New-York tribune., 1873-01-18

lines win cost the Government 10 duplicate them OF
course that means with all the advantages which the
along mail routes IL would have duty TO pay on the
necessary importauons. lk would have all those ad-
gantages and also the advantages OF management These
are the arguments that uree why Government should
avail itself OF this great work IN behalf OF the interests
MT K b. Lines said that to Mr.. Chester's estimate
10 was to be Oorne in mind that IL made the fig
and that Mr. Chester stated IN his letter that wire
The most expensve item in the cost of telegraph lines
owing 10 the enormous Increase in the cost of coal and
labor in England, which rendered wire than 30
cent higher now than IL was six months sinoe. Mr..
Chesters estimate the basis of the wire being
duty free which would reduce the cost S20O000o
Mr. OrtOn SAID he made no point the question or
duty wire beyond what he had done, but he should
like Ar Lanes to explain how, in the body of the report
statement of s1 $4,000 the cost Of dupcatlne the
present lines OF telegraph when the only esuinSe t SUI
miited IN support OF that statement msuo 'ne ''''
eighteen and quarter millions. -, Ia .or,d
The mterposed and sa ne % SUoI nti
object 10 Mr.. Lines giving any detailed HS-ar
soIne detailed information was RNeh ~ VI :; s,1,er
Union Telegraph Company, ana ne ""n''" ~ "''"''
Mr orton replied that he had had no ntmaon either
from the POstmasterGeneTl OF IrVu pb haS not been
furnished nv the Western Union Ielegtaph COMPANY,
reouas, nsS nsSe fTom the PosOce Department for
information concerning the operations OF thc Ir N5,
Inion Telegraph Company, and with great s ny
o deaI and vet had not found IN the report OF tS
Postmaster General single item OF the stausucs "hoA
nc Is" Lines remarked that the statistics furnished by
Mr. OrtOn were all included IN the report OF the t9st
companies Mr.. Lines proceeded to quote rom @ 1ne
annual report OF the Western Union Telegraph Company
for 1859 and also from the report made 10 the house OF
Representatives by the Hon. &. Washburne OF WScon
SIN in order 10 prove that the estimate m the Postmaster
generals report was not at all below the figures
furnished by Mr. Orton himself. .,,-,,
MI Orton remarked that the Hon. ID. A. Wells had pre-
pared al his request report the telegraph IN TINS
country and in Europe which report had Just eeen put
I'M the hands Of the printers and he asked permission 10
die "A copy OF IL with the Committee
The ChaiTmau--We shan be very glad 10 have H. Adj
lOurned
Perhaps apology the public for havrg provoked Csb-
forget the popneues OF The occasion by the
tosac which he hsd incorporated into important oal
ooume1t and FOR th oe OF Postmaster
Ger Cned restrained the time from making an
reflection implied by The demSnd or IN
formation under OATH Neither BY virtue Of his ohee nor any &
him BY Congress has the Pomsse ena me
right 70 requelme to furnish information oonesInhg lt oasoes %
charge did completely and correctly
whether would have been deooIou 70
published bis report information furnished concerning te
operations Union Company, the erTofs
found supprcssng statements aud WhO9t
iusinuaie that ne
o onny would have been CON
rhued the propositions Euclid his demonstrations hsd been sup
plemenied a support Of their correctness But US no
probable would have been accepted eoncus 'no
sfs.oo.rr.-... 49, A., - - convince ".