New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-22
W WASHINGTON.
License of Smal GraGt-Their Expiration
from Home Pc ;s-BOard Of SHpervis-
ing InsnectOrs-.. sisiit:Onal Re z la iOns.

from Home Pc ,s-Board of SUpervis-
ing Inspectors sidit;Onal Regulations.
WAsHINGToN, tti ruary 2l.-The Col
lector of Customs at Il !ianola, Texas, writes
the Secretary of the Treasury in relation to
the expiration of the license Of vessels I'M
der twenty tons burd, :. when out of their
home port. and stating hat there are three
schoOners running betu cen that port ana
Corpus Christi of the burden OF eighteen
tons, carrying the United States mails,
owned in Steubenvile, Ohn, and whose
home port is Cincinnati.
The facts furnished show that the vessels
referred to have been in the district OF
Texas long time, running under tempo
rary license, and as it would be great eX-
pense to the owners to send them to Cln-
cinnati for the purpose OF procuring license,
the collector asks that they be permitted to
sail under temporary license, as at present.
The Secretary replies that under the pecu-
liar circumstances of the case, if the col
lector is satisfied that there is no change of
ownership he may issue temporary license,
as requested.
The following additional regulations were
adopted by the Board of Supervising In
spectors of Steamb boats, lately in session
here, and approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury:
That the drass now used on the Pacific
mail steamers, invented by Captain Skiddy
Hovng, composed of double canvas last
encd on Il strong frame of wood and iron,
and umbrelia-shaped, be approved.
That no recording gauge be hereafter put
on steamer unless the maker will sign
guarantee that the gauge will mark cor
rectly one year.
That no fire extinguisher be hereafter
allowed on any steamer unless the repre-
sentative of the same, who may have 1t Tor
sale, will sign guarantee that the fire eX-
tinguisher will perform, as intended or rep
resented by them, tor one year. mat all
fire extinguishers approved by tie board
for use on steamers shall be subjected TO
hydraulic test or pressure by the manu1ac-
turer, which test shall be testified to,
and marked conspicuously on the machine,
and must be not less than twenty-five per
cent greater than the pressure caused by
the gas generated therein; that every
steamer running on daylight route shall
have one first officer of each grade, pilot
| and engineer, together with crew sufficient
| to perform the ordinary duties of the boat.
Ali hay carried ON the decks of passenger
| steamers shall be covered with tarpaulln
while on board.
WASHINGTON, February 21.-The follow
| ing protest was presented to the Senate to-
day:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, }
Western Union Telegraph Company,
New York, February l3, 1872
To the Honorable Senate Of the United States
The Western Union Telegraph Company
hereby respectfully demonstrates against
the passage of the Senate bill No. 34l, en-
titled a bill to connect the telegraph with
the postal service and to reduce the rates OF
| correspondence by telegraph, reported by
| the Senate Committee on Postal Affairs and
| Post Roads. Report No. 90, January y,
| 1872. The following are some OF the ObJec-
| tiOns which we urge to the bill.
| First-Although the report truly states
| that the Western Union Telegraph Com
| pany performs nine-tenths of the telegraph
| business, and fairly represents the telegraph
| system of the country, this company has not
| been applied to by your committee 1or any
| information either concerning Its own Dusi-
| ness or in relation to telegraphy generaiy )
| nor has it been offered an opportunity 10 De
| heard upon the subject before the com'hlttee
| on a single occasion. Two years ago the
| president of this company Was on MS own
| anplication, accorded hearing before the
! committee limited to fifteen minutes. IN
| der these circumstances, the managers OF
| this company have been much surprised at
| the nubJicatiOn in Senate document OF
statements concerning this company which
are erroneous in fact, or in the differences to
he established, and which are used to justify
| the very extraordinary measures embraced
| in this bill. ;.
| This company is not prepared to admit
| that the Senate of the United States is the
| proper tribunal before which to try corpora
J tions created by their States, either for al
! legged undue expansion Of capital, unreasOn.
| able charges, or inadequate facilities; but
] we claim that whether the measure reported