New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-02
POSTAL TYPOGRAPHY. &
THE HUBBARD sCHEIE AGAIN BEFORE
iI THE SENATE.


CHARGEs-RATEs FOR NEWSPAPER DISPATCHES
,ynpR OF puRcuAsE OF TELEGRAPH LINES NOW
IN OPERATION.
Tho following is the text OF the biz soon to be
presented 10 the Senate providing for the formation
of system OF Postal 1elegraphy throughout tue
limited States. Various persons arc TO be ncofpo-
rated into a stock company, to perform the service
proposed under contract with the Postmaster
General who is to be &c oGicio a director of the
Comrany. The scheme rs plainly that Of the first
corporator mentioned. Gardiner G.. Hubbard
provide for che transmission Of eG5repone%ee o
fires Of ne United States Of Ancred IN congress dsen
bed That for tbe purp"so o, I ied az every
post Office and transmitted by telegraph between po
,eegraph oeSs IA t s, teeTsph oces at
ALI post offices Geographic circuits ana al an oer
posoaces WITHIN ten miles OF any circuit s WHIT nm
ssary of the postmaster not les tnan 20, per t
And he shall establish telegraPh-oliees at snch posi-
offices shall hereafter como within the provisonso
this section and at such other places as IN hs jung
ment, the wants OF the public may require . -
grams accepting service and Government kilograms,
shall he prepaid by stamps. aud the rates LOT tegrns
Of transmission Is under 200 miles 80 cents; when over
200 and under 500 miles. so cents when over ooo ann
pnder 7kO miles, rs when over 100 ana uhder lWo
miles 81 for all greater distances VI 70; Tor 1egrahs
directed TO be transmitted by night ooo nes o. h hi
80 cents; greater distances, so cents All WORDS sn
DO counted, and for five addltonal words OF s
oneGth additional rate shall he CHARGED. Iney ,
shall cover cost OF immediate ana special uenVeIy
within half mile Oi the tclegfaphoihC', OF Mltn io
lettercarrier delivery and OF TRANSMISSION oy a Whrn
received al or destined for any place where there IS no
posal-teeTaph Office All kilograms between the sew
era departments OF the Government ana tlelr ocei
agents. and employee and all such kilograms authorized
or required by any officer or empl0ye OF the unteu
States IN execution of any duty deyoVed on them Dy
law shall when required by him. have priority IN trans
mission without Prepayment, ana AZ rates W po a'
ally fixed by the POstmasterGoneral. All other ines
sages snail be transmitted in the order In winch hey are
received excepting kilograms directed 10 DC uanS'eu
sEC g. That the rates for special dispatches 10 news
papers and commercial news associations for eich lo
words or less for circuit OF $50 miles, shall not eh
II sent 10y night and one dollar by day but
when copies OF the dispatch are dropped OH at one
or more Offices the for each office sha not exceed
cents by night and 10 by day. and AZ the same
for each word in Where special dispatches
delivered at the same ONCE 10 Two or more news
papers cents additional shall be charged Tor each lo
less for manifoding to each newspaper reeev-
ing The rates for pressassocatIOns or specla us
patches shall not exceed those now paid by the Asso
| ciated or American Press for similar service
SEC That the Postmaster General ~ hereby author
lied and directed contract with the POsa-Teegraph
egraph ~ ms agent Tor tnat purpose, accoruue ~ l
provisions OF this act such contract TO DC ternnabe AZ
the option OF Gongpess dne dostnaS", s,b b
furnish suitable ana adequate RECOMMENDATIONS AZ e.ch
postaelegraph Office for the office, employees, tnstr,i-
business Said company shall nave the right 10 cOsct
aes all posoutes and Shall provide lines OF tee-
graph every posateegraph office on request OF the
POstmasterGenera IL shall Keep It's lines at all times,
unavoidable casualties excepted in good working order
nstrnmepts aud all equipments necessary for their
efficient and constant working. Ii shall promptly and
by il at any postteegran olIce To the pJstaelegraph
ONCE Of delivery After tue payment of ten pr cent
propraied TO and the extension OF it,
lines to the reduction of rates. under the direction
and perform the service and duties imposed upon u mn
der and according 10 the provisions OF TINS act the Post
the company Tor such failure, according TO existing laws
regulating the Post Office Department
SEC 3. That the Postmaster General shall provide
