The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
TRADE WITH BRAZIL.

Dir. Cockreli, OF Missouri, In the Unitet
States Senate. on tho twenty ninth of March
introduced, by unanimous consent. the fol
lowing important bill. which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on PostofIice
ana Post Roads:
A BILL to provide for the opening OF direct
trade between the states Of the Mississi ppi
Valley and Brazil. via the West Indies. and
to authorize and establish n steamship mail
service and express thereto
Bn 1t pnnotod by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatires Of ne United States Of america il.
oponln =. "i,ect trade between the States
OF the Mississippi valley and Brazil via
the West, Indies. and of establishing q
semi monthly steamship. mail service and
to certain ports in Brazil and the We. t
Indies. the Postmaster General be and he l.
COMPANY Of TT. Louis. State Of Missouri. for II
semi moathly steamship mail service from the
port of New Orleans to the ports Of Havana
Kingston tJamaica). Ports (Trinidndl In the
W. at lndies and to the ports OF Para. Maran-
hum, Pernambuco. Bahia and Rio de Janeiro.
SEo 2. That said natl service shall be for the
term of ton yo ,rs. and the annual rate Of COM
pensntiOn to be paid for said mall service shall
bo fixed at the sum of twenty five dollars per
nautical milo. and the distances shall be esti
mated from port to port at Will lch said mail
steamships shall touch. terminating at Bio do
vice shull not exceed the sum of one hundred
and thirty five dollars per annum. which said
sum, or 80 much thereof as may be necessary
for the annual compensation OF said service. Is
hereby appropriated out of any moneys In tho
treasury not otherwise appropriated
SEQ. B. That for advancing and extending our
commercial rela ions with Brazil there shall be
established by said steamshIp com pAny. in con-
neotion with said mail service. u Steamship OK
press for the carriage OF packnges Of goods end
merchandise, not trnnamitthble In the malls Of
the Universal Postal Union and nor exceeding
twenty pounds which said packages shall be
transmitted In the domee tic mails from any
part OF the United States to New Orleans. and
subject to the same lato Of postage as fourth.
class mail matter.
SEC A. That the consuls and commercial
agents of the United States Mt said foreign
ports shall. as part OF their official duties
become the agents for receiving and delivering
said packages under such instruct Tons. rules.
and regulations as the Secretary of State may
the same, and who Is hereby authorized and
directed to issue consular circulars for carry
ing out and putting into effect said steamship
express service. That said steamship company
shall be solely liable and responsible for all
loses or damages arising from the transpora-
ton or non -deliv'ry OF said packages and for
the conveyance OF tDe same u reasonable COM
pensation may be charged by sail steamship o
company, according to distance.
SEC. 8. That said steamship company shall
carry free OF charge and with usual cabin pas
senger accommodations. on each of their steam
ships routs natl agent to receive, take charge
Of, and deliver the malls of the United States at
said foreign ports.
SEC 6. That the contract made In pursuance
Of the provisions Of this act shall be for a term
of ton years. and It shall be stipulated that the
mail service described In said contract shall be-
gin within ten months from the ratification OF
said contract or sooner If possible; and the
Postmaster General shall require bond con-
ditioned under such terms and In such an
amount. not to exceed one years compensa-
ton for service upon the, route con-
| tracted for. to secure the faithful
performance OF said mail service under the
rules and regulations now In force, or which
may hereafter be established.
SEC 4 That the steamships OF said Missis-
sippi Valley aud Brazil Steamship Company
en- en- = 'oyed under the provisions Of this act
MI port charges and customs dues at the port
Of NV Orleans, and the ships and vessels of
such charges. dues, liabilities and restrictions
In the ports OF tn. United Stat as the st am
ships employed In the United States mail SCR
vice are now subjected to In the ports Of Brazil.
or which may be hereafter modified. or ex
empted from. by reciprocal commercial
treaty with said Empire OF Brazil.