The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-23

and to the sea postages TO foreign steamers,
and the duration Of such contracts are lin.
tied 10 t,co yeor:
Under this bill the duration Of eontracts
Is attended 10 fGs,n years, but the UnIted
States Government reserves TO itself the rlgh,
nj any time during the continuance Of the
contract to reduce the rates Of Inland and
ocean postages without giving TO the com.
pany any right To any claim for Indemnity
or damages OF INV kind whatsoever.
During the ten years that the act Of June
Il, 1858, has been In operation, no contract
has been made under Il, capitalists cannot
be expected to invest millions Of dollars In
building steamships for tvo-year, service
only.
Tho pay Is limited TO the United States
portion of the postages on the foreign malls,
and each steamship is paid the postages on
the mails carried by 1t. The number Of de-
partures Ia flxed al fo,,, In each r.., A..
same as at present. The difference betvecn
this bill and the bill No. IA, introduced bv
the Senator from Massachusetts 4. ,ha,
their bill provides for four depa rtrro. :.
week, whereas that bill b,s oniv o., A.
and
each steamer The United s,ates nor,,or y,
the hostages on the mails carried NV 4,
whereas that bill divides all the United
States portion of the f,rcIup m.iIs oo,,oI,,,
per trip among the steamers, whether tbey
leave Boston or Nav York and uI,hor, ,c
gard to the amopnt of mail. c,rr,oa b., AZ.
steamers, Fvep rrder ,li. hin ,hn -.
from Boston is maid mora than Tho s,..u,s.
from New York. far the latter ,orr,o. A..
mails 10 Hamburg, s,575 mllcs far INC s,,no
pay per letter that the Bosto, .,.am., -
Liyerpool. 9. 700 milo. I. paid n,r 49,
unacr tbis hin ,ho .or,,o g., q.
to AntwcrpI. nrovidod Gov -, IT, -
as I'm tho Mn NJ sEs n..ss.,., - -.
Conor... a., A. 81. - :" ~ '"''
Ne c..,-,,, ''' 's" i"A'
The, IN, ..s = Nv ,, e,N,, n' plo,iso IN
&c.. "0 W 'uo ehi'ou
a dor,oJ 0' Vi po''asc
Gnoor,,,
60 " '"' '.p''' VI 'ne ros'tnaster
IsSs w., ~. , wy Nseai 'our enaing juno ~,
80 Wv 'o'I' poe'ascs On the mails sent
- Wv u,'u o.a'e' 70 Enrope' Tor the
So a, Sr,, 'uue oo' Looo' amounted
- ~ ""' "''' SIX months
80, SI,,s '' H." Po''a'
'"u 'o'e'n-
$500. 80 vas :" p'O''u' iO' 'euu'ns "S nAiis 10
~, o'"e' a., 'u nn
s.I ' '"" sofV'o''' represents 'ne United
,,aa,s '"I ~. aA- SEA "uu tue iofe'sn 'nlahn
r. po'Nse'' " sei'eu oy
400 -so -. "uou"'ou "
... f''1 " mn W Jo'e'gH
r,on,h. 49,. 80 %. '' 'o' 'uh' Ah
c. tHo Snten
49, r.,rnS.%,' ""I .oT iuiana Poaages
vi, 50 zoe g. ,s ''a rt ,nland
s,o,os no,,Io, ~ .- nv n,'e'
Lit, 80 80 T.: !' o.'s"s 'n' sa'eu
,2so sos. Az, ,hI. i. ~, NJ ,nS u 20
An,.r,can s,eomsrs Ir.,oaa =, -,
s27o 800 tn FOREIGN s,eomcr. rraar orI:,ia
lava, To rerrorr, Tho sorr,oo .oa,,,-s -
tb,s hill ot Ieos, ,xer,v s,oom.htn. IN, ~
required. at a cost of All ,ooo. 600 ana all ,he
,oanor ,oooi,.od ~. a. -. :, -,
ni0ueS ieee',eu " tue o"nerS OF these
steamers for freight, passengers and malls
will remain In the IrnIted stotes ins,..a a,
"'tA 'S"A ~ t'S S"''0u S'a'o7, inSteau VI
going abroad to enrich foreign owners, to
IN .morn, no, I,ss ,hon 400 noo oon :.
"h amount not less than s-V,oVV'Voo year
The construction Of these steamships and /
rho continuoI ror,irs roorIr.1 NO., ,,.
tue COMMUNAL repairs required upon them,
will give employment TO our now-ldlo artl-
So. "a To-, Lii ,Lo -, 20 ..,
9ahs' aii" HocP "H'o th' urt vi steamship
building; and thousands of our sailors and |
.,... III, A., , -
Engineers WIN hhu employment under the
haI of the United StateA who now nnder |
~ g. ..,...,i.- % -. ~
the Tree Navigation laws OIL treat britain sail
nnder the British fac. under priti.b Inv .
That Government has bullt nm n commercIoI /
steam marlhej winch crosses every SEQ, and
under her mailbag the malls Of all the
.N', 1'
word arc transported and but Few days |
ago contracts were made with the Cunard |
~ a..
e-o o nv onn"i - .aso ooo " .'ss io,. LOT
~N,OO'' 'fIa'' ~ ""oO'00" :" so'u, '"u ""n
the lnman line for semi-monthly service
10 NC" 10TH wa iiaulaN LOT aoo,oo, equal
to $4,000 gold, and the United States Gov |
ernrnent nays to both thc.c lines tho ocean
nostage-
OCEAN poua, con,yae,,-on Friday tbs a,
inst, the subject OF ocean postage subsidies
Eel a.cwsssion uSIch ,noE 0." o.
was as follows
the p,bcr. no s.t The postmss. gusn .oa on
whether the late government, before its retire
Iop seyen vesis n he seanat rsta ~ e3n ne az
the ISmsn contract for the same period at
Lloyd oontrsct at letter rate charge, ter%in
aSs Is, @Ssth notiae' whether such con.
implied promises Of members OF the late gov
tenn ~ ocesn nostsSe shn"m hpp,hs ~
and whether, under these circumstances, II
ment 10 Withhold the rstiaestiop ~ those snn
tfaotsD The honorable emher JnIJm &c.