The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-05

at 1878 the Tax bill was proceeded with the
authorizing the transportation of goods. In bond
from the port OF entry to the port OF delivery OF
BY general consent Messrs. Chandler and Morrill,
Nt.) who are especially hostile to the amendment
were given half an hour each to address the Senate
upon 1t.
The conference report on the bill granting the
right OF way over the public lands in California to
ditch and canal owners was agreed to.
Mr.. Washburn, Of Wisconsin, from the Select
favor Of the proposed Government system and made
speech in its advocacy, and moved that it be
printed in order that it may be taken up for conside
Iaton next December SO ordered.
MT Palmer mel presented minority report, accompa
and to incorporate the Postal Telegraph Company.
on otion of Mr.. Dawes resolution to print ten
thousand extra copies OF the reports aud accompa-
nying documents was referred to the Committee on
Mr.. Washburn, in submitting his report, stated
thai he hoped to obtain action on the question early
in December.
The report was lengthy and had appended to it
the speeches before the committee of Mr. Orton,
President of Western Union, and Mr.. Hubbard He
hoped that members would take time during the
vacancy to read the report anu speeches. and he
proposed to- act understandingly on the assembling
of Congress in December II they would do so,
countries of Europe in furnishing to
the people cheap, swift, reliable
and comprehensive system OF telegraphy; that in
those countries as well the far-olf countries of
Au traia and New Zealand the telegraph IL operated
in connection with the postal service with entire
srccess. In England the Government, always slow
auu conservative assumed the control of the lines
by purchase on the 5th Of February last and re-
duced the tariff to uniform rate of one shilling
twenty-five cents) for twenty words, exclusive OF
address, throughout the United Kingdom.
The result has been that the number of dispatches
has increased from week to week, or from 1917 900
per week in February to 19 449 for the week ending
June and 200294 for the week ending June Is. Mr..
Scudamore the Secretary of the British Post ONCE,
writes that the success of the scheme is fully
shilling, they were receiving 33 per cent more
money than the Continental Telegraph Company
before received at three shings and four shillings
and assurance is given that the British public will
soon be favored with uniform tariff of sxpence
throughout the Kingdom. In France, the telegraph
under the Government management is brought
within the reach of all. For ten cents a despatch
of twenty words may be sent from place in any de-
partment to any other place in the same depart
ment, and for twenty cents from one extreme of the
empire to the other distance Of over six hundred
miles, and at these rates the system is not only self
sustaining but source of over million francs OF
revenue to the Government, exclusive of vast
amount OF Government dispatches transmitted
free.
In Switzerland and Belgium at an internal rate of
1Oc. the system is perfect and self-sustaining To
comprehend the vast strides other nations are max
ing you have but to reflect that it was but the other
day that submarine cable was opened connecting
England with Bombay, ana thence by land lines with
Calcutta and Rangoon, in the Burman empire, also
with Madras and the Point du Galle at the southern
extremity of the Island OF Ceyon.
Contracts are already made, and twelve months
will see cable laid from Rangoon, from Singapore,
and thence to Hong Kong and Shanghae, also from
Singapore to Batavia in the island OF Java; thence
to Australia traversing that country its entire length
JO NlelDOuTHe; unenCe crossing by submarine cable
to Tasmania crossing that country to Hobart Town;
and thence by another submarine cable of 1900 miles
in length to New Zealand, connecting both in Aus
traa and New Zealand with a comprehensive sys-
tenn of postal telegraphs
But this is not all. Another line starting at
Vienna passing down the Danube to Peterwaradin,
striking across the country through Turkey to Con-
staninOple, crossing the Bosphorus traversing
Asia Minor down the valley OF the Euphrates to the
mouth of that sacred river passing on its way the
ancient city of Bagdad, the ruins of Babylon, and the
site OF the Garden OF Eden, then by submarine cable
in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Ormus to the mouth of
the 1nous, w4ere connects with the telegraph sys
TEN of lndi3S and still another line has been re-
British pda reaching ODESSA cOntnues wie
its course through the Crimea and the Caucasus
the Black Sea- thence via Tihis and Tabrs to
Teheran In Persia from whence it will soon connect
with land lines I India.
Russia has extended her lines entirely across
Siberia, and to-day her capital Is In daily communi-
cation with the mouth OF the Amoor In the sea OF
0chkotsk and Poysat, in the sea of Japan, whence
cable Will soon be laid with Hakodadi In Japan.
While so much is being done the world over for
the transmission OF swift and cheap intelligence,
may not ask the careful and candid consideration
of the Bonse to the report and bill that have just
submitted.
A conference report on the bill for paving Penn.
sylvania avenue, was made and agreed to.
election OF Barnes against Adams, the resolu-
ber is entitled to the seat, and that Barnes the con-
tesant, is entitled to be paid his expenses In the
contest.