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nance, reported the following Joint resolution, which

nance, reported the IOuowng JOINT res0uuon, WHICH
was passed.
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Mr. HOWE introduced bill in addition to che seve-
raj acts providing for suppressing iDmrrection
against the government Of States Referred to the
M. Howe's bill is as folloWs:>
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with the Of Ibis and ssms hereby
My MORRILL,, pep.) Of Me-, ofrered a resolution
v,ting the Committee on Finance to inquire into
the expediency Of reporting bill authorizing the
no lders new bonds In place Of old bonds, which he
y satisfied have been lost destroyed. Referred to
| che Committee on Finance
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK
AND EUROPE.
Mr. PoMEROY frep.) of Kansas, called up the bill to
facilitate the Establishment of line OF steamships
between New York and certain ports Of Europe.
Mr. MoREnL, lrePl Of w., Withdrew his amend
| Mr.. HARLAN, (repo OF Iowa. moved to add the FOL
| lowing:-
And further provided That should the receipts
100000 Yearly period Of iss e.
re" during period
coed he amount Of ssoos yearly GI'A' '''''' 'N' '
Mr. MORRILL,, Of VT, moved to make the amount
S4O0, 900. He said the Cunard line receives but
500 900 from the British government, and when 1t is
proposed to pass by Baltimore, Boston, Portland
York saoo, 600 should be enough Of subsidy. " '
Mr. NYE, (rep.) OF Nevada, replied to the remark 10
regard to the monopoly by pointing out that the bill
proposes to make the foreign postal service sefsup
porting and again urging the proprety Of having the
| mails carried by American vessels
ing by adding the words provided such postage
shall not exceed 100000 per annum after the dis
| continuance of SAID inland postage"
Mr.. MORRILL, Withdrew his amendment and &C.
| cepted Mr. COrbett's, which was agreed 10.
Mr.. MORRILL, moved to amend by providing that II
the trips take longer time than those made by SINH
lar steamships upon the same route this contract
| shall cease and determine. Agreed to.
! The bill then passed, as fOllows:-
Be enacted That tho Postmaster General is empowered
and hereby authorized to CONTRACT with the Nay
isps under the laws Of the State o. New York Under
'as weekly
Of New S ss sSd 0ssn Of % s
England, Liverpool touching Queenstown IN ars class
and by said company for a exceeding ten
in the manner and on the conditions hereinafter
sEo Tina. the saia Navigation Company shall with q
A. out within the passage Of this act E eas;
than
Than a. an e 4.
vision and inspection of the American Loyds ordered
s ns Re the & ssf
the @ % NJ r. and an n all ana
so. as 70 secure The srestest possibe speed and
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sf ali
to be aansd and agreed upon between the said
agreements from time to time may promote the object
purpose Of being By this no and
h@ hs average rates Of speed Of the steamship.
the steamships Of other lines upon the same or similar
eessvely the steamships said company shall be made IN
%s that BY Other a; SOrs
shan and determine the pleasure Of the
That Ss r.
shall conformity Cong approved June
T. ISIS and ,ns no event or CONTINGENCY exceed the sum
transported the mails
be paid 10 said Navigation Company quarterly or applied to
II d sa s:.
or re- 10 DC them s
right Of .ss TO the inland pSsssss shall
said
SIC That 70 insure the construction of the above
provided and the Of the said ne the said COM
S shah no to e
sum Of $3.50 such bonds to be made payable e1pirs
p.ysD: semiannualy, the p!,ncp. interest
that for he the holders Of .uch
Ssy .hs b. 'essr,y registered =, the Post Once
Department wthou. liability for the paymen, OF
'Fo5ss s 'sa bond; upon the
hersinsf!sI provided and the fos%s:er General shall
sSd company and the same as far as needed
named bonds: retain surplus, paying such
s aas sa invest a n % s the s sssu sa,s
for the benefit Of the bondoders TO be applied = the
said bonds sSs Be- paid out Of the income Of such
sinking fund and the principal thereof gu. Of The fund
sad sinking fund shall up aforesaid
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shall mount an armament required Of two guns EACH aud
nens steamships and nssoa for two
G s ss sss ss % snG ss
and use the aforesaid mail steamships transports for
United states 9s Spa.S require g them who
pay said company Just and equitable sum FOR Tie use or
purchase Of The same as may be deemed mos, for
for or use 70 be made to the Postma.,e General
Navigation whafever
be due them after deducng sufficient for the payment
OF al the before named registered bonds the amount OF which
m TINS event shall be paid the holders thereof at maturity
| Of the
SEC That the foreign mail agents of the government OF
United States shall have free on the ships OF the
said Commercial Navigation Company Whenever the Post
master General TO such foreign mail agents issues passes
yns to the said company that such their oca charsc
l
SIC I! That the said Navigation Company shall keep up
ana maintain for period twenty for said United
states mail service Of class
| shipB.
Tha, the rights privileges herein granted shah
be and remain this company and In other event shall
his company transfer assign the rights and privileges
rein granted; nor shall be lawful for officer OF the
government hereafter to recognize assignment or trans
Ter being the intent meaning OF this act TO secure
american nne OF steam vessels for the transportation OF
mails ana the proper conveyance Of emgrant passengers be-
tween the por OF New York and tho European por above
named AND Congress time hereafter during the
period 81 zen years. terminate abandon contract OF
the United staes made with such company, and, having
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