri,
jIDes; spd In CONNECTION Wih lbs po.ial busiusss.
to establish Offices al such points ~ may be deaer
mlned upon, open al houra to the public and The
ptest, Tor sa1e ana speedy t1ansMiet:o9 oi oes-
n1heI,sIss. % A1' se-'1'--e :" Ass0'' - e@'' -
The committee. having acted upon this
matter have conc,nae,i to rennrt back q res-
n1I,tfnn cnilino nrnn the postmaster f1en4ro1
fnr sncl, ;nt0 5n,f statistica1 iriiormat inn nni
snci, yicSs ronccrninr thr eyncdicnrr of m
~ fnTn,.hingg r. g'1t1 tc1eoran1;c Facilities a. I,a
.n.r 'aasina - sThi,it ~ .n,,1.nt;n,, .he1a
With - 0's -'- ~A'~'N
I t,;nt cir that IN +h,z ,hc coi1on,,tt,.e hare
octrd trisc1r What t. necdcd i,oforn s1,ch IN
rnternrise sha,, he entered nnnn il inform,,-
ttnn' ami that Tam snre t}7.s Past f,ificn IL.
1rsrt,nrnt sr;th rensnnnI,1a efIn1t rnn s,,nn1r
!" ~ thc Senate Indna5 ms, sa. n,1d 1o5 XII
ffom conversation lad viii, .the P,sttnastrr
t:encrai on this snhiect 7 i,c1,crc 1c wiIi t,Er
sraot ;n+c1ast i, acro1on.nsr fho .Who1o s,,1,-
icct eof0= 49, 0'~ '''
Wr pres;5ont vb,,o .ba11 MT .,+.- f,11r
nf, on arnn'na,,on ~ III. mbn,a S enh;net e1 ~
n a pre1im inary motion, u yet M desire to ffesent nj
l. IN nT;rT snr3e If fhc nr1ncina@ reasnrs 5hai
nccur n to me in a1yocat,rr @ % I'll; nrn1cs;tion % #
estaI,fs1,iur feieuronh lines ainr,r tie main
rn,,tss In Gonnrsf;nn ,rfti, tc ,,osf ,fi;cr 49,
trm an,; oncn ~ Tho nnh1ic * fhe elias anast
ratcs. Thev are.- ~ ~ ''N0 ~'''@'s
!, T1ev c1,,iil he nrri1iratea IN the mt NJ
~ pssnsie'e; ana 4aee anhom i4ts
~ ~, is,annas @ 3h.. s|,,rt T ms
w ~ VI ,n LA r. o,,,,s,e ~ h,as
ii,as a,oh1,nr ~ ev+anston ~ i;ras n ',,nnrer
rn,,tos ,ut;1 ~ 4,,r,s ~ the cnrntrr rc,,f,1
he hronaht intn t}ae fcfeernri1fc cfrsnif.
?. Cheaneninr 1he mice would vastly IN.
incTeasa wo,,id insnre methnI a2n'd E,cflities
and Courtesfes commensurate with the public
dan,snG Resides one esfnhlfshnd route. con-
tro1fe,' liz 5oyernment and thrnwn ,nrn tn
the nnh!ic at minimum rates world pn far to
9nsnra re,iucs;nn IN talcornnh avtnrtJen eVerr,
Where. It would both establish u tair scale Of
charges and ,,n1d m a threat I'm, wnu1d r,;ro
r1,1,i7c opinion some control over conso1i1ate;1
itines t1,at now have It Mi Their own war.
The ~" uonnno,;es Thai now ..ontss'., tba
dissemination oi' news tn thp n1,h1ir 1,ress hv
conf rolling Tie lines would be broken m and
.nrwsnnneT entrrnr;,e womb he Thrown omen
~ ~ srho,a cnnptrr ;ns.eo, ~ 1.a;,~ n,+,con
70 ,o,1s dng ths onaa !, a Z. e.
ci1r Of New YORK. ato7eover Il won,d " ,,,en
-. ,os.i1,fa asi,;a1, ,o,,~ Il !. ~ - snrniw
~ conntrr at IL o,aa+ y cc,nmsrr;s, III ns1,frss
Viii, III n cnr;ect r. ant M ~ tSa nTacee,,in~s If
canarsss ~ tTia;ntt cost ~ a. sr;th ,I,iir,te
sixsntsee ~ tn ti,e % nat;on' ous' aAo "4'A '''@
i, 9GnysrnTent ~, mi ,TnnId M. on1y aaFe ali the
nresent ANIMAL cnst ~ telepraDhfnr Connected
rast sum m il tise atszTcsate, but The great mod
ern methnd ~ trnrsmittipg Intelligence would
he hronnl,t into bnrnony with tho public in.
terest. ;nr nnw Inc policy OF the companies,
con1eifen,.eJ as tl.er are, lies In high rates for
n iimited busincss. whereas then t would be