The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-21

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Tho ipsessossts pssses TeIegraps -Ero-
Visions Of She astal Favorably me-
ported upon 20 Congress. $50
ar. Ramsey, from the Committee ON Post.
otnces and Poss-R Roads, reported substitute
Tor the postal telegraph bill OF last session,
the bill now reported being @the Hubbard
bill with sundry notifications. The Post
master-General is required, as soon as pr,c.
tcahle. to establish telegraph Offices ut all
post-ofliccs on Geographic circuits. and at all
other poSt-ofliccs within ten miles Of any
circuit where The salary Is not less than $500
per annun,, aud Is required also to establish
telegraph offices at such other places as the
wants OF business may require. The charge
Tor transmission of kilograms shall be uni
TORN Tor equal distances at a rate not exceed
ing one cent per word for each circuit
through which they shall I've transmitted, to
be computed rs follows: For distances un-
der 800 miles, 200 miles shalt be deemed a
circuit. For any excess. 800 miles shall be
deemed circuit. For night messages 900
miles or less shall be deemed circuit All
words are to he counted, and no comm,l-
nica;ion shall he transmitted at a rate
less than twenty-five cents for each circuit.
These rates shall cover the cost Of immediate
delivery within one mile Of the telegraph
office, or within the letter-carrier delivery,
and of transmission 10y mail when received
ut or destined for any place where there *
| no postal telegraph office but when the adj
drr~>cc lives more than one mile from the
Office, or beyond said delivery, such tcle-
gram shall he delivered through the usual
lrttcr-dcliycTy or by special messenger upon
payment OLA Just and proper sum, to be
fixed by The Postmastcr-Gencral. All tclc-
graphic communications between the several
Departments OF the Government, their Off
GERS and agents. shall have priority in trans
mission, without prepayment, and at rates
| 10 be fixed by the postmaStcr.General. All
other messages shall I've sent in the order
Of their reception, except night mes.
| cages. TclrGriphlc tolls are to be pre-
paid by stamps. The money.order system
is to be adapted to the Geographic. Rates
for special dispatches to newspapers for each
100 words or less, for each circuit of 500
miles, shall not exceed - cents, if sent by
| night. and 81 by da. but when copies of
the same dispatch are dropped off at one or
more Offices. the rate for each Office SHALL not
exceed 80 cents by night and - cents by
day, and at same rate for each word in eX-
cess. Rates for Press Associations are not
to exceed those now paid by the Associated
or American Press for similar service. A
postage of 5 cents shall be paid on each
press dispatch. 4 fourth assistant Post
mastcr-Gcneral is to be appointed to
exercise general supervision over the
administration Of the telegraph. The
Postmaser-GcneraI is authorized to con-
tract with the Postal Telegraph Company
for the Transmission Of correspondence by
telegraph. rs his agent. for the term Of ten
Years. according to the provisions Of this act ;
and the said company shall have the right to
construct Hines on all post-routes and pro-
vide lines Of telegraph to every postal tele-
| graph office. In case the company shall fail
| to perform the service according to prov-
! Sions Of contract. the PoStmaSter-G General
may take possession of said lines Of telegraph
| and contract with some othet party instead,
| and charge to said company any loss that
| may accrue. Fine and Imprisonment arc to
| be imposed for violations Of confidence or
hindrancc Of transmission.
The following arc named as incorporatorS
of the proposed postal telegraph company
Gardiner G. Hubbard. Franklin Haven, and
| Estes Howe. of Massachusetts; 5. j. HcrSey
and r. u. Rice of Maine: II. &. Murphy.
| II. O'Rcily. X. 4. McCurdy. and Russell
Si%e. Of New York: 4. Carnegie, John
Rice, David iirookS, aud Joseph b. Baker, OF
| Pennsylvania; =. y. Watson and 7. G. Ser
| vice. Of Ohio: William II English. of Mary
land John T. Tracey, of Illinois; X.
| Blakclry. Of Minnesota; B. +. Allen and
John y. Dewey, of Iowa; William I.
| Downs, Of Kansas; Robert Hawk. of Ne
hra>ka; G. l.. Fisk. of Missouri; :. a.
| StorkdaI", of Louisiana Charles q. Whit
III I 7 re- r,rSr .
| \. Gage. OF South Carolina: II. Wcthcrbcc
| and George sutton. of California ; and Peter
| Parker. Anthony Pollock, and J. Ii. La
throp. of tn" District of Columbia.
The capital stock Of said company shall ut
thc organization consist of 10000 shares. of
the par value Of 800 each, to he paid up in
cash: which capital stock may bc increased
l,y III amount equal 1t its ptr value to the
ro>I Of lines OF telegraph purchased ly tie
company thereafter, and BY amounts equal
10 the actual cost OF such lines u it may
from time 10 tim" construct. If any tclc-
Graph company in actual operation al the
date Of Tie enactment OF this Till shal
| within one Year offer tu sell its cor
por,tc property TO this company. it SHALL
| purchase such property 1T Il valuation
to be fixed by five di>iuIrrc>tcd per-
| sons two t. Ia named hy tie Postmaster
Grucrai. two bv the seller, and one hy tie
iour previously selected. She company is
authorized to establish ard maintain offices
| independent Of those established by tho
Po>;inn>trrGcnel;ll, and amy postmaster may
act a. operator with the assent of the Post
ma>tcr-Gcnci7,l. The company HAY al>u
make special contracts with railroad com.
panicS, and also with persons or associations
for the Use Of wires for the transmission OF
commercial news. Sc. The Government re
serves the right 10 renew the contract OF
annul the franchise in case Of neglect OF
failure on the part Of said company.
\ BIG LAND GRAB.-Undcr pretcnce OF