sta ln ann are now sold Tne originals
all fplau
three months aud with all copies thereof, shall be then
DESTROYER unless The original shall he called for by
the sender when IL shall be delivered 10 HIM. Tue
shall make rules and regulations for
tclegrnnbc and registered tceyrams,with
reasonable charges therefor All persons shall nave the
Ignt correspond by Telegraph in the manner herein
prescribed kilograms shall privileged communica-
tons in law the extent that sealed letters
All provisions Of law relating 10 the destruction or de
facing. the receipt, transmission, and delivery OF
mailed letters, ana the custody sale canceing, ANA
defacing stamps, to forging Or couDierieng, and to
egraphic stamps All teiegripmc ues operated under
the provisions OF tins act are hereby declared TO be post
routes. Any person who snail wIuiiy or maicously
obsJruc postpone the Transmission or delivery or uu
lawfulydivuge permit 10 he read by others
the contents OF any telegram or any part thereOi or
who shall IDure destroy OF the property OF the
COMPANY or interfere with the working, repairs use
of any hue of telegraph, shall upon conviction in the
District Circuit Court OF the United States Tor tine dis
Lrct where oGense shall have been committed, or
such person shall reside, be SUBJECT To nne not
exceeeng 81 900, or 10 Imprisonment for term not eX
ceeding years, with damages to the party injured
thereby The Department OF justice shall at tue request
OF the Postm8 ster General prosecute All persons offend
SEC G That If any tax shall he levied
made the property, receipts or franchise OF the com
pauy or any license required in any State Terri
Tory. the POstmaster-Gencrdl may increase the
each telegram between offices in such state or Terri
tory until the increased amount realized by the company
equals sucn license Every postmaster shall.
the Monday of each mouth forward to the Post
ina "A statement OF the number ol kilograms
transmitted ms office during the previous month,
the STAMPED value OF each telegram, and the
amount of stamps sold at his office, and all
ceved for Geographic service TIE PostmasterGenert
fx IN Inc fin.
pany OF the amount OF teegrahlc stamps sold and Of all
other received for the transmission OF kilograms
aud of tue OF kilograms received the Depart
ment, and tneir stamped value anu after deducng i've
inder of such receipts company compen
saon for It's services under said contract In case
question should arise between the PostmasterGeuera
and the company shall BE- referred Ia the decision OF
arbitcrs. Ia DC appointed b the Attorney
the United States and ther decision sha ne hnai and
SEC. T. That Gardener g. Hubbard Franklin Haven
and Estes Howe of MASSACHUSETTS, George X. JewetS
ana Richard ID. Rice of Maine; james W Emery Of
NewHampsnlre; Henry 6: hurpny aud Richard A.
McCurdy OF New-YorK; l. Wymau Jones of New,Jersey;
Andrew Carnegie, DAVID Brooks, and Joseph b. Baker
OF Pennsylvania; Peter H. Watson OF Ohio; William
CumDack OF Indiana; Frank ". Palmer and John +:
Tracy OF Illinois Russell Biakeley aud j. A TEACHER OF
Minnesota; A. J. AitEln OF Wisconsin; John y. Dewey
Of Iowa; Robert Hawke OF Nebraska; - - OF Lem
gan; Clinton h. Fisk of Missouri; - OF Texas
John Cockrem OF Louisiana; Charles whitney OF Ala
bsIna Ava Gage Of South Carolina William A. Ora
ham and william b. Rodnan OF North Carolina George
OultOn OF California and Anthony Pollok OF Nashing
ton District OF COLUMBIA ana all persons VINO snail be-
come stockholders IN the company are created body
DOc In the city OF Washington, ioT the performance
OF the postaitelegaph service under the with
the General, and on his behalf according 90
the requirements of this act by the name oil the Postal
Telegraph Company. The said corporation shall have
perpetual successiOn 10 may make contracts sue and be
sued in the courts of the United States and II shall
have "a common seal IL may make all necessary bylaws !
and purchase, lease, hold ana convey real estate ANA
personal property required for the convenient ranssc
ion of It's business. Tue first three corporttors or
majority them, shall act Commissioners To
subscriptions the stock OF the Company due
lice thereof shall be gwen for IA DAYS newspaper
published each OF the cities OF Washington Boston
New-York, Philadelphia Charleston. Raleigh New-Or